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SAVAGE LOVE: Christmas Wrapping

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/23

"I'll be home (at my friend's sex dungeon) for Christmas." by Dan Savage I’m a 28-year-old gay man who isn’t going home for Christmas for the first time in my life. I’ve been out since I was fourteen and my family has been amazingly supportive, and they love my boyfriend of four years. (They hated my first and third boyfriends, so it’s not like they love anybody I bring home.) We’ve spent the last three Christmases

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Good Morning, News: Trump's War on Renewable Energy,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/23

by Taylor Griggs The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! This is the final morning news roundup before the Merc staff is off on a much-needed winter break, so soak it in. Sorry,

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The Wordless Animal Dances of ZooZoo Present Smart...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/23

ZooZoo will please adults and kids alike. by John Rudoff Imago Theatre’s current production, ZooZoo is an easy concept to understand: It's movement work. Dancers in animal costumes cavort in ways that both call in actual animal movements and human characteristics given to animal forms. At the same time, when one watches the show, ZooZoo feels like a marvelous puzzle. What genre is this? How should we describe it

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The Canned Cocktails in This Advent Calendar, Ranked

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/23

Of course I didn't do it all in one sitting. I did about half of it in one sitting. by Suzette Smith It's hard to believe this is only the second holiday season since Portland canned libation and liqueur makers Straightaway Cocktails launched their 12 Nights of Cocktails advent calendar; it has become such a staple of my gift giving. The secular countdown adapts well to any occasion—why should only Christians

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The Mercury’s 10 Favorite Movies of 2025

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/22

The best movies of 2025 are at war with the machine, data centers, and helplessness. What a relief. by Dom Sinacola Of the many exceptional movies I saw in 2025—10 of which I have listed below—the majority of them were available to catch in a Portland theater. The thriving ecosystem of independently-owned cinemas spread across our city is near inimitable, especially given our glut of centenarian show houses. While

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/22

There's more to do this week than open presents. by Lindsay Costello Whatever holiday(s) you celebrate, this week likely presents some interesting challenges—there's lots to "do," but also some unfilled hours during which your family will be antsy and all your typical haunts will be closed and/or packed. We've got you covered with out-of-the-house ideas to fill the next seven days with more than balled-up wrapping

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Good Morning, News: Oregon DOJ Goes After Planned ICE...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/22

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Dairy Queen Chills, Hot New...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/21

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.) • Drive-Thru Debacle Threatens to Keep Historic Dairy Queen in a Deep

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Is this vegan activism?

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/21

by Anonymous Here to bash the WW for their recent issue cover photo. WTF is this blurry pixelated poorly-lit-shady-basement mess of a print? Never more in my life have I felt my desire to eat oysters escape my body and transcend into the astral plane. What is this? This sad joke, it isn't tongue in cheek, it isn't cleverly naughty, it isn't a wink and nod with the air of a subtle chuckle euphemism...the punchline really is just "haha

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Intuition

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/20

by AnonymousI know deep down that the Winter Solstice Great Gathering of The Crows has something to do with the two Ravens they keep hidden up at the Zoo. Why are we not allowed to see these Ravens? Why are the workers never allowed to speak when they are in the Raven Facility? Who's paying for the Raven/Crow research Center? Who taught the Crows the Great Chant of Time? Are the Ravens in danger from just a few Bad Crows ,or will the

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Concert Review: Glare Shine in the Shadow of Shoegaze...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/20

Holly Hazelwood by Holly Hazelwood If you’re looking to find a concert that all but guarantees an audience who is really, truly excited to be there, check out any all ages show at Holocene. The forever-cool Central Eastside haunt is typically a 21+ affair, but every so often, they’ll book a show saying, “We might sell fewer cocktails, but screw it—the kids are going to love this one.” Such is the case with South

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“We Want the Same Protections”: TriMet Safety Staff...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/19

They work to keep passengers safe, but say they are not afforded the rights of regular TriMet employees. by Taylor Griggs Alison Segler has worked as a TriMet Safety Response Team staffer for the better part of the last five years. She is passionate about her job, which allows her to connect with people riding Portland’s public transit system, and provide resources to those in need. “I would like to express that

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Annoucing the Winners of the HUMP! 2025 Fall Lineup!

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/19

Featuring your votes for the best sexy, hilarious, and cool flicks of the HUMP! film festival. by Dan Savage This year, HUMP! did two big things, so big your ex would absolutely be jealous. We celebrated our 20th anniversary and wrapped up another unforgettable festival season fueled by brave filmmakers, curious audiences, and more than a few collective gasps. Across packed theaters and streaming screens, the 2025

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The Big Holiday Episode of The Big Box Set

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/19

Nolan Parker by Nolan Parker The days of truly bizarre, esoteric, sometimes raunchy public-access television aren’t over necessarily, but finding the good stuff is much harder now that the homogenization of Netflix and Prime are almost complete. Introducing The Big Box Set, an online series harnessing the energy of both public-access television and the classic variety show to giddy effect. Developed by Bay Area

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372 Multnomah County Residents Died While Homeless in...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/19

Multnomah County's Domicile Unknown report shows 18% decline in homeless deaths from 2023 to 2024. Overdose, transportation, assault are main contributors. by Jeremiah Hayden At least 372 Multnomah County residents died while homeless in 2024, according to the county’s latest Domicile Unknown report. That’s down 18 percent from the 2023 high of 456. Multnomah County releases its Domicile Unknown report in December

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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/19

Peacock Lane, The Winter Market, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20 by EverOut Staff It's winter solstice this Sunday, which means we're turning a corner into gradually longer days. 'Til then, we're keeping things merry and bright with weekend picks from Peacock Lane's pedestrian-only nights to The Winter Market and from Cool Yule and Hot Jazz to a Live Klezmer Chanukah Concert. Check out our weekly top

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Good Morning, News: ❄️ Help Name PBOT's Snowplows 🚗...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/19

by Jeremiah Hayden The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! Oh, my. I hope you like singing in the rain because it is dangerously wet out there. Stay safe, stay dry if you can. 📰

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Concert Review: Portland-Raised Hardcore Band Dying...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/18

Holly Hazelwood by Holly Hazelwood Have you ever watched someone in a Santa hat climb a Christmas tree to stage dive? Have you ever seen a teenager in Nightmare Before Christmas pajamas and a tinsel scarf eat it in a circle pit? This might sound like a joke, but at the second-annual Dying Wishmas—a micro-festival hosted by Portland’s premier metalcore act, Dying Wish—these sights are as common as sugarplum fairies

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Ticket Alert: Alex G, Alison Wonderland, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/18

Plus, Ladytron and More Event Updates for December 18 by EverOut Staff We're wrapping up a final batch of tickets for you in 2025. Multi-instrumentalist and singer Alex G plays two nights at the Roseland next May. Australian DJ Alison Wonderland returns to Portland with fresh beats off her recently released album Ghost World. Plus, British synthpop band Ladytron crosses the pond in support of their eighth studio

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Photo Essay: Christmas Caroling Competition as Community

Portland Mercury ·

2025/12/18

Corbin Smith by Corbin Smith The slow annihilation of public life in America can be tracked by the decline of Christmas caroling. There was, in some of our lifetimes, a hearty tradition of groups of people, including barber shop quartets, and church and school choirs going into neighborhoods, knocking on doors, singing a Christmas song they prepared, and moving onto the next house to do it again, to bring joy

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