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Sep. 14
Print Edition for the week of
Sep. 14 - 20, 2016
Vol. 17, No. 18
Mike Force
News
Amanda Fritz Wants to Push Big Money Out of Portland Elections
But Can She Get Her Plan Through Without Voters’ Approval?
by Dirk VanderHart
City Council Will Soon Vote on Changes to Portlandâs Police Oversight System
They Won’t Be as Drastic as Originally Proposed
by Doug Brown
Hall Monitor: The Mayorâs Last Big Win?
After Months of Harping, Charlie Hales Says He’s Finally Killed the 48-Hour Rule
by Dirk VanderHart
Music
Things to Do Music
Noteworthy Shows for the Week of Sept 14-20
Young, Dumb, and Naked: Growing Up with Blink-182
How Three Grown-Ass Men’s Anthems About Boners Informed My Adolescence
by Bri Brey
Record Review: Lynnae Gryffin,
Information
by Ciara Dolan
Porches Move from Indie-Rock Meek to Dance-Pop Chic
The Brooklyn Band Wants You to Dance
by Cameron Crowell
Record Review: Sheers,
Sheers
by Ciara Dolan
Xenia Rubinos Was Born to Sing
Jamming at the Intersection of Jazz, Funk, Electronica, Punk, and Indie Rock
by Jenni Moore
Movies & TV
Things To Do Film
This Week:
Confirmation
,
Thrashin'
, and Space Jammin'
by Mercury Staff
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
There's Nothing New in This Beatles Doc
by Ned Lannamann
Bridget Jonesâ Baby
Is a Bright Light in the Apocalypse
Renée Zellweger Rapping Is What 2016 Needs.
by Elinor Jones
High Maintenance
: âThat Show About the Weed Guyâ (And a Dog!)
The Excellent Web Series Sparks Up HBO
by Ned Lannamann
Sex, Politics, and Teletubbies at the Portland Queer Film Fest
Reality and Sensuality, From
Summertime
to
Real Boy
by Suzette Smith
A Straightforward
Snowden
Oliver Stone Keeps His Oliver Stone-iness in Check
by Ned Lannamann
In Which We Revisit the Woods of the
Blair Witch
And Get Sad Because They’re Exactly the Same
by Courtney Ferguson
Cannabis
Cannabuzz: Children and the Chronic
“Won’t Someone Think of the Children?” Uh, Actually, Yes.
by Josh Jardine
Clean Your Bong: Eating Weed Without Flipping Out
The Secret? Patience. And More Patience.
by David Schmader
Food and Drink
Get Your Ass to Wild About Game
Nicky Farms’ Bash Is the Best Unknown Food Event of the Year
by Andrea Damewood
Eat This!
Oktoberfest: The Mother of All Harvest Festivals
by Heather Arndt Anderson
Visual Art
Intersect Festâs Punk Ethos
Now in Its Second Year, the DIY Showcase Celebrates Portland Artists of Color
by Emilly Prado
Comedy
Adam Conover, Sharp-Dressed Knowledge Genie
The Comedian Proves That Information is Power—And Also Ruinous
by William Kennedy
Theater & Performance
Itâs Hard to Make it in Hollywood. Itâs Harder if You Arenât Human.
From an
Orange is the New Black
Writer,
Trevor
Is a Poignant, Funny Account of a Showbiz Chimp
by Katie Pelletier
Newcomersâ Guide 2016
The Newcomersâ Guide to Portland 2016
The Official Guide for Those New to Portland, Who Don’t Know a Single Goddamn Thing.
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
People You Should Know
Portland Newbies? Meet the Portland Oldies (Who Are Totally Doing Rad Stuff)
by Bri Pruett
How to Trick Someone into Letting You Live with Them
Appear to Be a Good Housemate with These Six Simple Secrets
by Suzette Smith
Meet Your POC Communities
Your People Are Here, and Hereâs Where to Find Them
by Jenni Moore
Know Your Portland Beers!
Youâre a Portlander Now—Drink Like It
by Ned Lannamann
Donât Be a Dope About Legal Weed
The Newcomersâ Guide to Oregon Pot Laws
by Josh Jardine
Hey... Newbieâs Gotta Eat!
Navigating Portlandâs Grocery Stores Like a Local
by Heather Arndt Anderson
Mass Transit: Reviewed
Succinct Critiques of the Cityâs More Popular Mass Transit Routes
by Joe Streckert
What Is the Deal with the Portland Streetcar?
Hereâs What the Deal Is.
by Joe Streckert
These Parks Are Okay
Responding to Portlandâs Worst Public Park Yelp Reviews
by Bri Brey
The Portland Music Scene Is Changing
(For the Better, Mostly)
by Ciara Dolan
Fashion Doâs and Donât You Dares
A Newbieâs Guide to Dressing in Portland
by Elizabeth Mollo
Where to See a Play (Without Wanting to Murder Oneself)
Shut Up! It Can Be Done, and Your Date Will Be So Impressed
by Megan Burbank
A Guide to Portland Places You Should Never Go
(While Iâm There)
by Erik Henriksen
New Portland Food for New Portland Humans
Eat These Dishes to Get a Taste for the Town
by Andrea Damewood
Use Bike ShareâBut Donât You
Dare
Mess Up!
A Helpful Guide to Biketown Success
by Dirk VanderHart
A Newcomer, Helping Newcomers
Advice from Someone Who Doesnât Know What Heâs Talking About
by Doug Brown
I, Anonymous
Uber Nightmare
Everything as Fuck
Part One of a Four Part Series about Carlos Santana’s
Supernatural
by Ian Karmel
Sold Out
September/October Style Events!
by Elizabeth Mollo
One Day at a Time
This Week: TOM HIDDLESTON WILL BE OURS.
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Ask an Obsolescent Pair of Headphones
by An Obsolescent Pair of Headphones
Letters
Letters to the Editor
“In Short, Fuck This Landlord.”
I, Anonymous Blog
Sorry Sweetheart
by Anonymous
"You're Welcome" is the Proper Response, Children.
by Anonymous
Shitbrew of Growing Brewery Rules
by Anonymous
Elevator Boobs
by Anonymous
WINTER IS COMING....
by Anonymous
No Place to Go
by Anonymous
I HATE House Flippers
by Anonymous
Outside Food
by Anonymous
Hippie-Critical Behavior
by Anonymous
I Love Murder Mystery
by Anonymous
You Hate California, But...
by Anonymous
Make Drivers Licenses Harder to Get
by Anonymous
It's New Guy Territory Now
by Anonymous
I'd like a $40 pizza, Mr. Mayor
by Anonymous
What We Have in Common
by Anonymous
Roll Another Number for the Road
by Anonymous
I Dream of JonBenet
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
No on 60
by Dan Savage
Last Supper
Pastrami Zombie Will Invade Your Brain
You Will Obsess Over These Smoky Sandwiches
by Andrea Damewood