Andrew Jankowski, Author at Portland Mercury

Pickathon

Our Favorite Moments of Pickathon 2022

GZA, Sampa the Great, copious quantities of UFOs, and much more!

Andrew Jankowski, Bryson Fisher, Jenni Moore, and Suzette SmithAugust 11, 2022 2:08 pmMarch 23, 2023 6:18 pm

Returning after a two-year pandemic hiatus, Pickathon 2022 felt even more like a labor of love than it had in recent years. The fest confirmed that volunteer numbers were low, and Friday saw a short-lived parking crisis, which was eventually solved thanks to a neighbor’s additional lot. Though many things about the farmbound fest stayed […]

Books

Kevin Sampsell’s Creative Chopping Block

I Made An Accident collects darkly humorous collages from a celebrated Portland author

Andrew JankowskiAugust 9, 2022 11:00 amSeptember 8, 2022 7:19 pm

Author Kevin Sampsell is a known face at most Powell’s books readings—but for the past seven years he has also fostered a passionate found media collage practice.
A new book from Kevin Sampsell collects seven years of the Portland author’s found media practice. Arts writer Andrew Jankowski calls it “a jubilant celebration of bizarre, jarring, and defiant imagery.”

Movies & TV

Portland Queer Icons Jumping from Stage to the Screen: Jinkx Monsoon, House of Ada, and More!

Andrew JankowskiJune 23, 2022 1:00 pmJuly 12, 2022 9:53 pm

House of Ada on Legendary JOHN JOHNSON / HBO MAX There’s no denying the city has acquired a weird reputation. Where once Portland was a place people visited to sup on vegan delights and buy bird-adorned keepsakes, it has—for the past few years—gained a different notoriety. But our girl’s character is primed for a comeback, […]

Music

Portrait of Gay Glamour: Logan Lynn Wears Gold as a Sign of Good Health

Andrew JankowskiJune 22, 2022 12:00 pmJuly 12, 2022 9:53 pm

Cover of JD Samson’s remix of Logan Lynn’s “Rich & Beautiful.” KILL ROCK STARS At the February 2020 Grammys, Logan Lynn walked the red carpet in Gucci black leather and gold Tiffany crosses the size of your palm. He’d been wearing the brand’s luxury looks for two years at that point, and would continue to […]

Music

Rule the Revelry of 2022’s Portland Pride Main Stage with This Guide

Andrew JankowskiJune 17, 2022 11:55 amJuly 12, 2022 9:53 pm

Thirst Trap Alert: Mercury Editor-in-Chief Wm. Steven Humphrey marched in the 2019 Pride Parade, but is not scheduled to appear on the Pride Main Stage in 2022. Meg Nanna For the first time in two years, we’re looking at a weekend of Pride with a capital ‘P.’ Much of the city’s celebrations orbit the grand […]

Queer Guide 2022

Portland Queer Icons Jumping from Stage to the Screen: Jinkx Monsoon, House of Ada, and More!

Andrew JankowskiJune 13, 2022 4:00 amDecember 12, 2022 10:01 pm

There’s no denying the city has acquired a weird reputation. Where once Portland was a place people visited to sup on vegan delights and buy bird-adorned keepsakes, it has—for the past few years—gained a different notoriety. But our girl’s character is primed for a comeback, thanks partially to her most glamorous nightlife performers showing her […]

Queer Guide 2022

Portrait of Gay Glamour: Logan Lynn Wears Gold as a Sign of Good Health

Andrew JankowskiJune 13, 2022 4:00 amJuly 20, 2022 7:25 pm

At the February 2020 Grammys, Logan Lynn walked the red carpet in Gucci black leather and gold Tiffany crosses the size of your palm. He’d been wearing the brand’s luxury looks for two years at that point, and would continue to do so—even rocking a Tiffany wrap necklace on the otherwise stark cover of New […]

Theater & Performance

Legendary Recap of Episodes 1-3: Portland’s House of Ada Struts Onscreen as Fairies, Then Frogs

Andrew JankowskiMay 26, 2022 4:26 pmDecember 12, 2022 10:09 pm

House of Ada’s frenzied poison frog mating ritual Photograph by John Johnson/HBO Max Are you invited to a HBO’s Legendary screening tonight, but you don’t know what happened in the first three episodes? Do you want to root for Portland’s House of Ada as the belles of the ball, but haven’t gotten someone else’s HBO […]

Theater & Performance

House of Ada to Represent Portland’s Ballroom Culture Scene on Season 3 of HBO’s Legendary

Andrew JankowskiMay 18, 2022 10:19 amDecember 14, 2023 2:30 am

The promotional poster for Legendary Season 3, featuring members of House of Ada. Top row, left to right: Vanity Ada, Papi Ada, Virgo Ada; Bottom row, left to right: Sophora Ada, Babi Ada HBO, courtesy of House of ada Portland is about to, once again, shine in the national eye. That light is sparkling on […]

Theater & Performance

In The Queers, Mikki Gillette Writes Real, Unflinching Stories about the Transgender Experience

Andrew JankowskiMarch 2, 2022 10:16 amJuly 12, 2022 9:52 pm

Juliet Mylan as Ally (left) and Naomi Jackson as Lisa (right) in The Queers COURTESY OF FUSE THEATRE ENSEMBLE There are no fantasy heroes in Mikki Gillette’s work. And hardly any glamour. “A person at a reading said, ‘I’m glad you aren’t just writing the noble transgender character,’” Gillette told the Mercury. “And inside I […]

Spring Arts Preview 2022

In The Queers, Mikki Gillette Writes Real, Unflinching Stories about the Transgender Experience

Andrew JankowskiFebruary 28, 2022 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:33 pm

There are no fantasy heroes in Mikki Gillette’s work. And hardly any glamour. “A person at a reading said, ‘I’m glad you aren’t just writing the noble transgender character,’” Gillette told the Mercury. “And inside I laughed out loud because that’s not what I would ever do.” As a playwright, Gillette focuses on characters who […]

Music

Live Music Preview: Marina’s Unstoppable Femme Energy

Andrew JankowskiFebruary 4, 2022 12:00 pmJuly 12, 2022 9:52 pm

Courtesy of Marina Marina’s 2021 album, Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land, sounds like the revelations of a searcher upon returning from a long journey. It’s Marina Diamandis’ second album since the Welsh singer-songwriter ascended to a mononymous moniker, shedding Marina and the Diamonds, and it feels like her most urgently fed-up collection of songs […]

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