Needless to say, this shirt has been popular with both friends and enemies alike. (Doesn't matter why you like it, as long as you're supporting the Mercury!) Same deal with sizes: small up to 2XL, and they're only $25! (3XL & 4XL, just $27.) GET YOURS NOW AND HERE!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until THIS SUNDAY August 22! So order your Mercury tees now, because YOU DESERVE NICE THINGS! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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Needless to say, this shirt has been popular with both friends and enemies alike. (Doesn't matter why you like it, as long as you're supporting the Mercury!) Same deal with sizes: small up to 2XL, and they're only $25! (3XL & 4XL, just $27.) GET YOURS NOW AND HERE!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until August 22! So order your Mercury tees now, because YOU DESERVE NICE THINGS! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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Needless to say, this shirt has been popular with both friends and enemies alike. (Doesn't matter why you like it, as long as you're supporting the Mercury!) Same deal with sizes: small up to 2XL, and they're only $25! (3XL & 4XL, just $27.) GET YOURS NOW AND HERE!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until August 22! So order your Mercury tees now, because YOU DESERVE NICE THINGS! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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Needless to say, this shirt has been popular with both friends and enemies alike. (Doesn't matter why you like it, as long as you're supporting the Mercury!) Same deal with sizes: small up to 2XL, and they're only $25! (3XL & 4XL, just $27.) GET YOURS NOW AND HERE!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until August 22! So order your Mercury tees now, because YOU DESERVE NICE THINGS! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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Needless to say, this shirt has been popular with both friends and enemies alike. (Doesn't matter why you like it, as long as you're supporting the Mercury!) Same deal with sizes: small up to 2XL, and they're only $25! (3XL & 4XL, just $27.) GET YOURS NOW AND HERE!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until August 22! So order your Mercury tees now, because YOU DESERVE NICE THINGS! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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James Douglas Mitchell

And due to popular demand, we're also bringing back the now famous Mercury TP Tee!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until this Sunday, May 23! So order your Mercury tees now! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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James Douglas Mitchell

And due to popular demand, we're also bringing back the now famous Mercury TP Tee!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until this Sunday, May 23! So order your Mercury tees now! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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James Douglas Mitchell

And due to popular demand, we're also bringing back the now famous Mercury TP Tee!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until this Sunday, May 23! So order your Mercury tees now! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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James Douglas Mitchell

And due to popular demand, we're also bringing back the now famous Mercury TP Tee!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until May 23! So order your Mercury tees now! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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James Douglas Mitchell

And due to popular demand, we're also bringing back the now famous Mercury TP Tee!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until May 23! So order your Mercury tees now! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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James Douglas Mitchell

And due to popular demand, we're also bringing back the now famous Mercury TP Tee!

If you want one of these wicked hot tees, ya gotta move fast—these shirts will only be available until May 23! So order your Mercury tees now! As always, thanks and WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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Sloane Leong

Check out the latest in our extremely popular line of Mercury T-shirts, the "RESIST!" Tiger Tee!

The Mercury "RESIST!" Tiger Tee is available in four colors (black, white, yellow, and teal), unisex and women's fit, and a wide range of sizes...so you're sure to find one that will look FANTASTIC on you! But you got to hurry: These shirts go away forever in LESS THAN ONE WEEK (Sun Aug 23!)

As you may know, the COVID-19 crisis has taken away the majority of our advertising (from music venues, restaurants, bars, theaters, and more). So if you love the Mercury's brand of smart, progressive journalism, complete entertainment listings, and comedy, and you want to see us survive, you have some choices: You can make a small monthly contribution here, you can advertise here, you can sign up for our free newsletters here, or you can buy this SAH-WEET new Mercury T-shirt here! (Or hell... do all four!)

Special thanks goes out to the fine folks at Pacific North Press—the makers of superb T-shirts, stickers, and more—who are helping lots of Portland's small businesses survive this crisis with fund-raising T-shirt campaigns. Check out their very generous efforts here!

So what are you waiting for? They're only 25 bucks! Do you want to be the most fashionable, generous, and adored (by us!) person in this crisis or not? HELP THE MERCURY BY BUYING A "RESIST" TIGER TEE TODAY! But as mentioned earlier, neither dilly or dally—these tees disappear forever on Sunday, August 23!

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Sloane Leong

Introducing the latest in our extremely popular line of Mercury T-shirts, the "RESIST!" Tiger Tee!

The Mercury "RESIST!" Tiger Tee is available in four colors (black, white, yellow, and teal), unisex and women's fit, and a wide range of sizes...so you're sure to find one that will look FANTASTIC on you!

