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From Whiskey Sour Feelings Hour to Pod Save America, Here’s What’s Keeping Us Sane
You can’t be an anti-choice feminist. That’s not a thing. Getty / MivPiv Do you have a question for a feminist? Please send ’em to askafeminist@portlandmercury.com. For more on why I’m doing this, scroll to the bottom of the post. Dear Feminist,I am new to feminism and I feel weird about abortion. I just don’t […]
You’ve fucked with the wrong magic community, Donald Trump. Getty / VeraPetruk This morning, I heard a rumor from witch-adjacent friends that covens across the country plan to put a spell on Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, tonight at midnight. I have good news: This tantalizing rumor appears to be […]
MARLOWE DOBBE I don’t know about you, but in November, my capacity to appreciate complex art and culture took a nosedive. I reread A Wrinkle in Time and Matilda and temporarily banned myself from my beloved Sunday New York Times. I watched A LOT of Parks and Recreation. I no longer felt inclined to see […]
The sun is returning. Put down your dystopian literature and get out there with our guide to arts and culture
At last! Adult women in a show that isn’t about sex robots! HBO Last year, I watched Game of Thrones by asking a friend each Monday morning what horrors had been visited upon the show’s women characters the evening before. Based on her report, I decided whether I’d continue to watch. Behold the embarrassing price […]
DON’T counter-protest. DO call your legislators. istock / diego_cervo UPDATE, 11:45 am: Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette has reached out to the Mercury with their own statement presenting alternatives to counter-protesting. Here’s an excerpt: “We are grateful for the incredible outpouring of love and support we’ve been seeing in Oregon and across the country. Our first […]
OKLAHOMA! Where a grumpy male legislator will tell you your body isn’t yours. istock / DustyPixel If you pay attention to reproductive rights, you know the War on Women never really went away, even if that exact messaging did. It seems like every day over the past couple years, you had only to check out […]
Saturday Chores Left: Grayson Haver Currin, hero. Another week, another attempt by grim-faced politicos to defund Planned Parenthood. Or investigate Planned Parenthood. Or to sit Planned Parenthood down for a stern talking-to*. Or just generally act like women are silly Taylor Swift-loving subhumans who don’t deserve healthcare, and sex a joyless chore. If you’re not […]
I think you mean “values.” “Society is creating a new crop of alpha women who are unable to love” is the headline of a Fox News hate-read making the rounds on many a feminist social media feed right now. Written by Suzanne Venker, it is a garbage article about how women who act too strong […]
Jimmy Garcia and Cristi Miles in Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue. David Kinder I know you’re scared of your Twitter feed right now, and I have the cure: Go see Pulitzer winner/Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborator Quiara Alegría Hudes’ play Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue at Profile Theatre. “BUT MEGAN,” you say. “I AM NOT A MILLION YEARS OLD […]
Confidential to MITCH: Debate is SUPPOSED to happen here. istock / OlegAlbinsky It looks like Senate Majority Leader Mitch “Patron Saint of Creepy Paternalism” McConnell bit off a little more than he could chew when he and GOP leaders in the Senate silenced Elizabeth Warren during last night’s debate over attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, […]
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