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Healing Is An Art

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/26

by Anonymous Hey everyone, I just wanna talk for a minute about something we all run into at some point: talking with someone who might be dealing with projection. Basically, that's when someone puts their own feelings, thoughts, or frustrations onto someone else—often without even realizing it. So, when you’re having a conversation with someone like this, the most important thing is to stay calm and patient. Don’t take it personally. I

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Shhh, don't tell

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/26

by Anonymous Lovers, buskers, babies, cosplay, picnickers, runners, fashion shoots, influencers, and more lovers. So many lovers. Bikes had to be walked due to the crowds, so for once we didn't have to worry about getting taken out by a speeding cyclist. More racial diversity than you expect to see here in Portland. Formal wear of all kinds; many national costumes on display. A lot of mostly young beautiful people going out of their way

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Disassociate

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/26

by Anonymous After all that time working to recover. All I’ve done and all the work that I still have to do to move forward. You chose a time that should have been a celebration. A significant moment when I was allowed to believe I could do it. You said I was going to be removed from the group, but my name is still on your website. Finish the task. Your group no longer represents the good things you claim it does. You’re a bigot among

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Pull in the string with the note that's attached

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/25

by Anonymous Hey, I just want you to know that it's completely okay to feel shy or embarrassed sometimes. You’re not alone in feeling this way, and it doesn’t change how amazing you are. The past is behind us, let's talk about the present. Take things at your own pace, and remember, it’s perfectly normal to have these moments. If you ever need someone to talk to, I’m here for you. - The Unbelieved Idiot Who Is Lactose Intolerant

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SAVAGE LOVE: Come and Go

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/25

"I had sex in a hot tub once... and it ruined my life." by Dan Savage I have a problem that I’m not sure can be solved. I’m a single gay man who hasn’t touched anybody for sixteen years. Yes, you read that right: I haven’t touched another person for sixteen years. Sit with that for a couple of moments. Most people don’t believe me. I did something stupid in 1998 and had sex in a hot tub. I ended up having surgery

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Mercury Music Picks: MSC, James K., and Frank La...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/25

Plus local album releases, a major punk venue relocation, and the Reed Zine Fest! by Nolan Parker It should come as no surprise that as the weather gets better, our calendars become more full. If there wasn’t so much to be done here at the Mercury, this round-up would be double what you see here before you today! That said, these shows are the cream of the absolute crop this week, trust. And, don’t forget, if

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Current Events

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/25

by Anonymous oh wow, the demise of america is really ramping up! the great beast whines and crumples, sloughing diseased flesh, organs failing, decrepifying! wardens blinded cannot percieve the destruction, and the faithful cannot imagine it! a new world wriggles from a dying womb, unseen, unthinkable! zoinks!!

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Good Morning News: Hegseth’s Epic Screw-Up, Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/25

by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! It’s spring. Trees are blossoming. Sunshine is hanging around. Most importantly, it’s Aries season bay-beee! Embrace new

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Cash-Strapped Tenants Say Landlords Flout Housing...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/25

As residents push back against property managers, many are questioning whether current oversight and enforcement can meaningfully protect them. by Kevin Foster Property management companies are facing scrutiny over living conditions at several affordable housing sites in Portland, as tenant groups have begun to push back. The tenants union at Wimbledon Square and Gardens (WSG) in inner Southeast Portland rallied

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This Lunch Pop-Up Is Bringing Dry-Aged Fish to Portland

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/24

Chef Jeffrey Kim serves simple sashimi bowls with explosively delicate flavors. by Andrea Damewood Jeffrey Kim’s sashimi bowls are perhaps the least flashy in town—but for good reason. The lunchtime bowls at his Aji Fish Butchery are composed of sliced, dry-aged sashimi topped with only maldon flake salt, simply dressed salad greens, and white rice. That’s it. And that’s all it needs to be. Thanks to dry aging—a

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Portland Climate Journalist Emma Pattee Wrote a Funny...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/24

by Suzette Smith Emma Pattee’s debut novel Tilt takes place over the course of a single day, the day that the decades-overdue Cascadia earthquake rocks Portland. It unfolds via the wry inner monologue of Annie, who is a swole 37 weeks pregnant and shopping for a crib at IKEA when it all comes down. Tilt follows her on a trek across Portland as she tries to walk home, coming across scenes both heart-warming and harrowing. Pattee is a

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The Top 45 Events in Portland This Week: Mar 24–30, 2025

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/24

Alton Brown, Amyl and The Sniffers, and More by EverOut Staff We've kept an eye out for everything that should be on your radar this week and are giving you the 411 right here, with events from Alton Brown Live: Last Bite to the So True Live Tour with Caleb Hearon and from Amyl and The Sniffers: Cartoon Darkness Tour to OMSI's Sci-Fi Film Festival. MONDAY LIVE MUSIC The Linda LindasThe Linda Lindas have been hard

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THE TRASH REPORT: Marital Woes and Expensive Cheetos

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/24

Slip on your hazmat suit and dig in to this week's pile of hot goss. by Elinor Jones Hello sweet angel baby Trash Pandas, and welcome back to the Trash Report! It's me, Portland's Best Kept Secret™, Elinor Jones. Remember in Jerry Maguire when Tom Cruise said Cuba Gooding Jr. was the NFL's best-kept secret, and then Roy Tidwell got a contract for millions of dollars and Regina King was so happy? That's gonna happen

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Good Morning, News: A New Waterfront Park, More...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/24

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: The Rebirth of Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/23

by Wm. Steven HumphreyGOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.) • After Years of Bureaucratic Pushback, Portland Street Response

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She Called Me Up Today

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/23

by Anonymous Fine, if the thing you want to do together is not talk, I'd be thrilled to do that with you. Understand that this is not a message to you specifically, hell, it could be a direct message to someone else. Cause we all know this princess has plenty of suitors to choose from. Kan't you see? Drumming up trouble, it not something I really need right now. Each person gets to make their own decisions about what they want in their

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Portland Preps for New, “Toes-in-the-Water”...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/21

The waterfront bowl south of the Hawthorne Bridge is set for redevelopment, giving Portland another access point to the Willamette River. by Taylor Griggs For years, parks and river access enthusiasts have looked at the Tom McCall Bowl and seen unrealized potential. The bowl, a strip of beach located just south of the Hawthorne Bridge at the tail end of the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, is one of the only places a

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This Week in Portland Food News

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/21

Kimchi Cheddar Bagels, A New Residency, and Palomar's New Home by EverOut Staff Spring is here, and with it comes a wave of exciting restaurant openings, from the residency Bar Nouveau to the Korean-owned bagel destination Sincerely, Bagel. Plus, find out about Canard's plans to expand to Beaverton and Palomar's grand reopening this weekend. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. OPENINGS Bar

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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/21

Spring Breakfest, Found Footage Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff The first official weekend of spring is gonna be a wet one, but don't let that keep you from Friends of Noise's Spring Breakfest '25, Found Footage Festival's 20th Anniversary Show, a Seed Swap & Garden Talk at Vivienne Culinary Books, or Leach Botanical Garden's Spring Equinox Garden Fair. For more ideas, check

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Still bitter, but getting better

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/21

by Anonymous I’ve lived long enough to see most of my biggest bullies slip on their own banana peels. Most of them just look like someone else’s victim. The drive to one day walk past them, knowing I got better and they stayed the same, is less inviting with every day that passes. Damn compassion bullshit. I should be allowed to stay mad and small and petty forever. I’m not that good a person. I don’t want to forgive or forget. I want to

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