Another dope SPLIFF Film Festival has passed. You came, you smoked, you watched, you voted! Without any further ado, here are this year’s 2022 SPLIFF winners! Trippiest: “Your Marketplace” Funniest: “Cooking at 4:20” Stupidest: “Poop Shoes” Best in Show: “Cactus Touch” Many thanks to ALL our incredible filmmakers, and thank YOU for making the 2022 […]
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New Savage Lovecast: Rethinking Sex, with Christine Emba
A gay man discovered that his friend had a nude photo of him on his phone. The caller had asked him to take the picture so he could edit it and send it to another dude. But the friend kept the pic for himself and sent it to other people without the caller’s knowledge or […]
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Saturday Night Only! It’s the Weed-Tastic SPLIFF FILM FESTIVAL at Revolution Hall!
HELLO WEED LOVERS! This Saturday (April 16), it’s the stone-iest time of the year… the the SPLIFF Film Festival—featuring short, hilarious, trippy, and thoughtful mini-movies about cannabis, made by stoners just like YOU! At SPLIFF, you’ll see films that will make you laugh, films that will make you think, and films that will make you […]
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Sound the Alarm! 🚨 The Mercury‘s PIZZA WEEK Starts Monday!
Let the bells ring and the confetti fall: PIZZA WEEK IS BACK, BAY-BEE! With mask requirements lifting, it’s time to start lifting some pizza… into YOUR GORGEOUS FACE! And the best pizza pie makers in Portland are ready to strut their pizza stuff! So starting this MONDAY April 18 until SUNDAY April 24, the Portland […]
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New Savage Lovecast: Fake! Fake! Fake!
Strap in (or on) for a wild ride folks, because this is the April Fool’s Day show. We asked you to send in fake calls and you came through in a big way. It’s Savage’s challenge to spot the phonies. A woman wonders how to help her friend dispose of his unwanted sex doll. Can […]
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FREE TICKETS TUESDAY: Enter to Win Tix to See Austra and Valerie June!
Who’s ready to see some shows? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS TUESDAY—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making a small monthly contribution to keep us alive […]
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Hurry! It’s the Last Weekend to Stream HUMP!
Did you miss your chance to HUMP! at Revolution Hall? Or maybe you want to watch the magic one more time? By popular demand, we’re streaming the 2022 HUMP! Film Festival—but this is the FINAL weekend! As you undoubtedly know, HUMP! is the annual film festival where sexy amateur filmmakers share their lustiest five-minute dirty […]
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New Savage Lovecast: Vibing with Laura Kipnis
A woman with teenaged kids has started seeing a man she’s known for a decade. It’s a dom/sub relationship, where she is the dom. Part of their arrangement is that she gets to date other people and he does not. She has always been transparent and open with her kids, but she hasn’t told them […]
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Drink Up! The Mercury‘s HIGHBALL Week—$6 Specialty Cocktails—Ends Sunday!
Bar Carlo’s “Sangre & Smoke” BEHOLD! It’s the triumphant return of the Portland Mercury’s HIGHBALL! That’s correct: Get ready for an ENTIRE WEEK (happening RIGHT NOW through this SUNDAY, March 20) of specially crafted, original cocktails mixed by the best bartenders in town… and get this, they’re only $6 each! We’ve teamed up with the […]
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Did You Miss This Year’s HUMP? Here’s Your Chance to Stream It!
Did you miss your chance to HUMP! at Revolution Hall? Or maybe you want to watch the magic one more time? By popular demand, we’re streaming the 2022 HUMP! Film Festival for a limited time over the next two weekends! As you undoubtedly know, HUMP! is the annual film festival where sexy amateur filmmakers share […]
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Whoopee! It’s the Mercury‘s HIGHBALL Week—$6 Specialty Cocktails from Your Fave Bars… RIGHT NOW!
The Low Tide Lounge’s “Emergency Floatation Device” Courtesy Low Tide Lounge BEHOLD! It’s the triumphant return of the Portland Mercury’s HIGHBALL! That’s correct: Get ready for an ENTIRE WEEK (happening RIGHT NOW through March 20) of specially crafted, original cocktails mixed by the best bartenders in town… and get this, they’re only $6 each! We’ve […]
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Calling All Booze Lovers! The Mercury‘s HIGHBALL—a Week of $6 Specialty Cocktails—Is Now Underway!
BEHOLD! It’s the triumphant return of the Portland Mercury’s HIGHBALL! That’s correct: Get ready for an ENTIRE WEEK (starting NOW through March 20) of specially crafted, original cocktails mixed by the best bartenders in town… and get this, they’re only $6 each! We’ve teamed up with the finest bars and restaurants in Portland—along with our […]