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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Mistakes Were Made (Math Remains Hard)
by Dan Savage The letter in your column this week about Trump Minus 100 parties totally made me cry! This is the best idea I've heard since the election. I really hope someone runs with this and makes...
View ArticleDear Clap Happy Audience
by Anonymous Why do you clap at the end of a movie? I kind of doubt that anyone involved in the actual film is present. it's unnecessary and well, kinda dumb. I mean if your going to clap there, why...
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This Weekend's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Here are a few style events for this weekend, but I should say that due to weather some of them could possibly be postponed and/or canceled, so check the Facebook pages of the...
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Don’t Miss THE I, ANONYMOUS SHOW—This Monday December 19!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Do you like laughing your pants off? Well, one of the funnest comedy nights in Portland is hands-down the Mercury’s monthly I, Anonymous Show. As longtime Mercury readers...
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Hillary Clinton Opens Up About Putin Hacking the Election Because He Had a...
by Jennifer Campbell Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.comIn the new world order of global politics, the delicate egos of world leaders should be considered of paramount importance. Do no criticize his...
View ArticleThank You TriMet driver (12/16 @1:25pm).......
by Anonymous I've no recall as to bus # (92nd & Woodstock?) for the courtesy, integrity, and thoughtfulness instopping your eastbound bus (SE Hawthorne & 33rd) and positioning your vehicle (ie...
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Collateral Beauty Is a Vile Shitfleck of a Movie
by Ned Lannamann The Hollywood tearjerker is an art form of pure privilege. Your life a little too comfy and bright? Here are some well-paid, attractive people acting out manipulative drivel to get...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff David Bazan, Advance Base Last month Pedro the Lion frontman David Bazan released Dark Sacred Night, a compilation of his down-tempo renditions of traditional Christmas songs. These...
View ArticleNo Sympathy for the Carrier
by Anonymous I moved from North to East Portland about 6 months ago and I already miss my old neighborhood. Not only was everything within walking distance or a short drive, my postal carrier was top...
View ArticleMeh. Who Cares? Nobody.
by Anonymous Have you ever noticed those people who leave their car doors open while settling into their car? Busy streets like Lombard or Broadway... hell, I've even seen in on Hawthorne. People come...
View ArticleBeen Single Too Long
by Anonymous I haven't dated in over a year, but it's not something I think about on a regular basis. I spend most nights watching old home movies (super 8 & 8mm) I find at estate sales or thrift...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Rock for a Reason Holiday Toy Drive The fourth annual Rock for a Reason Holiday Toy Drive gives you the opportunity to party down to with some of the city's best whiskey-soaked...
View ArticleYou Should Sue PBOT
by Anonymous A lot of people had to abandon their cars because traffic came to a complete stand still for countless hours on Wednesday over an inch of snow. Now the same organization who is directly...
View ArticleSpecial Message to the Special You
by Anonymous It has to be in plain sight. It has to be obvious. You must notice how I feel about you. But of course it doesn’t matter because we work together. We’re colleagues, comrades, teammates....
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Things to Do This Week!
Things to do for December 19-24 by Mercury Staff We're here—the last dash before Christmas weekend descends upon us like so much freshly falling snow. Whether it's a gentle dusting of pillowy flakes,...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Electoral College Members Cast Ballots Today (Don't Get...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Old Mr. Kringle is soon gonna jingle, the bells that'll tingle all your troubles away. LET'S GO TO PRESS.A former Oregon state trooper slaps and knocks...
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Jackie: A Stunning, Heart-Wrenching Meditation on Truth and the American Ideal
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Just one week after the assassination of her husband, Jacqueline Kennedy invited respected political journalist Theodore H. White to conduct a personal interview. During their...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Big Big Love
by Dan Savage I am a 21-year-old woman in my very first sexual relationship. (Hooray, finally!) My partner is a lot more experienced than I am and has been doing a great job (so far) of taking the...
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Here's Our First Look at Blade Runner 2049
by Erik Henriksen Here's the first teaser for next year's Blade Runner 2049, and I don't know why I'm even bothering typing right now since if you've got a working circuit in your brain you've already...
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It's The I, Anonymous Show! TONIGHT!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Do you like laughing your pants off? Well, one of the funnest comedy nights in Portland is hands-down the Mercury’s monthly I, Anonymous Show. As longtime Mercury readers...
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