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Aug. 8
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 8 - 14, 2018
Vol. 19, No. 13
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News
What Happens When Portland's Hub for Mental Health Care Unexpectedly Closes?
Unity Center's Pause on New Patients Sends Providers Scrambling
by Alex Zielinski
Portland Considers a New Disaster Preparedness Model
And It Looks Really Weird!
by Kelly Kenoyer
Music
Record Review: Chanti Darling,
RNB Vol. 1
The Retro-Futurist Soul Outfit Releases Their Debut LP
by Jenni Moore
The Furthest Corners of the Hall and Oates Universe
Nine Songs the Iconic Duo Should Play on Their Current Tour
by Robert Ham
Jack White Is Coming to Portland
And with the Help of Yondr, He’s Taking Away Your Phone Privileges
by Ciara Dolan
The 17 Best Concerts to See in Portland This Week: August 8-14.
From Hall & Oates to Shabazz Palaces to Chanti Darling’s Record Release
Movies & TV
BlacKkKlansman
Review: Spike Lee Tries to Do... a Lot
It’s Difficult to Know What to Make of Lee’s Latest Joint
by David F. Walker
The 34 Best Films to Catch in Portland Theaters: August 10-16
Hobbits! Princes Brides! Damn Dirty Apes!
by Mercury Things to Do Staff
Food and Drink
Burger Week 2018
Aug 13-18, 2018
by Mercury Promotions
Comedy
North Coast, White Women, and Big Bang (The Improv Group Not the Famous K-Pop Band)
All the Best Stuff and Even More Best Stuff at the Fifth Stumptown Improv Festival
by Suzette Smith
Books
The Secret Token
Exposes the Mythology of the Roanoke Colony
Journalist Author Andrew Lawler Contextualizes One of America’s Favorite Mysteries
by Joe Streckert
Theater & Performance
How Jenna Bean Veatch Found Love in a Not-Creepy Place
The Not-Creepy Gatherings Grew from Veatch’s Performance Art and Interest in Human Connection
by Suzette Smith
Feature
So You Are a Star? Okay.
Why Hasn’t the Portland Music Scene Embraced Its Original Hitmakers?
by Morgan Troper
Last Supper
If You’re Not Eating Crawfish, You’re Summering Wrong
Have a Blast at a Cajun-Style Boil
by Andrea Damewood
Super Deluxe is Portland’s Answer to In-N-Out
The Man Behind Little Big Burger Returns in a Bid for Burger Supremacy
by Andrea Damewood
I, Anonymous
Fury Road
by Anonymous
Cannabuzz
Reefer Regulations Roll Hard
Hefty Fines for Violations in Oregon and Colorado
by Josh Jardine
One Day at a Time
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Bigfoot Erotica... Together at Last!
by Ann Romano
New Column!
Move Over, E-Scooters! HOPSTER™ E-POGO STICKS Are Coming to Portland!
Fuck Your E-Scooter!
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Cuddling! And Antifa! (Not at the Same Time.)
I, Anonymous Blog
Portland White - Stop Calling Yourself a Native
by Anonymous
Let's Protest!
by Anonymous
Over
by Anonymous
Adult Leadership, Please!
by Anonymous
OkCreep
by Anonymous
Wheeler and Outlaw: Allies of the Klan?
by Anonymous
Something About When Food Becomes Catered
by Anonymous
I Like Guns
by Anonymous
1, 2, 3, 4?, 5?, 6?... Punch
by Anonymous
Shaking My Head
by Anonymous
I Hate You All!
by Anonymous
Whoa, Did You See It?
by Anonymous
Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right
by Anonymous
Poop Castle
by Anonymous
Typical Asshole Cyclist
by Anonymous
You’re Disgusting!
by Anonymous
Dumbest rant ever
by Anonymous
All My Friends are Dying
by Anonymous
The More You Know...
by Anonymous
Security! I Need Security!
by Anonymous
Resurrection
by Anonymous
Hey Transplants or Idiot Portland Drivers!
by Anonymous
It Never Gets Old. (Just Kidding)
by Anonymous
More Clowns and Jokers
by Anonymous
Savage Love & Sex
Savage Love
Après Pill, Le Déluge
by Dan Savage
The Party Review
Late, Lost, and Mistaken for a Drag Queen
by Mx. Dahlia Belle
The Waiting Game
A Three-Hour Wait... for a Restaurant Filled with Empty Tables?
by Chad Walsh
Portland’s Pretty
Hot August Nights
Casually Comfortable Summer Cuties
by Marissa Sullivan
Around and Around (A Vinyl Column)
U2’s Dark Night of the Soul
Vinyl Reissues of
Achtung Baby
,
Zooropa
, and
The Best of 1980-1990
by Ned Lannamann
Opinion
The First Amendment Has Become the City's Excuse for Inaction Against Hate Groups—Rather Than an Opportunity to Condemn Them
by Alex Zielinski