FILM—Director John Hillcoat has yet to do wrong—he killed with Nick Cave collaborations The Proposition and Lawless—so it seems like a good bet to follow him to the streets of Atlanta for a gritty heist flick that’s high on great actors (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson) and low on clear-cut morality. Triple 9 looks […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
BOOKS—Tonight, Portland novelist and purveyor of spare, marvelously fucked-up prose Monica Drake reads from her very first collection of short stories, The Folly of Loving Life, published by local press Future Tense, because we really do live in a city with a surplus of excellent writing and worthy alternatives to the big-house Goliaths of publishing. […]
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It’s Happening This Weekend!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 MUSIC—Tonight’s event celebrates Black History Month, particularly black American music history, with performances by hip-hop luminaries Mic Crenshaw, Cool Nutz, and DJ OG One. The night will also feature Portland’s own trailblazing emcee Theory Hazit, whose album Fall of the Light Bearer was a highlight of last year’s local releases. CIARA DOLANRosewood […]
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Your Last Chance to Catch the Films of the Portland International Film Fest
THE INVITATION “You’re invited… into my beard.” This is it, folks: the last two days of the 39th annual Portland International Film Festival. Here’s how you should consider spending your last opportunities: Dheephan (France), screens Fri Feb 26, 5:45 pm at NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium The gritty struggle of refugees trying to make their […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
Chest Crawl by Guantanamo BaywatchMUSIC—One thing about watching a surf rock show that nobody ever talks about: You want to imbibe as much frozen margarita as possible—enough to usher forth a bleak ice age of brain freeze, but still stay chill to the max. So when local beachy slackers Guantanamo Baywatch and party rockers Mean […]
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Migos Photos and Live Review, Wonder Ballroom, Tues Feb 23
Minh Tran Minh Tran Not much to report at the recent Migos concert at Wonder Ballroom: The sound was great, the lighting was pedestrian, and Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff performed with immense swagger and confidence. As only an intermediate fan of the Gwinnett County trio, it was edifying to see them perform live to get […]
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White Guy with Sagging Flesh
You apparently felt the need to say that I “would look prettier if I smiled” as you passed me in the grocery story aisle. Fuck you. How dare you assume that because I’m a woman, I only look “pretty” if I’m meeting your antiquated needs. You’re an old fucking white man, whom I’m certain has […]
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You’ll Pray for Me?
Please don’t! You passed me by on the bus as I was waving at you at the stop. Just as I was about to call Trimet, you got caught at an intersection, so I started walking to the bus. Made it. Low and behold, the door opened. This never happens at a busy intersection in […]
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It’s Official: R2DToo Is Moving Across the River (Barring Appeal)
In the end, the decision to move Right 2 Dream Too across the river came quickly, and with just a smidge of drama. Portland City Council had already listened for hours last week as foes of moving the homeless camp from beneath the Chinatown Gate to the Central Eastside laid out a litany of arguments. […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
FASHION SHOW—The semiannual Fade to Light fashion show is a multimedia sartorial extravaganza. It mixes video production with brand-new looks from some of Portland’s most well-respected designers. It’s also hella fun. Check out new lines from Ms. Wood, Altar, Laurs Kemp, and more, with an always great soundtrack by DJ Gregarious. Revel in the prettiness. […]
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Your Essential Spring Arts and Culture Guide is Here!
Matt Wong I can’t stop staring at our arts guide cover photo. It’s finally here, in this week’s Mercury—the only guide you’ll need to this spring’s arts and culture offerings! From Walidah Imarisha’s latest book (tackling the prison industrial complex), to friendship lit from Paul Lisicky, to Samantha Wall’s NW Art Award-winning drawings referencing multiracial […]
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Will a New Bill Designed to Protect Cops Reduce Transparency?
Todd Saucier A YEAR AGO, Facebook posts had Portland police on high alert. On the night of February 24, 2015, a man named Quintrell Holiman shot at two officers who’d tried to talk to him near an East Portland strip club. Holiman—26 years old, with gang affiliations and a federal arrest warrant—then fled, killing himself […]