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Nov. 30
Print Edition for the week of
Nov. 30 - Dec. 6, 2016
Vol. 17, No. 29
Levi Hastings
News
Portland Invests Millions in Banks that Fund Controversial Private Prisons
Is That About to Change?
by Dirk VanderHart
In Other News
The Housing Crisis Has Worsened, and a Racist Is in More Trouble
by Mercury Staff
A Declaration of Independence
Portland’s Auditor Says She’s Unduly Strained. She Wants You to Change That.
by Dirk VanderHart
Music
Haste’s
Annabelle
Is Drowning in Distortion
Frontwoman Jasmine Wood Lets Her Guitar Do the Talking
by Ciara Dolan
Record Review: Point Juncture, WA,
Me or the Party
by Morgan Troper
Things to Do Music
Noteworthy Shows for the Week of November 30-December 6
by Mercury Staff
Vagabon’s Hardcore Intimacy
Lætitia Tamko Turns Her Insides Out
by Ciara Dolan
Movies & TV
Embrace the Blood and Guts of the PDXtreme Film Fest
In These Dark, Dark Days
by Courtney Ferguson
Manchester by the Sea
and the Saddest Handyman
Casey Affleck Is Very Sad.
by Marc Mohan
Leonard Cohen: Not So Suave in 1972
Bird on a Wire
Witnesses the Birth of a Ladies’ Man
by Ned Lannamann
Things To Do Film
This Week:
Spirited Away
,
The Exorcist
, and... John Stamos? Okay. Sure.
Food and Drink
Drink This!
Union Wine Co. Red Haute Wine
by Andrea Damewood
Comedy
Hari Kondabolu: Making
Mainstream
Cool Again
The Comedian Weighs in on Human Connection, Ditching Labels, and His New Album
by Emilly Prado
Books
Randa Jarrar’s Geography of Taboo
Surprising, Beautiful Stories in
Him, Me, Muhammad Ali
by Katie Pelletier
Robbie Robertson Delivers a Flawed
Testimony
In a New Memoir, the Band’s Guitarist Lets His Ego Get the Better of Him
by Robert Ham
Ask a Pot Lawyer
Could Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Make Legal Weed Go Away?
Rolling Back Legalization Seems Unlikely, But Only Time Will Tell
by Vince Sliwoski
I, Anonymous
Traffic Congestion on Aisle Four
Lush Life
Out with the Old and in with the New in North Portland
Hooray?
by Thomas Ross
Last Supper
India by Way of Williams
Open Tandoor Brings Indian Food to Where It’s Sorely Needed
by Andrea Damewood
Cannabuzz
We’ve Got the A's to Your Frequently Asked Q's
Snappy Answers to Common Cannabis Questions
by Josh Jardine
Sold Out
Why What (and Where) You Buy Matters
by Cassie Ridgway
One Day at a Time
Let’s
Gossip
, Dears! Oh. Wait. Gwyneth Paltrow’s Here to Ruin Everything.
Sigh
.
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Don’t Miss
Dan Savage’s Holiday Special
—this Friday, December 2!
by Mercury Staff
Letters
Letters to the Editor
“The Housing Crisis Is Over!”
I, Anonymous Blog
Lots of Money that Could Be Better Spent
by Anonymous
To the Person Who Ran Over My Cat Last Night
by Anonymous
Clean Water, Respect for Ancient Burial Grounds
by Anonymous
It is Getting Real
by Anonymous
Hillary's Popularity Vote Lead
by Anonymous
Miracle in my Mind
by Anonymous
Worthless Piss
by Anonymous
I'm From Here
by Anonymous
It is NOT a "Crash"
by Anonymous
Utopia Bleeds Red
by Anonymous
Tech Time
by Anonymous
An Open Letter to You Portland
by Anonymous
It
by Anonymous
House Mouse
by Anonymous
Check Yourself
by Anonymous
What I Wish I'd Done
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Quickies
by Dan Savage
I’m Just Visiting
Visiting Nashville and Eating Crow
by Hutch Harris
Wine for Everyone
Wine for Everyone!
Millennials are Fermenting a New Kind of Oregon Winemaker—and Drinker
by Andrea Damewood
Bridging the Gap
Meet Bertony Faustin, Oregon’s First Black Winemaker
by MJ Skegg
We Ranked The Best Box Wines Because We Classy
What?! Box Wine Is Totally Good Now!
by Andrea Damewood
The Thrifty Sommelier
Here Ya Go, Cheapskate: A Bunch of Fine Wines Under $15
by MJ Skegg