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Sunday’s Portland Thorns match against the Washington Spirit came with a side of controversy after a woman, who claimed to be ...

WHAT’S UP, SMARTY BUTT? It’s time to put that brainy-brain to the test with this edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll see how much YOU know about Portland’s ...

This is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Fall Arts Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types ...

Like many great epiphanies, Anthony Hudson realized it in the shower—shortly after he fell off Jeffery Gibson’s massive sculpture of red pedestals, the space in which to place me. Hudson had been ...

Practical Magic 2 (Sept 11): Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks with this legacy sequel to 1998’s Practical Magic. It’s a painful reminder that as Americans, in 2026, we ...

Shaking the Tree and Caryl Churchill are a match made in theater heaven. The former is the production company that has, since 2003, presented some of the boldest, strangest, and most unforgettable ...

Cuomo’s legacy included a love of physical humor and clowning which also carries on to this day. Since 2022, CoHo has hosted a clownfest every fall, a monthlong festival of physical comedy ...

Many of the season’s most exciting exhibitions are going up at colleges, universities, and libraries around town.