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Do This, Do That: How to Have a Súper Ultra Tropi-Tóxic Summer

The Mercury‘s event picks for July 21-27: Bike rides and hot shows! Power, ponies, and booty bangers!
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Good afternoon, my lieges. Your suggested itinerary for this week is as follows: Emo bike ride—I have your least waterproof mascara at the ready—or an Oasis book without Oasis at the forefront of its story. Perhaps I can interest you in a comp drop or a sketch fest? A World Naked Bike Ride or a […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: July 14–20

How often can you view a shark dissection and listen to ambient music in a sun-dappled garden in the same week?
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We’re back! This week, the Crystal Ballroom becomes a portal for both shark innards and Y2K-era heartbreak—who knew such a mash-up was possible? A Ghanian highlife legend and Pattie Gonia’s environmental drag will keep things particularly sparkly, too, and Moment’s garden gathering of experimental musicians offers a soothing sonic balm. But before that, Ari Aster’s […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: July 7–13

Outdoor parties, an AANHPI market, and a dog-friendly bike ride signal that summer is alive and kicking.
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If you’re anything like us, you spend the non-summer seasons of the year wistfully planning everything you’re going to do once July swings around. Coast trips, reading All Fours outside, lounging at a rooftop bar with a cute little beverage—it’s all valid. But here is a hard truth you might not be fully appreciating yet: […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: June 30–July 6

This week: Wu-Tang Clan, ceviche, queer cinema, and a friendly reminder not to traumatize dogs.
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One of your most important missions this week is to find a copy of the Mercury‘s 2025 Queer Guide, but that’ll take you what, a few minutes? That leaves you with roughly 10,076 minutes to fill. Read on for why you should spend at least a few of them listening to hip-hop revolutionaries, watching comedy sets […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: June 23–29

This week: nachos, rock history (the geological kind), and a band name we regret Googling.
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Welcome to the Mercury‘s Do This, Do That! Not that we think we’re the experts or anything (okay, we definitely think we’re the experts), but our new round-up of the week’s best arts and entertainment events should make filling your calendar just a smidge easier. Expect nachos galore, cinematic poetry, a dairy-fueled bike ride, the […]

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