As you may know, the COVID-19 crisis has taken away the majority of our advertising (from music venues, restaurants, bars, theaters, and more). So if you love the Mercury's brand of smart, progressive journalism, complete entertainment listings, and comedy, and you want to see us survive, you have some choices: You can make a small monthly contribution here, you can advertise here, you can sign up for our free newsletters here, or you can buy this SAH-WEET new Mercury T-shirt here! (Or hell... do all four!)

Special thanks goes out to the fine folks at Pacific North Press—the makers of superb T-shirts, stickers, and more—who are helping lots of Portland's small businesses survive this crisis with fund-raising T-shirt campaigns. Check out their very generous efforts here!

So what are you waiting for? They're only 25 bucks! Do you want to be the most fashionable, generous, and adored (by us!) person in this crisis or not? HELP THE MERCURY BY BUYING A "RESIST" TIGER TEE TODAY! But hurry—these tees disappear forever on Sunday, August 23!

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Sloane Leong

Introducing the latest in our extremely popular line of Mercury T-shirts, the "RESIST!" Tiger Tee!

The Mercury "RESIST!" Tiger Tee is available in four colors (black, white, yellow, and teal), unisex and women's fit, and a wide range of sizes...so you're sure to find one that will look FANTASTIC on you!

As you may know, the COVID-19 crisis has taken away the majority of our advertising (from music venues, restaurants, bars, theaters, and more). So if you love the Mercury's brand of smart, progressive journalism, complete entertainment listings, and comedy, and you want to see us survive, you have some choices: You can make a small monthly contribution here, you can advertise here, you can sign up for our free newsletters here, or you can buy this SAH-WEET new Mercury T-shirt here! (Or hell... do all four!)

Special thanks goes out to the fine folks at Pacific North Press—the makers of superb T-shirts, stickers, and more—who are helping lots of Portland's small businesses survive this crisis with fund-raising T-shirt campaigns. Check out their very generous efforts here!

So what are you waiting for? They're only 25 bucks! Do you want to be the most fashionable, generous, and adored (by us!) person in this crisis or not? HELP THE MERCURY BY BUYING A "RESIST" TIGER TEE TODAY! But hurry—these tees disappear forever on Sunday, August 23!

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If you've been following the news lately, you know how dreadfully important it is to support local journalism. The small, but mighty Mercury editorial staff has been pulling extra-long days to cover the nightly protests, and if you want to thank them and support their efforts, buying a Mercury Tee is a great way to do it! Plus you'll look SOOOO GOOD. But hurry! These new Mercury Tiger Tanks are disappearing on Friday, June 19—SO GET YOURS HERE AND NOW!

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Just in time for Pride week and warmer weather, the newest Mercury T-shirt and tank tops are here... and THEY. ARE. HOT!

This "Tiger ballerina" design was created by one of our fave local illustrators, Sheri Smith, and is the same design the Mercury wore in last year's Pride parade. But now it's even better, because you can purchase one in the highly coveted tank style (and for all genders)! And for a limited time, we've also brought back our very popular Mercury"TP" shirt. SO MANY AWESOME SHIRTS! And they're all only $25 each! But ya gotta get 'em fast, because they're only available for a limited time.

If you've been following the news lately, you know how dreadfully important it is to support local journalism. The small, but mighty Mercury editorial staff has been pulling extra-long days to cover the nightly protests, and if you want to thank them and support their efforts, buying a Mercury Tee is a great way to do it! Plus you'll look SOOOO GOOD. But hurry! These new Mercury Tiger Tanks will disappear on Friday, June 19—SO GET YOURS HERE AND NOW!

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Popina Swimwear

"We've made it through some hard times, and this challenge has no doubt been the hardest," said Popina founder Lulu Levenson in a press release Tuesday. "But we're proud of the swimwear we've created at Popina Hollywood, and very proud that we have manufactured our swimwear in Portland since day one."

Now focused solely on their Hollywood neighborhood location at 2030 NE 42nd, Levenson says their store will have more inventory than ever, and they have instituted strict social distancing and cleaning protocols to keep their customers safe. In addition, they plan to offer customers a 25 percent discount (both in-store and online) to help their patrons suit up for the summer ahead.

"In many ways, this feels like we're starting over from when I was sewing up my first suits for sale 14 years ago," says Levenson. "Initially it will be my husband Willie and I running the boutique, then as things hopefully get busier we'll look to bring back staff."

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Support the Mercury! Buy a Mercury"TP Tee!

Us:"NOW THERE IS!"

Introducing the Portland Mercury"TP" Tee! A high quality, super soft, 100 percent cotton T-shirt that depicts two of the Earth's rarest commodities: Toilet paper and the Portland Mercury!

Special thanks goes out to the fine folks at Pacific North Press—the makers of superb T-shirts, stickers, and more—who are helping lots of Portland's small businesses survive this crisis with fund-raising T-shirt campaigns. Check out their very generous efforts here!

