GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.)


• Calling All Lovebirds: It’s the Mercury’s LOVE/SEX Issue!

Do you love SEX? Do you love LOVE? Then you're going to flip for the Mercury's newest print jam, our LOVE/SEX ISSUE! Featuring the results of our sex survey, your reader valentines, and lots more. Pick up a copy in more than 500 spots citywide! ❤️🍆🍑

Jax Ko / Corianton Hale

Priced Out of Affordable Housing: City Sides With Property Owner in Dispute Over Rents

Portland's Housing Bureau has determined the Everett Station Lofts apartments can charge rent based on square footage, despite units having no bedrooms. The news is a blow to tenants, who argue the property is supposed to abide by affordable housing rules.

Taylor Griggs

• POP QUIZ PDX! 

This week's fun 'n' sassy trivia questions include: evil robot police dogs, idiot executive orders (from you-know-who), and other various BAD EGGS. 🥚 See how well you score!

John Kevin / Getty Images

Hong Kong Action Star Donnie Yen Seeks Justice (and a Fight Every 25-30 Minutes) in The Prosecutor

Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen is holding the line for earnest, stunt-filled flicks where good guys (e.g., impossibly noble public servants, romantic gang leaders reformed by love, cops, doctors, lawyers, cop-lawyers, etc.) beat bad guys into bone meal.

Well Go Usa Entertainment

Mayor Wilson's Shelter Plans Are Both Ambitious and Ambiguous 

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson says the rise in deaths among unhoused people "shocks the conscience." Wilson says adding 1,500 new shelter beds will help end unsheltered homelessness, but it won't keep people off the streets year-round.

Courtney Vaughn

• THE TRASH REPORT

This week's gossipy garbage includes: JD Vance is a Garbage Pail Kid, Jewel gets swept up in RFK's nonsense, and Gosling signs up for a Star War.

Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

• Portland Steakhouses, What's the Secret?

Food critic Andrea Damewood on what she loves about Portland's enduring steakhouses and which one has a suit of armor in the lobby.

Aubrie LeGault, courtesy of Ringside Steakhouse

• HEAR IN PORTLAND

Portland music news this week: Mal London's surprise “Outta Sight // Mind,” Julimar headlines the Thesis, and the Blacker the Berry II celebrates Black creatives. Get the latest, HEAR IN PORTLAND.

Mal London via Paris Barton / Sondergraphs

Profile Theatre's Samsara Is a Comedy About Reproductive Imperialism and Desire

Following Profile Theatre's super-popular readings of works by celebrated playwright Lauren Yee, its first staged production of the season is an elegant early work by Yee that explores BABY FEVER (and reproductive imperialism).

JOHN RUDOFF

Hurry, Hurry! The Mercury's New (and Delicious) WIENER WEEK Ends Soon!

It's the weekend: Do you know where your wiener is? Get the wiener of your dreams with the Mercury's new WIENER WEEK, featuring 40+ creative hot dogs from the city's finest chefs! But hurry... the fun ends TODAY (Sunday)! 😋

SAVAGE LOVE

"I've been faking orgasms... for months. How do I break this cycle?" Dan Savage (with some indirect help from Nicole Kidman) offers some sage advice in this edition of SAVAGE LOVE!

Joe Newton

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