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Being unemployed is NOT your failure

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/14

by Anonymous The system is corrupt. It does not reward talent, hard work, or ability but preserves privilege through connections and relationships. This is why so many capable people like you are left out. It is not your fault; it is the failure of a system designed to keep certain people on top while others are ignored. The real tragedy is the false narrative that success is earned by merit alone. In reality, it is a cult of

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Enjoy a Delicious Meal at Portland's Black-Owned...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/14

Meals 4 Heels, Kann, and More by EverOut Staff Every February, Black History Month reminds us of the year-round significance of supporting Black-owned businesses and highlighting their contributions to our communities. We've made it easy for you by gathering a number of Black-owned bars and restaurants, from the pro-sex worker operation Meals 4 Heels to Gregory Gourdet's Kann. For more ideas, check out our food and

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Ticket Alert: PDX Live, SAINt JHN, and More Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/13

Plus, Taylor Tomlinson and More Event Updates for February 13 by EverOut Staff Start thinking about your summer plans: The 2025 PDX Live concert series will bring acts including Jamie xx, Men I Trust, and the Roots to Pioneer Courthouse Square. “Roses” rapper SAINt JHN is declaring it festival season with his forthcoming album and tour. Plus, Taylor Tomlinson will head to town to sling jokes for the

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UPDATE: Multnomah County to Open Two Additional...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/13

No one will be turned away, and free rides are being offered to shelters. by Mercury Staff UPDATE FRIDAY FEB 14: Multnomah County officials have announced they will be extending the hours of all eight warming shelters currently in operation following yesterday's winter storm. All shelters will remain open today (Friday, Feb 14), through at least 10 am tomorrow (Saturday, Feb 15). Officials are also looking for

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/13

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst... if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making a small monthly contribution to keep us alive and kickin'!) And oh boy, do we have some fun events

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POP QUIZ PDX: Featuring... the Trump Firehose of FAILURE

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/13

Don't miss this week's super fun (and naughty) trivia quiz! See how well YOU score! by Wm. Steven Humphrey CALLING ALL BRAINY BOTTOMS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And in this edition, we're testing your knowledge on a variety of topics including local sporty-sports, the death of my FAVORITE retail store,

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Good Morning, News: Oregon Strikes Back Against...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/13

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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The thief, he kindly spoke

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/13

by Anonymous Demonstrations and marches are important and have their place. They signal urgency, solidarity, and demand attention. But if the goal is real change, relying solely on them while expecting different results isn’t strategy; it’s ritual. True power isn’t just in being seen. It’s in being embedded. Sustainable change comes from interwoven, real-world connections, built neighborhood by neighborhood, relationship by

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Hear in Portland: Dreckig's EP Release for Eclipse

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/12

Plus, a new concert series in a Portland laundry room and Lo Steele spends Valentine's Day at the Fixin’ To! by Jenni Moore I’m not sure whether to say Happy Black History Month, Happy Valentine’s Day, or Happy Apocalypse, so I guess I’m saying all of the above. The world is cold, dark, and strange—and yet, we still need to find some joy in the madness. No matter what February 2025 has in store, at least we

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Good Morning, News: Portland Prepares for Ice,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/12

by Taylor Griggs 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 gonna be another cold yet suspiciously sunny day today, but we're in for a pattern shift and could see snow tomorrow

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Gaming the System

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/12

Board game creators from across the Pacific Northwest descend on Portland to test (and hopefully realize) their design dreams. by Corbin Smith The board games most of us grew up with aren't very good. Risk is sloppy, minimalistic, chance based, and it takes too long, Monopoly makes you a slave to dice rolls and outsized punitive nonsense. Battleship is an exercise in profound randomness—less a game than a way for

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PDX Live Concerts Take Over the Square Again This August

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/11

Featuring Jamie xx, returning favs the Roots, and beloved Portland band STRFKR! by Nolan Parker Welp, the team at True West have done it again, folks! Yesterday they dropped the full line-up of PDX Live shows they’ll be hosting at the the Square, AKA Pioneer Courthouse Square, in August, and it’s a real doozy, per usual. Find the line-up and ticket links below. If you’re even thinking about checking out one of the

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SAVAGE LOVE: Low and Slow

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/11

"How do I stop pushing Daddies away with my neediness?" by Dan Savage Dear Readers: When I open a column with “Dear Readers,” it’s usually to let you know I’m taking a week off. But this is a brand-new column! All new questions, all new answers. But I intentionally dug through the mail for relatively simple questions because I’m just fried from the news. So, if you wrote in this week about a particularly thorny

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Good Morning, News: City Committees Kick Off,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/11

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! Expect sunny skies today, but don’t let the sunshine fool you. Tonight we’ll see temps drop into the low 30s, then plunge

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Say “I DO!” To Live Music and All-Nighters This...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/10

Queer hip-hop, black metal, and underground raves make for a packed V-Day weekend in Portland! by Nolan Parker “Everyday the 14th!” or so claims Cupid Valentino, AKA André 3000, on one of the sexiest Outkast tracks out there. Saint Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year, an excellent excuse for Portland (and you) to pop off extra hard all weekend in a month that can otherwise feel a bit sleepy. There’s a lot

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Get Your Tix Now for Portland's Biggest Night of...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/10

Featuring host Adam Pasi, Portland's best stand-ups, and super special guest Mohanad Elshieky! by Wm. Steven Humphrey Let's celebrate, because... IT'S BACK! The biggest night of Portland comedy is returning to Revolution Hall on Thursday, March 20! You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won't want to miss the Portland Mercury’s Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2025, featuring Portland’s funniest people

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The Top 45 Events in Portland This Week: Feb 10–16, 2025

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/10

Nikki Glaser, Mount Eerie, and More by EverOut Staff If your love language is quality time, then grab a special someone and bond at sensational events from Nikki Glaser: Alive And Unwell Tour to a talk with Masha Gessen and from Mount Eerie to Y La Bamba. For more ideas, check out our Valentine's Day guide. MONDAY FILM MauriceHollywood Theatre's Thank God It's Queer series will set an Edwardian scene to gear up for

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Good Morning, News: City Admin Raked Over Coals,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/10

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Skyscrapers are scraping together

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/10

by Anonymous The smoking of cigarettes serves as a strong indicator of a person’s susceptibility to manipulation, both psychological and societal. At its core, smoking is a behavior that persists despite overwhelming evidence of its harm. It represents an individual’s willingness to accept a harmful artificial desire, one planted and nurtured by external forces, particularly through marketing, social pressure, and conditioning. Cigarette

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Quote of the Condition

Portland Mercury ·

2025/02/09

by Anonymous “We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying. In our country, the lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country.”

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