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.)
• Say Nice Things About Portland... Again!
It's back! Check out the Mercury's second "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" issue online *and* in print, and available at more than 500 locations citywide! Discover the very best things about our city, and learn how to make it even better!
• Mayor Wheeler Revises Homeless Plan In Attempt to Avoid Legal Challenges
After legal challenges, Mayor Wheeler is proposing a revamped ordinance regulating where the city’s unhoused residents can camp in public. This time, he might get the support of the only commissioner who voted against the city’s previous attempt.
Hey smarty butt! 🍑 See how well YOU score on our latest super fun trivia game! This week: Lake Oswego's rich crybabies, an (un)fond farewell to Buffalo Wild Wings, and criminal cops (and firefighters, too)! 🤔🧠
Voters in several states have already cast their "uncommitted" vote in Democratic primaries, to send a message to Biden. Activists want Oregon to do the same, but those votes likely won't be counted or reported out, due to Oregon's election laws.
• Sleater-Kinney Gives Hometown Portland the Eras Treatment
A live review of Sleater-Kinney in Portland: While the band was touring a new album, the show was built for those who had loved their long career, resulting in something akin to a Sleater-Kinney twist on the Eras tour.
Let's go, trash pandas! 🦝 It's time for the trashiest gossip of the week. In this episode: The Rock suddenly gets shy, your new billionaire bestie, and the East Coast stole our eclipse! 🌞
What's the rational approach to addressing safety issues on public transit? Perhaps something other than sweeping the problem under the rug or advocating for extremist, carceral responses to perceived threats.
• The Beast Is a Sci-Fi Time-Traveling Romance Alive With the Anxiety of 2024
REVIEW: Bertrand Bonello crammed so much into The Beast, that it threatens to tear at the seams, but the chemistry between Léa Seydoux and George MacKay holds it together.
In this week's music column, Jenni Moore tells us about St. Johns Rapper Mat Randol's new EP "The World Keeps Spinning," we hear Kyle "Smyle Again," and soul singer-songwriter Julia Logue plays Jack London with saxophonist BrandonLee Cierley.
• Don't Miss the Hilarious TWO EVILS Comedy Game Show—Coming April 24!
Get your tickets NOW for the funniest comedy game show in town, TWO EVILS with Arlo Weierhauser & Kate Murphy! The audience will compete against special guest ZAK TOSCANI for fabulous (and only slightly evil) prizes. Hurry before it sells out!
• Theater Review: Don't Google Nassim
Nassim, a play co-produced by Boom Arts and Portland Center Stage, shouldn't be spoiled, but we have a few tips you can know. Here's our *Spoiler-Free* review.
Aerosmith will walk this way on their Farewell tour, Mexican quintet Fuerza Regida will also be swinging through town, and Wanda Sykes will bring the laughs on her Please & Thank You tour. Get all those tix and more with our TICKET ALERT!
Will his new polyamorous lifestyle endanger his current child custody agreement? Depends on where he lives! Dan Savage and a guest expert take on this thorny (and horny) legal issue in this week's SAVAGE LOVE!
WOW, THAT IS A LOT OF GOOD READIN'. I hope you didn't have any other plans this weekend! Dig in, and remember: Producing all this hard work costs moolah—so please consider contributing to the Mercury to keep it all coming! Thanks!
