Future Road Pizza
by Anonymous Every year it's the same shit. Once the weather warms all of the dipshits get their crotch-rockets out and ride like idiots. Today, as I was riding home from work, you, the fuck-stain in...
View ArticleWATCH: Bernie Sanders Live in Salem Now
by Bri Brey Here's a live-stream of Bernie Sanders speaking at the Salem Armory Auditorium. Bernie's speech should start around 7 pm. Aaaaand...another live-stream option if that one is slow or if you...
View ArticleSavage Love
"My guess is that she was just playing along with my kinks to keep me happy and is now over it." by Dan Savage Straight male, 48, married 14 years, three kids under age 10. Needless to say, life is...
View ArticleAsk a Pot Lawyer: Edibles Are Coming Your Way
Here's what you need to know about the new rules for edibles, topicals, and concentrates. by Vince Sliwoski I HEARDwe all get to buy cannabis edibles soon. How does this work?Mark your calendar for...
View ArticleCannabuzz: A Dip in the Arc Tank
What last week's investor pitch forum was like. by Josh Jardine LET'S PRETEND that you're operating or want to start a cannabis business. Maybe you want to grow, make edibles or concentrates, start or...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
One more reason not to get married to Ted Cruz! (As if you needed a reason.) by Ann Romano MONDAY, MAY 2Let's kick off this week with a perfect headline, dears: "Ted Cruz Accidentally Punches Wife in...
View ArticleNew Column!
Everybody too busy for Hulk. Like usual. by The Incredible Hulk LAST WEEKEND, Hulk text Captain America! "Captain America!" Hulk text. "What you doing this weekend? Want 2 hang out?" Captain America...
View ArticleMy, What a Busy Week!
Things to do for May 11-17. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11Jeremy Scahill Jeremy Scahill is one of the editors at The Intercept, one of the internet's smartest, most daring news publications. Tonight, Scahill—who...
View ArticleThe Song Isn't Over—Not for the Who, Not Quite Yet
The British band brings their amazing journey to a close. by Ned Lannamann I LOVE THE WHO dearly, and I have mixed feelings about seeing them perform in the year 2016. They probably do, too. This is...
View ArticleShop Local or Shop Wrong
The Mercury's picks of our favorite local shops for the newcomer or old-timer! by Mercury staff WHETHER YOU'RE NEW to Portland or a longtime resident, you need STUFF. And while you could always order...
View ArticleAndi Zeisler Goes Beyond "Is it Feminist?"
We Were Feminists Once asks better questions. by Megan Burbank LONG BEFORE the current boom in online spaces focused on feminist-informed pop culture criticism, Portland's Andi Zeisler co-founded Bitch...
View ArticleEverything as Fuck
Steph Curry? Fuuuuuuck. by Ian Karmel (WRITER'S NOTE: THIS ENTIRE COLUMN WAS WRITTEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PORTLAND'S OVERTIME LOSS IN GAME FOUR TO STEPH CURRY AND WHATEVER TEAM IT IS THAT STEPH CURRY...
View ArticleIs the New Chesa Worth the Early Accolades?
The tapas joint has been getting a lot of buzz. by Andrea Damewood OUR FIRST VISIT to Chesa was punctuated by the flashes of a photographer's camera from Bon Appétit, capturing chef José Chesa's...
View ArticleLush Life
Spring has sprung and so have session IPAs. by Brian Yaeger SPRING IS HERE, which means session IPAs are returning.This style of beer takes your typical IPA (India pale ale) and reduces the alcohol...
View ArticleFonograf Editions' All-Vinyl Library
A new record label (for writers) debuts with Eileen Myles. by Joshua James Amberson IF YOUR RECORD COLLECTION includes a poetry album, chances are it didn't come out in the last 40 years. Most likely...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
"It's people like you that make stupid people vote for Trump."MICHELLE OBAMA IS ALWAYS BUSYRE: $25 million.CONGRATULATION DEAR BENEFICIAL.I am Mrs.Michelle Obama and I am here to inform you about your...
View ArticleWithout Permission, Advocates Just Built a New Homeless Camp for Victims of...
And it's one Portland desperately needs. by Dirk VanderHart THE SMALL CAMP seemed to emerge from nowhere.One day, a Portland Development Commission (PDC)-owned lot sat empty at the corner of SE 93rd...
View ArticleThere's Another Rate Hike on Businesses in Charlie Hales' Budget
And it'll probably mean lots more trash cans for you. by Dirk VanderHart PORTLAND BUSINESSES have been railing against Mayor Charlie Hales'ill-fated proposal to raise Portland business taxes but...
View ArticleHall Monitor: A Tax Switcheroo?
Charlie Hales' business tax hike looks dead. Will a construction tax take its place? by Dirk VanderHart IT WAS A WHOPPING 90 minutes into Portland City Council's first hearing on Mayor Charlie Hales'...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Bernie Visits Eugene, Trump Lies Again, and "Zoo Animal"...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Images of rapture creep into me slowly, as you're going to my head, and my heart beats faster. LET'S GO TO PRESS.According to a new OPB poll, Portland...
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