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Arts
Jun 5
4:01 PM
The
Mercury
’s Cover Artist of the Week: Fazilat Soukhakian
Her photo series "Queer In Utah" highlights the struggle of sexual repression in a religious society.
Corianton Hale
News
Jan 8
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Commissioner Switcheroo, a Deadly Rose Quarter Plan, and Who's Not Invited Back to 2023!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Arts
Dec 15
11:01 AM
Meet Jason Sturgill—the
Mercury
Cover Artist of the Week!
Sturgill talks about the importance of being honest about one's mental health, channeling the inner-child, and more.
Corianton Hale
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News
Dec 11
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: How the PBA Siphons Taxpayer Money, Black Portlanders Sue the City, and Sex Tips for Sluts!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Dec 4
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Wheeler's Expensively Cruel Homeless Plan, Paulson Half-Asses It (Again), and Portland's Runaway Millionaires!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Nov 27
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Spicy Exit Interview, Forest Grove's Young Mariachi Geniuses, and Puppets That Go Easy on Fascism
Wm. Steven Humphrey
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News
Oct 16
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Paulson Steps Down (Not Out), Portland's Human Barricade, and Monkeys in the News!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Arts
Sep 25
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Huge Rent Hikes, Gonzalez Slapped with Historic Fine for Breaking Election Law, and Bill Maher Should Really Shut Up
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Sep 18
10:09 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Arts Season Is Here, Another Cop Payoff, and
Delicious
Gossip!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
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TBA
Sep 14
1:40 PM
TBA Review: Adrienne Truscott Is the Centerpiece of
THIS
By the time Adrienne Truscott was on a scissor lift, sipping a glass of red wine, I had already given myself over to the dance.
McKinzie Smith
Fall Arts 2022
Sep 12
8:09 AM
Portland Comedy Apocalypse
Five local favorites look back on how the pandemic changed their careers and the city's comedy scene.
Suzette Smith
Fall Arts 2022
Sep 12
8:08 AM
Fucking A
with a Capital Abortion
"You cannot do this play without talking about race," Shaking the Tree's Samantha Van Der Merwe says.
Max Tapogna
Fall Arts 2022
Sep 12
8:06 AM
A Decade of the Portland Film Festival
Milestones be damned, PFF wants its own movie theater.
Chase Hutchinson
Fall Arts 2022
Sep 12
8:03 AM
Portland Art Galleries, a Reintroduction
Fall visual art shows, and the galleries that love them.
Ashley Gifford Peterson
TBA
Sep 10
2:07 PM
Four Hilarious Things That Happened at Takahiro Yamamoto's
NOTHINGBEING
Consideration of pace and comfort on the Time Based Art Festival's second night.
Suzette Smith
TBA
Sep 9
3:59 PM
San Cha Opens TBA with a Sold Out Show
The Los Angeles-based singer wowed with a slow baked layer cake set of emotion and drama.
Martha Daghlian
Podcast
Sep 8
12:35 PM
You're Wrong About
Is the Podcast That Gets It Right
Portland Journalist Sarah Marshall Speaks Wry Revisionist Truth to Power
McKinzie Smith
Fall Arts 2022
Sep 6
1:10 PM
Start Your Time-Based Art Engines
PICA's 2022 TBA festival schedule reveals themes of personal journeys, communal healing, cosmic connections, and sensory immersion.
Martha Daghlian
Movies & TV
Sep 2
12:50 PM
Portland Playhouse Returns to the Short, Local Films of Wonderland
Short films are where the filmmakers of tomorrow are being born.
Chase Hutchinson
Music
Sep 1
2:39 PM
Expanding the Lose Yr Mind Music Festival
Co-founder Elizabeth Elder worked to grow the music festival's consciousness past psych rock and across multiple venues
Jenni Moore
Movies & TV
Aug 31
1:14 PM
Film Review: Regina Hall Is Divine in
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
She's a genius.
Jas Keimig
Hear In Portland
Aug 31
12:10 PM
An Incoming Storm of Tegan and Sara Content
In this week's Hear in Portland: a new Wynne single drops, and we celebrate Beyoncé's birthday all damn day.
Jenni Moore
Movies & TV
Aug 30
2:22 PM
For National Cinema Day SOME Portland Movie Theaters Will Offer $3 Admission
Are movie theaters that you like participating in this new, national tradition?
