One Hulk’s Opinion: Hulk Am Against "Nuclear Option"... Obviously
by The Incredible Hulk RYAN ALEXANDER-TANNERHulk have question... AM GOVERNMENT GONE CRAZY??Look, Hulk understand puny Democrats and Republicans not like each other. Hulk understand there going to be...
View ArticlePortland Pizza Week April 17-22: $2 Slices at Pizzicato, Rnch, Roman Candle,...
by Mercury Staff Listen, Portland. We love you. And we love pizza. So the Portland Mercury is teaming up with dozens of local pizza shops to bring you the second Portland Pizza Week: $2 slices for...
View ArticleIn Colossal, Love Is a Seoul-Crushing Experience
by Marc Mohan I know it’s a perversion of the English language to say so, but it’s hard not to think of Colossal as a “very unique” movie. (In fact, Microsoft Word is telling me right now to “consider...
View ArticleMount Eerie's A Crow Looked at Me Is Steadfastly Devastating
by Ben Salmon MOUNT EERIE Making sad, beautiful music AND saving babies from volcanoes.ALLYSON FOSTERFor two decades, Phil Elverum has been one of the most adored and enigmatic figures in DIY music,...
View ArticleThis Weekend's Style Event
by Elizabeth Mollo MOORE Custom GoodsKeeping with the seemingly non-stop game of musical chairs that is the Portland retail scene lately, MOORE Custom Goods has moved from their former location on NW...
View Article21 Savage Is the Unlikely Face of the New Class of Atlanta Hip-Hop
by Santi Elijah Holley Though it's the birthplace of Young Thug, Gucci Mane, and OutKast, it seems like Atlanta is perpetually fighting to earn respect for its contributions to hip-hop. From “Player’s...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: How Soon Should He Bring Up His DUIs?
by Dan Savage I'm exactly 40 years old and have started seriously dating again for the first time in 8+ years. Go me, I'm proud of myself for doing this! I'm going on a date tomorrow for the first...
View Article"Better Naito" Lane Closure Returns Again in Two Weeks—This Time With Better...
by Dirk VanderHart The city likes Better Naito. Two years after a scrappy, volunteer-led effort convinced officials to close down a single northbound lane of Naito Parkway for a couple weeks, the...
View ArticleCheck Out "Speechless"—Saturday Night!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Looking for a fun—and different—comedy show this weekend? Check out Speechless, an evening of improvised powerpoint hilarity! Here's how it works: Local comedians and clever...
View ArticlePortland Police Union Files Complaint Against Ted Wheeler Over Handling of...
by Dirk VanderHart The labor union representing high ranking police officers today filed a complaint against Mayor Ted Wheeler and his chief spokesperson, over Wheeler's decision earlier this week to...
View ArticleTrashlandia
by Anonymous Dear City of Portland,Where the fuck are all the trash cans?! With the incline of tourists and an assload of food carts, you'd think there would be a plethora of receptacles for their...
View ArticleChef Greg Denton Declared King of Beef
by Heather Arndt Anderson Beef tenderloin tataki with button mushroom salad, olive oil, truffled ponzu, and green onion.On Thursday, April 13, a dinner hosted by Chef Philippe Boulout (Multnomah...
View ArticlePortland Pizza Week April 17-22: $2 Slices at Scottie's, Slice, Straight From...
by Mercury Staff Listen, Portland. We love you. And we love pizza. So the Portland Mercury is teaming up with dozens of local pizza shops to bring you the second Portland Pizza Week: $2 slices for...
View ArticleQuick Reviews of This Weekend's New Movies
by Erik Henriksen QUEEN OF THE DESERT “I really should have brought a canteen instead of a camera.”This week, we've got big reviews of The Fate of the Furious and Gifted, plus an interview with...
View ArticleTimbers Fall At Home To Unbreakable Sporting Kansas City
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersDuring the Caleb Porter era, no team has played the Portland Timbers tighter at Providence Park than has Sporting Kansas City.Sporting has won here in...
View ArticleThings to Do This Week: April 17-20
by Mercury Staff Its a simple, yet deep menu of activities to choose from this week. There's pizza, there's funk, and there's a makeshift holiday for getting stoned out of your gourd. Three basic...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Portland Hikers Find Human Bones, Jeff Sessions vs. GOP...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Hit the shore 'cause I'm faded. Honeys in the street say, "Monty, yo we made it!"LET'S GO TO PRESS.A tough break for the Blazers who were taken down in...
View ArticleIt's About Heavy Metal
by Anonymous ...and I'm not talking about you're favorite hipster pretending to be the second guitarist for Mayden. I'm talking about our foundries, our mills. I'm talking iron, steel, aluminum. The...
View ArticleThorns Stomp Pride 2-0 in Season Opener
by Erin O'Regan They sang. They danced. They endured two bouts of smoke inhalation. PRAISE THE TIRELESS RIVETERSPhoto courtesy Portland Thorns FCSaturday in Portland was full of sunshine, unnecessary...
View ArticleTinder Date from Hell!
by Anonymous You seemed nice enough when you messaged me through tinder, and although you didn't have a clear face pic I thought I'd take my chances. You invited me to an art gallery shin dig that you...
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