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Posted inWinter Guide 2025

STREET VIEW: The Art of Riding in the Rain

How to convert from fair weather cyclist to year-round commuter.

[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Riding your bike in the rain can suck. Still, it’s very possible to maintain your […]

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The Mercury’s Great Big Gift Guide

Our writers weigh in on what your gift recipients actually want—no Amazon required. 

[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Seasoned gift-givers know that the best presents are spotted spontaneously, months before the holidays kick […]

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Why So SAD?

When darker months hit, so can seasonal affective disorder. Here’s how to deal.

[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Every fall, it happens. The first moment you can feel hot air escaping through your […]

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Tips for Holiday Fun (and Saving Money) with Ben Harkins

You’ll thank Ben Harkins for this thrifty list of money-hoarding suggestions from Ben Harkins.

[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Season’s greetings from the war-torn Pacific Northwestern front! It’s the hour of the wolf. The economy […]

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Portland Opera Ascends

In the organization’s new theater, animated production Everest tells a harrowing true story.

[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] “This building gets us closer to the people,” says Portland Opera artistic director Alfrelynn Roberts. […]

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What Wanders Through a Body?

A new exhibition at Portland gallery Lumber Room compiles corporeal works by Louise Bourgeois and Isabelle Albuquerque. 

[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] The myth of feminine hysteria didn’t start in a Victorian sanatorium. Long before Freud heard […]

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Let’s Play “Winter Soup Bingo”!

Twenty-four of Portland’s best cozy-weather soups—how many will you devour?

[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Portland is a bountiful haven for delicious, cozy-weather soups. So we’ve gathered up 24 of […]

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How Making Nonfiction Comics Changed My Mind

Shay Mirk and Eleri Harris have created the only primer on ethical comics reporting.

[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] From the jump, I should admit that I have been skeptical of comics journalism. The method […]

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