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Jordan Casner Wins 2025 Portland's Funniest Person...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/26

Helium Comedy Club's final round wrapped up months of competition; Virginia Jones and Brent Lowery rounded out the winners. by Suzette Smith Nice guys finished first at Helium Comedy Club's competition for Portland's Funniest Person 2025, with judges awarding JORDAN CASNER the coveted title and $3,000 in prize money on Sunday night. The stand-up's winning set explored gift competition with past romantic rivals and

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You Do You?

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/25

by Anonymous I generally consider myself a pretty tolerant person with regards to what other people's preferences are when riding the bus. But, I must say, I will never understand someone who opens a lone window when the temperature is in the triple digits, every single other window is closed, and the AC is working well, and also potentially saving people's lives. What are you thinking?

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: August 25–31

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/25

This week: Lodestars of Portland's grunge-pop and soul history, plus a tropical sundae. by Lindsay Costello Good news for those who deserve a little treat. This week serves layered sundaes, State Fair elephant ears, and a lilting farewell set by consummate indie-poppers Tennis. For something heartier, catch cool jazz at wine and cheese bar Négociant or a performance by Ural Thomas, the King of Portland Soul

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Album Review: Norway's Mortiis Live at Enchanted...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/25

Dark Dungeon Synth for your next D&D adventure. by Jonathan Ludwig Seminal Norwegian black metal band Emperor formed in 1991 with bass player and lyricist Mortiis at the helm. Mortiis recorded two acclaimed EPs with the band: Wrath of the Tyrant and Emperor, later compiled as Emperor/Wrath of the Tyrant—but by the time Emperor started work on their debut full length, Mortiis had stepped away to focus on his

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THE TRASH REPORT: Fascists are Babies, Celebrities...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/25

Let's dig into this week's trash can of delicious gossip. by Elinor Jones Helloooooooo Trash Pandas! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm your girl Elinor Jones, fresh off a weeks-long mental health break "sabbatical." This summer has been fun, but it's been busy and I was fresh out of jokes to make and fucks to give, so I needed to rest. I've also been oddly tuned out of the news, because it's just so very bad..

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Good Morning, News: Heat Warnings Continue, Street...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/25

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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Baby steps

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/25

by Anonymous I'm finally feeling over you and the weird bullshit that took over my brain to put me in this position. I'm still struggling to stop drinking but I balance life and haven't let that take me over either. I'm realizing what is important to me and trying to gravitate towards it. It's hard to not feel overwhelmed and sad in this world but I am getting by and I think I'm doing better.

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Political Shenanigans,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/24

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.) • County Commissioner’s Staffer Fired After Scrutiny Over Political

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Generations

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/23

by AnonymousIt’s frustrating how often older people are blamed or dismissed as if we personally created every problem in the world. Our generation didn’t exactly have an easy ride—we lived through the Cold War, watched leaders get assassinated, endured the Vietnam War, sky-high interest rates, crushing taxes, and constant uncertainty. We navigated crises just like younger generations are now. Criticizing older people as the reason for

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To Those Who Look Miserable

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/23

by Anonymous I feel your pain. Today I found out I have a terminal illness. I have no family, no friends and I live alone. I also have no car so had to take TriMet for 8 different trips. It's 102°F outside. Not only am I ill and can barely move or speak, but I missed every bus single connection. Stranded outside for 30 minutes at a time, I wonder if this is going to be it. If this is when I pass out and die. The cooler center is an

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/22

Hawthorne Street Fair, Comix Thing, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff As always, the weekend is bringing events that require little fuss or funds. We're suggesting cheap and easy picks from the Hawthorne Street Fair to Comix Thing and from the Volume Bomb Block Party VIII to Sonder, Listening Bar Presents Wax On: A Record Fair. Discover more things to do with our weekly top picks

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A (Quiet) Walk in the Woods

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/22

by Anonymous Since it is summer and the weather has been nice, I want to offer a PSA that I'm sure has been done many times before. To the people who play music on the trails while hiking: please, for the love of all things good, SPARE US. I do not care if you are hiking alone and need the company. I do not care if you are hiking with your family and need reprieve. I do not care what the reason is that you are hiking in the first place,

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Let's Be Reasonable

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/22

by Anonymous I recently learned the term “weaponizing anti-Semitism.” We have seen the detention with threat of deportation of Mahmoud Khalil and others, who were not yet citizens, who dared to question destroying Gaza. Recently too I learned that the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition and accompanying text on anti-Semitism has been taken as policy by several universities (Harvard in 2025), as well as our

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What's that weird smoke?

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/22

by Anonymous Question on Tiktok "I was driving to work on Macadam and I saw this green smoke that looked like tear gas. I had to close my windows. Does anyone know what it was?" Answer: It IS the fog of authoritarianism, the vapor of tyranny, the haze of fascism, the cloud of theocracy, the steam of totalitarianism, and the mist of dictatorship. It IS a foreshadowing miasma of the absolute domination of your existence here in the good

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Updated: County Declares Emergency as Portland Faces...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/22

Multnomah County will open two daytime cooling centers and extend hours at three libraries. by Mercury Staff Update: 4 pm Saturday, August 23: The location of a cooling center in Portland has changed to Friendly House at 1737 NW 26th Ave. Just a week and a half after the last one, another heat wave is hitting the Portland area. This time, temperatures are set to hit 100 degrees Friday, August 22, and Saturday will

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Good Morning, News: California Moves Forward With...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/22

by Courtney Vaughn 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 is

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Feelings

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/22

by Anonymous You’ve made me wait over a year to get our cat checked out by the vet. The lump on his leg has grown from pea size to golf ball size. Now we need to wait longer because you’re stressed out from work and life and all the other things. It’s not going to get any less stressful. You’re losing my trust. I’m trying to give you space for your feelings but it’s coming at the cost of my own and maybe a lot more. This sucks.

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I keep having nightmares

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/22

by Anonymous Every night I can only sleep for a few hours at a time because I'm overwhelmed by nightmares where an unseen, uncaring force is trying to kill me. Tonight I dreamt I was trapped in a building surrounded by automated machines that would shoot me if I walked outside. In my dream I knew that the operators of the machines didn't have strong feelings about killing me, they just couldn't be bothered to turn off the machine. Last

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Ticket Alert: Shane Gillis, Dijon, and More Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/21

Plus, Kamala Harris and More Event Updates for August 21 by EverOut Staff Get your credit card ready 'cause these tickets are about to go on sale. Bro-y comedian/actor/podcaster Shane Gillis brings his stand-up to the Moda Center this December. R&B artist Dijon, who's collabed with the likes of Bon Iver and Justin Bieber, announced a tour in support of his sophomore album Baby. Plus, Former Vice President

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Ten thousand days

Portland Mercury ·

2025/08/21

by Anonymous Experiencing a lot of low days lately. When I get depressed like this, it ends up feeling like this is how it’s always been and how it always will be. I know that’s probably not true. I hope I’m on the right path. Right now it doesn’t feel like it. It feels like I need to be prepared to leave my family and never look back. Maybe I let myself believe this is as something it wasn’t. If I’m not allowed to talk, why am I even

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