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Biding His Primetime: Robert Pattinson Attains Peak Weird Guy Form
“What would have happened if I wasn’t here?” Robert Pattinson asks this question throughout Primetime. In the role of Chris Hansen—the indeterminately telegenic host of once-popular hidden camera show To Catch A Predator—Pattinson practically turns the question into a mantra.…
Ticket Alert: Hans Zimmer, Ha*Ash, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week
It’s officially fall! Cozy up with tickets to newly announced shows. Hans Zimmer—who you may know for his Grammy Award-winning scores to Dune and The Lion King—takes it to the next level on tour with his 19-piece band next spring. Latin pop duo Ha*Ash sings about love,…
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to the Erotic Ball, Swan Lake, Swampmeet, and MORE!
Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events; our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to…
POP QUIZ PDX: It’s a SCANDAL! 😲
CALLING ALL BRAINIACS! It’s time to put that brainy-brain to the test with this edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll see how much YOU know about the latest local political scandals—because as you know, Portland has nothing better to do…
Good Morning, News: Portland Mayor Breaks Tie Vote for Zenith, Introducing Our Citywide Dolly Parton Day, and Other Such Glitter That Is Gold
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! The weather…
Romancing Portland Taught Me How to Embrace Writing Smut
I’m reading smut at lunch. Facing a cement wall in the parking lot, I comb an explicit love scene between bites of cottage cheese. Within the pages, Hades and Persephone are in his sex dungeon doing something I’d usually open an incognito tab for. He flips her this way. He flips…
All You Can Eat at Alma
Alma seemed like it was doing just fine. But chef-owner Vedran Jordan shut his Northeast Portland restaurant down this spring after less than a year in business. Turns out it was all part of Jordan’s plan to bring his love letter to Balkan cuisine and culture back even better.…
Mayor Wilson Rams Through Massive Fossil Fuel Deal in Second-Ever Tie-Breaking Vote
Mayor Keith Wilson on Wednesday used his power to break a tie City Council vote for the second time on his watch, this time to facilitate a massive fossil fuel deal. Wilson joined six councilors in voting to transfer a contract the city has with Houston-based fossil fuel company…
Mercury Music Picks: Trip Hop Pioneer Tricky, Jakki and the Pink Smudge, and Orchestra Gold
Dear Mercury music heads, Oh hey, it’s Starly again. I’m still off on tour, but I’ll never forget about you! Three cheers for Holly Hazelwood, one of our steadfast music contributors, who’s been scouring Portland for some of the most stellar sonic events this city has to offer.…
Lunch Time!?!?
[Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds] Who in the fuck shows up to work and the very first thing they do is feed their face on company time? Like full on sit, phone scrolling, and chowing down.Might as well…
What Does This All Mean In The End?
[Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds] What I see, what I touch, what I do every week is not normal for most of you. I have been around more death than anyone I know or meet. I am a healthcare worker, a […]
Do What You Love Instead of Chasing Approval
[Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds] I love trying to be better and loving myself. It can be hard to do in this world where the norm is shitty judgement, but fuck those people! Being alive is dynamic and…