Come back soon, Steven! STEVEN FERDMAN/GETTY [The following was originally published by our sister-wife at The Stranger in Seattle. Follow them for all the news happening up north!—eds.] Last week director Steven Soderbergh spent time dodging the Seattle sun to carry out his artistic vision for KIMI, an HBO Max production set in a rainy […]
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Good Morning, News: Huge Increase in Gun Violence, Portland Refuses to Hold Cops Accountable, and STARING INTO THE BLACK HOLE
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. In case you’re not feeling insignificant enough, check out this new photo of a black hole! Courtesy Event […]
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Good Morning, News: Asian Women Murdered in Atlanta, PPA Prez Linked to Hardesty Lie Resigns, and Putin Will “Pay a Price”
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. Biden calls Putin a “killer,” and says he will “pay a price” for interfering with America’s election. Omir […]
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Good Morning, News: East Portlanders Hit Brakes on Shelter Vote, Biden Buys 100M J&J Doses, and Trump Screws GOP Again
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. Biden orders 100 million more one-shot J&J doses to insure every single American can get the vaccine. Michael […]
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These Card Games Are the Only Things Getting My Boyfriend and Me Through the Pandemic
Grab a slice, turn on some tunes, and have yourself a game night. Nathalie Graham Each day is the same for me and my boyfriend, Harry. We live together, we work together, and we do pretty much everything else together in the pandemic. The situation is fine, but the lines between our worlds have blurred. […]
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Washington State Considers Bill to Stop Karens and Kens
Jasmyne Keimig [The following article was originally published in our sister publication in Seattle, The Stranger—and you might be interested in it as well!—eds] I understand that some consider “Karen” a sort of sexist slur, but unfortunately there’s just no other way to describe Washington state’s Senate Bill 5135, which allows people to sue when […]
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Maybe I’m Just Stoned, But Extreme Horse-Girling Should Become a Competitive Sport
[The following article is from our “High-Brr-Nation Cannabis Guide” which is packed with fun, interesting stories about surviving the winter with weed. Check ’em out here!—eds.] I stumbled across something while I was high that satisfied so many of my high-person needs. I call them extreme horse girls. These are girls—usually aged somewhere from 10 […]
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Maybe I’m Just Stoned, But Extreme Horse-Girling Should Become a Competitive Sport
I stumbled across something while I was high that satisfied so many of my high-person needs. I call them extreme horse girls. These are girls—usually aged somewhere from 10 to 17—who like to become horses in their spare time. This is different from pony play, like how that woman from My Strange Addiction likes to […]
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Seattle Police Arrest Over 20 in Homeless Sweep at Cal Anderson Park
SPD officers look into a tent while clearing Cal Anderson Park. Nathalie Graham [The following report is from our sister publication, The Stranger, in Seattle.—eds.] The Seattle Police Department entered Cal Anderson Park at 7:35 a.m. on Friday morning and gave a 15-minute warning for protesters and the residents of a homeless encampment to vacate […]
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Here’s Who I Want to Take Alex Trebek’s Job (RIP)
Trebek is dead, who will fill his shoes? Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Alex Trebek’s body was barely cold when the public started obsessing over who would take over for him as the king of syndicated game show television. Without Trebek, what will Jeopardy be? Will the show be the same without his dry, measured interest in […]
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Seattle City Council Just Cut Police Budget by 20 Percent
Select Budget Committee Chair Teresa Mosqueda can take a nap now. SHITTY SCREENSHOT OF THE SEATTLE CHANNEL (The following article was originally published in our sister publication, The Stranger.—eds.) On Monday evening the Seattle City Council voted 8-1 to approve a $6.5 billion 2021 budget package that filled in COVID-19 holes, increased funding to address […]
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So You Want Quarantine Bangs…
odbNLnKt / Getty Images Pandemic bangs. I know you’re thinking about them. I have seen people across the internet flirting with cutting fringe for themselves. Is it cabin fever? Coping? A thirst to control some aspect of life when everything else feels so… out of hand? The freedom that no one will see you for […]