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The Top 28 Events in Portland This Week: Jan 27–Feb 2, 2025
Wiener Week, Ani DiFranco, and More Top Picks
This week, pump up your schedule with top events from Ani DiFranco to L’Impératrice and from Portland Mercury’s 2025 Wiener Week to Rogue x Korean Mama Fundraiser for LA Wildfire Relief. Plus, check out our Lunar New Year guide for ways to celebrate the holiday. MONDAY FILM Drafts, Crafts, & Cinema NightThe Garden Tavern bids […]
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What’s Wrong With the Democratic Party
There are so many things wrong with the Democratic Party that the 300-word limit for this posting will not allow me to cover them. So, I will confine my opinion to just one, which happens to be my pet peeve. The leadership of the Democratic Party is too old, too white, too wealthy, and too […]
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It’s Fucking Time
PGE and PP&L need to go. It is time that this essential technology become publicly owned as it is across the river in Vancouver (Clark Public Utilities), or up in Seattle (Seattle City Light). We rate payers are being held hostage to the greed of the Ferengi and their insatiable appetite for money, and a […]
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Cross-Species Critical Race Theory
One of America’s favorite Christmas songs is under political attack. Will Americans put up with this? In this beloved song, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was the target of horrific physical and emotional abuse at the hands, or hooves to be more precise, of his fellow reindeer as he possessed a physical trait they did not, […]
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Anybody have a piece of gum?
Let’s just say, I’m fresh out, and my breath’s running a little hot right now. Not ideal, I know. Just one piece could really take the edge off—cool things down a bit, you know? It’s a small ask, but it could save us both from a situation that might… escalate. No one wants things to […]
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Our Favorite Vegan Restaurants in Portland
Mis Tacones, Chubby Bunny, and More
If you’re a plant-based eater or reevaluating your meat and/or dairy consumption, you’ve got plenty of delicious options to ease you through the transition: Portland happens to be one of the most vegan-friendly cities in the world. We’ve rounded up this list of vegan restaurants worth trying, from the taqueria Mis Tacones to the Italian […]
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Jan 24–26, 2025
Portland Vintage Market, The Palestine Exception, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15
Dive headfirst into the weekend with an assist from our cheap and easy guide, which suggests events from Portland Vintage Market to the Portland Art Museum’s Miller Family Free Day and from a screening and panel discussion of The Palestine Exception to Nikkei New Year’s Party and Mochi Demonstration. For more ideas, check out our […]
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Good Morning, News: I, For One, Welcome the Portland Police Black Mirror Robot Dog, Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Repeal Blocked, and Two World Naked Bike Rides
Those robot dogs from Black Mirror that haunt your dreams? Portland Police have one now.
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Ticket Alert: Billy Idol, Nine Inch Nails, and More Portland Events Going On Sale
Plus, More Event Updates for January 23
Rock legend Billy Idol hits the road this year with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails will “peel it back” at the Moda Center this August. Plus, early-aughts rock band Shinedown heads to Portland this summer. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events. Tickets go on sale […]
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The 10 digit money hoarder
Hoarding 10 digits worth of currency ought to ne illegal. It’s not enough to recognize 5 billionaires running our country. Realize that billionaires are living in all 50 states and all 50 states have a problem of wages not being enough for those that were considered essential workers and were forced to sacrifice their health […]
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Continue the Struggle
I grew up in rural Oregon, but matured intellectually and politically in Portland during the George W. Bush era when Portland was a bastion of resistance to the War on Terror and destructive environmental practices. For all of its frivolity, Portland continues to be a serious site of resistance to the forces of hate and […]