Your guide to the films of HUMP! 2015!
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.
Posted inMovies & TV
Miss You Already Is the Best Beaches Since Beaches
Catherine Hardwicke (Mostly) Delivers as Filmmaker and Feminist
Catherine Hardwicke (mostly) delivers as filmmaker and feminist.
Posted inArchitecture
“Yes, This Does Make Me Better Than You”: This Week’s Letters to the Editor!
FEMINISM FOR ALL RE: One Day at a Time [Oct 28, in which columnist Ann Romano comments on the wage-equality issues being brought to attention in Hollywood]. DEAR MERCURY—Ann Romano has written in this week’s One Day at a Time about how Hollywood actresses are complaining about not being paid as much as their male […]
Posted inFashion
West Daily, North St Bags, and 2015’s Chinatown Pop-Ups: Portland’s Fashion and Retail News Roundup
• West Daily is one of the most promising up and coming apparel designers in Portland (I profiled him not so long ago on the occasion of a fall womenswear release), and designer Jason Calderon has unveiled plans for a Style + Performance Shirt that repels water and allows for stretch while retaining a crisp, professional […]
Posted inFashion
Kami Gray, The Good Mod, and an Odessa Super Sale!: This Week’s Fashion & Retail Events
MONDAY, NOV 2 • All of the men’s items at Imelda’s and Louie’s are on sale—10 percent off regular priced shoes, bags, and accessories. Only through Sunday. Imelda’s and Louie’s, 3426 SE Hawthorne, now through Sun Nov 8 • Today only, take 20 percent off fall/winter styles from REIFhaus! THURSDAY, NOV 5 • Makers of lovely leather […]
Posted inFashion
Announcing the Lineup for Content 2015!
Portland’s Ace Hotel is gearing up on the 2015 edition of Content, on Saturday, Nov 14. Originally conceived by a team including apparel designer Gretchen Jones, Content invites the city’s community of designers to divvy up rooms on a floor of the hotel, transforming each room into installations that reveal the creative inner workings behind […]
Posted inPortland
“Either Purchase an Overpriced Home, or Rent a Shoebox”: This Week’s Letters to the Editor!
OILY TWEETS RE: “Portland’s Finally Deciding on Whether to Clamp Down on Oil Train Transport” [News, Oct 21], regarding the routing of fossil fuel through Portland. DEAR MERCURY—Twitter Oil Train Watch is recruiting volunteers. We still don’t have any Oregon tweeters. If you ride the Yellow or Orange MAX lines [or] use the Springwater path, […]
Posted inFashion
REIFhaus, Somethings, Langlitz Leathers & More: Your Fashion & Retail News Roundup!
• The new lookbook is out for REIFhaus‘ fall/winter ’15 collection, shot in the Gorge and featuring clothing that’s “inspired by the amazing landscapes of Oregon.” Emphasizing durability and versatility, the pieces are in denim, wool, and linen, including such wonders as the “swacket,” a combo sweater/jacket/scarf and long denim vests perfect for layering. Evan […]
Posted inFood and Drink
First Taste of Red Sauce Pizza (Spoiler: It’s Fucking Awesome)
NE 42nd Ave is on its way to becoming a pizza destination. While Tommy Habetz’s (of Bunk) Pizza Jerk is still in the weeds with its build out of the former Magoo’s bar (truly, pour some out), Red Sauce Pizza—just across the way in the former Rocket Pizza space—opened for business on Friday. I got […]
Posted inFashion
Cargo, Baby & Company, and More: This Week’s Shopping & Style Events
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 • If you didn’t know, now you do: It’s Socktober, y’all! Clogs-N-More is encouraging you to stock up on sensible and warm foot coverings, offering a buy three/get one free deal at all four locations on pairs from Sockwell Compression and Smartwool Socks. Meanwhile, Imelda’s & Louie’s is similarly offering 15 percent off […]
