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Sep. 7
Print Edition for the week of
Sep. 7 - 13, 2016
Vol. 17, No. 17
Daphne and Hydrangea Strangea
Jenny Hannah Roche
News
Portland's Oldest Buildings Just Got Harder to Demolish
But Has the City Been Breaking State Law Since 2002?
by Dirk VanderHart
In Other News
A seized car and a telltale heart?
by Mercury Staff
Hall Monitor: R2DToo, Rushed
The Essential Homeless Rest Area Is Blocked from Moving. Is There a Quick Fix?
by Dirk VanderHart
Music
Things to Do Music
Noteworthy Shows For the Week of Sept 7-13
All-Ages Action!
This Week in All-Ages Music
by Emma Burke
Black Sabbath’s Electric Funeral
The Legendary Band Fades into the Void
by Aris Hunter Wales
Record Review: Loch Lomond,
Pens from Spain
by Ben Salmon
The Black Music Festival Celebrates Art That Is Unapologetically Black
This Weekend Celebrates the Inaugural Event
by Jené Etheridge
Movies & TV
Things To Do Film
This Week:
Fantastic Planet
, Kung Fu Theater, Tributes to Gene Wilder, and More
by Mercury Staff
Sully
Is Better Than It Has Any Right to Be
All Hail Tom Hanks’ Mustachioed American Heroism
by Ned Lannamann
Print the Legend: Cinema, and Politics, at the NW Film Center
Politics Through the Ages—From
A Face in the Crowd
to
Starship Troopers
.
by Marc Mohan
For the Love of Spock
Is a Heartfelt Tribute to Leonard Nimoy
The Search for Spock
by Erik Henriksen
Cannabis
Cannabuzz: All Tomorrow’s Weed Parties
Two Government Agencies Are Making Cannabis Events Difficult
by Josh Jardine
Ask a Pot Lawyer: Blue Ribbon Pot
Did the Oregon State Fair Award a Prize for Pot?
by Vince Sliwoski
Food and Drink
Not Ready for Prime Time
Urdaneta Starts and Finishes Strong, But Is Weak in the Middle
by Andrea Damewood
Comedy
Shane Torres’ (Brief) Escape from New York
The Comedian Weighs in on the Future of Portland Stand-Up, Subway Horrors, and Quentin Tarantino Eating Pasta
by Megan Burbank
Meet Portland’s Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy!
And get your tickets now for this hilarious comedy showcase on September 16!
by Mercury Staff
Books
The Underground Railroad
Is Bigger and Better Than You’ve Heard
Colson Whitehead’s Hyper-Hyped Novel Feels Like a Classic
by Rich Smith
I, Anonymous
The Cheater’s Curse
Everything as Fuck
An Excerpt from Ian Karmel’s New Book
by Ian Karmel
Sold Out
Portland’s Pretty
Hot Looks at the Deadbeat Club Show
by Marissa Sullivan
One Day at a Time
This Week: Gene Wilder, Chris Brown, and Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior.
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Get Sexy in a Hurry—the HUMP! Deadline Rapidly Approaches!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
“They Probably Thought I Was High, Which I Was.”
I, Anonymous Blog
All in One Day
by Anonymous
Carpool Moms
by Anonymous
"No" is Just Fine
by Anonymous
The Big Car Lot
by Anonymous
Trump Supporter By Default
by Anonymous
Instant Trust
by Anonymous
Bull in a China Shop
by Anonymous
Toll Them!
by Anonymous
Never Thought I'd Jump on this Bandwagon
by Anonymous
Should Of
by Anonymous
Hot Guy in Black Jeep @ 7/11
by Anonymous
The Store Ignore
by Anonymous
Move Your Dog, Please!
by Anonymous
First Day with Your New Bag, Huh?
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Milk Money
by Dan Savage
Lush Life
Back to School with Cocktails
Learning Life Lessons with Libations!
by Thomas Ross