Suzette Smith
Hear In Portland
Aug 25
2:17 PM
Festival News from Lose Yr Mind and The Kidz Outside
The Last Artful, Dodgr's debut album drops and everything else you should Hear In Portland!
Jenni Moore
Comedy
Aug 19
12:24 PM
Does Portland Still Demand Lez Stand Up?
"This is a sort of toe-dip," founder Kirsten Kuppenbender said of the queer comedy showcase's tentative return.
Suzette Smith
Hear In Portland
Aug 18
1:53 PM
Sunbathe and
Spelljams
Rock a Basement Near You
Spend summer's hot days with tabletop-inspired tunes, PDX Pop Now! 2022, and live shows HEAR IN PORTLAND!
Jenni Moore
Music
Aug 17
1:00 PM
Dundee Lodge Campout Kicks off its 2022 Festival This Weekend
They've added single-day tickets, more food (and coffee!) vendors, and a one day Mississippi Records deal.
Suzette Smith
Hear In Portland
Aug 12
11:00 AM
The Sávila Show You've Been Waiting For
Plus, a Brown Calvin (of Brown Calculus) Record Release Show—It's All HEAR IN PORTLAND!
Jenni Moore
Pickathon
Aug 11
2:08 PM
Our Favorite Moments of Pickathon 2022
GZA, Sampa the Great, copious quantities of UFOs, and much more!
Andrew Jankowski
,
Bryson Fisher
,
Jenni Moore
&
Suzette Smith
Books
Aug 9
11:00 AM
Kevin Sampsell’s Creative Chopping Block
I Made An Accident
collects darkly humorous collages from a celebrated Portland author
Andrew Jankowski
Hear In Portland
Aug 5
2:57 PM
D Worthy, Mahalia, and Kamaiyah Live Shows
Plus, the Last Artful, Dodgr Announces Her Debut Full-Length—It's All HEAR IN PORTLAND!
Jenni Moore
Pickathon
Aug 5
2:02 PM
Things Not to Miss at Pickathon 2022
Here are our live music picks and a few tips on what look for at this year's festival.
Suzette Smith
,
Jenni Moore
&
Bryson Fisher
Comedy
Jul 25
3:30 PM
Podcast But Outsid
e, but Stand-Up and Inside
Andrew Michaan on his two-day tour with fellow comedian Brent Weinbach
Suzette Smith
Theater & Performance
Jul 22
4:21 PM
The Shoebox Is Now 21ten Theatre
And two Portland actresses are now Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Jul 21
11:00 AM
Who's Who at the Portland Sketch Comedy Festival 2022
Relative unknowns (like TSTMRKT) and satire standards (such as Brunch) fill the fourth year's line-up.
Suzette Smith
Arts
Mar 12
4:00 AM
Body Worlds & the Cycle of Life
at OMSI: A Look at the Body as It Ages, With Dicks
Suzette Smith
Arts
Mar 12
4:00 AM
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Review: Jamie Sanders’ Portrayal of an Autistic Boy Brings Tears
Robert Ham
Arts
Feb 27
4:00 AM
John Sayles Interview: His New Novel
Yellow Earth
, the Boom and Bust of the Oil Industry, and How His Research Approach Has Changed
Robert Ham
Arts
Feb 13
4:00 AM
Our Picks for the 2020 NW Black Comedy Festival: Chaz Carter, D'Lo, Papp Johnson, Debbie Wooten and more!
Suzette Smith
Arts
Feb 13
4:00 AM
The Aces Sketch Comedy Show
Ghost Town
Is Going Straight to the Wild Wild West
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jan 30
4:00 AM
The 2020 Fertile Ground Festival Dismantles the Patriarchy, Plans for Death, and Channels Osho
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jan 30
4:00 AM
Lidia Yuknavitch Interview: Anti-Memoir, Carrie Underwood, and the Second Vagina in Her New Short Story Collection
Verge
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jan 16
4:00 AM
Carmen Maria Machado Interview: Difficult Questions about
In the Dream House
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jan 2
4:00 AM
Andie Main’s Debut Comedy Album
Magpie
is a Love Letter to the Pacific Northwest
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jan 2
4:00 AM
Kids in the Hall
Member Bruce McCulloch Interview: Part Mentor, Part Cautionary Tale
Robert Ham
Arts
Dec 19
4:00 AM
The
Mercury
’s Favorite Books of 2019: Cultural Commentary, Environmental Pragmatism, Vegan Cooking, and Graphic Novels
Blair Stenvick
,
Erik Henriksen
,
Kathleen Marie
&
Suzette Smith
Arts
Dec 19
4:00 AM
Batman Return Returns
Puts Local Music Heroes in Superhero Roles
Suzette Smith
Arts
Dec 19
4:00 AM
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Review: Is This How Jane Austen Nerds Fall in Love?
