Portland Mercury

1 day ago | portlandmercury.com | Dom Sinacola

In writer-director Paul Schrader’s Grand Guignol of white guy shame, 1979’s Hardcore, George C. Scott is Jake VanDorn, a middle-aged small business owner from Grand Rapids, Michigan who must travel to California to rescue his teenage daughter from the porn industry.

5 days ago | portlandmercury.com | Taylor Griggs

Hilda Perez lives with her family in Forest Grove, where she relies on the bus to get around. While Perez said “public transportation has been a lifeline,” it’s not always easy or safe for her to use. After moving to a neighborhood with minimal public transit service, Perez said she now is forced to walk 40 minutes to the nearest bus stop, making it much harder to get around town. “I've had to rely more and more on my young children and my husband just to get where I need to go.

5 days ago | portlandmercury.com | Suzette Smith

If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. Good Morning, Portland: We're looking at some nice weather for Friday and Saturday, and some nice rain on Sunday. The Catholic Church has a new pappy, and he's a g-d-m Chicagoan, which means, there's a non-zero chance the new pope has tried Jeppson's Malört.

1 week ago | portlandmercury.com | Robert Ham

To truly appreciate the art of elijah jamal asani, it helps to slow down and match his pace. The music released by the young ambient artist is patient, measured, and beautiful—like watching grainy super-8 footage of a flower opening to the sun, played back in slow motion.

1 week ago | portlandmercury.com | Jenni Moore

As our local music calendars continue to fill as May marches on, this week we’re praising Karma Rivera’s new single—especially the acoustic version—in addition to a visit from Coco Jones at the end of the month. Plus! June will see Esperanza Spalding lending her talents in closing out the programming for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s 50th anniversary celebrations. MUST LISTEN:  New release(s) from Portland-relevant artist(s).