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Wm. Steven Humphrey’s Adventures in Newspapering: How to Leave a Voicemail

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

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by Dan Savage

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This Too Shall Pass: One Last “Boo!”

by Elinor Jones

Hall Monitor: Checking Boxes

by Alex Zielinski

Announcing the 2020 Portland Mercury FOOD WEEK Schedule

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

I, Anonymous: Bad Spirits

by Anonymous

“No Rhyme or Reason”: Behold, the Answers to This Issue’s Crossword!

Take the Mercury Reader Survey—You Could Win $250!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Things To Do »

The 30 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Nov 18-21

by Mercury EverOut Staff

The 27 Best Concerts in Portland: November 7-20

Cher! Brittany Howard! Summer Walker! Blitzen Trapper!

by Mercury EverOut Staff

The Best Movies & TV Shows to Watch in Portland: Fri Nov 8-Thurs Nov 21

by Erik Henriksen, Bobby Roberts and Mercury EverOut Staff

Cheap, Free, & Fun: The 18 Best Bang For Your Buck Events in Portland, Nov 15-21

by Mercury EverOut Staff

The 16 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: November 7-20

by Emilly Prado

Autumn Adventures Await: 30 Fun and Fulfilling Things to Do for Fall 2019!

by Mercury EverOut Staff

The 22 Funniest Things to Do in Portland: November 2019

by Mercury EverOut Staff

The 18 Most Delicious Things to Do In Portland: November 2019

by Mercury EverOut Staff

Recommended Events

Tues Nov 19, 8 pm & Wed Nov 20, 8 pm

Sleater-Kinney, KAINA at Crystal Ballroom

Wed Nov 20, 9 pm

Pacific Latitudes, Coastlands, Floating Room at Doug Fir

Wed Nov 20, 8 pm

Julia Jacklin, Christian Lee Hutson at Aladdin Theater

News »

A New Parks Policy Threatens to Hurt Portland’s Poorest Residents

by Alex Zielinski

Portlanders Might Get to Vote on Replacing the City's Form of Government in 2020

by Alex Zielinski

Oregon’s E-Cigarette Problems Go Beyond the Vape Ban

by Blair Stenvick

How Does Community Policing Fit into a Changing Portland?

by Alex Zielinski

Music »

Music Calendar »

Future Funk Producer Yung Bae Is Making Corny Cool

by Ben Salmon

Press Play: Music News for the Week of November 15

by Robert Ham

Rap Pioneer Kurtis Blow Talks The Hip-Hop Nutcracker, New Film Projects, Jesus Is King, and More

by Jenni Moore

Record Review: Weezy Ford, Sugarcane

by Ryan J. Prado

Movies & TV »

Movie Times »

A 12-Year-Old Reviews Frozen II

by Simon Ham, Age 12

Bloody, Funny, and Melancholy, The Irishman Is Grade-A Scorsese

by Erik Henriksen

The Report: A Damning, Horrifying Look at America’s War Crimes—and the Efforts to Cover Them Up

by Erik Henriksen

It’s Okay to Love Elizabeth Banks But Hate Charlie’s Angels

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Food and Drink »

Food & Drink Events » Restaurants »

Stuff Yourself with Cruffins and Cruff Puffs at Twisted Croissant

by Andrea Damewood

Portland’s Most Scrumptious Spots for Foodie Gifts

by Blair Stenvick

Eat It Up: Portland’s Five Most Essential Barbecue Carts

by Andrea Damewood

Sweater Weather in a Glass: Fall Cocktails at New and Old Favorite Bars

by Thomas Ross

Cannabis »

When Uncle Sam’s Your Dealer, It’s Not Always Easy to Get Your Meds

by Josh Jardine

Study Finds PTSD Symptoms Alleviated by Cannabis Use

by Josh Jardine

Is This the Largest Cannabis Grow Bust Ever, or Another Example of Regulatory Overreach?

by Josh Jardine

Shop Local: Giving the Gift of Cannabis

by Mercury Staff

Fashion »

Get the Most Fashionable Gifts by Shopping Local

by Mercury Staff

Portland’s Pretty: This Is Not a T-Shirt

by Marissa Sullivan

Shopping Local for the Sports Nut

by Chipp Terwilliger

Fade to Light: Local Fashion on the Edge

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Visual Art »

Art Calendar »

Portland Art Museum’s Hank Willis Thomas Retrospective Invokes Black Joy: The Strongest Force In the Universe

by Cameron Hawkey

Introducing Try Harder PDX: Portland’s Only Serious Art Blog?

by Cameron Hawkey

Disjecta’s Portland 2019 Biennial: North Interstate Love Song

by Robert Ham

Comedy »

What Exactly Is a Pacific Crest (Comedy Fest 2019)?

by Suzette Smith

New Portland Comedy Festival Pacific Crest Comedy Fest's Truly Impressive Line-Up

by Suzette Smith

New Podcast Alert: Andie Main's People Enjoying Terrible Accidents (PETA)

by Suzette Smith

We’re Obsessed With Shrill Star and Comedian Patti Harrison and You Should Be Too

by Blair Stenvick

Books »

Readings & Talks Calendar »

Matt Fraction and Elsa Charretier's November Is the Promising Start to a Sprawling Noir

by Erik Henriksen

Our 2019 Portland Book Festival Picks

by Suzette Smith

The Crying Book Review: Heather Christle’s Poetic Bites of Prose Investigate the History of Our Tears

by Joshua James Amberson

A Reading List for the End of the World: The Best, Weirdest, and Scariest Books About Climate Change

by Erik Henriksen

Theater »

Theater & Dance Calendar »

Unwind a Little with This Drag Clown Trapped under a Cabinet in Clown Down: Failed to Mount

by Suzette Smith

La Ruta Theater Review: Isaac Gomez's Powerful Play Speaks to the Complicated Horror and Promise of Ciudad Juárez

by Suzette Smith

Theater Review: The Hip-Hop Nutcracker Was Way Better Than I Expected

by Jenni Moore

What’s Happening With the Artists Repertory Theatre’s ART on Tour?

by TJ Acena

Shop Local 2019 »

One-Stop Shops: Holiday Gift Giving Made Easy

by Mercury Staff

Shop Local: Our Favorite Thrift Stores and Antique Malls

by Wm. Steven Humphrey

Gifts for the Geek: Where to Shop for Comics, Games, and More

by Erik Henriksen

Shopping Local for the Sports Nut

by Chipp Terwilliger

Feature »

Shop Local: The Greatest Gift of All Is Beer

by Ned Lannamann

Ghost Busted: The Mercury Uses Science to Expose Portland’s Real-est and Fakiest Ghosts!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey, Erik Henriksen, Blair Stenvick, Ned Lannamann and Suzette Smith

How Does Community Policing Fit into a Changing Portland?

by Alex Zielinski