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Must-See Movies of 2016: La La Land
by Megan Burbank To close out the year, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite movies of 2016. Check out what's in theaters now in our Film section, and go here for movie times!In any given...
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All You Can Carry: Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's Complete Studio Albums...
by Ned Lannamann 2016 marked the 40th anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and to commemorate, all of their studio albums have been collected into two deluxe vinyl box sets. The first...
View ArticleTop Six Music Videos of 2016
by Ciara Dolan THOUGH most of this year was magnificently shitty, it was a great one for music videos. Not to mention visual albums—2016 brought us Beyoncé's unparalleled Lemonade, as well as Frank...
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Things to Do New Year's Weekend!
Things to do for December 30-January 1 by Mercury Staff Portland: you have your mission. Take this last weekend of 2016, and find some way to find a measure of joy within it. Celebrate that joy as...
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Club 21 Owners to Take Over Classic North Portland Tiki Bar, The Alibi
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Wikimedia Commons/Another BelieverOne of North Portland's most famous and beloved bars, The Alibi, will be taken over by the owners of Club 21, the Mercury has learned. Alibi...
View ArticleThe Puppet-Elect
by Anonymous Every now and again while driving around in my truck, I'll find a liberal station to stream and take a listen. All I keep hearing about is the whole Russia hacking thing. U.S....
View ArticleBye-Bye Birdie
by Anonymous A new study came out that reports domesticated cats have caused the extinction of 87 different native bird species. This is horrible news and my first thought was that something has to be...
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Must-See Movies of 2016: Moonlight
by Marc Mohan To close out the year, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite movies of 2016. Check out what's in theaters now in our Film section, and go here for movie times!Moonlight is a...
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Bands I Pretended to Like for Boys. Part Three: Bob Dylan
by Kathleen Tarrant If someone sends me a Bob Dylan “deep cut” after this, I swear I’ll light my hair on fire.I TRIED TO pinpoint when exactly I started pretending to love Bob Dylan. I racked my brain...
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Must-See Movies of 2016: The Nice Guys
by Erik Henriksen To close out the year, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite movies of 2016. Check out what's in theaters now in our Film section, and go here for movie times!Within the...
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Things to Do This Week!
Things to do for January 2-5 by Mercury Staff Let's just get right into it, shall we? Welcome to 2017. It's gonna be a bit of a fight. This first week of the year exemplifies that a little, what with...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: GOP vs. Obamacare, ISIS vs. the World, and Tech...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Well you wanna be loved (uh). Hey that's okay, 'cause it falls in line right with my sexuality. LET'S GO TO PRESS.Happy New Year, everybody! Whoops,...
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Must-See Movies of 2016: Star Trek Beyond
by Erik Henriksen To close out the year, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite movies of 2016. Check out what's in theaters now in our Film section, and go here for movie times!Despite the...
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Scared of Freezing Temps? Don't Forget Portland's Best Cozy Whiskey Bars
by Thomas Ross iStockON DECEMBER 14TH, 2016, after experiencing what some cities might consider a “dusting” of snow, I spent three hours in the car trying to get to the airport to pick up a visiting...
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Flag Burning Event to Protest Trump... Maybe Not the Best Use of Our Time?
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey iStock/craiguglinica Along with other, probably more useful protests that will go down on Inauguration Day this coming January 20, there's also this flag burning event at noon...
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Bands I Pretended to Like for Boys. Part Four: Daniel Johnston
by Kathleen Tarrant PETER JUHLTHE SWEET, distant boy I liked in college picked me up for a movie in his 1980s BMW, and we sat in the dark, warm theater. My hands were sweating profusely.It was one of...
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6 Delicious Foods I Discovered in Portland Last Year
by Jenni Moore Kee's Loaded Kitchen on MLKFOR ME, 2016 was a year of being open to trying new foods instead of ordering the same damn thing every time. Here are the six most memorable Portland foods,...
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Good Morning, News: Republicans Gut Ethics Oversight, Gas Tax Kicks In, and...
by Dirk VanderHart It's the first working day of 2017 for many, including members of congress. And it's already going off with a bang, after House Republicans surprisingly announced yesterday they'll...
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New Commissioner Chloe Eudaly's Unveiled Her Staff Appointments
by Dirk VanderHart Chloe EudalyJason DesomerIt's move-in day at City Hall, when staffers of incoming elected officials are beginning to prep the workplaces they'll inhabit for at least some of the...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Newly Engageed Woman Debates Confessing...
by Dan Savage I am recently engaged to the love of my life, who I have been with for eight years. However... six years ago, I did something terrible. After drinking too much, I made out with a married...
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