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Honor and a privilege to publish my top 10 with the Mercury. Support local film criticism and read!
The Mercury's 10 favorite films of 2025.
It includes propulsive Oscar contenders like Marty Supreme and One Battle After Another, and quiet, moving films like Train Dreams and Eephus.
See Dom Sinacola's full list 👇
It includes propulsive Oscar contenders like Marty Supreme and One Battle After Another, and quiet, moving films like Train Dreams and Eephus.
See Dom Sinacola's full list 👇
Film Critic Dom Sinacola on His 10 Favorite Features of 2025, and Where You Can Watch Them
Of the many exceptional movies I saw in 2025—10 of which I have listed below—the majority of them were available to catch in a Portland theater. The thriving ecosystem of independently-owned cinemas s...
www.portlandmercury.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Honor and a privilege to publish my top 10 with the Mercury. Support local film criticism and read!
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Biked to see a movie at Lloyd Center and the ticket guy told me someone stole the bike parking. Like ripped it up out of the ground.
December 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Biked to see a movie at Lloyd Center and the ticket guy told me someone stole the bike parking. Like ripped it up out of the ground.
Merry Christmas to everyone (except trolley fans)
Lake Oswego is trying to redevelop the Foothills District again — but isn't considering extending street car service
That's what killed the last planning effort in 2013
There will be a big opportunity once the old sewage treatment plant is demo'd
Lake Oswego is trying to redevelop the Foothills District again — but isn't considering extending street car service
That's what killed the last planning effort in 2013
There will be a big opportunity once the old sewage treatment plant is demo'd
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone (except trolley fans)
Lake Oswego is trying to redevelop the Foothills District again — but isn't considering extending street car service
That's what killed the last planning effort in 2013
There will be a big opportunity once the old sewage treatment plant is demo'd
Lake Oswego is trying to redevelop the Foothills District again — but isn't considering extending street car service
That's what killed the last planning effort in 2013
There will be a big opportunity once the old sewage treatment plant is demo'd
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Portland Fire fans, Nik is your go-to for WNBA coverage this year!
Proud to call him a colleague and friend who understands the importance of covering women’s sports in a clear-eyed and meaningful way. He’s shown it time and again over the years on the #opreps beat. Follow him!
Proud to call him a colleague and friend who understands the importance of covering women’s sports in a clear-eyed and meaningful way. He’s shown it time and again over the years on the #opreps beat. Follow him!
Professional update:
After primarily covering high school sports in Oregon over the last decade, your boy is moving to covering the @portlandfire.bsky.social for the @oregonian.com. Very excited to get to cover a brand new @wnba.com franchise in a city that is feral over women's sports.
After primarily covering high school sports in Oregon over the last decade, your boy is moving to covering the @portlandfire.bsky.social for the @oregonian.com. Very excited to get to cover a brand new @wnba.com franchise in a city that is feral over women's sports.
She's gone by "Big Syl" and "Mama Syl." Now Sylvia Fowles is Coach Syl for the Portland Fire.
December 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Portland Fire fans, Nik is your go-to for WNBA coverage this year!
Proud to call him a colleague and friend who understands the importance of covering women’s sports in a clear-eyed and meaningful way. He’s shown it time and again over the years on the #opreps beat. Follow him!
Proud to call him a colleague and friend who understands the importance of covering women’s sports in a clear-eyed and meaningful way. He’s shown it time and again over the years on the #opreps beat. Follow him!
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Professional update:
After primarily covering high school sports in Oregon over the last decade, your boy is moving to covering the @portlandfire.bsky.social for the @oregonian.com. Very excited to get to cover a brand new @wnba.com franchise in a city that is feral over women's sports.
After primarily covering high school sports in Oregon over the last decade, your boy is moving to covering the @portlandfire.bsky.social for the @oregonian.com. Very excited to get to cover a brand new @wnba.com franchise in a city that is feral over women's sports.
She's gone by "Big Syl" and "Mama Syl." Now Sylvia Fowles is Coach Syl for the Portland Fire.
The Portland Fire’s newest assistant coach is a WNBA legend and... an aspiring mortician?
She's gone by "Big Syl" and "Mama Syl." Now Sylvia Fowles is Coach Syl for the Portland Fire.
www.oregonlive.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Professional update:
After primarily covering high school sports in Oregon over the last decade, your boy is moving to covering the @portlandfire.bsky.social for the @oregonian.com. Very excited to get to cover a brand new @wnba.com franchise in a city that is feral over women's sports.
After primarily covering high school sports in Oregon over the last decade, your boy is moving to covering the @portlandfire.bsky.social for the @oregonian.com. Very excited to get to cover a brand new @wnba.com franchise in a city that is feral over women's sports.
It's 2045.
You approach the Gen Alpha bouncer with a Paw Patrol/Punisher tattoo.
They take a dismissive glance at your BeReal
"Shouldn't you be home watching video essays about the Cartoon Sponge?"
You begin to weep, your reply barely audible over the bass beat: they used to sell duvets here
You approach the Gen Alpha bouncer with a Paw Patrol/Punisher tattoo.
They take a dismissive glance at your BeReal
"Shouldn't you be home watching video essays about the Cartoon Sponge?"
You begin to weep, your reply barely audible over the bass beat: they used to sell duvets here
A Portland maker of trendy home fixtures has abruptly laid off most of its staff. @kcd.bsky.social reports:
Home decor retailer lays off most employees, future uncertain
Schoolhouse sold to Food52, a New York food and lifestyle publisher, in 2021.
www.oregonlive.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It's 2045.
You approach the Gen Alpha bouncer with a Paw Patrol/Punisher tattoo.
