Sad? Watch This Video of a Polar Bear Who Loves Snow
by Bri Brey ..and these snow-loving otters, and seals and elephants at the Oregon Zoo in Portland yesterday. What are you waiting for? Press play on both of these videos below at the same time for...
View ArticleWhere Are They Now, the "Most Fuckable People in Portland" circa 2002
by Bri Brey This photo has been circulating on Reddit via user SpringwaterBikeThief:VIA SPRINGWATERBIKETHIEF ON REDDITWe at the Mercury immediately recognized the list as the handiwork of our 2002...
View ArticleWin 2 Weekend Passes to Sabertooth Psychedelicstonerrockmicrofest
by Bri Brey We're excited to be a sponsor of this year's Sabertooth psychedelicstonerrockmicrofest! This weekend, February 3+4 the Crystal Ballroom will host the likes of Thee Oh Sees, The Black Lips,...
View Article10 Things You Can Do Tonight Instead of Watching Trump Announce his Supreme...
by Bri Brey 1. Go to a protest.2. Attend one of these local events. 3. Read this book. Or this book. OR ANY BOOK. 4. Write your sweetheart/neighbor/friends a Mercury valentine. 5. Smoke a joint and...
View ArticleSince We Won't be Teaching Science in School Anymore, Bill Nye is Here to...
by Bri Brey Children of the '90s commence freak out. Bill Nye is returning to television, and the first trailer for "Bill Nye Saves the World" is out today! From Netflix:Bill Nye hosts a talk show...
View ArticleThe List of James Beard Award Semifinalists Is Out, And Portland Has 16...
by Bri Brey The 2017 James Beard Award semifinalists were announced today, and Portland chefs and restaurants are contenders in 9 categories including the Best Chef: Northwest, and Rising Star Chef of...
View ArticlePANIC! 100 Tickets Released for the Sold Out HELL NO! Benefit Show With...
by Bri Brey HELL YES! Grab your credit cards! 100 more tickets were just released to the sold out HELL NO! benefit show at the Crystal Ballroom this Sunday featuring short sets from the absolute best...
View ArticlePortland Mercury's Highball Drink Recipes Are Here: Swank & Swine, Tilt, Tryst
by Bri Brey It’s almost time for... HIGHBALL!Brace yourself for over 40 specially crafted cocktails… for only $5 each!All of the tantalizing drink recipes are available online! Check out what your...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: International Women's Day Without Women, Portland's Still...
by Bri Brey Good Morning, ladies (and gentlemen, too, but mostly ladies because today is our day)! Today is International Women's Day which takes on a new importance and new opportunities for action...
View ArticleThe Fast & Furious 8 Trailer is Here and People on Our Staff are Freaking Out
by Bri Brey Mercury film editor Erik Henriksen LOVES the Fast & Furious franchise.See proof here (from 2009)...and here (from 2011)...and hereand here (from 2013)...and here, where he made someone...
View ArticleNeed a Pothole Fixed? Maybe a Portland Anarchist Can Help!
by Bri Brey Not all heroes wear capes, some wear face masks. A new Facebook page has appeared touting the handiwork of Portland Anarchist Road Care, an organization who claims to be taking "the state...
View ArticleFor Pi Day Let's Celebrate Pizza Jerk's Awesome Website
by Bri Brey It's plastered all over social media so I'm sure you already know that it's Pi Day! Our favorite kind of pi(e)? PIZZA. Here's a bunch of reviews of local pizza places where you can stuff...
View ArticleThis Week On Nextdoor: "Can I Borrow A Lemon?"
by Bri Brey Fucking Nextdoor. A hub for every person in Portland with too much time on their hands, something super lame to get rid of, or a suspicion that every person that walks in their...
View ArticlePortland's Anarchist Pothole-Fillers are Holding a Public Meeting
by Bri Brey The Portland Anarchist road crew, who went rogue and started filling potholes in the city's absence, are still fairly mysterious, even after granting an email interview to The Oregonian,...
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Power Rangers made me feel old. Because I am old, so very old. by Bri Brey Power Rangers these days, amirite? They're all shiny and sleek! Their mouths move when they speak! They've got Bryan Cranston...
View ArticleYou Can Now Send Your Local Officials Facebook Messages. (Thanks, Facebook!)
by Bri Brey Facebook is trying, you guys. In a sea of rampant misinformation and fake news shared on the site and accusations of their immense political impact, yesterday the social media network...
View ArticleIt's Portland Pizza Week! Here Are the Rules:
by Bri Brey TODAY! TODAY IS THE BLESSED FIRST HOLY DAY OF PORTLAND PIZZA WEEK 2017. Read descriptions of all the Pizza Week slices here!See a map of all the Pizza Week locations here!We highly...
View ArticlePortland's Elvis is the Grand Marshal of the 2017 Rose Festival Starlight Parade
by Bri Brey Long live old Portland. It was announced yesterday that John Elvis Schroder, Portland's favorite cardboard guitar-wheedling street performer—will be the Grand Marshal of the 2017 Rose...
View ArticlePoll: Portland is Getting a Gum Wall. Should This Abomination Be Stopped?
by Bri Brey Seattle's infamous gum wall.MATT RAGEN / SHUTTERSTOCKToday in news that makes us go eeeeeewwwwwww:Portland may be getting its very own gum wall downtown. A Facebook event hosted by RONIN...
View ArticleLike Cats? And Drinking? There's a Portland Happy Hour for That
by Bri Brey MICHELLE MITCHELLJust when you thought Portland couldn't out-Portland itself (Look! A double decker bike for sale on Craig's List!) this happens:A happy hour downtown called "I Love Cats....
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