Our book picks for 2018 are big on murder, dystopia, queers, and outer space and I would expect nothing less.
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Lisa Kron’s In the Wake: A Little Too Self-Congratulatory for Our Tastes
Lisa Kron’s In the Wake—about the George W. Bush years and the year 2000—flirts with self-examination, lands on self-congratulation.
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In the New Chapbook from Future Tense, Felicity Fenton Dives into Social Media Addiction
Felicity Fenton’s new chapbook from Future Tense playfully interrogates social media addiction.
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Topdog/Underdog Questions Brotherhood, the Pursuit of Glory, and the Price of Power, but You Gotta Go to Milwaukie to See It
Chapel Theatre has Topdog/Underdog, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks, so I dragged my ass down to Milwaukie to check it out.
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McIntyre Parker Resonates With Yale Union’s Recent Loss
McIntyre Parker’s installation at Yale Union unintentionally resonates with the passing of their Executive Director, Yoko Ott.
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Wordstock 2018: Um, Actually, I Think You Mean Portland Book Festival
The Mercury’s Extremely Literate Strikeforce™ Portland Book Festival recommendations are here!
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Portland, Please Welcome Your New Tattooed Sword-Swallowing Sweetheart: Titano Oddfellow
Tattooed circus artist Titano Oddfellow swallows swords, breaks flashlights with his teeth, and treads gently in the world.
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Exit Interview: Portland’s Funniest Person and Host of I, Anonymous Show Arlo Weierhauser is Moving to LA
Portland’s Funniest Person and host of the I, Anonymous Show Arlo Weierhauser is moving to LA. The Mercury employed emotional blackmail to get them to stay.
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Polyamorous Sci-Fi Graphic Novel Open Earth Feels Lost in Space
Sarah Mirk’s debut graphic novel feels overwhelmed by its own potential at times but offers excellent Polyamory 101 reading.
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Anastacia-Reneé, jamie mortara, and Emily Sieu Liebowitz Are Three Poets You Must Hear
Anastacia-Reneé, jamie mortara, and Emily Sieu Liebowitz are three PCNW poets whose work thrillingly reflects the problems and experiences of our modern age.
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Pop-Up Magazine Mashes Cross-Medium Storytellers into a Unique Night of Live Performance
Journalists, authors, filmmakers, animators and more collaborate with Pop-Up Magazine to create unique storytelling nights. You sort of have to be there to understand.
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John Cameron Mitchell Dishes on Shrill, Anthem, and Working It to Pay His Mother’s Bills
John Cameron Mitchell dishes on Shrill, Anthem and working hard to pay his mother’s medical bills.