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The Mercury’s 48-Hour Drag-A-Thon Live Blog

Darcelle XV Showplace and Wildfang broke a Guinness World Record—here’s what happened!
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Happy, Drag-A-Thon, Portland! Starting at 4 pm on Monday, a force of drag artists onstage at Darcelle XV Showplace—aided by the planning and logistics power of gender-nonconforming clothing line Wildfang—began a marathon of continuous musical, dance, and comedy performances, nonstop for 48-hours, until they eventually broke the world record for longest drag artist stage show. […]

Posted inMovies & TV

The Mercury’s Favorite Films of 2022

The cannibalism movie, the broke millennial gay Pride and Prejudice, and the instant Internet classic all made the list.
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Here in the pre-awards season, there are plenty of good movies in theaters. But some of our favorite films of 2022 didn’t even grace those buttery halls. Here are a few gems that the Mercury’s culture crew particularly enjoyed. We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, dir. Jane Schoenbrun If we’re being honest, most films […]

Posted inBooks

The Mercury’s Favorite Books of 2022

To read list: queer narratives, punk graphic novels, and tranquil apocalypse tales.
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If you, like many literature-lovers, are looking to get started on your 2023 reading stats (looking at you, moms who chowed down 150 novels in 2022) here are some suggestions from our crew of book-loving writers. This list is not exhaustive, but these were our favorite books of 2022. The Boy With a Bird in […]

Posted inMusic

The Mercury’s Favorite Records of 2022

MUNA, MAITA, and More!
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It is good and correct that nearly every “Best Records of 2022” list should have Beyoncé’s Renaissance on it. But Mercury readers are savvy, and so much excellent criticism has that masterpiece lovingly covered. Therefore, when planning this short list of excellent records released in 2022, we deliberately skewed local / weirder / lesser known. These […]

Posted inFall Arts 2018

Presenting F-ARTS, the Portland Mercury’s Fall Arts Guide

Summer’s Over! It’ll Never Be Hot Again! What’s There to Do?
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Have we not called this thing FARTS before? It seems so natural: Fall into Arts into FARTS. But don’t let my lowbrow humor dissuade you. This fall guide to Portland’s up-and-coming artists, projects, and events is just about as chock full of brow and class as any newspaper-loving Portlander could desire. The Mercury’s fine crew […]

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