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Pity the Nation

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/24

by Anonymous Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese poet of a philosophical bent, in the early part of the last century wrote: Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero… Pity the nation that raises not its voice...save when it walks in a funeral… Robert Fisk shared a key memory of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) with "L’Orient Today" in 2019. He recounted the horror story of Sabra and Shatila, the Palestinian camps in Beirut’s suburbs where

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Film Review: My Old Ass Is a Horny Teen Sex Comedy...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/23

It's Fall! So here's your pansexual Hallmark movie. by HR Smith At a September preview of My Old Ass, writer and director Megan Park said she originally intended to end the film with a crane shot pulling out of a cranberry bog to reveal a giant penis made of cranberries. “3,000 pounds of frozen cranberry dick,” said Park, smugly. “It was iconic.” It's good Park didn't end the movie that way; without getting into

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The Top 40 Events in Portland This Week: Sept 23–29,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/23

Green Day, Connie Chung, and More by EverOut Staff Fall is officially here and with it comes a brand-new batch of don't-miss events from Connie Chung in Conversation to Mike Birbiglia - Please Stop the Ride and from Green Day - The Saviors Tour to Bob the Drag Queen's This Is Wild World Tour. MONDAY LIVE MUSIC Charly BlissOn their new album Forever, Charly Bliss have shed what was left of their indie rock

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Good Morning, News: Political Posturing on Parade,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/23

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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Where to Find Boba in Portland

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/07

Yoonique Tea, Ding Tea, and Moreby EverOut Staff If you're looking for a refreshing pick-me-up during this week's heat wave, treating yourself to a cold boba beverage might be just the ticket. We've gathered some of our favorite bubble tea shops in town, so you can head out and slurp chewy tapioca pearls from a giant straw ASAP. Be sure to blast Chris Fleming's "Boba Manifesto" on the way to get in the right state

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This Week In Portland Food News

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/06

Curry Chicken Dumplings, Central Texas Barbecue, and Conveyor Belt Sushi by EverOut Staff It's too hot to turn on the oven this weekend, so why not go out for Pacific Northwest-Indian fare, crispy dumplings, revolving sushi, or Austin-style barbecue? Read on for all of the latest restaurant openings, plus where to find frozen corn blackberry cajeta custard and bánh bò nướng inspired by the viral Dubai chocolate

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God in a Secular Age

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/06

by Anonymous I wish I could explain to you what it means to live a sacred mystery, something no theology can begin to approximate, something dirtied by such approximations. You will not understand when I say I dream being the universe, or when I awaken feeling banished from eternity. You can only pathologize my differences, drug me up to shut me up. It doesn’t matter that I’m no danger. It only matters how I struggle to obey. Each day I

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/06

PDX Pop Now!, Comedy In The Park Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Summer's holding on tight this weekend, and we hope you take advantage by heading to easygoing events from Comedy In The Park Fest to PDX Pop Now! and from the Division Clinton Street Fair to the Portland Dragon Boat Festival. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week. FRIDAY COMEDY Kickstand

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Good Morning, News: Youths Tire of Vapes, Oregon...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/06

by Suzette Smith 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! Last Friday, I declared Labor Day weekend the last truly hot weekend of summer. And it's true; today will be hot, but

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After Years of Grant Discordance, Portland Adopts...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/06

Dan Ryan says the city’s process for funding nonprofits is “messy and decentralized.” He hopes a new unified policy will help straighten things out. by Taylor Griggs The city of Portland gives out millions of dollars in grants every year, mostly to nonprofit organizations. But even with so much of the city’s money going out to nonprofit contractors, Portland never had a centralized process for

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Ticket Alert: The Vaccines, DJ Pauly D, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

Plus, More Event Updates for September 5 by EverOut Staff English rockers The Vaccines will bring their upbeat anthems stateside in early 2025. DJ Pauly D is taking a cab to Portland to jump on the 1s and 2s so you can beat up the beat. Plus, the Portland Book Festival will reveal its 2024 author lineup next Wednesday. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can

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Carson Ellis Draws a Snapshot of Old Portland in Her...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

by Taylor Griggs While looking through some old boxes a few years ago, Carson Ellis found several pages of diary entries from 2001, documenting her first week living in Portland. The journals detailed the 25-year-old Ellis new life in the city, as she moved into a “scrappy but cheap and fabulous” Southeast Portland warehouse, smoked a lot of cigarettes, and hung out with her housemates and fellow artists, including her future husband and

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

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: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Everything ARTSY...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

How much do YOU know about Portland art, music, and more? LET'S FIND OUT! by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD DAY, ART LOVERS! 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, to commemorate our terrific Fall Arts Preview, we're asking a poop-ton of quizzy Qs about the Portland arts scene—including music,

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Good Morning, News: Hot Weather Emergency, Surprise...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

by Taylor Griggs 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 is no

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The Portland Mercury's Fall Arts Guide: Your Rx for Art

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

Art stories, fall performances, a calendar of cool shows, and a dog in a tiny backpack! by Suzette Smith For the past few years, the Mercury's Fall Arts Preview has dealt with the pandemic, bouncing back from the pandemic, if things could be normal now after the pandemic, and if the pandemic is over. Is the pandemic over? Yes and no, dear readers. The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a public

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THE TRASH REPORT: Trash, But Make It Art

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

Put on your monocles, trash pandas—and gaze upon this priceless piece of GOSSIP. by Elinor Jones Hi everybody, and welcome to this Very Special Trash Report! For the uninitiated, the Trash Report is my weekly column where I make jokes about silly things that happen in the news and gossip. I’m going to do that for this print issue, but about ~ART~ which I’m highly qualified to do, in that I was offered the

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A Look at Portland’s Arts Funding Upheavals, One Year In

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

Portland no longer runs its arts grants program exclusively through the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC); here's what's changed. by Abe Asher For nearly three decades, the city of Portland ran its grant program for artists and arts organizations exclusively through a well known non-profit, the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC). Last summer, however, the city decided to change course. Commissioner

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Keller Auditorium Conundrum

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

After a punt from City Hall, the fate of the Portland theater scene's crown jewel is still up in the air. by Suzette Smith Keller Auditorium, the grand old dame of Portland’s formal concert scene, is long overdue for renovations, both technical and cosmetic. However, revelations from the past 10-15 years, about an increasingly likely major earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone, mean that such a project will

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You Can’t Capture Arlene Schnitzer’s Vast Art Legacy

Portland Mercury ·

2024/09/05

Fountain of Creativity tries to show how a growing city and artistic scene developed and evolved. by Joe Streckert The Fountain Gallery was a major hub of Portland’s downtown arts scene for much of the mid-20th century. In 1961, Arlene Schnitzer (yes, the same Arlene Schnitzer that the theater is named after) opened the venue, which hosted art shows, lectures, poetry readings, and performances. It wasn’t Portland’s

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