Nylon test
by Anonymous Nylons are delicate and prone to snags. Also delicate: the tissue inside the vagina and anus. If you would like to insert something into one of these orifices, such as your fingers,...
View ArticleSubmit Your FREE Mercury Reader's Valentine for our Upcoming PRINT Issue!
Your valentine deadline is Wednesday, January 15! So hurry up, love bird! by Wm. Steven Humphrey Are you in love? In lust? In a complicated situationship that started because of a drunken and...
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Earl Blumenauer Reflects on Long Political Career and “Bike-Partisanship”
After 28 years in Congress, Blumenauer will return to Portland as a civilian with big plans for the city and state's future. by Taylor Griggs Throughout Earl Blumenauer’s 28 years in the US House of...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Chaostown-Profiled Graffiti Artist Arrested, Portland...
by Suzette Smith 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...
View ArticleThis Week in Portland Food News
Chelo's New Home, Hand-Pulled Noodles, and Deluxe S'mores by EverOut Staff Welcome to 2025! We're starting the year off strong with the debut of Chelo's new permanent home and a new location of Frank's...
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Best Bites of 2024: A Portland Pizza That Distilled the Summer Sun
Mercury food critic Andrea Damewood on the 10 best things she tasted this year. by Andrea Damewood Not gonna lie, I wasn’t blown away by Portland's overall restaurant scene this year—there were a few...
View ArticleThe Best Things To Do in Portland This Month: January 2025
FAN EXPO Portland, Bright Eyes, and More by EverOut Staff It's a new year, and with it comes a fresh slate of events you can pencil into your brand-new calendar or planner. We’ve rounded up our top...
View ArticleYour old road is rapidly agin'
by Anonymous /0: A revolutionary must not harm humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. Love is the foundation of every action. Prioritize compassion and systemic improvement....
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: 2024's Top Stories, Portland's Most Delish Chinese...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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...
View ArticleNikki Glaser Wants to Kill
by Anonymous Can we come up with some better words for when someone does a good job with delivering an impactful performance/content? Now that words like "Destroys""Murdered""Killed" are growing roots...
View ArticleBlue Collar Work
by Anonymous Public safety key performance indicators (KPIs) should reflect a community’s well-being, emphasizing health, safety, and equity. However, many systems prioritize authoritarian metrics,...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Vasquez Off to Terrible Start, Wilson Backpedals, and...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s newsreporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the...
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THE TRASH REPORT: Wealth Week with Weddings, Medals, Trophies, and Purses
Get ready to get filthy rich... in gossip. by Elinor Jones Happy New Year, Trash Pandas! It's me, Elinor Jones, here with the latest in gossip, nonsense, tomfoolery, and whatever else I've scrolled...
View ArticleWhat if Luigi Got Away?
A Netflix show dreamed up a Luigi Mangione nearly two years before he allegedly killed the CEO. by Charles Mudede On November 28, 2024, Netflix dropped a TV show whose creators appear to own something...
View ArticleThe Top 25 Events in Portland This Week: Jan 6–12, 2025
Monét X Change, Joel Kim Booster, and More by EverOut Staff It's the beginning of a new week and the world is your oyster with events from Life Be Lifin' Starring Monét X Change to Joel Kim Booster:...
View ArticleTroubling times
by Anonymous Overloaded myself with too much work and homework. Maybe in a few years, I might make a few extra dollars. Hope I’m the right kind of person to help my family get through whatever’s coming.
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Good Morning, News: Trudeau Resigns, Bus and Train Problems in Oregon, and...
by Taylor Griggs If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s newsreporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The...
View ArticleSAVAGE LOVE: Quickies
Get your sex advice quick with this edition of Savage Love quickies! by Dan Savage 1) Would you be willing to share my list of proposed gender-free pronouns with your readers, listeners, and followers?...
View Article🎉 HUMP! Film Fest's 20th Anniversary Part One Lineup Announced – GET YOUR...
Don't miss the anniversary of the sexiest, sweetest amateur porn festival in the world! by Mercury Promotions Way back in 2005, while we were all squeezing into the skinniest of jeans and most ironic...
View ArticleCycles
by Anonymous I don’t have the words. I wish I could say more, but I can’t. A frend is gone, and all that’s left is regret. They were hurting, and I didnt see it. They tryed to reach out, in there own...
View ArticleWhere's Portland Music Month This Year?
If you feel a lingering sense that you should be knee-deep in shows, you're not wrong. by Robert Ham For the past two years, Portlanders had their January calendars filled up with local music shows,...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Gonzalez is Now a Truck Stop Attorney, Los Angeles is On...
by Courtney Vaughn 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....
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The Brutalist Looms Large
The Brutalist reminds us that where there’s hype, there’s sometimes fire. by Dom Sinacola Having only premiered in New York, LA, and at a bevy of fashionable festivals, The Brutalist enters most US...
View ArticleThe List
by Anonymous You know where to send the lists and documentation should anything happen. I'm doing everything I can to hold on. but its too much. I have to take it hour by hour. I need aide assistance,...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Idaho Wants to Ban Same-Sex Marriage, Providence Strike...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s newsreporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the...
