This week, I reviewed the newish, agrarian-themed Harvest at the Bindery, which should move to the very top of your list of plant-based restaurants to try, especially for brunch. And no, that’s not me speaking as a vegan. Because I’m not a vegan, which also doesn’t mean I need to eat animal products at every […]
Marjorie Skinner
Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and other arts and feature sections of the paper. She has been writing about Portland life and culture for the Mercury since 2001, produces one of Portland's largest annual spring fashion shows, and occasionally answers emails.
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This Fall at MoCC: The Riot Grrrl Exhibit Alien She
Heads up that the Museum of Contemporary Craft has an upcoming exhibit that belongs on your radar: Alien She “is the first exhibition to examine the lasting impact of Riot Grrrl on artists and cultural producers working today” and draws on the work of artists like Miranda July, Faythe Levine, and Stephanie Syjuco to see […]
Posted inFashion
This Week’s Style Events: Dapper D, Woonwinkel, Palace, & More!
—Add these to your rounds of not-to-miss summer sales: Woonwinkel, Shop Adorn, Machus, Union Rose, Lille Boutique, and Grayling. —Mink is having a sale on dresses just cuz. Take 20 percent off all dresses in the shop! Just cuz! Mink, 3418 SE Hawthorne, Tues July 14 (today!)-Sun July 19 —Mercantile hosts a trunk show for […]
Posted inPortland
This Week’s Letters Section!: “If Rent Control Got Serious, I Would Find a Way to Evict.”
NAKED & CLEAN A final observation on Portland’s 2015 World Naked Bike Ride. Take note for next year, nudists! DEAR MERCURY—You know what the coolest thing about the Naked Bike Ride was? Ten thousand people at Colonel Summers Park, and when I walked by it [the following] morning there was not one speck of trash […]
Posted inFashion
New In: Fashion/Retail/Design News with Fade to Light, MASI, and More
—The summertime (August 26) edition of Fade to Light will be here before we know it, and most of the lineup has been released. Look for new apparel work accompanied by mood-setting film projects by Altar, Bryce Black, Sara Bergman, Rogue: Minx, Stefanie Says, Studio SKB, WWJJD, and more. —If you don’t love wandering around […]
Posted inFashion
Clogs: Yes Or No? And Other Essential Summer Things
It looks like we’re taking a break from setting new records with summer temps for the moment. Don’t get me wrong, I dig it, but it can be hard to care about clothes when all you’re wearing around the house is a bathing suit (more on that later). I tend to invest less in things […]
Posted inFashion
New Store(s) Alert!
Further proof that the independently owned retail world in Portland is doing just fine: Exhibit A. Tender Loving Empire has announced the opening of a third location, in addition to the original in the West End of downtown, and one on Hawthorne, where the paint is barely dry. The newest one is headed to 525 […]
Posted inFashion
This Week’s Style Events: Hot Mass, Kate Towers, Timbuk2, and More!
—General summer sale update: Check out fresh markdowns at Stand Up Comedy, Roche Bobois, Una, Grayling, and Sara Barner! —Another one of these (kinda sketchy) RAW events is up again this week. Their events mash up a lot of creative elements from music to film to fashion. However questionable their business model, lets not penalize […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Movie Review: The Sad Story of a Girl Named Amy
AMY An uncomfortably intimate documentary. From a distance, it’s hard to tell how much celebrity suffering is theater. Asif Kapadia’s shattering documentary Amy certainly qualifies as theater in its own right, piecing together great amounts of archival, never-before-seen video footage of late musician Amy Winehouse with dramatic effectiveness. Much of Kapadia’s film is narrated by […]
Posted inPuppy
Dead Dog in Woodlawn Park Possibly Connected to Cat Stabbings
It was beginning to seem like the trail was cold as far as catching the sick fuck responsible for last month’s cat stabbings in the NE Woodlawn neighborhood. Then, on Tuesday, a small dog who had been missing since June 25 was found dead in Woodlawn Park. That, at first, wasn’t deemed suspicious until further […]
