Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 2 - 8, 2017

Officer Samson Ajir Killed a Man Who Had a Knife

Did Grand Jurors Looking into the Matter Really Need to Hear All About His Family?

East Portland Advocates Are Trying to Fill a Sudden Gap in Homeless Assistance

But Their Meal Services Are Angering Neighbors

Hall Monitor: Slap Yourselves, Portland

Proposed Police Oversight Changes Are Hugely Important. So Wake Up!

From Slacktivism to Activism

Resistance Events for the Week of August 2-8

Record Review

Aminé, Good for You

Preserving Pickathon’s Magic

Now in Its 19th year, the Festival Is Still Portland’s Favorite Holiday

Pickathon Picks

The Best of the Fest

Things to Do Music: August 2-8

Noteworthy Shows This Week

The Dark Tower: Stephen King's Big, Weird Magnum Opus Is Now a Short, Mediocre Movie

Maybe Just Reread the Books.

Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal Hit Detroit

Detroit in 1967. America in 2017.

A Harrowing (and Uneven) 13 Minutes

Downfall Director Oliver Hirschbiegel Returns to Nazi Germany. Fun!

An Inconvenient Sequel Makes a Convenient Argument for Capitalism

God Bless Al Gore, But He’s Missing the Point.

Gillian Robespierre’s Landline Is a Worthy Follow-Up to Obvious Child

Please Join Me in Happily Crying.

Things To Do Film: August 4-10

This Week: Porco Rosso, Eve's Bayou, and More!

Eat This!

Dem Doe Donuts Doe

The Stumptown Improv Fest’s Triumphant Return

The Mercury’s Best Bets for Year Four

Sherman Alexie Canceled His Book Tour. You Should Still Read His Book.

You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me Is a Powerful Work of Witness and Experimentation

Galaxy Dance Festival’s Experimental, International Vibe

Polaris Dance Theatre’s Annual Festival Makes the World of Dance Accessible

This Week’s Featured I, Anonymous!

Friendly Reminder: Dogs Are Animals, Dummy.

In Quad We Trust

Adult Skate Parties Get It Jukin’

Cerveza, Oregon-Style

Locally Made Mexican-Style Beers Are Great for Beating Summer Heat

Jackrabbit Hops Over the Top

SF Celeb Chef Shows You Can Take Decadence Too Far

Jeff Sessions Really Had a Bad Week

A Bi-Partisan Group of Senators Stuck It to Our “Beleaguered” Attorney General

Dank Drinks

Trying Out Level+’s Cannabis Infused Beverages

August Style Events

Ahhh... Enjoy the Crisp, Refreshing Taste of Mitch McConnell’s Tears!

Ask a Motorist Stuck on the Hawthorne Bridge for 45 Minutes

Letters to the Editor

“Neil Diamond Has More Cool in His Yellowing Old Man Toenails Than You Have in Your Whole Body”

Are You Kidding Me?

IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME

To the #9 Bus Driver at 2:45 pm today

Neighborhood Block Parties

Pushed Out

Your Shitty Yard Sale Is Not an "Estate Sale"

My Turn to Be Whiny

Sure Is A Hot One

Hiaku Number Four

Stuff I've Seen So Far Today, Sat 8/5

Psychic Drivers Wanted

Jet Skis and Boats

Conflict Files

Not Downtown

You're Welcome

How About Teach Your Kids Not To Run At Dogs

The Island

Crossed Dressers

An Ongoing List

The Portland Mercury’s Burger Week Is Here!

It's Burgerlicious.