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 […]
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Log Recognize Log: World Forestry Center Celebrates an Iconic Twin Peaks Character
A pop-up exhibit at the World Forestry Center celebrates the Log Lady, the actress who portrayed her, and the strange wisdom of wood.
Log recognize log.
Posted inMusic
Album Review: A New Look at Old Joy
Yo La Tengo’s score for Kelly Reichardt’s Oregon-made indie classic is out on vinyl for the first time via Mississippi Records.
Speaking onstage at the Hollywood Theatre, Mississippi Records co-founder Eric Isaacson recalled hearing the sound of Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan digging through boxes, searching for a recording made 20 years ago. Isaacson had called him to gauge interest in releasing the band’s score for Kelly Reichardt’s Oregon-made 2006 micro-budget masterpiece Old Joy on vinyl. “If […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Friendship Thrives in This Golden Age of Pathetic Men
Andrew deYoung taps into Tim Robinson’s vein of flailing white guy chaos for a familiar but funny phantasmagoria of adult social interaction.
Modern life is a cage, masculinity is in crisis, Friendship is very much like I Think You Should Leave.
Posted inMercury Music Picks
Mercury Music Picks: Hyperpop’s Enfant Terrible Alice Longyu Gao and Berlin Darling Nils Frahm at It Again
Plus electronic music daddies, PNW favorites, and Portland music news!
Jesus, it’s already mid-May! Time’s not linear but this year is just whizzing by! I hope everyone kissed their mammies, buried the hatchet, or were able to do something nice for themselves on Sunday! Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and birthdays are celebrations of life that—even if you don’t get on with your parents or dislike […]
Posted inSports
Boyfriends (Portland Trail Blazers) For Sale!
Who wants to throw down and buy the team?
It was announced this morning—May 13, 2025—that the Portland Trail Blazers are up for sale. This is part of a long term plan by the owner of the NBA franchise, the Paul G. Allen Estate, to sell all of its sports holdings, fully moving its assets into the philanthropic sector. Shared via the team’s Instagram […]
Posted inGood Morning, News!
Good Morning, News: Peacock Bully Behind Bars, Oregon Cold Case Solved, and Not Even God-Fearing Folks Want Trump’s White South African “Refugees”
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 inEverOut
The Top 44 Events in Portland This Week: May 12–18, 2025
J Balvin, Pink! Rosé Festival, and More
This week’s batch of don’t-miss events covers everything from J Balvin to Simple Minds: Alive & Kicking Tour and from Rebecca Solnit with Lidia Yuknavitch to the Pink! Rosé Festival. MONDAY LIVE MUSIC Momma: Welcome to My Blue Sky TourSchool friends Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten started the band Momma in 2015 outside of Los […]
Posted inThe Trash Report
The TRASH REPORT: Gossip is Yummy
Line up, Trash Pandas! It’s time for a steaming bowl of garbage-y gossip.
Hi everybody, and welcome to the Trash Report! This is an extra special column. because it’s for the upcoming FOOD EDITION of the Mercury. Hey, it turns out there isn’t enough gossip about food to fill up a whole column, so I’m doing the things that celebrities do when they go to the Met Gala, […]
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Good Morning, News: ODOT Budget Gets Blasted, Measles Vaccinations Declining, and Trump Caves to China
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 inHighball
Hooray! The Mercury’s HIGHBALL WEEK is Happening NOW! 🍹
$10 inventive cocktails from 41 of Portland’s best barkeeps… all damn week long!
CALLING ALL BOOZE LOVERS! It’s the triumphant return of the Portland Mercury‘s HIGHBALL! That’s correct: It’s an ENTIRE WEEK (now through May18) of specially crafted, original cocktails mixed by the best bartenders in town… and get this, they’re only $10 each! 🤯 We’ve teamed up with the finest bars and restaurants in Portland—along with our cocktail-lovin’ […]
Posted inNewsblast!
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Baker Lockout, More PCEF Drama, and… “Bottoming for Jesus”? 👀
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 […]