It's All About You
by Anonymous All ages does not mean you get to get drunk with your kid. You are a tall white adult male with a nine year old who he can stand behind right in front of the stage without having to deal...
View ArticlePlease Stop Asking Poor Old John McCain Questions About Dumb Old Donald Trump
by Dan Savage Donald Trump at the third presidential debate:It's all about the Constitution of—of—and so important, the Constitution the way it was meant to be.The Constitution:Congress shall make no...
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Dan Savage's Holiday Special Comes to Portland!
by Mercury Staff One of America's favorite listening pleasures, the Savage Lovecast returns to Revolution Hall for a special live taping of Dan Savage's popular sex, relationship, and advice podcast!...
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Want That "Wild Feminist" Tee? Buy It Today and $5 Goes to Standing Rock
by Bri Brey If you're anything like me—or our food critic Andrea Damewood—you've been eyeing Wildfang's Wild Feminist branded clothing. Andrea even requested the crew sweatshirt in our staff's holiday...
View ArticleLeonard Cohen: Not So Suave in 1972
Bird on a Wire witnesses the birth of a ladies’ man. by Ned Lannamann THE NEWS OF Leonard Cohen’s death came like a cruel punchline, karma’s final dig following the horrors of America’s 2016 election....
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Things To Do Film
This week: Spirited Away, The Exorcist, and... John Stamos? Okay. Sure. The Accountant It’s not hard to imagine how Ben Affleck was convinced to sign on to The Accountant. “Hey Benny!” director Gavin...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
Traffic Congestion on Aisle Four GET THE FUCK OUT of my way at the grocery store! I mean it! I know there’s a lot to buy and that it’s the holiday season, but for fuck’s sake, do you need to block the...
View ArticleI’m Just Visiting
Visiting Nashville and eating crow by Hutch Harris WHAT AM I doing here, exactly? I had planned for this column to be a light, funny travelogue, in which I mostly gave short, shallow history lessons...
View ArticlePortland Invests Millions in Banks that Fund Controversial Private Prisons
Is that about to change? by Dirk VanderHart WHEN DONALD TRUMP was elected on November 8, the country’s two largest private prison operators had reason to break out the champagne.CoreCivic (formerly...
View ArticleIn Other News
Housing crisis worsens. Racist in more trouble. by Mercury Staff SHOCKER: Portland’s housing crisis is getting worse.A newly released report from the Portland Housing Bureau shows the city has grown...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“The housing crisis is over!” A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTERE: “Why We March” [Feature, Nov 16], in which Editor-in-Chief Wm. Steven Humphrey wrote about how Trump voters prioritized “their own perceived...
View ArticleRanda Jarrar’s Geography of Taboo
Surprising, beautiful stories in Him, Me, Muhammad Ali. by Katie Pelletier Randa Jarrar’s new collection of short stories, Him, Me, Muhammad Ali, opens with a modern folktale about a girl attempting...
View ArticleRobbie Robertson Delivers a Flawed Testimony
In a new memoir, the Band’s guitarist lets his ego get the better of him. by Robert Ham At the beginning of The Last Waltz, the 1978 Martin Scorsese documentary that captured the final concert by the...
View ArticleHall Monitor—A Declaration of Independence
Portland’s auditor says she’s unduly strained. She wants you to change that. by Dirk VanderHart PORTLANDCITY AUDITOR is an office built with conflict in mind.As the only elected city office aside from...
View ArticleIndia by Way of Williams
Open Tandoor brings Indian food to where it’s sorely needed. by Andrea Damewood OPEN TANDOOR was smart to open on North Williams. Until a few months ago, North Portland was without any Indian food—be...
View ArticleDrink This!
Union Wine Co. Red Haute Wine by Andrea Damewood Critic’s note:This occasional entry is about stuff that I eat or drink that you should eat or drink, too. It may be about items that are locally made,...
View ArticleOut with the Old and in with the New in North Portland
Hooray? by Thomas Ross CHANGE IS GOOD, change is good, change is good. It’s become my mantra while walking or driving around my home in North Portland’s Overlook neighborhood. I shouldn’t have to...
View ArticleHari Kondabolu: Making Mainstream Cool Again
The comedian weighs in on human connection, ditching labels, and his new album. by Emilly Prado In the two years since Hari Kondabolu’s debut release with Kill Rock Stars, the Brooklyn comedian has...
View ArticleWine for Everyone!
Millennials are fermenting a new kind of Oregon winemaker—and drinker. by Andrea Damewood Go ahead: Feel a little less bad for having wine as one of your most-used emojis. According to data released...
View ArticleBridging the Gap
Meet Bertony Faustin, Oregon’s first black winemaker. by MJ Skegg Perhaps it shouldn’t matter that an Oregon winemaker is black. But of course it matters. It’s America in 2016, after all. We live in a...
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