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Chameleon and Caricature: Looking for the Real David Bowie
A Year After His Death, Bowie Continues to Reveal Himself
by Ned Lannamann
Fox News Reportedly Helped Bill O'Reilly Scuttle a Sexual Harassment Suit
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
Rex Tillerson to Humans: You Must Adapt to Global Warming
by Charles Mudede
Bands I Pretended to Like for Boys: Part Five: Grateful Dead
by Kathleen Tarrant
Good Morning, News: Sessions Confirmation Hearing, Trump's Nepotism, and Goodbye Club 21
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
Today, in Things Donald Trump Is Wrong About
by Megan Burbank
Chuck Schumer's Copy Editing Skills Just Burned Mitch McConnell
by Ned Lannamann
The “Liberal Bubble” Is a Ridiculous Myth
by Ned Lannamann
Ted Wheeler on His First Week As Portland's Mayor
by Doug Brown
The Best of Charlie Hales’ Voicemails: 2016!
Let the Hate Flow Through You
by Dirk VanderHart and Doug Brown
Delicious Décor
The Stories Behind Some of Portland’s Most Iconic Restaurant Interiors
by Andrea Damewood
Columns
New Column!
Imbecile Parade: Frank Cassano Asks, “What’s Your New Year’s Resolution?” (Uh-Oh.)
by Frank Cassano
Letters to the Editor
“This Is Why I Avoid So Many Restaurants in This Town.”
I, Anonymous
Mouse House
News »
Before You Say Goodbye to 2016, Read This
It’s Our Annual Rundown of Portland’s Most Essential Stories
by Dirk VanderHart and Doug Brown
From Massive Sweeps to Legal Camping, No Portland Mayor Has Wrestled with Homelessness Like Charlie Hales
So How’d He Do?
by Dirk VanderHart
Portland’s 911 System Has a Gaping Flaw
If You Get Disconnected While On Hold, the City Has No Idea You Called
by Doug Brown
Music »
Chameleon and Caricature: Looking for the Real David Bowie
A Year After His Death, Bowie Continues to Reveal Himself
by Ned Lannamann
Things to Do Music
Noteworthy Shows This Week
Film »
Rebellion & Revolution at the Hollywood Theatre
A Month-Long Series of Insurgent Cinema
by Erik Henriksen
A Monster Calls Is Sappy Death Porn
(Get It? Because It’s About a Giant Tree!) (And Death Porn.)
by Erik Henriksen
Food and Drink »
Food & Drink Events » Restaurants »
Delicious Décor
The Stories Behind Some of Portland’s Most Iconic Restaurant Interiors
by Andrea Damewood
The Merc Food Critic’s Personal Favorites
Where This Pro Eats on Her Own Time and Dime
by Andrea Damewood
In Defense of McMenamins
A Look at the Specs of Oregon's Most Saturated Brewery Chain
by Brian Yaeger
Put Some Sherry in Your Life
Nate Tilden's New Spanish-Inspired Venture is Bar Casa Vale
by MJ Skegg
Visual Art »
Is it Possible to Really See Andy Warhol?
Maybe Not. But the Baby Angels and Cartoon Cats Make PAM’s Show Worth Your While.
by Megan Burbank
Comedy »
The Siren Theater Gets Its First Artist in Residence
North Coast’s Rachel Rosenthal is Here to Teach Hip-Hop Improv
by Suzette Smith
I Hope the Person Who Made this Simulated Battle Between Santa and Penguin Armies is Okay
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
Books »
Hot Season > Purity
From Franzen on Down, Activist Lit is So Hot Right Now. Portland’s Susan DeFreitas Gets it Right.
by Megan Burbank
Feature »
The Best of Charlie Hales’ Voicemails: 2016!
Let the Hate Flow Through You
by Dirk VanderHart and Doug Brown
Alex Falcone’s Things Not Invited Back in 2017
The Annual List of Things from 2016 that Were Just “No”
by Alex Falcone
The New Year’s Party Mega List
Say Farewell to the Sad Old Year with our Citywide New Year’s Eve Guide
by Mercury Staff
The Original Portland Challenger
The Life of William A. Hilliard, Portland’s Pioneering Black Newspaperman
by Santi Elijah Holley
Oregon Cannabis Guide 2016 »
