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Good Morning, News: Blazer Coach Arrested in...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/23

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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What To Flirt To, What To Cry to at QDoc 2025

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/22

HR Smith Say yes to the hot mess relationship that was the creative force behind Culture Club. by HR Smith It's so freaking hard to see documentaries in a theater, queer or otherwise. However, in a world so cold, QDoc—Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival—is a hot little campfire. In fact, QDoc is the only festival in the US devoted exclusively to queer documentaries. Founded in 2007 by filmmaker David Weissman

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Strangers in the Nights

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/22

How two singles nights are changing the way Portlanders are finding love, friendship, and hookups. by Ben Coleman “Have you ever fallen for someone you weren’t initially attracted to?” asks a large laminated flashcard in the center of a tastefully distressed wood table. The table is in the back corner of the “music room” of the SoHo House member’s club, itself located in a fashionably distressed brick building

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Theater Review: In Dancing on the Sabbath, the Viewer...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/22

Shaking the Tree’s new Grimm fairy tale adaptation implicates its audience in a silent system of surveillance. by Lindsay Costello “I wonder what might have happened if we’d intervened,” an audience member mused at the end of Shaking the Tree’s latest production, Dancing on the Sabbath. At check-in, we'd received a note on letterhead from the Office of Royal Protection—its black logo depicting an eyeball

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Hear In Portland: Ural and Leon Thomas Pull Up, Wynne...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/22

Read all about what’s on the music forecast, Hear In Portland. by Jenni Moore Holy strong Portland, folks! I don’t have much to say other than: Be a good neighbor, keep resisting fascism at every level, and Happy Halloween! This week we’re looking forward to an Ural Thomas & the Pain 12-year anniversary show, as well as digging into Wynne’s new mixtape, and adding Leon Thomas’ December show to our

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Good Morning, News: Hundreds of Thousands of...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/22

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. Today's weather? Low 60s, a little sun. But there's a pretty big storm on the way this weekend, so expect a bunch of rain

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The 'Big Beautiful Bill' is Gutting Oregon’s SNAP...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/22

Sweeping eligibility changes take effect this month. Meanwhile, the government shutdown could leave hundreds of thousands of recipients with no benefits at all in November. by Abe Asher Tens of thousands of Oregonians may be at risk of going hungry due to Republican cuts in funding and changes in eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) taking effect this month—with the

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SAVAGE LOVE: Full Spectrum

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/21

A boy on the spectrum is into niche sexual material—what's a parent to do? by Dan Savage I’m the parent of a 14-year-old boy who is on the autism spectrum. Recently, I discovered that he has been searching online for some niche sexual material. Because of his autism, he tends to hyper-fixate on things, and I’m concerned about what might happen if I ignore this. Could it affect his future sexual development or

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THE BLACK BYLINE: The Drake v. Kendrick Verdict, and...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/21

Fighting for The Culture in a new era of hip-hop lawsuits and artificial intelligence. by Donovan Scribes (fka Donovan Smith) [What follows is a new column from Donovan Scribes, a writer, producer, former VP of the Portland chapter of the NAACP, and the editor of the Mercury's print issue BlackOut: a 5 Year Retrospective of Portland’s Racial Justice Protests.—eds.] “No matter what these people say about me, my

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Good Morning, News: The Court Ruling Nobody Wanted,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/21

by Courtney Vaughn 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! We’re in for a pleasant, mostly sunny day with a high of 65 degrees and a low of 46. It’s been a doozy of a news cycle, so

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Round 2

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/21

by Anonymous Just wanted to say how proud I am that the people of Portland have made Trump and Barbie look like total douche bags. Seriously, good job. Here comes the NG. Show them the love.

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Profile Theatre's Witch Has Perfect Spooky Season...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

TJ Acena by TJ Acena There is no time for doubt in Jen Silverman’s Witch. When the Devil appears, one must accept that he is real and be ready to bargain—because your future is at stake and you might not get another chance. The playwright’s inventive rework of a classic 17th century English drama taps into the urgency of moment we find ourselves in America, not with obvious stand-ins for contemporary political

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

This week: fresh cider, drive-in theater scares, and music for trees. by Lindsay Costello We're more than halfway through October, otherwise known as the best month of the year, which is a bit devastating. But the air is still crisp, the frogs are still inflatable, and this week's events reflect the city's devotion to celebrating fall, despite [gestures wildly]. For one thing, you can cop fresh cider and scare

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Update: Oregon Calls For New Hearing After Appeals...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court says the president has authority to deploy the military to Portland, amid ongoing protests at the ICE facility. The Oregon Attorney General's Office wants the case reheard. by Abe Asher Updated: 5:02 pm October 20 The Oregon Attorney General's Office is calling for a review by a full appeals court after the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Monday that President

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November’s Special Election Will Determine the Future...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

Portlanders are being asked to approve a new, increased parks levy to fund the city’s parks system. If the measure doesn’t pass, the city will be forced to make major cuts. by Taylor Griggs Portland’s parks and natural areas are integral to the city’s identity, but the city’s parks system faces major financial challenges, including a massive maintenance backlog and generally unsustainable funding

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Good Morning, News: A Honkin' HUGE No Kings March,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/20

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On No Kings Weekend, Chants, Inflatable Costumes, and...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/19

Following a massive anti-Trump march, hundreds gathered to protest hostile immigration enforcement and violent policing. by Courtney Vaughn Hundreds of people packed the sidewalks and streets outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland Saturday, to protest increasingly hostile US immigration policies. With momentum from a massive No Kings rally Saturday afternoon, a jubilant,

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Photo Essay: Tens of Thousands March in Portland’s No...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/19

More than 40,000 Portlanders turn out to march against authoritarian policies of President Trump by Wm. Steven Humphrey At least 40,000 to 50,000 Portlanders took to downtown streets yesterday, Saturday, October 18, to march, wave signs, and raise their voices against the increasingly authoritarian policies of President Trump—though some estimated the crowd size to be much larger. The march was just one of at

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Emergency Nudity, ICE on...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/19

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.) • Meet the Groups Helping Immigrants Impacted by ICE The Portland

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Bad Thoughts

Portland Mercury ·

2025/10/19

by Anonymous I was walking home. I saw dogs walking, lost. Then I felt a pain in my back ankle area. Dog bit me. So I yelled, and the dog let go, but kept barking, backing up, then a little charge forward. Dog did this a couple times, and I had a canvas bag I was using as a shield and shouting "hey." Then I see the owner, and say from across the street, "your dog bit me." "Where?" I show, surprisingly my pants weren't torn through, but

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