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Apr. 19
Print Edition for the week of
Apr. 19 - 25, 2017
Vol. 17, No. 49
Minh Tran
News
We Tracked Portland’s 171 Protest-Related Arrests in the Trump Era
Most Resulted in No Charges
by Doug Brown
Hall Monitor: Just Clunking Along
New Tweaks to the Police Oversight System Show How Far There Is to Go
by Dirk VanderHart
In Other News
Wheeler Clashes with Cops, County Flip Flops, and Portland’s
Dope
VIP!
by Mercury Staff
Music
Catching up with Big Freedia, Queen Diva
The New Orleans Queen of Bounce Returns to Portland
by Jenni Moore
No More Risky Business: Rich Hunter’s New Name and New Inspiration
Third Eye Inspiration
Is Grown Folks’ Music
by Santi Elijah Holley
Soul’d Out Festival Super Pick: Solange
Her 2016 Album
A Seat at the Table
Is a Source of Joy and Validation for the Black Community
by Jenni Moore
The Best of Soul’d Out
Our Guide to the Artists You Shouldn’t Miss
by Mercury Music Staff
Things to Do Music: April 19-25
Noteworthy Shows This Week
Resistance & Solidarity
From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of April 19–25
by Emilly Prado
Movies & TV
Things To Do Film: April 21-27
CĂ©zanne et Moi
,
David Lynch: The Art Life
, and the Portland EcoFilm Festival
by Mercury Staff
Shoot ’Em Up
Blood, Laughs, and Ben Wheatley’s
Free Fire
by Erik Henriksen
Wanderlust and Wonderlands in
The Lost City of Z
Things Get
Real
in James Gray’s Jungle Adventure
by Ned Lannamann
The Promise
: Love in the Time of Genocide
Not a Good Time for Love.
by Elinor Jones
Food and Drink
Eat This!
Final Fantasy
: Eating Like You’re in a Real-Life RPG
by Heather Arndt Anderson
Visual Art
Load Up Your Minimalist Calendar with the
Mercury
’s Design Week Picks
From the Art of Politics to Marie Antoinette’s Petticoats, There’s Something For Everyone
by Megan Burbank
Comedy
Seamus McGravy Grows Up
Jeremiah Coughlan's Patient Pursuit of Comedy Glory
by Robert Ham
Feature
The Heart of Whiteness: Ijeoma Oluo Interviews Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black
by Ijeoma Oluo
Last Supper
The Missing Piece
Wares Brings Stability and Seriousness to the Zipper
by Thomas Ross
I, Anonymous
This Week's Featured I, Anonymous!
To the Gentleman Downtown
by Anonymous
Ask a Pot Lawyer
Are Washington’s Edibles Stronger Than Oregon’s?
You’re Not Imagining It—They Are. Here’s Why.
by Will Patterson
Cannabuzz
It’s Time to Debunk the Bullshit Around 4/20’s Origins
How Exactly Did the Number 420 Get Associated with Weed?
by Josh Jardine
One Day at a Time
America Drops the “Mother of All Bombs,” While—GAH! LOOK OUT! A SCORPION!
by Ann Romano
New Column!
The Truthful News Quiz
by Mercury Staff
Letters
Letters to the Editor
“I Should Say Upfront That I Enjoy Ecstatic Dancing and Treat It As a Spiritual Practice.”
I, Anonymous Blog
Goosed
by Anonymous
Passive Aggressive
by Anonymous
Move, Assholes!
by Anonymous
Just Screw It
by Anonymous
Pizza Week?
by Anonymous
Go Home!
by Anonymous
Missed Connection
by Anonymous
Comedy
by Anonymous
Where Are We Headed?
by Anonymous
Thank You For Turning Me Down
by Anonymous
I'm So Sorry About Your Difficult Commute
by Anonymous
I'm Watching You
by Anonymous
ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS (SOME OF WHOM I LOVE DEARLY):
by Anonymous
Deadlines
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Dick Monsters
by Dan Savage
What’s She Mad About Now?
Fighting Your Inner Tomi
by Courtenay Hameister
The Weed Issue 2017
Smoke Up... It's the Weed Issue!
Including Cleaning Your Bong, Minority-Owned Dispensaries, and Weed Fairies (They’re Real!)
Weed Fairies Are Real
If You Believe, All Your Weed Wishes Can Come True
by Jenni Moore
Under the Counter: Comparing Craigslist Weed to Dispensary-Bought Cannabis
Is the Legal Way of Buying Weed Any Better? Yes. Yes, It Is.
by Josh Jardine
The Grass Is Greener on La Mota’s Side
How a Latina-Run Dispensary Is Blazing the Way for Women in Weed
by Emilly Prado
Move Over, Amsterdam
Portland’s a Better Weed City Now
by Chris Sutton
Kush Quality Clothing Ideas for Your 4/20 Celebration
It’s a High Holiday—So Dress the Part
by Jagger Blaec
Reclaim Your Bong!
The Best Way to Clean—and We Mean
Really
Clean—Your Favorite Piece of Glass
by Steph Nova
For Those Who Are Not About to Rock
THC’s Serious Older Sibling, CBD, May Help Treat Anxiety
by Megan Burbank
Music + Weed = Sometimes Great, Sometimes THE WORST
Getting Stoned at Concerts Can Be a Crapshoot
by Ciara Dolan
Token No More
The MCBA Cultivates True Diversity in the Business of Bud
by Emilly Prado
The Best (and Worst) Video Games to Play Stoned
Fire Up the Console—and Yourself—and Enter These Weird, Weed-Friendly Worlds
by The
Mercury
Stoner Squad
Portland’s Pretty
Hinds & Twin Peaks
by Marissa Sullivan