Sexy Midterm Election Anxiety Sexy E-Scooter Sexy Angry Miniature Horse Sexy Climate Change Sexy Ex’s Costume from Last Year (Come Get Your Stuff, Seth!) Sexy Patriot Prayer Thug Sexy Couch (Achieved by Taping Couch Cushions to Your Front and Back) Sexy Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure Sexy Staph Infection Sexy Commuter Who Gets Held Up by a […]
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Posted inMovies & TV
This October, Watch 2018’s Best Horror Flicks
It’s October and things are getting spooooky! Here are our top picks from 2018 in the horror and horror-adjacent genres, as reviewed in our award-winning* Movies & TV section! *not actually award-winning A Quiet Place (the one everybody loved this year) A Quiet Place, director/co-writer/actor John Krasinski’s startlingly good monster movie, quickly establishes a lean, […]
Posted inComedy
New Biweekly Mercury Slogans That Were Quickly Rejected
• Half as Often, Twice as Annoying • Finally! A Newspaper That Matches Your Reading Speed • Keeping Up with the Blistering Pace of the Modern Media News Cycle by Coming Out Once Every 14 Days • Now with Half as Many Mistakes • The Slow, Lurching Death of Print Media—Now Cruelly and Unnecessarily Extended […]
Posted inComedy
New Biweekly Mercury Slogans That Were Quickly Rejected
• Half as Often, Twice as Annoying • Finally! A Newspaper That Matches Your Reading Speed • Keeping Up with the Blistering Pace of the Modern Media News Cycle by Coming Out Once Every 14 Days • Now with Half as Many Mistakes • The Slow, Lurching Death of Print Media—Now Cruelly and Unnecessarily Extended […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Cheap Lunches!
Sixty Places to Get Inexpensive Noontime Eats
808 Grinds SW 9th & Washington, 5226 SE 26th, 10100 SW Park If you happen to live or work downtown, and can avoid alpha male drivers who don’t care about pedestrians, and work in a swank private office, or just give no fucks what anyone sees you shove in your face hole, I highly recommend […]
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In Other News
The Future of Brick Buildings! County Sues Trump!
Portland City Council will vote on a resolution Wednesday, June 13, that could determine the fate of 1,600 of the city’s brick buildings—called unreinforced masonry buildings (URMs)—that will be particularly deadly if (or rather when) a major earthquake hits. The resolution sets up a policy that would require retrofits on URMs within 10 to 15 […]
Posted inFood and Drink
The Best Places to Check Out Portland’s Music Scene
No matter where you’re from, you’re probably aware of live music’s restorative powers. Rather than extol the virtues of this exercise, let us guide you through Portland’s best places to take your ears on a date. ALADDIN THEATER 3017 SE Milwaukie Located in the Brooklyn neighborhood, the Aladdin Theater first opened as a vaudeville house […]
Posted inFashion
Where to Shop for Portland’s Best Fashion, Shoes, Bags, and More!
Like food, music, comedy, and craft beers, Portland is internationally known for being fashion-forward and its local boutiques, which strive for sustainable, eco-friendly style. If you appreciate looking good, don’t miss these hot spots. WOMEN’S FASHION TOP PICK: Una The women’s fashion found here is of super-fine quality—but the pieces are also conversation starters, often so […]
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The Best Places in Portland to Shop for… Everything Else
Portland is also a great place to spend your travel allowance on the cool stuff that will make your friends back home drool with jealousy. Such as… RECORD STORES TOP PICK: Mississippi Records This independent record store crams countless vinyl into its small confines, but given space and time to explore, one visit can yield rare […]
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The Mercury’s Guide to Summer Fun in Portland—and Beyond!
Summer in the City!
Your semi-reliable, mostly sober pals at the Mercury are here with a bunch of ways to help you make the most of your summer.
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The Mercury Endorses: Nick Fish for Portland City Commissioner, Position 2
NICK FISH FOR PORTLAND So far, we’ve been pushing for change in this election—but in this particular race, we’re going with the incumbent. City Commissioner Nick Fish has been around a while, but with a solid record on the issues we care about and an open and earnest demeanor, he’s worth hanging on to. He’s […]
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The Mercury‘s Endorsements for the May 2018 Election!
MAIA BOAKYE By now, you’ve discovered a ballot in your mailbox and thought, “Huh, I guess there’s an election.” YOU ARE CORRECT! But, before that ballot gets buried in your recycling bin, we’d like to remind you why this election matters and who we think deserves your oval scribble of approval. We don’t care if […]