News
Thanks for Nothing!
The last installment of angry voicemails for Mayor Sam Adams.
Roll On
City council okays bike share—and the great helmet debate.
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Hall Monitor
The vote on Northwest parking meters speaks volumes about Portland politics.
In Other News
Nike's a go-go! Fluoride in 2013! Cars out of Old Town!
Blogs
Columns
I Love Television™
Rudolph could stand a few improvements.
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I, Anonymous
Dog Days of Bummer
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Events as they occur in Middle-earth.
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Portland as Fuck
It's the end of the world as Ian knows it (and he feels "whatever.")
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My, What a Busy Week!
Keep your Christmas cool.
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SOLD OUT
Get holiday party dressing advice from local experts!
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One Day at a Time
A terrible week for America—and things weren't so great for Lindsay Lohan either.
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Savage Love
My Dark Twisted Fantasy
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New Column!
Portland Mercury Adopt-an-Uncle
Film
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Freedom Fighters
Django Unchained: The world's first western blaxploitation revenge buddy comedy!
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Trapped in La Cosette
Lez Miz is garbage. Sorry, theater nerds.
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Jack Reacher Will Beat You to Death
And then drink your blood from a boot!
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Married with Children
Judd Apatow, This Is 40, and rich people's problems.
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Take Your Mom to a Movie!
She'll probably think The Guilt Trip is okay.
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The Wes Anderson Universe
Cinema 21 presents three Wes Anderson classics.
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Film Shorts
In which we hit it and quit it.
Theater
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Why Theater Matters
Portland Playhouse's King Hedley II is as good as August Wilson gets.
Books
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A Coffee-Table Newspaper
With issue 33, Arthur magazine is back from the dead.
Food and Drink
Ocean's 11 (AM to PM)
Four micro-restaurants let you mix 'n' match.
Music
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Portland's Top Five Records of 2012
Sooo many top five lists.
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Up & Coming
Highlights in music the week of December 19-25.
Feature
The End of Times: Cheers & Jeers!
It's the end! So here are your final "Cheers & Jeers," humanity!
The Mercury Guide to Surviving the Mayan Apocalypse
OR “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIEEEEEEEEE!!!”
A Non-Survivors' Guide to the Apocalypse
You're gonna die anyway! Here are tips for non-survival during the apocalypse.
Here Are Some Things I've Been Wanting to Tell You
Attention officemates: Here are some famous last words.
A Last-Minute Bucket List for Procrastinators
Our guide to actually achievable things to do before you die.
The Mercury's Word Search of Eternal Strife and Never-Ending Frustration to Celebrate the Upcoming Banal, Everyday Armageddon That Will Be Our Undoing™
This is the way the world ends—not with a bang, but a word search.
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