YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Professors on Strike, Holiday Gift Ideas, and the Best Cantonese Rice Roll

Published   Dec 22, 2024 07:09AM


by Wm. Steven Humphrey



GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.)

• With Zenith Energy’s Permits On The Line, Critics Urge Strong ... Read more

Dan Ryan Announces District 3 Council Candidate as Key Staff



A veteran City Hall executive who recently ran for a Council seat will lead Ryan's office. Mayor-elect Keith Wilson has also picked a top staffer.

by Courtney Vaughn

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See The Moth



by Wm. Steven Humphrey



Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and ev ... Read more

Björk Friday Is an Annual Anti-Thanksgiving Drag Show That'



Björk Friday

by Corbin Smith



In 2018, a confluence of Icelandic singer Björk's birthday and a night of drag ga ... Read more

THE TRASH REPORT: What Are You Thankful For?

Published   Nov 25, 2024 09:50AM


It's your Thanksgiving dinner of garbage-y gossip! (And cranberry sauce in a can.)

by Elinor Jones



Hello Trash Pandas! Happy Thanksgiving week. This is my favorite holiday because I like eating and spending time with my family, of course—but also because I don't have to decorate my house for it. As a parent, once Thanksgiving is over, it's all Christmas all the time and I'm about to have sentimental clutter ove ... Read more

POP QUIZ PDX: Grave Robbers, Sex Scandals, and Your Mom Has



See how well YOU score on this week's super fun trivia quiz!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey



HOWDY THERE, SMARTY BUTT! It's t ... Read more

THE TRASH REPORT: On Casseroles and Capitalism 



Eat up, trash pandas! It's a buffet of the week's trashiest gossip.

by Elinor Jones



Hello my sweet angel baby Trash ... Read more

Theater Review: Waiting for Godot Is Samuel Beckett—Straig



Portland's Irish theater-focused company Corrib has devoted this season to Godot and works that respond to it.

by John Rudoff



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