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Feb. 7
Print Edition for the week of
Feb. 7 - 13, 2018
Vol. 18, No. 39
David Emmite
News
Portland Cops Might Scrap Their New $12 Million Records System
RegJIN Was Supposed to Revolutionize Police Data. Instead, It Just Costs a Lot.
by Dirk VanderHart
In Other News
Quanice Hayes’ Family Plans to Sue. Landlord Loophole Will Close
by Mercury Staff
Hall Monitor: Wheeler’s War Chest
After a Year in Office, the Mayor Is Already on a Fundraising Spree
by Dirk VanderHart
Music
Global Based Keeps Portland Moving
The Collective’s High-Energy Parties Are Curated by People of Color, for People of Color
by Daniela Serna
Meet G Perico, One of LA’s Fastest-Rising Rappers
Talking Street Shit, Songwriting, and Dreams
by Ben Salmon
The 16 Best Concerts to See in Portland This Week: February 7-13
From Planet Damn to Astronomar
Movies & TV
TV Review: HBO’s
Here and Now
Is Set in Portland—For Better or Worse
A Surreal Drama from
True Blood
and
Six Feet Under
’s Alan Ball
by Erik Henriksen
2017’s Oscar-Nominated Short Films Will Break Your Heart
Who Likes Sad Shorts?
by Suzette Smith
All Hail
The Great Satan
!
Everything Is Terrible Returns!
by Ciara Dolan
The 23 Best Films to Catch in Portland Theaters This Week: February 9-15
Including
Harold and Maude
, an '80s Music Video Sing-Along, and
Bride of Chucky
by Mercury Staff
Food and Drink
Make Your Valentine’s Day Dinner Reservations... Like, NOW!
A Slew of Food-Focused Spots to Take Your Sweetie
by Andrea Damewood
Books
Introducing the Anti-Trump Book Club
Fire
,
Fury
, and Why You Should Never Tell the American People What They Shouldn’t Read
by Jim Behrle
Theater & Performance
Getting Lost in
Magellanica
Artists Rep’s Six-Hour Behemoth is About More than Climate Change
by Thomas Alexander Ross
Roller Coasters, Emotional and Otherwise, in
2.5 Minute Ride
Profile Theatre’s New Season Begins with Lisa Kron’s Reflection on Family and Trauma
by Megan Burbank
Feature
The Scorpion
How the Feds Found One of the Web’s Most Prominent Illicit Diet Pill Dealers in Oregon
by Doug Brown
Last Supper
Roe Is Back, And It’s Still the City’s Undisputed Best Seafood
The Restaurant's New Location is Right Where You Want to Be
by Andrea Damewood
Lush Life
Beer Bits! Delicious Sips of Local Brew News
Modern Times Opens, Pelican Hoppinates, Montavilla Bottles, and More
by Ned Lannamann
I, Anonymous
This Week’s Featured I, Anonymous!
Chihuahua Chastisement
by Anonymous
Ask a Pot Lawyer
Checking in with Canadian Cannabis
Our Neighbors to the North Are Making Weed Legal in July
by Vince Sliwoski
Cannabuzz
Dennis Peron, Ameri-canna Hero
The California Advocate Paved the Way for Today’s Legal Weed
by Josh Jardine
One Day at a Time
All Hail Melania Trump, Our New Queen of Passive Aggression!
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Congressman Devin Nunes’ UNCLASSIFIED MEMO MAD LIBS!
Hey, Kids! Help the GOP Win the Disinformation Wars!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
This Week: Taxing the Rich, Pot Confidentiality, and a Sweet Farewell from a Loyal Reader
I, Anonymous Blog
Your Dog's Point of View
by Anonymous
Valentines Day Psychos
by Anonymous
Modern Gay Dating
by Anonymous
Hot boxing on the Max
by Anonymous
NOW!
by Anonymous
Mom
by Anonymous
Hungry
by Anonymous
Waste
by Anonymous
Just Hanging Around
by Anonymous
This is Crazy
by Anonymous
The Rudeness Must End
by Anonymous
The Gayest Homophobe!
by Anonymous
Animals Are Not Property
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Showing Up
by Dan Savage
The Party Review
Holiday Hollandaise
by Mx. Dahlia Belle
From Slacktivism to Activism
The 11 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: February 7-13
Remember Quanice Hayes, Party with Dress for Success of Oregon, and Volunteer with Portland Radio Project
by Emilly Prado
Portland’s Pretty
Miami’s Pretty, Too!
by Marissa Sullivan
New Band Alert
New Band Alert: Planet Damn
The Portland Trio’s Debut Tape Pays Homage to Wipers and Dead Moon
by Ciara Dolan