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Mercury Music Picks: Dungeon Synth, NYC Rave, and Zambia’s WITCH

Plus Lose Yr Mind, the baby making music of NxWorries, and PDX Pop Now!
Avatar photo Nolan Parker

Writing about topics outside of music, and music-adjacent happenin’s isn’t really in my wheelhouse, but good god damn was Drama Tops’ show Dads one of the most beautifully unhinged things I’ve ever seen! Their Time Based Arts festival appearances are now in the past, but if you EVER have the chance to see them here or […]

Posted inSavage Love

SAVAGE LOVE: Bad Romance

Breaking: Not all lesbians have gotten the memo that oral is part of the job description.
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I’m an early 40s lesbian in the Vegas area and I’m sorry to report that not all lesbians have gotten the memo that oral comes standard. I have faced this issue since I began dating. I’ve met many women who require creativity and persistence to come — and you know what? It’s my pleasure. I’m […]

Posted inGood Morning, News!

Good Morning, News: DOJ Employee Gets Bamboozled, Joe Rogan Gets Schooled, and County Leaders Get Skeptical of Police After Recent Violence Near a Library

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

Posted inDo This, Do That

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: September 8-14

Scope fancy puppets, eat fancy tomatoes, and swap clothes with a stranger—in that order.
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Hiiii, your schedule for the week is here! The city’s events are delightfully chaotic this week, with everything from exhibitions exploring trans care and textiles to performances by several legends: Jinkx Monsoon, Karen Slack, and handmade puppets. Plus, a sustainable feast flips off food waste, and the world’s sexist film festival is back in town. […]

Posted inFresh Cuts

Fresh Cuts, the New Floral Design Workshop Series Launches Sept. 24

The Mercury is teaming with Fresh Cut Flowers for a new music and floral design workshop series… with Rico Nasty! 
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Floral design is hot right now, as is Rico Nasty. Ever dream of combining the two? Here’s your chance—the Fresh Cuts floral design workshop series launches September 24 at Crystal Ballroom with an intimate performance by Rico Nasty ahead of her near sold out show that same night.  Already sold on the workshop?? Tickets here. […]

Posted inThe Trash Report

THE TRASH REPORT: White House Trash Dump, State News, New Couples, and Leaning Into AI (Not)

Line up for the week’s hottest pile of garbage-y gossip!
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Hello Trash Pandas, and welcome to the Trash Report! I hope you are living and thriving, which are two words that should rhyme, but don’t. Let’s start pronouncing “thriving” like “living” and say it means both? Does that count as a portmanteau if it’s just changing the pronunciation? Also, don’t you guys think that when […]

Posted inGood Morning, News!

Good Morning, News: Dignity Village Celebrates 25th Birthday, PSU Employees Ordered Back to Office, and Dipshit Trump Calls Portland a “Hell Hole”

Avatar photo Wm. Steven Humphrey

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

Posted inNewsblast!

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Eviction Interrupted, Sorcery Cider, and Will the Dems EVER Pass a Transpo Package?

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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 […]

Posted inMovies & TV

Second Run Portland: Gakuryū Ishii’s August in the Water is Unstreamable Late-Summer Magic

The folkloric Japanese film screens alongside Hungarian psychedelia and Edward Yang’s Yi Yi this month. 
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This month, Portland venues will close out summer with a psychedelic swirl of films merging myth and magical adolescence. Teen girls time-travel and chat with dolphins; cosmic heroes emerge from horse goddesses. Meanwhile, here on earth, a sex worker undertakes her own journey from a donut shop to a laundromat in Los Angeles.  Screenings are […]

Posted inEverOut

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Sept 5–7, 2025

Clinton Street Fair, Gays Eating the Rich Carnival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15
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Labor Day may have come and gone, but summer ain’t over yet! Make your weekend a fun one at cheap and easy events from the Clinton Street Fair to the Portland Dragon Boat Festival and from a Gays Eating the Rich Carnival to the start of Geek Week PDX. Scroll through our top picks of the week […]

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PSU Sheds Staff After Expedited Return-To-Office Requirement

With rapid changes to in-person work policies in pursuit of a more “vibrant” campus, some PSU employees say they’ve been left behind.
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Staff at one of Portland’s largest employers say they were caught off guard by a dramatic change in timeline for a return-to-office mandate.  In late July, a number of Portland State University (PSU) employees were notified they’d need to return to working downtown by mid-November—a large jump from an earlier September 2026 timeline.  The original […]

Posted inGood Morning, News!

Good Morning, News: Activists (and Officials) Bring the Noise, Elon Musk Continues to Fail Upward, and Another Stinky Jobs Report for Blundering Trump

Avatar photo Wm. Steven Humphrey

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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