So what are you waiting for? They're only 25 bucks! Do you want to be the most fashionable, generous, and adored (by us!) person in this crisis or not? HELP THE MERCURY BY BUYING A "TP" TEE TODAY!

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I have seen people across the internet flirting with cutting fringe for themselves. Is it cabin fever? Coping? A thirst to control some aspect of life when everything else feels so... out of hand? The freedom that no one will see you for weeks, maybe months? Whatever it is, don't listen to naysayers like Kelly Ripa.

I am your enabler. Let's talk.

Cutting hair is seen as a form of self-care after trauma, according to what Christy Beck, a Pennsylvania therapist told Quartz back in 2017. Be it a break-up, a death, or, for me, a bike accident that knocked out one of my front teeth, a hair cut is a change that helps us cope. That aforementioned bike accident is why I got bangs back in November. The stress and despair and fear we're all living through right now—experts have identified it as grief—is why you should allow yourself to go for it.

Throw caution to the wind. Look how good my mom looked with them in the '80s and hers definitely needed a trim:

writing something about BANGS and here is my mom rocking the look. Had to crop out my dad in the picture because they are DIVORCED pic.twitter.com/OlDIGENd1I
— nathalie graham (@gramsofgnats) March 25, 2020

I felt fresh and alive after my bang-cut. My bangs are flouncy and cute and versatile and they take my mind off what I lost. (RIP, my beautiful chomper.)

For straight hair, here is how:

The teens on Tik Tok are making it look so easy! If you're down to say "fuck it," just follow their lead. Before you follow their lead, I need to make sure you know this: CUT LONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU NEED. Thanks.

this is like the fourth bangs video on my for you page SHE LOOKS SO GOOD pic.twitter.com/YZ2lifS8gg
— Rebecca Jennings (@rebexxxxa) March 19, 2020

That means separating the front part of your hair into a triangular segment and twisting it and then cutting. If you go this route, make sure to start small. You can always cut more hair to make your bangs thicker. Once you cut, modify to your preference and it should all work out. Or, you can call your hairdresser whenever the pandemic ends and schedule an appointment.

If you would like a more refined approach, let's dive into that.

First and foremost, you should use hair-cutting scissors. Other scissors are duller and may make your hair shorter than you plan. Be wary of that. Cut long and then trim at an angle as you cut shorter—"You point with the scissors like a clock’s hand pointing to seven and then lightly trim across,"according to this article.

You also need to cut your hair while it's dry. Wet it and blow dry it and then cut.

The best approach, in my experienced opinion, is to watch a ton of YouTube videos of girls cutting their hair.

I think this is the most useful step-by-step tutorial and also it's super funny:

This girl talks a lot in the beginning so I skipped to the action:

You'll notice in both of those videos that the girls cut their bangs and then cut longer strands to frame their faces around the bangs. That's an important step to make them look more cohesive.

Okay, now for my non-straight haired comrades:

Curly hair is forgiving. Curls hide any cutting errors so you can make more mistakes. This is a fine line, though, since curls are unpredictable. When I got bangs, I started small to see how my hair would react to being so short. I gradually cut more bangs out of the front pieces of my hair the longer I had bangs and now I have full-fledge curtain bangs. Zooey Deschanel wishes.

This is the guide I followed.

Some videos:

And, in case you need help with upkeep, here's how to trim that fringe:

This is all the help I have for you. I want you to be impulsive in this weird purgatory we're all living in. As my mom always said whenever I got a haircut, hair grows back. And, worst case, you'll be giving your hairstylists a lot of business once we get back to normal if you end up like this:

If you are swayed by my argument and cut bangs please send me a picture.

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Jason Quigley

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here comes the sexiest, most body positive fashion event of the year, Unmentionable! Billed as a “lingerie exposition and marketplace,” this wildly popular show features original designs from great local fashion houses including Lille Boutique, Chubby Cartwheels, Thunderpants, and more. Unmentionable also has gorgeous runway models of all shapes and sizes (just like you!), and a marketplace featuring plenty of vendors (including Altar, One Imaginary Girl, and others) if you’re looking for the perfect V-day gift—such as jewelry, chocolates, fragrances... all sorts of wonderful, lovesick prezzies that will make your sweetie scream "ooh-la-la!"

Even better, it's gonna be emceed by the always hilarious and charming Marissa Sullivan (Portland's Pretty) with hot tunes spun by the always sonically reliable DJ Gregarious.

If there’s a more fun and exciting fashion show in town, I’d certainly like to hear about it! So don't miss the Unmentionable: A Lingerie Exposition and Marketplace, this Thursday, February 6, 8 pm, Jupiter Next, 900 E Burnside, $25-50; Marketplace, 6-10 pm, free and open to the public. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!

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