I forgot how shitty it feels; and how shameful it feels, when you're weak. And vulnerable. And too nice to a stranger who you don't realize hates you until it's too late. And they decide to take this ...

It's obvious some have come across a curious food item with the sign: “Eat me.” It’s tempting, isn’t it? The promise of big, of seeing more, of feeling stronger, of imagining things others have ...

Over here at the Mercury, we try to be as analytics-neutral as possible—that is, we try not to base our entire self-worth and ...

Over here at the Mercury, we try to be as analytics-neutral as possible—that is, we try not to base our entire self-worth and ...

The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund's (PCEF) budget is bigger than expected. This year was about figuring out ...

Over here at the Mercury, we try to be as analytics-neutral as possible—that is, we try not to base our entire self-worth and ...

My husband and I have been together fifteen years and been through pretty much all of the ups and downs sexually that a ...

Close out 2024 with three NYE live music picks from Hear in Portland • Kye Alive and Nonbinary Girlfriend co-host 2025 Alive! • Plus, Black Belt Eagle Scout's January show feels like a perfect kickoff ...

Amid an $18 million budget deficit, Portland State University is laying off 17 non-tenure track faculty, citing “changes in ...

Portland’s next mayor hasn’t taken office yet, but he’s already working to open hundreds of winter shelter beds. Portland ...

Contrary to the name, what you’re after on the menu will be called the stone rice noodle roll, which denotes the rice being ...

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 ...