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.)
• Portlanders Join Flotilla Aiming to Break Israel’s Blockade of Aid to Gaza
Two Portlanders described the preparation, motives, and danger of their journey to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which departed from Spanish ports on August 31. The boats have faced drone attacks in their quest to circumvent Israel’s blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.
In this week’s trivia quiz: More Trump insults, celebrity typewriters, boy band danger, and did the Rapture happen or did I sleep through it? 😴 (See how well YOU score!)
• A Snapshot of Portland’s DIY House Show Scene
Choice Cuts: Disposable Camera Archives 2015-2023 pulls eight years of point-and-shoot photography into a portrait of Portland’s house show scene.
Jeannie Vanasco’s new memoir A Silent Treatment explores her mother’s many months-long silences, which cropped up while they shared a home. Extraordinarily, Vanasco paints herself as much as the antagonist as she does her mother.
She’s married and has been non-monogamous for years—so should she tell her teenage kids?Dan Savage takes on this problem and more in this week’s column!
• One Battle After Another Captures the Relentless Overstimulation of Being Alive in 2025
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film/action-packed blockbuster, One Battle After Another, is a funny, breathless, sometimes overwhelming spectacle of American violence.
• Album Review: Helen’s The Original Faces in the Rearview Mirror
Ten years on, Helen’s The Original Faces remains the Portland band’s sole LP—it’s time to give the album another listen.
What’s that? Hear In Portland is back again with music happenings to look forward to as the days grow darker? YES, and this HIP has it all: Five new releases (two of which are babies), two shows, and one Portland debut!
• The Time-Based Art Festival Is Still Alive
This year’s Time-Based Art Festival is over, but we’re still reflecting on several of its events. Read our last thoughts on the fest’s sonic performances, digital world-building, and tactile artworks.
• PDX Pop Now! (More Than Ever)
Portland’s free, all-ages, volunteer-run music festival celebrated its 21st birthday! Let’s revisit the fun.
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!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
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