View ArticlePOP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About the Oregon Ducks, Classic PDX TV, and...
See how well YOU score on this week's super fun trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HOWDY-DO, SMART STUFF! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ...
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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Tank and the Bangas,...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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...
View ArticleTicket Alert: Japanese Breakfast, Bob Mould, and More Portland Events Going...
Plus, Deep Sea Diver and More Event Updates for January 9 by EverOut Staff Oregon treasure Michelle Zauner and her band Japanese Breakfast just announced their fourth album For Melancholy Brunettes...
View ArticleOpinion: Homelessness is Economics
We can't have a serious conversation about homelessness until we address wages. by Jonathan Tasini Jane, a pseudonym, is a young single mom with a small child and no local family support system. When...
View ArticleI found some pills too
by Anonymous [To those who are struggling, help is available, and you are needed in this world. If you are thinking of self-harm, please call or text 988 to talk to a professional who can...
View ArticleMultnomah County Confirms Location of New 24-Hour Sobering Center
A site on SE Grand Avenue will house up to 50 sobering beds as an alternative to jail or hospital ERs. by Courtney Vaughn Multnomah County says its new 24-hour sobering center will be located in...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: President-Elect Trump Sentencing Nothingburgers, Oregon...
by Suzette Smith 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...
View ArticleThe Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Jan 10–12, 2025
Studio Ghibli Film Festival, STRFKR, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Your guide to having a great weekend is here, with cheap and easy event suggestions from OMSI's Studio...
View ArticleCalifornia Fires
by Anonymous Many ways we deal with fires come from the British and not Indigenous ways of knowing- laws need to change and ways of knowing should become diverse. 2. Reciprocity should become more...
View ArticleWhy does the sun go on shining?
by Anonymous A life spent striving to improve the lives of others, shaped by a long history of hardship and unfair targeting. This individual, known for their neurodivergence and unwavering stand...
View ArticleIt ain't that serious
by Anonymous I know, we're all reading the news on our phones and feel like we need to speak out against the world or whatever. But for real, nobody cares what you think excpet for like 9 people that...
View ArticleThis Week in Portland Food News
New Residencies, Conveyor Belt Sushi, and Hawaiian Food by EverOut Staff This week, we're welcoming the debut of new residencies Estes and Javelina and getting excited for the upcoming openings of...
View ArticleWhere to Find Non-Alcoholic Drinks in Portland for Dry January 2025
Booze-Free Beer, Cocktails, and More by EverOut Staff Looking to decrease your alcohol consumption for January? Whether you're going dry, damp, or "sober-curious," we've compiled a handy list of places...
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Bye-Bye Blumenauer, the Best Bites of the Year, and...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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...
View ArticleMiley's "Climb" and the Poster In the Corner
by Anonymous Ms. Cyrus does her best rendition of one of her standards at the 2018 D.C. “March for Our Lives”, striding around in her sweats, holding a “Never Again” placard: “Always going to be an...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: DA Vasquez Not Making Friends, LA Fires Kill 24, and...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s newsreporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the...
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THE TRASH REPORT: Celebrity Flames (Not the Fun Kind), a Nepo Baby King, and...
Get your weekly dose of garbage-y, gossip-y trash! by Elinor Jones Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm your girl, Elinor Jones. Now usually I like to start my column with a little...
View ArticleThe Top 33 Events in Portland This Week: Jan 13–19, 2025
Thee Sacred Souls, Timothy Egan, and More by EverOut Staff Our guide to the top things to do this week includes gems from Thee Sacred Souls to Colter Wall and Friends, from Timothy Egan to Hairspray,...
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Federal Transportation Program Eyes Another Albina Reconnection Project at...
The US Department of Transportation will give Portland $1 million to study alternatives for the “overbuilt” I-405 ramps in North Portland, which have contributed to neighborhood disconnection for more...
View ArticleGood Morning News: Portland's Oversized Off-Ramp, Elon Musk's Latest...
by Courtney Vaughn 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....
View ArticleSAVAGE LOVE: Fear Factors
Her 17-year-old son is hooking up with older men, and she's terrified. by Dan Savage My wife and I are a lesbian married couple in Chicago. We are also proud moms to our wonderful, dynamic 17-year-old...
View ArticleThe Portland Trail Blazers Aren't Good At Basketball (Relative to the...
How Blazers fans can seek the future in the ruin. by Corbin Smith The question “Why is this basketball team bad?” can make for some very complicated answers. Mismatched or redundant personnel, poor...
View ArticlePortland's Folk Festival Breaks Down the Genre's Walls
Acoustic in Lola's Room, bands in the Crystal Ballroom, and your plans for the weekend—all set. by Robert Ham For all our complaints about music streaming platforms, you could argue that they deserve a...
View ArticlePortland Mayor Orders Managerial Staff Back in Office Full Time
Starting in April, remote and hybrid work will end for city managers and supervisors. Mayor Keith Wilson says non-supervisory employees won't see any changes this year. by Courtney Vaughn Portland...
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