Suzette Smith
Arts
Dec 5
4:00 AM
John Waters Interview: Mr. Know-It-All Talks Tarnished Wisdom and Why He Stopped Making Films
Robert Ham
Arts
Dec 5
4:00 AM
Burn This
Theater Review: Is Lanford Wilson's Revived Play a Story, an Exercise, or a Pedestal for Male Rage?
Suzette Smith
Arts
Nov 21
4:00 AM
Exit Interview: Comedian Alex Falcone on Leaving for LA, Portland Comedy, and His Feud with Blaze the Trail Cat
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Arts
Nov 21
4:00 AM
Fur Not Light
Poetry Review: Jeff Alessandrelli’s Latest Work Is Perfectly Balanced and Deeply Funny
Robert Ham
Arts
Nov 7
4:00 AM
What Exactly Is a Pacific Crest (Comedy Fest 2019)?
Suzette Smith
Arts
Nov 7
4:00 AM
Our 2019 Portland Book Festival Picks
Suzette Smith
Arts
Oct 24
4:00 AM
Slanted
Dishes on Simon Tam’s Love Life
,
Band Drama, and Supreme Court Fight
Suzette Smith
Arts
Oct 24
4:00 AM
The Crying Book
Review: Heather Christle’s Poetic Bites of Prose Investigate the History of Our Tears
Joshua James Amberson
Arts
Oct 24
4:00 AM
Portland Art Museum’s Hank Willis Thomas Retrospective Invokes Black Joy: The Strongest Force In the Universe
Cameron Hawkey
Arts
Oct 10
4:00 AM
Aries Osiris Perfectly Embodies the Mysteries of Dionysos in Shaking the Tree’s
Bakkhai
Suzette Smith
Arts
Oct 10
4:00 AM
The Water Dancer
: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ First Foray into Narrative Fiction
Robert Ham
Arts
Sep 26
4:00 AM
The 2019 All Jane Comedy Festival: Rita Rudner,
Two Dykes and a Mic
, and Your New Favorite Comedian
Suzette Smith
Arts
Sep 26
4:00 AM
Darcelle: That’s No Lady
Review: A Messy Look at One Man’s Fantastic Life
Suzette Smith
Arts
Aug 29
4:00 AM
Our Picks For TBA 2019
Robert Ham
&
Suzette Smith
Arts
Aug 29
4:00 AM
Meet the
Mercury
’s 2019 Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Arts
Aug 15
4:00 AM
The Memory Police
Review: Remember Yoko Ogawa’s Dystopian Warning
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Arts
Aug 15
4:00 AM
Disjecta’s Portland 2019 Biennial: North Interstate Love Song
Robert Ham
Arts
Aug 1
4:00 AM
The Sixth Year of Stumptown Improv: New Faces, New Challenges
Suzette Smith
Arts
Aug 1
4:00 AM
Ian Karmel Headlines Amy Miller’s Comedy Nights at Pickathon
Suzette Smith
Arts
Aug 1
4:00 AM
We Can’t Help But Root for The Drug Addict Go-Getters in Simon Hanselmann’s
Bad Gateway
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jul 18
4:00 AM
Wicked
at the Keller Auditorium: So Pure! So Strong!
