Suzette Smith
@suzettesmith.bsky.social
Portland Mercury culture editor. she/her. Signal @suzettesmith.66 or email suzette@portlandmercury.com, suzettesmith@protonmail.com
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•Portland City Council bans AI rent price fixing
•PBOT blames slippery bike lanes on early leaf fall
•And finally, over 200 words on my critical vendetta against twee indie band Pomplamoose
It's Good Morning, News!!
•PBOT blames slippery bike lanes on early leaf fall
•And finally, over 200 words on my critical vendetta against twee indie band Pomplamoose
It's Good Morning, News!!
Good Morning, News: Portland City Council Bans AI Rent Fixing, PBOT Blames Early Leaf Fall, and Fuck You, Pomplamoose
200 words on why I hate the obscure indie band from the co-founder of Patreon!
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November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
•Portland City Council bans AI rent price fixing
•PBOT blames slippery bike lanes on early leaf fall
•And finally, over 200 words on my critical vendetta against twee indie band Pomplamoose
It's Good Morning, News!!
•PBOT blames slippery bike lanes on early leaf fall
•And finally, over 200 words on my critical vendetta against twee indie band Pomplamoose
It's Good Morning, News!!
The founder of Patreon Jack Conte has a band with his wife called Pomplamousse, and I don’t like it. And I really don’t like this time they mocked Beyoncé during their whitewashed cover of “Single Ladies.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The founder of Patreon Jack Conte has a band with his wife called Pomplamousse, and I don’t like it. And I really don’t like this time they mocked Beyoncé during their whitewashed cover of “Single Ladies.”
Every year I suggest we come together an form neighborhood bike lane adoption squads and every year people tell me PBOT has a bike lane sweeper.
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Every year I suggest we come together an form neighborhood bike lane adoption squads and every year people tell me PBOT has a bike lane sweeper.
Portlanders always complain about wanting more Jewish delis and then they let them go out of business. Is that a FAIR thing to say? IDK, but looks like we’re getting another shot on Nov 28–next to Tomorrow Theater no less.
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Portlanders always complain about wanting more Jewish delis and then they let them go out of business. Is that a FAIR thing to say? IDK, but looks like we’re getting another shot on Nov 28–next to Tomorrow Theater no less.
Are you planning a Stranger Thingsgiving? Will you be cooking to people running from demogorgons instead of the parade? Will you be hidden beneath the dessert table with your ipad?
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Are you planning a Stranger Thingsgiving? Will you be cooking to people running from demogorgons instead of the parade? Will you be hidden beneath the dessert table with your ipad?
As the Icelandic post-rock group Sigur Rós wind down their multi-year tour with Wordless Music Orchestra, it seems unlikely this is the last time we'll see them with an orchestra. It just works too well.
Live Show Review: The QuietQuietLoud of Sigur Rós in Portland
Suzette Smith
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November 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
As the Icelandic post-rock group Sigur Rós wind down their multi-year tour with Wordless Music Orchestra, it seems unlikely this is the last time we'll see them with an orchestra. It just works too well.
A cool halloween costume for Friends of Noise would be like everyone in Anton Chigurh wigs as Friend-o Noise.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A cool halloween costume for Friends of Noise would be like everyone in Anton Chigurh wigs as Friend-o Noise.
I wish there was like a really good local band called Punk Martini
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I wish there was like a really good local band called Punk Martini
"as we swerve into the homestretch of the actual 2025, that anger feels prescient—rejuvenating, even. Tearing society apart at its sinew, screaming into the face of every rich monster who’s made your life miserable, bathing in their pain: That’s that me espresso." - @sinacolad.bsky.social
Movie Review: Righteously Angry 'The Running Man' Concept Squandered on Too Handsome Glen Powell
Dom Sinacola
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November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"as we swerve into the homestretch of the actual 2025, that anger feels prescient—rejuvenating, even. Tearing society apart at its sinew, screaming into the face of every rich monster who’s made your life miserable, bathing in their pain: That’s that me espresso." - @sinacolad.bsky.social
Act I, Victor Frankenstein: I beheld the wretch—the miserable monster whom I had created.
Act II, Frankenstein's monster: My maker told his tale and I tell mine
Act III, Henry Clerval: You'll never believe it but like a third of the original text is devoted to ME—Victor's best friend Clerval.
Act II, Frankenstein's monster: My maker told his tale and I tell mine
Act III, Henry Clerval: You'll never believe it but like a third of the original text is devoted to ME—Victor's best friend Clerval.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Act I, Victor Frankenstein: I beheld the wretch—the miserable monster whom I had created.
Act II, Frankenstein's monster: My maker told his tale and I tell mine
Act III, Henry Clerval: You'll never believe it but like a third of the original text is devoted to ME—Victor's best friend Clerval.
Act II, Frankenstein's monster: My maker told his tale and I tell mine
Act III, Henry Clerval: You'll never believe it but like a third of the original text is devoted to ME—Victor's best friend Clerval.
Wake up and crank Arthur Russell's "Close My Eyes"
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Wake up and crank Arthur Russell's "Close My Eyes"
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Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
Two Former Editors at The Nib Have Made the Only Primer On Ethical Comics Reporting
Suzette Smith
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November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Two former editors at The Nib, Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris, have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
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• The US government reopens
• Portland City Council gets spicy (testimony not teargas)
• RIP the penny (it's still money tho)
• It's Good Morning News!
• Portland City Council gets spicy (testimony not teargas)
• RIP the penny (it's still money tho)
• It's Good Morning News!
