Patricia Váz-quez Gómez has worked closely with youth and families in Oregon’s Mayan Indigenous diaspora. A multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Portland and Mexico City, she collaborated on ...

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

We spoke with Joelle Nesen, the Portland, Oregon–based president and lead designer of Maison Inc. and the Shop at Maison who ...

In this month’s edition of Today’s Collectibles, our readers shared a historically important original “Kodak” camera and a ...

From Solvang to Seattle, here’s where to find giant troll sculptures by Danish artist Thomas Dambo in a park near you.

Concertgoers walking the red carpet into downtown Medford’s Holly Theatre Thursday will not feel as if they’re entering the ...

A new TikTok trend called “airport theory” is apparently attempting to justify that last-minute travel. It involves people ...

If you want to understand the jungle, you can't be content just to sail back and forth near the shore. You've got to get into it, no matter how strange and frightening it might seem.” – Carl ...

The deal, however, is not finalized, and the business owners hope to make a plea to the City Council for help.

From Portland’s eclectic shops to hidden gems in smaller towns, these nine mammoth thrift stores are where savvy Oregonians ...