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Mercury Music Picks: Droned Out Scottish Bagpipes and...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/11

Plus Moment and Julie Doiron take over SE, and Portland Music News. by Nolan Parker Well, has it finally happened? Are we in the season where concerts and events are slowing down, allowing us to chill and take some time to ourselves? Yes and no! There is still so much happening around town right now that tough decisions still need to be made between one show and another, and between seeing a show at all and hanging

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SAVAGE LOVE: Snakes and Bladders

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/11

Straight guy wonders: "What's it like to have a larger penis? And hold it while he pees?" 🤔 by Dan Savage I’m a straight male who is not well endowed — I’m at the edge of the scale used to describe average penis size — and I watch porn both alone and with my wife. I suddenly find myself becoming more and more fascinated with larger penises. Specifically: What is it like to have one? Like most straight guys, I’ve

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Good Morning, News: Updates on Extremely Tight...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/11

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! We're getting a break from the rain for a few days, but it'll be back later this week. For now, enjoy the puddle-free

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Thankszooming

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/11

by Anonymous Am I the only one wondering if Thanksgiving is going to be 2020 flavored? Will the TSA walk out on the job? Will PDX become a holiday romcom of strangers-connecting-that-normally-never-would-otherwise giddily bonding over their shared serendipitous misery, or will it be more of a Lynchian dystopia of infinity lines with nobody willing to hold your place when you inevitably have to use the bathroom? How long will they circle

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Workers at Moda Center Renew Concerns Over Self-Serve...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/10

Levy Restaurants employees say management is not doing enough to abide by OLCC rules. by Abe Asher Food and beverage service workers at the Moda Center are raising fresh concerns with their bosses about alcohol sales at the arena’s self-service kiosks. Two years ago, Levy Restaurants, the longtime food, beverage, and retail service provider for the Rose Quarter, partnered with Amazon to bring Amazon’s Just Walk

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/10

This week, comedians give questionable advice, and cars are cancelled. by Lindsay Costello When leaves fall onto the sidewalk in autumn, their tannins leach into the concrete and leave perfect little brown leaf prints all over the ground. So, we hereby declare this "perfect little brown leaf print" week—also known as: that stage of autumn when the sky darkens and grays, but there's still a bit of good-autumn to

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PSU Fired Women’s Resource Center Director With No...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/10

The abrupt termination sparked internal upheaval and fears about PSU’s commitment to feminist and student-centered work. by Kevin Foster On a regular work day in late April, Nic Francisco-Kaho’onei, the former director of Portland State University's (PSU) Women’s Resource Center (WRC), was called in for a meeting with their supervisor. Francisco-Kaho’onei was being terminated, not for disciplinary reasons,

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THE TRASH REPORT: New Relationships, Old Politicians,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/10

The hottest gossip from all corners of the known universe. by Elinor Jones Hi, and welcome to the Trash Report! I'm Elinor Jones. This is going to be a lot of commentary on a LOT of nonsense, and thanks to Ralph Nader, I can tell you to buckle up, and you'll be able to (albeit metaphorically with this column, although you could also do so literally while driving in a car. Imagine if we didn't get seatbelts in the

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Good Morning, News: Judge Bans Portland Troop...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/10

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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Just a tad losing it

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/10

by Anonymous I think I will hide away for a while. It's all too much and it makes me barely able to get to work and get the dishes done let alone focus on the betterment of myself or society. I need to hibernate or somehow renew. A cocoon I can wrap my slimy fat body into until I am able to fly away. This will be the long winter and I only hope to make through. I hope you do as well.

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Dear New Seasons:

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/10

by Anonymous Listen, I want to shop at your store. You're (kinda) local and you employ a ton of Portlanders and buy from local farms and breweries and wineries and bakeries. You have a great variety of local seasonal organic stuff, and also regular stuff like Triscuits and Cheerios. You have beautiful flowers and the people at the register are nice. I want to shop there. The only problem is that you're expensive as hell. And make

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Mystery Fires, Rent...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/09

by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD 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.) • Man Suspected of Starting Fire Near City Councilor’s Home

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Don't Blow It

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/08

by AnonymousEvery day. Nearly. Every. Damn. Day. Maybe twice a day. Shooting rigidly awake from blissful sleep into the literal warzone of bleating death engines. My complex is surrounded sometimes by several dudes just running their nozzles over the same already clean patch of grass. It sends my dog into a mania. It sends me into a depression. Running a commercial gas-powered leaf blower for one hour is roughly equivalent in air

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Are you two friends?

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/08

by Anonymous If you're really asking me to define the relationship. I'd say its closer to a No Strings Attached situation than anything else. We know each other. There is some modicum of respect there. We have similar interests and consume a lot of the same media. Yes, we've even fucked each other a couple of times over the years. There are things we have revealed with each other that no one else ever needs to know. But at the end of the

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Federal Judge Rules Against Trump, Barring Him from...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/08

The long-awaited ruling, likely to be appealed, dismissed the administration’s case for sending the National Guard to Portland based on protests outside the city’s ICE facility. by Taylor Griggs US District Judge Karin Immergut ruled Friday, November 7, that the Trump administration is permanently barred from deploying the National Guard to Oregon. The decision was a long-awaited ruling in a case that

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Second Run November: In Memoria, Tilda Swinton Has a...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/08

Plus more slow cinema, Celtic myth, and Sergei Parajanov in smell-o-vision. by Lindsay Costello Unlike some months, the repertory movie screenings of November lack a natural theme. But our indie cinemas have still formed a united front, choosing films that ask their audiences to hang tight with a little more focus and faith than usual. Surreal and nonlinear selections like The Double Life of Véronique, The Color of

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Second Run Portland: In Memoria, Tilda Swinton Has a...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/08

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City Council Mulling $4.3 Million Cut From Homeless...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/07

Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants by Jeremiah Hayden “We’re in a position right now, where people are going to end up being unhoused for the long-term, and we have to take action,” City Councilor Angelita Morillo said, explaining a proposal to divert funds from homeless encampment removal to

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Building Community with Portugal. The Man

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/07

Frontman John Gourley talks about the band’s new album Shish, the importance of community, and hardcore music. by Nolan Parker John Gourley of Portland-based Portugal. The Man has been quietly dropping heat since the mid-2000s, well before the formation of P.TM and the band’s move from Wasilla, Alaska, down to Rip City. It’s been all community building of some sort or another: community building with other

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/11/07

Portland Zine Symposium, Frybread Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20 by EverOut Staff Looks like we'll get a break from the rain this weekend, so head out for cheap and easy events from the Portland Zine Symposium to the Portland Camera Club Opening Party and from the Frybread Fest to The Decliners’ 20th Anniversary Bender. Check our our weekly top picks guide for more suggestions. FRIDAY VISUAL

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