Good Morning, News: Another Spicy Meatball Portland City Council Meeting, the US Government Reopens, and Pennies Finally Discontinued But Still Money
Suzette Smith
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November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
• The US government reopens
• Portland City Council gets spicy (testimony not teargas)
• RIP the penny (it's still money tho)
• It's Good Morning News!
• Portland City Council gets spicy (testimony not teargas)
• RIP the penny (it's still money tho)
• It's Good Morning News!
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UPDATE: A Texas military contractor rescinded its offer to lease land at the Newport Municipal Airport, city officials announced tonight.
But Newport believes ICE is still working to build a detention center somewhere on the Oregon Coast.
Details here: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
But Newport believes ICE is still working to build a detention center somewhere on the Oregon Coast.
Details here: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
UPDATE: A Texas military contractor rescinded its offer to lease land at the Newport Municipal Airport, city officials announced tonight.
But Newport believes ICE is still working to build a detention center somewhere on the Oregon Coast.
Details here: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
But Newport believes ICE is still working to build a detention center somewhere on the Oregon Coast.
Details here: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Public job postings for “detention officers” based in Newport, a request for septic tank services and a bid to lease 4 acres at the airport all suggest ICE is planning to build a detention facility
Is a secret ICE detention facility in the works for Newport? Clues reveal scope of Oregon coast federal project
Evidence is mounting that ICE plans to build a facility capable of holding hundreds of people, elected officials say.
www.oregonlive.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Public job postings for “detention officers” based in Newport, a request for septic tank services and a bid to lease 4 acres at the airport all suggest ICE is planning to build a detention facility
My other favorite Guillermo del Toro bit tonight was the 2-3 times he dragged a Portland sushi restaurant for not carrying uni
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
My other favorite Guillermo del Toro bit tonight was the 2-3 times he dragged a Portland sushi restaurant for not carrying uni
Guillermo del Toro on Jacob Elordi: “6ft 6, beauty and wisdom”
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Guillermo del Toro on Jacob Elordi: “6ft 6, beauty and wisdom”
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A federal judge has permanently barred the Trump Administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, following a long back-and-forth battle. Oregon leaders are celebrating the decision, but DOJ lawyers are already discussing an appeal.
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump, Barring Him from Deploying National Guard to Oregon
US District Judge Karin Immergut ruled Friday, November 7, that the Trump administration is permanently barred from deploying the National Guard to Oregon. The decision was a long-awaited ruling in a ...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A federal judge has permanently barred the Trump Administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, following a long back-and-forth battle. Oregon leaders are celebrating the decision, but DOJ lawyers are already discussing an appeal.
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Repertory film screenings trend surreal and nonlinear this month, with cinemas showing The Double Life of Véronique, The Color of Pomegranates, Memoria, and other films that ask for your focus and faith. Read why they're worth it on Second Run.
Where to Watch Folkloric Films and Arthouse Classics This Month
Unlike some months, the repertory movie screenings of November lack a natural theme. But our indie cinemas have still formed a united front, choosing films that ask their audiences to hang tight with ...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Repertory film screenings trend surreal and nonlinear this month, with cinemas showing The Double Life of Véronique, The Color of Pomegranates, Memoria, and other films that ask for your focus and faith. Read why they're worth it on Second Run.
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Tom Collins receives about $280 a month in SNAP benefits.
“If SNAP went away, it would be very inconvenient,” he said. “I would have to fight at food pantries for food. And it would be a fight, because there’s a lot of people dependent on SNAP.”
“If SNAP went away, it would be very inconvenient,” he said. “I would have to fight at food pantries for food. And it would be a fight, because there’s a lot of people dependent on SNAP.”
Oregonians have access to full November food stamp benefits, Kotek says
All Oregonians will get their full monthly benefit now, the governor said, even if they typically get the benefits on a different schedule.
www.oregonlive.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Tom Collins receives about $280 a month in SNAP benefits.
“If SNAP went away, it would be very inconvenient,” he said. “I would have to fight at food pantries for food. And it would be a fight, because there’s a lot of people dependent on SNAP.”
“If SNAP went away, it would be very inconvenient,” he said. “I would have to fight at food pantries for food. And it would be a fight, because there’s a lot of people dependent on SNAP.”
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A permanent injunction is now in place barring the National Guard in Portland due to extremely small protests.
Federal judge prohibits Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland
In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut found President Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard.”
www.opb.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A permanent injunction is now in place barring the National Guard in Portland due to extremely small protests.
You can’t argue with the science and the science says no matter your gender you share 99.89% the same DNA with evangelions.
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You can’t argue with the science and the science says no matter your gender you share 99.89% the same DNA with evangelions.
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Another death from someone trying to cross the tracks in this incredibly dangerous area.
(In June I wrote that there were two different types of train but there are, of course, three -- MAX, Amtrak and freight.)
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
(In June I wrote that there were two different types of train but there are, of course, three -- MAX, Amtrak and freight.)
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Another death from someone trying to cross the tracks in this incredibly dangerous area.
(In June I wrote that there were two different types of train but there are, of course, three -- MAX, Amtrak and freight.)
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
(In June I wrote that there were two different types of train but there are, of course, three -- MAX, Amtrak and freight.)
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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The honor system is in place at three Oregon stores, now offering discounts to all who need it.
Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative
The honor system is in place at three Oregon stores, now offering discounts to all who need it.
www.oregonlive.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The honor system is in place at three Oregon stores, now offering discounts to all who need it.
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When you show up 3.5 hours into the first NYC Municipal Archives book sale in a decade
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
When you show up 3.5 hours into the first NYC Municipal Archives book sale in a decade