Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Matmos Experimental electronic musicians Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt—AKA Matmos—have incorporated everything from the amplified neural activity of crayfish to the snips and slices of...
View ArticleThis Bud’s for Brew: Coalition Brewing's CBD Beer
by Brian Yaeger Coalition's West Coast IPA, with a sidecar of Space Fruit IPA for comparison.Brian YaegerMalted barley, water, and yeast have always needed hops to make beer magical. Now—as reported...
View ArticleAlready Boomed
by Anonymous Portland. Please deal. Change will continually happen. For better or worse, whether you like it or not. What one person likes another dislikes. Stop crying. Get with it or get out. I'm a...
View ArticleIn Case You Forgot What Snow in Portland Looks Like...
by Bri Brey Portland is abuzz with rumors that it may snow tomorrow! ⛄❄️❄️❄️⛄For other cities this may be a run-of-the-mill winter occurrence, but not in Portland! Your Twitter feed and Instagram are...
View ArticleFucketiquette
by Anonymous Social graces. Doesn't exist. No such thing as politeness or consideration. I could be standing there and instead of a greeting, it's a demanding do this for me, a complaint or what I'm...
View ArticleWin Two Tickets to See "The Siren Theater's Best Christmas Ever!"
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey {{image:1}} Hey guys! Now more than ever you need A GOOD LAUGH, am I right? Then here's your opportunity to see a super funny show I'm in called The Siren Theater's Best...
View ArticleMayor Charlie Hales: Federal Judge Should Be Removed from Minding Portland...
by Dirk VanderHart Joe SchlaudMayor Charlie Hales says a federal judge "has lost credibility and standing in terms of being an impartial body" in overseeing Portland's efforts to reform its police...
View ArticleFred Thomas Still Rents in His Video for “Voiceover”
by Suzette Smith Yesterday Michigan scene indie folk old boy Fred Thomas debuted a video for the first single from his upcoming record Changer (out Jan 27 on Polyvinyl) via NPR’s Songs we Love series....
View ArticleOfficials Plan to Clear North Portland's Forgotten Realms Camp After Monday Fire
by Dirk VanderHart Forgotten Realms, shortly after it was founded in January 2016.Dirk VanderHartThe city says it's time for Forgotten Realms to go. For nearly a year, the organized homeless camp has...
View ArticleIt's Official: Portland's About to Adopt a New Campaign Finance...
by Dirk VanderHart It wasn't a final vote, but if you were watching Portland City Council consider a new proposed campaign finance system on Wednesday afternoon, you got the picture. As expected,...
View ArticleWipe it Off
by Anonymous I don't know why, but when I see someone with a huge grin on their face, it annoys the fuck out of me. I saw a guy earlier today pull into the Fred Meyer parking lot after I had just...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Snow, a Big Day For City Council, and the Rape Kit Backlog
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Put on a sweater and click these links. And, just to get it out of the way early, here's a link about today's weather, and here's a list of school closures....
View ArticleWill Trump Kill Legal Cannabis? Maybe, But Don't Forget About All That Weed...
by David Schmader Mike ForceJOE DOLCE is the former editor of Details magazine and the author of Brave New Weed, an expansively researched new book that finds the author trekking from Amsterdam to...
View ArticleSteve Novick's Tax on Egregious CEO Pay Passed, and National Media's All Over It
by Dirk VanderHart Steve NovickIt's a well-worn tradition of Portland City Council (and probably any political body, large or small): Commissioners who are about to pass groundbreaking or politically...
View ArticleSnow is Coming—Is Your Sled Ready?
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey As I write this, a snow storm is quickly approaching Portland—and what exactly are you doing about it? While worry warts are rushing the local grocery stores for unneeded...
View ArticleThings to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Young Thug Young Thug dropped Jeffery in August, a fantastic preview to his forthcoming and oddly named debut studio album, Hy!£UN35. Though the Atlanta rapper (whose full name is...
View ArticleJust So We're Clear, Ohio, Banning Abortion at Six Weeks is Effectively...
by Megan Burbank Unless you have a uterus!fotoguy22 / istockThis week, Ohio's state legislature made a conservative wet dream come true: They voted to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected,...
View ArticleI Want UK Friends But Not In A Weird Way
by Anonymous I know some Americans are weirdly into Brit culture, they hang up Union Jacks everywhere and devour Doctor Who or Sherlock or Downtown avidly and completely. The truly strange ones will...
View ArticleRubbed Too Many Off
by Anonymous Snow day. Stayed home and ate too much and jacked off far more times than I could count. Now I have all day tomorrow home as well but dick is super raw so no go on that again. What is it...
View ArticleTwo Roommates Who Don't Pay Rent
by Anonymous I rescued two kittens last June and have regretted it ever since. At first, their cuteness was enough to overpower the stench of shit and urine that seems to constantly emanate from the...
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