2013 Archives - Portland Mercury

Theater & Performance

Silver Linings

Things That Happened On (and To!) Portland Stages

Alison HallettJanuary 1, 2014 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

A lot happened on—and to—Portland stages in 2013.

Art

Art Walkin’: Memory Lane

Signals, Noise, and Neon Triangles

A.L. AdamsJanuary 1, 2014 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

Twelve months of First Thursday, Last Thursday, First Wednesday, Second Tuesday… you get it.

Books

The Year in Text(s)

Scrolling Through 2013’s Book Coverage

Thomas Alexander RossJanuary 1, 2014 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

Scrolling through our phone’s history for the year in text(s).

General

Things Not Invited Back to 2014

Did You Annoy Alex Falcone in 2013? Well, It’s a New Year… So Cut It OUT.

Alex FalconeJanuary 1, 2014 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

Here are some things that annoyed Alex Falcone last year… please do not do them again.

Music

2013: The Best Moments in Music, Part Two

More Shows, Songs, and Stories that Made 2013 Great

Ned LannamannDecember 25, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

The shows, songs, and stories that made 2013 great, part two.

I Love Television

I Love Television™

The Year in Random Stuff I Said

Wm. Steven HumphreyDecember 25, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

Here’s some stuff I maybe shouldn’t have said.

Music

2013: The Best Moments in Music, Part One

The Shows, Songs, and Stories That Made 2013 Great

Ned LannamannDecember 18, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

The shows, songs, and stories that made 2013 great, part one.

Sex

HUMP! 2013 Winners!

The World’s Best Amateur Porn Festival Is So Good, We Had to Double the Grand Prize

Dan SavageNovember 27, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

The winners of the world’s best amateur porn festival.

Feature

The Century Club

In Which We Discover a Mercury Time Capsule from 1913—and We Bury a “Drinking” Time Capsule for Future Employees in 2113!

Chris OnstadFebruary 27, 2013 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 6:37 pm

In which the Mercury buries a drinking time capsule for future employees to discover in 2113!

Feature

The Good, the Bad, and the Bone Luge

The Palatable and the Profane in Craft Cocktail Trends

Clare GordonFebruary 27, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:49 pm

(Item #2 in our time capsule) FOR SUCH A TIMELESS and time-consuming pursuit, drinking has a shocking number of fluctuations in fashion, method, and flavor. Be they the rise of house-made bitters, mixing beer and wine with higher-proof spirits, or savory-inspired syrups, trends come and go. We thrive on the novel, so when we see a cocktail featuring […]