Photo Essay: Scenes from Pizza Week

 It’s Pizza Week, a time to reflect and meditate on the meaning of pizza in all of our lives.

Baseball Days, Pikachu Nights: Inside Portland’s Front Row Trading Card Show

Card collectors do commerce the fun, old-fashioned way.

Gaming the System

Board game creators from across the Pacific Northwest descend on Portland to test (and hopefully realize) their design dreams.

PHOTO ESSAY: Best in Bow-Wow-Wow

The Rose City Classic dog show brings out the best in poochies—and their owners.

The Portland Trail Blazers Aren't Good At Basketball (Relative to the Standard of an NBA Team)

How Blazers fans can seek the future in the ruin. 

The Mercury's Favorite Culture Moments of 2024

Doing something stupid in Ladds, dressing up for the movies, and finding catharsis at live shows, et al.

Björk Friday Is an Annual Anti-Thanksgiving Drag Show That's Been Happening for Seven Years

Every year, Portland drag performers gather on consumer culture’s greatest holiday and lip sync to Björk.

Christmas Music for Every Mood

Four examples of music that take a decidedly
different spin on the holidays.

Cosplay Break: Bask in the Charm of Costumed Fans at Kumoricon 2024

After 20 years, Oregon's largest anime convention is still volunteer-led and bursting with enthusiastic energy.

How Portland’s Rose City Rollers Became Roller Derby Champions Again

With standout jammers and unmatched teamwork, Wheels of Justice dominates the track to claim Women's Flat Track Derby Association's highest honor.

A Moment of Appreciation for Comedy in the Park and It's New All-Day Festival

In its fourth year, Kickstand's outdoor comedy experiment continues to expand!

A Moment of Appreciation for Comedy in the Park

In its fourth year, Kickstand's outdoor comedy experiment continues to expand—with its first-ever, all-day fest!

Portland Pickles’ Ten Cent Beer Night: Bad Idea Gone Good?

Big professional sporting events kind of suck now; it’s an open secret that neighborhood games with good snacks are what’s actually fun.

Future Now at Portland Art Museum Unboxes the Future of Sneakers

Future Now at Portland Art Museum Unboxes the Future of Sneakers

Get comfy, folks; the future of sneakers is heady as all hell.