Alex DeSpain
News
But Ibrahim Mubarak is Still Spreading the Gospel of Peer-Run Shelters, and Pushing New Statewide Homeless Protections
by Dirk VanderHart
Portland Saw the Year’s First Two Officer-Involved Shootings Last Week, and a Teenager is Dead
by Doug Brown
Portland Is the Only City that Penalizes Egregious CEO Pay. Donald Trump’s People Might End That
by Dirk VanderHart
Resistance & Solidarity
Resistance Events for the Week of February 15-21
by Emilly Prado
Music
The God of Hellfire Continues to Deal in Shock and Awe
by Aris Hunter Wales
Kayla Cohen’s New Record Open to Chance Channels the Natural World
by Ben Salmon
Noteworthy Shows This Week
Movies & TV
This Week: Pedro Almodóvar, Billy Dee Williams, and Eternal Sunshine
by Mercury Staff
Let’s Go to Dracula Hospital!
by Ben Coleman
FIST FIGHT FOR FIGHTING AND FISTS AND PUNCHES
by Elinor Jones
The Lure: There's Some Tail Sex Stuff.
by Suzette Smith
The Great Wall Is Silly and Fun
by Ned Lannamann
Food and Drink
El Phorrito
by Andrea Damewood
Comedy
The NW Black Comedy Festival Launches This Week
by Jenni Moore
Books
Famous Creatures Populate Animals Strike Curious Poses
by Joshua James Amberson
Checking Out John Darnielle’s New Novel
by Erik Henriksen
Feature
He Acts! He Directs! He Writes! He... Sings?
by Ciara Dolan
An Authoritative Timeline of David Duchovny Through the Ages
by Erik Henriksen
Last Supper
Joey Harrington’s Pearl Tavern Is Nearly A Touchdown
by Andrea Damewood
Lush Life
Women winemakers are doin’ it for themselves.
by MJ Skegg
Ask a Pot Lawyer
So You Smoked at Home, Then Went Out. Are You Breaking the Law?
by Sean Clancy
Cannabuzz
What It Used to Be Like to Buy Weed, What It’s Like Now, and What It (Hopefully) Will Be Like in the Future
by Josh Jardine
Sold Out
What’s Underneath the Unmentionable Lingerie Show
by Marissa Sullivan
Letters
“Self-Righteousness Stemming From a Position of Privilege Is Not Constructive.”