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Dec. 6
Print Edition for the week of
Dec. 6 - 12, 2017
Vol. 18, No. 30
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News
Portland Has Strict Standards For Outlawing Sidewalk Sitting—Unless Cops Ask
Now the recent decision to expand no-sit sidewalks has created a headache for Mayor Ted Wheeler
by Dirk VanderHart
Conditions Are “Inhumane” for Kids at a Jail in The Dalles, a New Report Says
Jail Officials Call Findings “Over-Exaggerated and Sensationalized”
by Doug Brown
Hall Monitor: Portland’s Future Decongestants
While Abetting ODOT’s Rose Quarter Plans, the City Just Took a Step Forward
by Dirk VanderHart
Music
Billy Joel Is Rock’s Tragic Antagonist
Here Are His Five Best Songs You Won’t Hear at the Dentist
by Morgan Troper
My Complicated Devotion to Brandon Flowers and the Killers
The Las Vegas Rock Band Just Released Their Fifth LP,
Wonderful Wonderful
by Ciara Dolan
Sneaker Wave
The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop
by Jenni Moore
Valerie June Does the Damn Thing
Talkin’ Subatomic Cosmic Blues with the Brooklyn Singer/Songwriter
by Santi Elijah Holley
Things to Do Music: December 6-12
Noteworthy Shows This Week
Chasms Recovers After Tragedy
The Los Angeles Electro-Pop Duo Reflects on the Anniversary of the Ghost Ship Fire
by Robert Ham
Movies & TV
Wonder Wheel
Is a Woody Allen Movie. Please Don’t See It.
It’s Both Horrible AND Miserable!
by Ned Lannamann
Things to Do Film: December 8-14
Akira Kurosawa,
Batman Returns
, and Invincible Kung Fu Legs!
by Mercury Staff
Fifty Years Later,
Kill, Baby... Kill!
Still Terrifies
What Could Go Wrong in a Cursed Town in the Carpathian Mountains?
by Ciara Dolan
Thelma
Is Pretty Much the Worst X-Man Ever
Psychic Overload in Joachim Trier’s Latest
by Robert Ham
Books
HRC Is Free
Why You Should Care About Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Second Act
by Megan Burbank
In
Fascism Today
, Winning the Fight Against White Supremacy
Shane Burley’s Prescription for Fascism: A Mass Movement Rooted in Antifa Solidarity, Not Separatism
by Cameron Crowell
Feature
Portland Is Burning
Local Ballroom Culture Is About Much More than Looking Fabulous
by Emilly Prado
Ballroom Glossary
Courtesy of Your Friends at #PDXBALL
Ask a Pot Lawyer
Marketing CBD’s Medical Benefits Is a No-Go, Unfortunately
Oregon and Federal Laws Prevent Makers from Touting Them
by Vince Sliwoski
I, Anonymous
This Week’s Featured I, Anonymous!
Grok the Neighborhood
by Anonymous
Lush Life
Hotel Bars for Visiting Relatives
Where to Put Your Family Up During the Holidays
by Thomas Ross
Last Supper
Carlita’s Screaming Happy Hour Saves the Day
Northwest Portland's Got a New Tacos-and-Cocktails Spot
by Thomas Ross
Cannabuzz
NW Cannabis Club Allows You to Take It Inside
The Members-Only Club Provides a Needed Service for Those Who Can’t Consume at Home
by Josh Jardine
Sold Out
December Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo
One Day at a Time
So... Are Any
Other
Royals Looking to Import a Bride?
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Apologies in Advance
Letters
Letters to the Editor
This Week: Bootie Rings (and Other Things Crawling Up Our Readers’ Asses)
I, Anonymous Blog
Missing An Urban Legend
by Anonymous
I Hate You
by Anonymous
Reindeer Crossing
by Anonymous
Right turn
by Anonymous
A Treatise on Why We All Suck
by Anonymous
Can someone that lives in…
by Anonymous
Meet More Dumb Parents
by Anonymous
Toilet Seat Pissers
by Anonymous
Hurts Burger
by Anonymous
Columbia Sportswear CEO is Embarrassing Us?
by Anonymous
Ignorant, Pot-Smoking Neighbors
by Anonymous
My Super Sweet Traffic Idea, You Guys!
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
What Happened
by Dan Savage
What’s She Mad About Now?
Where the Republican Party Draws the Line
by Courtenay Hameister
From Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance Events for the Week of December 6-12
by Emilly Prado