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Mar. 29
Print Edition for the week of
Mar. 29 - Apr. 4, 2017
Vol. 17, No. 46
Kinoko Evans
News
Some Landlords Are Abusing a State Fund for Poor Renters
A New Bill from Speaker Tina Kotek Could Help
by Thacher Schmid
Portland’s Newest City Council Members Are Considering An Old-School Budget Tactic
They Might Use Money from Their Bureaus to Pay Personal Aides
by Dirk VanderHart
Hall Monitor: Paying It Forward
Ted Wheeler Wants to Borrow Millions to Repair Roads and Parks. That’s Good.
by Dirk VanderHart
In Other News
Police Chief on Leave; Oregon Republicans Say Dumb Shit
by Mercury Staff
Resistance & Solidarity
From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of March 29–April 4
by Emilly Prado
Music
Black Violin Shatters Stereotypes
The Duo Strings Together Hip-Hop and Classical
by Emilly Prado
Braveyoung’s Graceful Dread
The Portland Three-Piece’s
Misery & Pride
Is Consistently Somber
by Ben Salmon
Things to Do Music: March 29-April 4
Noteworthy Shows This Week
Movies & TV
Suicide Squad
Exploring Death—and Beyond—in
The Discovery
by Erik Henriksen
World War Blues
The Pain and Suffering of
Frantz
by Robert Ham
The Zookeeper’
s Wife
Is Fine, I Guess
But Not One Nazi Gets Punched
by Ciara Dolan
Things To Do Film: March 31-April 6
Raw
's Vegetarian Cannibal,
1984
's Prescient Dystopia, and Stupid Chuck Norris
by Mercury Staff
Ghost in the Shell
: Asian City Too White
Enough of This Dumb Race Shit.
by Charles Mudede
Visual Art
A Game of Truth or Dare with Artist Parker Day
by Kathleen Marie
Comedy
Mommy Cobra
Catching Up with New Comedy Star (and Mother) Ali Wong
by Jenni Moore
Palindrome Champ Mark Saltveit Gives Up His Crown (For Now)
Portland’s King of the Word Nerds Will Be Back This Spring
by TEMPLE LENTZ
Books
Cork Dork
Instructs and Delights
Bianca Bosker Takes the Snobbery Out of Wine Writing
by Megan Burbank
Last Supper
A Town Deserving of Dumplings
Can XLB Provide Dumplings Worthy of Other West Coast Cities?
by Andrea Damewood
Lush Life
A Bumper Crop of Citrus IPAs
The Citrus Tsunami that's Sweeping the Craft Beer Industry
by Brian Yaeger
I, Anonymous
This Week's Featured I, Anonymous!
I Don’t Owe No Stinkin’ Arts Tax
by Anonymous
Ask a Pot Lawyer
It’s Never a Bad Idea to Be a Good Neighbor
With Cannabis, Try Not to Annoy Thy Neighbor
by Sean Clancy
Cannabuzz
Adventures in Canna Lobbying
Oregon Has Three Upcoming Bills That Are Worth Knowing About
by Josh Jardine
One Day at a Time
Of Rich White Assholes and “30 Solid Years of Just Partying Too Fucking Hard”
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Get Your Tickets Now for... Dan Savage’s Easter Extravaganza!
Advice! Music! Comedy! Sexy Jesus! It’s Dan Savage’s Easter Extravaganza!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
“VAGINA! It’s Okay to Say.”
I, Anonymous Blog
Stay Classy
by Anonymous
The Human in the Mirror
by Anonymous
You Are Not a Crossing Guard!
by Anonymous
LEAVE MY BOWLING ALLEY ALONE!
by Anonymous
Bus Bitching
by Anonymous
Mainstream is a Wasteland
by Anonymous
Stop Making Centrum Silver!
by Anonymous
Hire a Driver!
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Positive Thinking
by Dan Savage
The Party Review
Nasty Woman Party (Part 1)
by Mx. Dahlia Belle
Shop Local
The Politics of Shopping
Vote with Your Dollar to Make Small Businesses and Portland Great
by Cassie Ridgway
Shop... and Resist
In the Time of Trump, Local Stores Are Giving Back to the Community
by Elizabeth Mollo
Portland’s Pretty
Portland’s POC Bring the POV
by Marissa Sullivan
The Woke Wedding
Not Enough Local Wedding Professionals Cater to People of Color—So I Made it My Mission to Find Those That Do
by Jagger Blaec
Businesses Who Support Your Womanist Wedding
No Need to be a Bridezilla! Here’s a Vendor List that Takes the Microagressions Out of Wedding Planning.
by Jagger Blaec