Wm. Steven Humphrey

Wm. Steven Humphrey

Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)

Classic Humpy!

Crying Wolf: If Portland Tourism Dies, You Can Thank Downtown Business Interests and the Police

Wm. Steven Humphrey

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: Eyes and Hearts

Wm. Steven Humphrey

Wm. Steven Humphrey’s Adventures in Newspapering: My Corporate Overlords

Wm. Steven Humphrey

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<div>FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Tim Heidecker, Shook Twins, the Portland Folk Fest, and MORE!</div>
Music Thu 11:00 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Tim Heidecker, Shook Twins, the Portland Folk Fest, and MORE!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>POP QUIZ PDX: Get In, Losers... We're Going Shopping!</div>
Pop Quiz PDX Thu 9:50 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: Get In, Losers... We're Going Shopping!

See how well YOU score on this week's super fun and local trivia quiz!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
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<div>YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Bye-Bye Blumenauer, the Best Bites of the Year, and the Movies You Gotta See</div>
Newsblast! Jan 12 7:38 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Bye-Bye Blumenauer, the Best Bites of the Year, and the Movies You Gotta See

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Tank and the Bangas, Death From Above 1979, Rorschach Test, and MORE!</div>
Music Jan 9 11:00 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Tank and the Bangas, Death From Above 1979, Rorschach Test, and MORE!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About the Oregon Ducks, Classic PDX TV, and the Best Movie of All Tiiiiiiiime!</div>
Pop Quiz PDX Jan 9 9:50 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About the Oregon Ducks, Classic PDX TV, and the Best Movie of All Tiiiiiiiime!

See how well YOU score on this week's super fun trivia quiz!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
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<div>YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: 2024's Top Stories, Portland's Most Delish Chinese Food, and Scandals A-Plenty!</div>
Newsblast! Jan 5 6:23 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: 2024's Top Stories, Portland's Most Delish Chinese Food, and Scandals A-Plenty!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>Submit a FREE <em>Mercury</em> Reader's Valentine for Your Sweetie!</div>
Luv Jan 2 11:13 AM

Submit a FREE Mercury Reader's Valentine for Your Sweetie!

Or friend, or sex pal, or pet... that's up to you!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>POP QUIZ PDX: The Biggest (and Most Annoying) Scandals of 2024!</div>
Pop Quiz PDX Jan 2 9:48 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: The Biggest (and Most Annoying) Scandals of 2024!

Grasp your pearls, and see how well YOU score on this week's scandalous quiz!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
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<div>YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Featuring the Best Films, Books, and Bullshit of 2024!</div>
Newsblast! Dec 29 7:00 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Featuring the Best Films, Books, and Bullshit of 2024!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>POP QUIZ PDX: The Best (and Worst) Bullshit of 2024!</div>
Pop Quiz PDX Dec 26 9:50 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: The Best (and Worst) Bullshit of 2024!

See how much you remember about 2024 with our entertaining trivia quiz!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Professors on Strike, Holiday Gift Ideas, and the Best Cantonese Rice Rolls In Town</div>
Newsblast! Dec 22 7:09 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Professors on Strike, Holiday Gift Ideas, and the Best Cantonese Rice Rolls In Town

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See The Murder City Devils, Leftover Salmon, and Eric Rachmany & Friends!</div>
Music Dec 19 11:09 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See The Murder City Devils, Leftover Salmon, and Eric Rachmany & Friends!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Oregon UFOs, Dolphin Dildos, and... Wait. Santa's on the Phone! 😀</div>
Pop Quiz PDX Dec 19 9:50 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Oregon UFOs, Dolphin Dildos, and... Wait. Santa's on the Phone! 😀

See how well YOU score on this week's holly-jolly quiz!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A New Type of Protest, the Drag Queen of Your Nightmares, and Take the <em>Mercury</em> Sex Survey!</div>
Newsblast! Dec 15 7:35 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A New Type of Protest, the Drag Queen of Your Nightmares, and Take the Mercury Sex Survey!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Ural Thomas, Karl Denson, and MAE.SUN!</div>
Music Dec 12 11:44 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Ural Thomas, Karl Denson, and MAE.SUN!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>Hey Sexy! Take the <em>Mercury</em>'s 2025 SEX SURVEY!</div>
Sex Survey Dec 12 9:49 AM

Hey Sexy! Take the Mercury's 2025 SEX SURVEY!

How sexy was Portland over the past year? LET'S FIND OUT! (It's anonymous, so tell us EVERYTHING!)

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: More Newspapers Unionizing, Cops Are Too Damn Expensive, and Now Hiring: A New Portland Santa!</div>
Newsblast! Dec 8 7:28 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: More Newspapers Unionizing, Cops Are Too Damn Expensive, and Now Hiring: A New Portland Santa!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
<div>FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See MAITA, The Cabin Project, Livingston Taylor & Loudon Wainwright III, and MORE!</div>
Music Dec 5 11:13 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See MAITA, The Cabin Project, Livingston Taylor & Loudon Wainwright III, and MORE!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
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