News
Back in the Cleaning Business
The Portland Business Alliance wants help reviving the unconstitutional sit-lie sidewalk law.
Progressive Discipline
Whispers about a sex complaint shake up nonprofit workers' union fight.
Hold the Phone
Cops share video, audio from first police shooting of 2013.
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Hall Monitor
A policy fight between the cops and union is also about money.
In Other News
A vote for tuition equity (yay!) and a vote for the CRC (boo!).
Blogs
Columns
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My, What a Busy Week!
Mo' music, mo' fun, mo' Busy Week.
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SOLD OUT
It's time to Fade to Light.
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Savage Love
Queer Goggles
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One Day at a Time
Lindsay's money woes, and Rihanna "owns hos"?
I Love Television™
Nude people: an appreciation!
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Portland as Fuck
The woman who wanted to use my phone.
Letters to the Editor
"It's a sad, lonely spiral into bitter aging hipsterdom."
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I, Anonymous
Committed
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New Column!
Join Us For "Hug a Gun Nut Day" – March 6, 2013
Film
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Giant Problems
Jack the Giant Slayer has giant problems, but I'm mostly okay with them.
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Bright Life, Big City
Koch: A story of Ed Koch and New York City.
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Accents and Emotions
British advertising does not fuck around.
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Film Shorts
It's a big week for Werner Herzog.
Theater
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"Oh, Is There a Movie Version of This?"
The staged adaptation of Weekend at Bernie's transcends the original.
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Beyond the Cat Ranch
Comedian Ian Karmel interviews famous comedian-interviewer Marc Maron.
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B-Movie Basement
Varsity Cheerleader Werewolves Live from Outer Space makes for likeable bar theater.
Books
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Down and Out in Portland and Spokane
Jess Walter's We Live in Water is essential regional reading.
Food and Drink
Na Zdrowie to Bar Dobre
Polish classics with practically no competition.
Music
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Leave It All Behind
STRFKR travels the miracle mile.
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Seeking New Skin
Sapient cuts the cord from hiphop.
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Kindness Be Conceived
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down's folky feelings are for the people.
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Big-Tent Pop
With Anything in Return, Toro y Moi definitively puts chillwave in the rearview.
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Up & Coming
Music previews for the week of February 27-March 5.
Feature
The Century Club
In which the Mercury buries a drinking time capsule for future employees to discover in 2113!
Fuck YOU, Future!
Wm.™ Steven Humphrey sends a note to the future and is not as drunk as historians falsely claim.
The Good, the Bad, and the Bone Luge
The Palatable and the Profane in Craft Cocktail Trends
Drinking at Home
Urban wineries of the past, present, and future.
What Futurepeople Need to Know about Beer in 2013
An open letter to beer enthusiasts of 2113.
The Past, Present, and Future of the Evergreen Tiki Bar
The past, present, and future of the evergreen tiki bar.
The Finest Drinking Establishments of Portland, Oregon, in the Year 2013, A.D.
Or, our senior editor went out and got drunk.
Bars That Will Still Be Here in 2113
A bunch of bars that future Portlanders will also enjoy!
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