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Need Some Help Planning the Perfect Valentine’s Day? We Got You!
Looking to pull out all the stops this Valentine’s Day? Or conversely, looking to put a slick twist on what Valentine’s Day even means for you and yours? Would you prefer a Galentine’s Day? You feeling like 2020’s got you in an anti-Valentine’s mood? There’s still time to make this Hallmark holiday exactly the way […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury’s Table of Contents for Thurs Feb 13-Wed Feb 26
Adventures in Newspapering In which our editor-in-chief fails to justify slandering the good name of Adam Driver. News A murdered trans teen’s community fights for her legacy. PG. 7 Feature Get ready for pages of stomach-churning, treacly, and horny lovenotes—it’s the Mercury Readers’ Valentines! ALSO: Meet the romantically fatigued winners of our “Online Dating War […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury‘s Table of Contents for Thurs Jan 30-Wed Feb 12
Slumber Party to Dismantle the Patriarchy Jen Mitas Adventures in NewspaperingWell fuck you too, Edith! NewsAn insightful piece of local journalism that also contains the phrase “take-backsies.” FeatureIs our “Craft Beer Issue” just an embarrassingly lazy excuse for the Mercury‘s writers to get very drunk? The answer may surprise you! (It won’t.) Things to DoFrom […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury‘s Table of Contents for Thurs Jan 16-Wed Jan 29
Wynne Jenni Moore Adventures in Newspapering“Welcome to the January doldrums, buttholes!” writes the Mercury’s editor-in-chief, ushering in a brave new era of award-winning journalism. NewsPortland gets a new police chief, environmentalists clash over climate policy, and we remember Commisioner Nick Fish. FeatureThe players of the Portland Fighting Shockwave—one of Portland’s full-contact female football teams—are here […]
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Forget the Oscars: The Portland Mercury Presents… THE SNUBBIES
Director Greta Gerwig tearfully rejoicing as she receives her first Portland Mercury “Snubbie” (in our imaginations). Tommaso Boddi / Stringer / Getty Did your favorite movie or gender get excluded from this year’s Oscar nominations? Are you tired of the OBJECTIVELY BEST films, performances, and behind-the-scenes artists being snubbed? WE ARE TOO! That’s why the […]
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A Short (But Absolutely Correct) List of Things Not Invited Back to the Coming Decade
MERCURY STAFF COMBINED ARTWORK BY KNAPE, STOCKERNUMBER2, GEOFFBLACK, KEITHFERRISPHOTO, THECRIMSONMONKEY, RICHVINTAGE / GETTY IMAGES AND DISNEY Every year, the Mercury publishes a thoughtful, well-reasoned list of things that existed in the previous year but should not be “invited back” to the New Year under any circumstances. However, since we’ve entered into a brand new decade, […]
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Not Invited Back (to the Coming Decade)!
Every year, the Mercury publishes a thoughtful, well-reasoned list of things that existed in the previous year but should not be “invited back” to the New Year under any circumstances. However, since we’ve entered into a brand new decade, we’re expanding our scope to include things from the last 10 years that should also definitely […]
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Here Are the Mercury’s Favorite Articles We Wrote In 2019
A Mercury staffer hard at work on an important article. efenzi / Getty images Hey, Portland: We love you! And we love writing articles for you to read—be they newsy, artsy-fartsy, silly, or just downright deranged. As 2019 wraps up, we wanted to re-share some of our favorite things we wrote this year, just in […]
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One-Stop Shops: Holiday Gift Giving Made Easy
Cargo KATHLEEN MARIE / MERCURY STAFF You are a busy person. At the same time, you are committed to shopping locally AND finding fun, unusual gifts. This is why securing the most prezzies in the shortest amount of time is vitally important. Well, fear not: Here’s a list of some great local stores where you […]
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Portland’s Most Underrated Holiday Events (Plus One That’s Criminally Overrated)
For those hoping to get into the holiday spirit, deciding which of Portland’s many Yuletide events to attend can be a daunting decision—especially when so many of them concern religion. (YUCK!) However, a few of these events—even the religious ones (YUCK!)—are actually the perfect remedy for those who lack the proper holiday spirit. That’s why […]
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The New Year’s Eve Party Megalist!
Got plans for New Year’s Eve? You do now, thanks to the Mercury’s annual New Year’s Eve Party megalist! For even more amazing things to do all year long, check out the best event calendar in town at portlandmercury.com/thingstodo! (All of the following events are happening on Tuesday, December 31.) MUSIC And a Happy New […]