Bikini Kill DEBI DEL GRANDE Adventures in NewspaperingWash your fucking hands! But don’t get all weird about COVID-19, please. NewsCan widening I-5 restore one of Portland’s lost Black neighborhoods? Frank Cassano’s Imbecile Parade“Are you voting for Biden or Bernie?” FeatureFor the Mercury‘s guide to Portland’s best cocktails, we drank all of them. The things we […]
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Bartender’s Choice: Portland’s Top Cocktails from the People Who Make Them
Portland has so many great bars, and so many top-notch mixologists… sometimes it’s hard to know what to order! The Mercury is taking the guesswork out of your decision by asking the top bartenders in town to make their very best cocktails, and then reporting back to YOU with the results! Drink up, friends… in […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury‘s Table of Contents for Thurs Feb 27-Wed March 11
Young M.A Young M.A Booking Adventures in NewspaperingOur editor is in the market… the market to fuck some shit up! NewsLawmakers work to hold Portland cops accountable. FeatureThe gender revolution is here, an dso is the Mercury‘s Gender Empowerment Issue! Things to DoOur picks for the next two weeks, including the apex of human accomplishment: […]
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On the Streets Today: The Mercury‘s Gender Empowerment Issue!
PAIGE MEHRER Welcome to the Mercury’s first-ever Gender Empowerment Issue! Why dedicate an issue to gender? Well, to put it bluntly: We’re living through something of a gender revolution. As women continue to grapple with how to gain and use power, men are adjusting to a world in which they’re being asked to share that […]
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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 […]