[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] This just in: 2025 has been a real shit show. Trump’s reign of incompetent terror […]
Winter Guide 2025
Welcome to winter! And in this year’s Mercury Winter Guide, we’ve got a bounty of articles to help you survive and thrive during the season’s chilliest months—from our trustworthy gift guide, and our top picks of music and gossip from 2025, to the best artsy (and fartsy) events, smarty-pants news, and lots more fun to keep your cockles warm.
Edited by Wm. Steven Humphrey and Lindsay Costello.
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STREET VIEW: The Art of Riding in the Rain
How to convert from fair weather cyclist to year-round commuter.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Riding your bike in the rain can suck. Still, it’s very possible to maintain your […]
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The Mercury’s Great Big Gift Guide
Our writers weigh in on what your gift recipients actually want—no Amazon required.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Seasoned gift-givers know that the best presents are spotted spontaneously, months before the holidays kick […]
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Why So SAD?
When darker months hit, so can seasonal affective disorder. Here’s how to deal.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Every fall, it happens. The first moment you can feel hot air escaping through your […]
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Tips for Holiday Fun (and Saving Money) with Ben Harkins
You’ll thank Ben Harkins for this thrifty list of money-hoarding suggestions from Ben Harkins.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Season’s greetings from the war-torn Pacific Northwestern front! It’s the hour of the wolf. The economy […]
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The Mercury’s Top 10 Portland Albums of 2025
Our picks for the year’s best records by Rose City artists.
Nolan Parker
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From Sacred to Profane: Portland’s Best Holiday and Holidayish Events
On this list: Grinch Skate, Krampuslauf, and a longtime celebration of the Nativity as alien visitation.
Our art director was like how are these all related to one another and I was like “me—I like them.”
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Portland Opera Ascends
In the organization’s new theater, animated production Everest tells a harrowing true story.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] “This building gets us closer to the people,” says Portland Opera artistic director Alfrelynn Roberts. […]
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What Wanders Through a Body?
A new exhibition at Portland gallery Lumber Room compiles corporeal works by Louise Bourgeois and Isabelle Albuquerque.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] The myth of feminine hysteria didn’t start in a Victorian sanatorium. Long before Freud heard […]
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Let’s Play “Winter Soup Bingo”!
Twenty-four of Portland’s best cozy-weather soups—how many will you devour?
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Portland is a bountiful haven for delicious, cozy-weather soups. So we’ve gathered up 24 of […]
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How Making Nonfiction Comics Changed My Mind
Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] From the jump, I should admit that I have been skeptical of comics journalism. The method […]
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Escape to the Airport’s Glimmering Secret Bar
For when you need a getaway from your getaway.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] One of the most stressful parts of the holiday season has got to be the […]