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Ted Wheeler's First Act as Mayor: A Bureau Shakeup
by Dirk VanderHart The first big test of Ted Wheeler's mayoral tenure began this morning, as Wheeler's office unveiled some fairly large changes in the bureaus council members will oversee.Among the...
View ArticleBuffy the Psych Prof: Someone You Should Follow On Twitter
by Dan Savage Another epic Twitter thread/Arrival review that's worth your time...Dear Red State peeps: Happy New Year! I was wondering, could we talk for a second? I apologize if this is long.— Buffy...
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2017 New Year's Resolutions (Most of Which We've Probably Already Broken)
by Mercury Staff JESSICA STEINI resolve to continue my commitment to not drinking green juice or weighing myself. Ever.I resolve to make an angry face at any man who grins at me on the street like we...
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Must-See Movies of 2016: Swiss Army Man
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!If you want...
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Lindy West Quits Twitter: "It Is Unusable for Anyone But Trolls, Robots and...
by Christopher Frizzelle I disagree that it is "unusable" for people like me. Though I did LOL when Twitter's founder asked for feedback and had the above interaction.Lindy West is not known for...
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Portland-Area Prosecutors Are Pledging to Be More Lenient on TriMet's Repeat...
by Dirk VanderHart TriMetThe Portland region's top prosecutors are ringing in the new year with an interesting message: The justice system is too harsh on people who repeatedly skip out on their MAX...
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Things To Do Film
This week: Cinema Project! Underworld! And too many Ultramans! by Mercury Staff Arrival An ominous, thrumming, beautiful thing that starts out being about aliens who need a decoder ring. It ends up...
View ArticleRebellion & Revolution at the Hollywood Theatre
A month-long series of insurgent cinema. by Erik Henriksen WHERE’S THE LINE? When a reality TV villain wins the presidency, and news reads like dystopian science fiction, the line between fiction and...
View ArticleThe History—and Relevance—of Hidden Figures
Time to meet NASA’s unsung sheroes. by Jenni Moore BEFOREHIDDEN FIGURES, I had no idea three black women were integral to the success of America’s space program. That’s not the only surprise here:...
View ArticleA Monster Calls Is Sappy Death Porn
(Get it? Because it’s about a giant tree!) (And death porn.) by Erik Henriksen WHEN SIGOURNEY WEAVER wants you to cry, goddammit, you cry. Weaver isn’t even one of the leads of A Monster Calls—those...
View ArticleLonely Boy Anthem
Ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones’ unapologetic and cheeky new memoir. by Robert Ham Since 2004, former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones has been holding court on LA radio as the host of Jonesy’s Jukebox, a...
View ArticleKeep the Fires Berning in 2017
A Revolution for every dreamy college kid you know. by Suzette Smith In 2001, over the holidays, I received six copies of Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation. They came mostly from friends of my...
View ArticleThe Siren Theater Gets Its First Artist in Residence
North Coast’s Rachel Rosenthal is here to teach hip-hop improv. by Suzette Smith “I’ll forever go down in history as the person that wants to have sex with windows,” says Rachel Rosenthal, referencing...
View ArticleThe Best of Charlie Hales’ Voicemails: 2016!
Let the hate flow through you. by Dirk VanderHart Foster Road stole Christmas.Every year around this time, the Mercury delves into our own version of Santa’s toy bag: The voicemails that you, the...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
Why would a mouse deserve to die? I WORK in a building where a whack job says she saw a mouse. I have never seen a mouse. Another guy started setting out traps with peanut butter. Supposedly killed...
View ArticleDelicious Décor
The stories behind some of Portland’s most iconic restaurant interiors. by Andrea Damewood EATING OUT is a sensory experience: the noise level, presentation, service, your conversation, and the...
View ArticleThe Party Review
In which I review a “friends avoiding family” holiday potluck. by Daniel Martin Austin Recently I found myself at a “friends avoiding family” holiday potluck. Despite all attendees being comedians, I...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“This is why I avoid so many restaurants in this town.” FOODIE FUNDSRE: “The Merc Food Critic’s Personal Favorites” [Last Supper, Dec 28], Andrea Damewood’s rundown of the sometimes expensive...
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
Here’s what Portlanders looked like way back in 2016. by Marissa Sullivan Let’s see... deaths of some of our most influential musicians, mass shootings, trucks driving into people, places, and...
View ArticleEnjoy the Silence!
Martin Scorsese, Portuguese missionaries, post-feudal Japan, and eternal questions of faith. Yahtzee? by Ned Lannamann GOD BLESS Martin Scorsese... although Christians probably still have a bone to...
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