Hello, and Happy Monday! Welcome to the Trash Report. I’m your friend, Elinor Jones, possibly shouting into the void because I feel like a lot of you are on a long holiday weekend and might be enjoying your lives instead of staring at one of your rectangles on this Monday morning. You’re gonna do what […]
Elinor Jones
Elinor Jones writes the gossip column, THE TRASH REPORT, as well as movie reviews, and dinosaur stuff. She likes your lipstick.
THE TRASH REPORT: Bunch of White Dudes Being Stupid… but Also: It’s My Birthday!
Hello friends, enemies, and fellow Cancers, with whom I vibe very strongly and complicatedly, as is our nature; it’s our season!! I’m going to be honest with you: I know very little about astrology. I know that I was born between late June and late July and that some ancient beings/contemporary Instagram girlies determined that […]
THE TRASH REPORT: The Trash Report’s Nemesis, We’re All on the Cameron Diaz Diet, Constitutional Law, and Hamster Science
Hiyeee, Trash Pandas, and welcome to another Trash Report! I’m Elinor Jones, your cutest guide to a bunch of silly things I read about that I’d like to share with you. You may be asking, but what is this for? Fair question. My answer to that is, what is anything for? You ever watch a […]
THE TRASH REPORT: President Toilet Stikes Again, Pop Stars in Wildfire Filters, and Just Try Canceling Garth Brooks
What light through yonder dumpster breaks? It is the East, and I, Elinor Jones, am the sun, and this is The Trash Report, and you are my Trash Pandas, and this is how it’s going to go: I’m going to write about some news and gossip that I read about in other places, and I’ll […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Sexy Current Events, Jenna Ortega’s Mom Makes Smoking Cool Again, and What NOT To Do If You’re Taking a Picture with Pedro Pascal
Hello my little Trash Pandas, and welcome to The Trash Report! It’s your girl, Elinor Jones, coming to you live from a rainbow T-shirt I bought at Target, which is not an act of defiance (or even really allyship, because capitalism is inherently harmful to marginalized communities), but it is kinda cool that wearing said […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Debt Ceiling, Toilets, and Bears, Oh My!
Good morning, Trash Pandas, and welcome to another Trash Report! It’s me, Elinor Jones, ready to either hold your earrings or hold back your hair, depending on how the week goes. Let’s not waste another second! And I know I’m always joking about this column being stanky, but I’m putting an actual content warning on […]
THE TRASH REPORT: In Honor of Short Kings. Plus: Ingenius Legal Defense Strategies, Bears in Portland, and Portland in Song
Hello, my sweet baby Trash Pandas! If nobody has told you yet today, you are a darling goblin whose mere existence dramatically increases global average human sexiness by several points, and I cherish you. Welcome to my column, The Trash Report, where I will try (and probably fail) to deserve your time with the rottenest […]
Say Nice Things Aboutโฆ Portlandโs SEXIEST Statues!
[Welcome to our “Say Nice Things About Portland” guide to the city! Did you know that this feature package is also in PRINT?? That’s right, this is our first print product since the start of the pandemic, and we’re psyched to produce a lot more. Find the “Say Nice Things” guide in over 500 locations […]
THE TRASH REPORT: MTV News, the Proper Naming Conventions for Viral Animals, and Kelly Clarkson Remains an Angel
Hello, and happy new week to all of you gorgeous Trash Pandas! It’s your girl, Elinor Jones, and you’re reading THE TRASH REPORT. I hope that you, like me, drank too much yesterday but didn’t wear enough sunscreen and are hungover and a little sunburned today. If you’re gonna Monday, at least do it with […]
THE TRASH REPORT: King Colonizer’s Special Party, Fresh Racism and the Feuds They Inspire, and Drake’s Boring Mansion of Bad Judgment
Hellooooo, Trash Pandas! It’s me, your best friend Elinor Jones, coming at you with a steaming hot pile of gossip, news, and nonsense. I’m writing it while on every over-the-counter allergy medicine I could get my dexterous little paws on, so if the quality is worse than you’re used to, blame this lush and verdant […]
Good Morning, News: Local Hero Child Finds Mammoth Tooth, Fashion Heroes Slay the Met Gala, and the US is Out of Money (Even Though I Just Gave Them a Bunch)
The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโbut your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! You know I love you because I’ve rounded up […]
THE TRASH REPORT: RIP to Original Trash King Jerry Springer, Brenda’s Gonna Brenda, and If I Have to Wonder about Tucker Carlson’s Affair Then You Do, Too
Hello, my beloved Trash Pandas! The weekend was warm, and you know what that means: the dumpsters are rank as hell, and the garbage of the day is going to infiltrate your nostrils and stay there for a while. And of course, by “garbage of the day,” I mean this column, and by “your nostrils” […]
