The Mercury covers culture & art because we think all its various forms are—quite plainly—how people understand one another.

Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they follow relatively simple mathematical rules also found in branching patterns in nature.

Schumer Backs Spending Bill and Lines Up Enough Democrats to Pass It Many Democrats wanted to block Republicans’ measure in defiance of President Trump, but Senator Chuck Schumer said a shutdown ...

EUGENE – The Oregon Ducks and USC Trojans have been going head-to-head this offseason for some of the nation's most highly touted prospects, and this competition doesn’t appear to be slowing ...

Still, almost despite itself, it points to true art. As a sprawling new exhibit opens in two museums in Amsterdam, the German artist fears that history is repeating itself. Two dozen works from ...

Michigan State is joined by Alabama, Tennessee and St. John's on the 2-line, while Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Wisconsin make up the No. 3 seeds. Purdue, Iowa State, Maryland and Clemson ...

Sisters, Oregon is the antidote – a place where the mountains exhale and somehow teach you to do the same. Nestled in the ...

The Sisters Rodeo, known as “The Biggest Little Show in the World,” has been a tradition since 1940. Held the second weekend in June, it kicks off the Central Oregon rodeo season with professional ...

Eagle Scout, Alexander Jackson, reports his family's massacre by an intruder, but Cedar Rapids, Iowa detectives suspect there's more to his story.

Oregon has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...

You’re reading our weekly Things to Do column, about the concerts, art shows, comedy sets ... S/He Is Still Her/e premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and has its Oregon premiere Sunday, March ...