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.)
• Happy 25th Anniversary, Portland Mercury!
Take a trip down memory lane with the Mercury's 25th Anniversary spectacular, featuring our wildest and funniest antics of the past quarter century—online and in print at more than 500 spots all around the city! Pick up your copy today!🗞️🏃♀️
How much do YOU know about the Portland Mercury? Let's find out in the latest hilarious edition of the city's best and only local trivia game, POP QUIZ PDX! (Check out our 25th anniversary issue for the answers in advance, cheaters! 🤫)
The Portland Mercury has been publishing articles for 25 years. And some of those articles were (prepare for the shock of your life) really BAD IDEAS. Behold, the worst of the worst.
• Drinking the Pickathon Kool-Aid
It only took the Mercury's music editor 25 years to drink the Pickathon Kool-Aid, was it worth the wait? Short answer: OH HELL YEAH.
Let's hop into the trash can time machine and revisit 25 years of garbage-y gossip in this week's very special (and hilarious) edition of THE TRASH REPORT.
• Album Review: Charlie Hilton’s River of Valentines Is Ghost-Pop On the Breeze
On River of Valentines, Blouse vocalist Charlie Hilton trades chillwave haze for soft-focus pop, evoking a wide range of influences without breaking her own spell.
For 25 years the Mercury has tried to debut various "New Columns!"—with very mixed results. Fan favorite Frank Cassano ("The Imbecile Parade") has highlighted the absolute WORST of these columns for your so-called "enjoyment" in our 25th Anniversary Issue!
As book titles go, God and Sex is pretty provocative, but it’s also honest advertising. The new novel from prolific screenwriter and Kelly Reichardt-collaborator Jon Raymond links the existential and the erotic.
• Your How-To Guide For Burger Week
Note: Preparation is *extremely* important for successfully eating your way through the Portland Mercury's Burger Week. And so? BEHOLD: "Your How-To Guide for Burger Week 2025!" (Coming at you tomorrow, August 11!) 🍔😍
• In It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Youth Is Too Real
A new documentary by Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil) captures songwriter Jeff Buckley's vivid youth cut short.
Unequal threesomes, sexy college professors, how to stop thinking about that toxic ex, and more in this edition of SAVAGE LOVE: QUICKIES!
WOW, THAT IS A LOT OF GOOD READIN'. I hope you didn't have any other plans this weekend! Dig in, and remember: Producing all this hard work costs moolah—so please consider contributing to the Mercury to keep it all coming! Thanks!