Blair Stenvick
Arts
Jul 4
4:00 AM
Judith Arcana’s Biography of Activist Grace Paley Sees Her Whole Life
Joshua James Amberson
Arts
Jul 4
4:00 AM
Republic of Lies
Book Review: Anna Merlan Explores Our Nation's Obsession With Conspiracies
Blair Stenvick
Arts
Jun 20
4:00 AM
Aberdeen
at Disjecta: Sadness & Sci-Fi in the Forest with Lost Lander’s Matt Sheehy
Robert Ham
Arts
Jun 20
4:00 AM
Pulver Maar
Review: New Bizarre Poems from Zachary Schomburg
Joshua James Amberson
Arts
Jun 20
4:00 AM
Meet Portland's New Comics Festival: Portland Indie Con
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jun 6
4:00 AM
Soft Science
Review: Turing Tests, Sex Robots, and the Experience of a Queer, Asian American Woman
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jun 6
4:00 AM
The Longmont Potion Castle Documentary Is a Prank, But a Fun One
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jun 6
4:00 AM
Book Review: Only a Third of James Ellroy’s
This Storm
Is Actually about Nazis
Robert Ham
Arts
May 23
4:00 AM
Neal Stephenson Interview: Tech Moguls, Brain Science, and
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
Suzette Smith
Arts
May 23
4:00 AM
The Vinyl Frontier
: The Time NASA Shot a Record into Outer Space
Ned Lannamann
Arts
May 9
4:00 AM
Shaking the Tree and Caryl Churchill Throw One Apocalyptic Tea Party
Suzette Smith
Arts
Apr 25
4:00 AM
Meet Marcus Fischer, the Portland Sound Artist Invited to the 2019 Whitney Biennial
Robert Ham
Arts
Apr 25
4:00 AM
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Review: A Predictable, but Wonderfully Acted Morality Play
Thomas Alexander Ross
Arts
Apr 25
4:00 AM
Andie Main Exit Interview: the Founder of Revolution Comedy and Cool Kids Patio Show Is Leaving Portland for Denver
Suzette Smith
Arts
Apr 11
4:00 AM
Started from the Basement, Now They’re Here: Kickstand Comedy Moves into the Former Brody Theater, Plans Kickstarter for Renovations
Suzette Smith
Arts
Mar 28
4:00 AM
The Variform Spring Series at Disjecta Is a Two-Day Indoctrination to Sound Art
Robert Ham
Arts
Mar 14
4:00 AM
The Associated American Artists Exhibit: Not Just Farms! Sometimes “Sultry” Farmers!
Kjerstin Johnson
Arts
Feb 28
4:00 AM
The Embroidered Violence of Martha Daghlian’s
Ceremonial Vestments
Robert Ham
Arts
Feb 28
4:00 AM
Julie Delporte’s New Graphic Novel
This Woman’s Work
Tackles Taboo Women's Issues and Her Search For a Mentor
Suzette Smith
Arts
Feb 14
4:00 AM
The Third NW Black Comedy Festival: Pacific Northwest Black Comedians to the Front!
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jan 31
4:00 AM
In BodyVox’s Film-Focused
Cutting Room
Dancers Get Free
Robert Ham
Arts
Jan 31
4:00 AM
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Paints a Pretty Picture
Christopher Gonzalez
Arts
Jan 17
4:00 AM
New Voices, Powerful Growth: How the Fertile Ground Festival Is Good for Portland
Robert Ham
Arts
Jan 17
4:00 AM
Artist Repertory’s
Teenage Dick
Starts Childish, Ends Furious
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jan 3
11:44 AM
RIP Sister Wendy, the Most Badass Consecrated Virgin of Our Time
Jasmyne Keimig
Arts
Jan 3
4:00 AM
The
Happy Face
Podcast Focuses on the Haunted Life of a Serial Killer’s Daughter
Suzette Smith
Arts
Jan 3
4:00 AM
Did Tweets Kill August Ames? Jon Ronson’s
The Last Days of August
Thinks Not
Suzette Smith
Arts
Dec 20
4:00 AM
📖🔥 Hot Book Takes for 2018: Dystopias, Outer Space, and Murder All Sound Pretty On-Brand
The
Mercury
’s Extremely Literate Strike Force™
Arts
Dec 6
4:00 AM
Lisa Kron’s
In the Wake
: A Little Too Self-Congratulatory for Our Tastes
Thomas Alexander Ross
Arts
Dec 6
4:00 AM
In the New Chapbook from Future Tense, Felicity Fenton Dives into Social Media Addiction
Joshua James Amberson
Arts
Nov 22
4:00 AM
McIntyre Parker Resonates With Yale Union’s Recent Loss
Robert Ham
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