The Accountant Is Too Many Movies Happening at Once
Good Will Hunting + Batman + WAY too much other stuff. by Ned Lannamann IT’S NOT HARD to imagine how Ben Affleck was convinced to sign on to The Accountant. “Hey Benny!” director Gavin O’Connor shouted...
View ArticlePhoebe Robinson, Dope Queen
You Can’t Touch My Hair takes on race and pop culture. by Kjerstin Johnson PHOEBE ROBINSON LOVES pop culture. The comedian, who co-hosts the 2 Dope Queens podcast with Jessica Williams and who’ll be in...
View ArticleEverything as Fuck
The fifth and final installment of Ian Karmel’s beloved Supernatural investigation. by Ian Karmel The following is the fifth in a four-part series examining Carlos Santana’s album Supernatural. The...
View ArticleHonky Tonk Blues
New SE Division tacos have big backing; little delivery. by Andrea Damewood That Honky Tonk Taco exists is a little baffling.The new “deliciously inauthentic” taco shop opened in late July, joining a...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
No place to go. TO THEASSHOLE BOUNCERS who kicked my transitioning boyfriend out of the club for using the women’s restroom: fuck you. My boyfriend has a vagina, so tell me: How is he supposed to use...
View ArticleHall Monitor: A Rudderless Harbor?
A Terminal 1 homeless shelter is proceeding, but who will run it? by Dirk VanderHart THE GLINT of private money has always been Homer Williams and Co.’s biggest selling point for their Oregon Harbor...
View ArticleCash-Strapped PBOT Doesn’t Want Your Free Crosswalks
It’s been squaring off with activists at a Southeast Portland intersection. by Dirk VanderHart PARENTS WALKING their young children to Southeast Portland’s New Day School have had a confusing...
View ArticleIn Other News
Asshole sharks! Public records fight! by Doug Brown UBER AND LYFTreally don’t like people knowing much about how they operate. So of course they really don’t want the City of Portland to comply with...
View ArticleEat This
Pumpkin spice can go fuck itself. These are the gourds you want. by Heather Arndt Anderson Colin Nissan’s groundbreaking essay “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers” originally appeared in...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“May the Great Spirit ever bless and protect the Portland Mercury.”THE PORTLAND SPIRITVia voicemail.Hi,Portland Mercury! My name is Ellen, and I’m leaving a message now, but I also might either write...
View ArticlePeter Ames Carlin Illuminates Paul Simon in a New Biography
The Portland author’s new book is an informative study of the New York songwriter. by Ned Lannamann THE ROCK BIO has, at this point, become a color-by-numbers formula. It begins, invariably and...
View ArticleHead. Hands. Feet is a Halloween Treat for Adults
At Shaking the Tree, the night is dark and full of terrors. by Megan Burbank BEFORE YOU MAKE IT to your seat at Shaking the Tree’s latest play, a stranger takes your hand, another pours water over it,...
View ArticleGet on the Team
10 reasons to give a damn about the Trail Blazers this season. by Arthur Bradford Yes, a brand new Trail Blazers season is upon us! Our long, dark summer of off-season discontent has ended and now...
View ArticleEat Tacos Without Wash Hands
by Anonymous OkCupid has a system to report a variety of issues that violate their terms of service. If you can prove a photo is stolen (GIS), you can report it and sometimes... sometimes... they'll...
View ArticleAn Old Dope Smoker Speaks Out
by Anonymous We all had a helluva time back in the day smoking dope, getting laid and going to concerts. None of us thought about our future, we were just living in the moment, free and easy. When we...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: The Republican Civil War has Started, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! When we're together it's like hot coals in a fire. (Oh baby.) My body's burning, so come on heat my desire. (Come on, come on.) LET'S GO TO PRESS.As it...
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Don't Miss "The I, Anonymous Show"—This Monday, Oct 17!
by Mercury Staff You’re undoubtedly familiar with the Mercury’s wildly popular and long-running column, I, Anonymous. (For you newbies, that’s the weekly column and daily blog that features YOUR...
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Will the Real Godzilla Please Stand Up?
by Bobby Roberts SHIN GODZILLA"Marco!... Marco!... Aw. c'mon, you guys, you're supposed to say, 'Polo!'"Since 1998's remake, the primary question regarding any new Godzilla movie concerns its...
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City Council Just Retreated to a Closed Meeting Space to Pass a New Police...
by Dirk VanderHart Protestors chant in Portland City Hall, as police block off access to the third floor, where City Council met in a closed-off session.Dirk VanderHartFor the third week in a row,...
View ArticleGet Your Own Lunch, Trumpelstiltskin!
by Anonymous I just wanted to apologize to the poor folks who had to share eating space with me at Hollywood FM today. Ya see, I lunch on a fairly tight budget, and I like to experiment sometimes....
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