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Jun. 20
Print Edition for the week of
Jun. 20 - 26, 2018
Vol. 19, No. 6
Kristen Liu-Wong
News
City Fees on Airbnbs Could Benefit Affordable Housing Programs
These costs could incentivize short-term hosts to become long-term landlords
by Kelly Kenoyer
Music
Floating Room Releases the Uber-Confessional Crusher
False Baptism
The Portland Band’s Sophomore Album Navigates the Crags of Emotional Trauma
by Ryan J. Prado
Marisa Anderson Returns with
Cloud Corner
The Portland-Based Solo Guitarist Reflects on Finding Personal Peace in Chaotic Times
by Ben Salmon
Peach Kelli Pop’s New Album Is Sunshine Punk with Pit Bulls
Gentle Leader
Features Full-Throttle Hooks and Explosive Sweetness
by Ciara Dolan
The 21 Best Concerts to See in Portland This Week: June 20-26
From Lucinda Williams to Good in the Hood Festival
Resistance & Solidarity
The 12 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: June 20-26
by Emilly Prado
Movies & TV
Hearts Beat Loud
Review: Cute, Quirky, and Boring as Hell
Sorry, Nick Offerman :(
by Ciara Dolan
Don’t Get Your Feminism from
The Misandrists
Bruce LaBruce Is Like John Waters with More Porn
by Suzette Smith
Yellowstone
Review: Ace Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan Tries TV
Angry Kevin Costner Is Fun! The Rest Is... Not as Fun
by Ned Lannamann
Here to Be Heard
Offers a Shallow Look at the Slits
Ari Up’s Absence Is Keenly Felt in New Documentary
by Robert Ham
The Texture of Falling
Review: Like Portland, Except Boring
A Portland-Set Wreck of a Meta-Drama
by Eric D. Snider
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Review: Whoa! What the Fuck!
This Movie Is Fuckin’ Nuts!
by Erik Henriksen
The 27 Best Films to Catch in Portland Theaters This Week: June 22-28
Featuring Ingrid Bergman, Howard Hawks, and Bill and Ted
by Mercury Things to Do Staff
Books
Melissa Broder’s Realistic Fish-Person Relationship Book
Romance Dies, but Merman Sex Lives on in
The Pisces
by Suzette Smith
Anti-Trump Book Club: Interview with
Pod Save America
’s Dan Pfeiffer
Yes We (Still) Can
, Obama’s Savvy Court Skills, and Hope for the 2018 Election
by Jim Behrle
Jodie Hollander’s Poems Surmount Emotional Milestones
My Dark Horses
Tackles Insecurity, Devastation, and Acceptance
by Robert Ham
Theater & Performance
Portland Playhouse Extends Its Run of August Wilson’s
Fences
The Play About Father/Son Dynamics Is Not to Be Missed
by Suzette Smith
Feature
A Safe Place to Sleep
How an Experimental Village for Homeless Women Defied Portland’s Expectations
by Alex Zielinski
Last Supper
Paiku and Painted Saints Are Taking “Pie” Back
Two Spots that Are Fighting the Flaky Fight
by Thomas Ross
I, Anonymous
This Week’s Featured I, Anonymous!
Portland Parking 101
by Anonymous
Cannabuzz
Sustainability and Cheap Weed Go Together at Eco Firma
The Canby Cannabis Grower Is on the Cutting Edge of Clean Energy
by Josh Jardine
Sold Out
Summer Lookbooks Are Comin’ in Hot
These Lookbooks Don’t Disappoint
by Cassie Ridgway
One Day at a Time
Don’t Mess with Rand Paul! (JK!
Always
Mess with Rand Paul!)
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Meet Connor Chadbourne, Fillmore Elementary’s Child Ombudsman
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Housing Bonds, Burgerville, and Portland Pride
I, Anonymous Blog
Cover it Up!
by Anonymous
Is Improv too cult-y in this town?
by Anonymous
From Now On
by Anonymous
Children Separation and Other Important Thoughts
by Anonymous
STOP the late-night noise
by Anonymous
IG Epiphany
by Anonymous
Inspiration
by Anonymous
Play Their Game
by Anonymous
Link
by Anonymous
Dear Portland
by Anonymous
My Only Sunshine Dairy
by Anonymous
The DJ Hates You
by Anonymous
Sustainable Hippiedom
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Blown Away
by Dan Savage
What’s She Mad About Now?
Hitler Crawls Back from Hell to Ask People to Stop Comparing Him to Trump
by Courtenay Hameister
Sneaker Wave
The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop
by Jenni Moore
Opinion
A Policy Change Could Bring Fairness Back to the City's Police Review Process
by Alex Zielinski