They take a dismissive glance at your BeReal
"Shouldn't you be home watching video essays about the Cartoon Sponge?"
You begin to weep, your reply barely audible over the bass beat: they used to sell duvets here
You approach the Gen Alpha bouncer with a Paw Patrol/Punisher tattoo.
They take a dismissive glance at your BeReal
"Shouldn't you be home watching video essays about the Cartoon Sponge?"
You begin to weep, your reply barely audible over the bass beat: they used to sell duvets here
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Not everything in Oregon is getting pricier. Here’s what got more expensive in 2025 and what didn't, from @aimeegreen.bsky.social
Not everything in Oregon is getting pricier. Here’s what costs more and what doesn’t in 2025
While Oregonians forked over more cash for most goods and services in 2025, there were a few surprises, including for Portland renters.
www.oregonlive.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Not everything in Oregon is getting pricier. Here’s what got more expensive in 2025 and what didn't, from @aimeegreen.bsky.social
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Family members are still waiting for Matt Aldridge’s body to be recovered.
Lake Oswego family mourns 26-year-old lost on Mount Hood: ‘He was an adventurer’
Family members are still waiting for Matt Aldridge’s body to be recovered.
www.oregonlive.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Family members are still waiting for Matt Aldridge’s body to be recovered.
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When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
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When I left OPB after more than 5 years in 2021, I was barely making $50K. A fellow nonprofit more than doubled my salary.
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
When I left OPB after more than 5 years in 2021, I was barely making $50K. A fellow nonprofit more than doubled my salary.
Agreements with the U.S. Marshals can be lucrative for local jails.
Columbia County, for instance, billed the federal law enforcement agency roughly $2.5 million in transport and boarding fees in the first nine months of this year
Columbia County, for instance, billed the federal law enforcement agency roughly $2.5 million in transport and boarding fees in the first nine months of this year
Two immigrant rights groups are asking a judge to order policy changes at the jail.
Lawsuit claims Multnomah County jail illegally detained federal immigration suspects
Two immigrant rights groups are asking a judge to order policy changes at the jail.
www.oregonlive.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Agreements with the U.S. Marshals can be lucrative for local jails.
Columbia County, for instance, billed the federal law enforcement agency roughly $2.5 million in transport and boarding fees in the first nine months of this year
Columbia County, for instance, billed the federal law enforcement agency roughly $2.5 million in transport and boarding fees in the first nine months of this year
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UPDATE: I've heard back from the OSAA, which included that Anderson and Eckard filed the lawsuit despite explicitly leaving their medals behind at the podium. Executive Director Peter Weber said the OSAA was looking forward to presenting evidence that proved the claims were false #opreps
Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard had sued the OSAA for violating their first amendment rights to protest when they were not given their medals for the high jump #opreps
www.oregonlive.com/highschoolsp...
www.oregonlive.com/highschoolsp...
Students who protested transgender athlete at Oregon track championship drop lawsuit
Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard opted to dismiss their own lawsuit after the OSAA mailed them their medals.
www.oregonlive.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
UPDATE: I've heard back from the OSAA, which included that Anderson and Eckard filed the lawsuit despite explicitly leaving their medals behind at the podium. Executive Director Peter Weber said the OSAA was looking forward to presenting evidence that proved the claims were false #opreps
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coworker: everything is collapsing
me, reframing: isn't a collapse just another way of coming together
me, reframing: isn't a collapse just another way of coming together
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
coworker: everything is collapsing
me, reframing: isn't a collapse just another way of coming together
me, reframing: isn't a collapse just another way of coming together
reading this, but in the cadence of the last stanza of "funeral blues" by Auden
Put down the swim cap and back away from the dock.
Don’t swim in the Willamette River today. The Big Pipe is full
Put down the swim cap and back away from the dock.
www.oregonlive.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
reading this, but in the cadence of the last stanza of "funeral blues" by Auden
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On this day 175 years ago, the first edition of The Oregonian hit the streets of Portland.
If all had gone to plan, the newspaper would have celebrated its 175th anniversary last month. But when its printing press never arrived, Dryer suspected sabotage!
www.oregonlive.com/history/2025...
If all had gone to plan, the newspaper would have celebrated its 175th anniversary last month. But when its printing press never arrived, Dryer suspected sabotage!
www.oregonlive.com/history/2025...
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
On this day 175 years ago, the first edition of The Oregonian hit the streets of Portland.
If all had gone to plan, the newspaper would have celebrated its 175th anniversary last month. But when its printing press never arrived, Dryer suspected sabotage!
www.oregonlive.com/history/2025...
If all had gone to plan, the newspaper would have celebrated its 175th anniversary last month. But when its printing press never arrived, Dryer suspected sabotage!
www.oregonlive.com/history/2025...
Legal precedent is the backbone of the law, the judge wrote. But artificial intelligence is a machine built on the probable order of words, not the truth itself.
‘Very grave situation’: Oregon court slaps attorney with $2,000 fine for AI errors
Charles Ringo, a former Bend lawmaker, discovered his legal opponent’s bogus brief.
www.oregonlive.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Legal precedent is the backbone of the law, the judge wrote. But artificial intelligence is a machine built on the probable order of words, not the truth itself.
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The U.S. ties rents in regulated-affordable apartments to average income. So when avg incomes rise, rents in subsidized buildings do too.
Portland's rental vacancy rate has been 8% for 2 years. That's kept market rents flat.
Combine those: an affordable home is barely cheaper than a market one.
Portland's rental vacancy rate has been 8% for 2 years. That's kept market rents flat.
Combine those: an affordable home is barely cheaper than a market one.
Nearly 1,900 affordable Portland apartments sit empty while thousands need homes
“Even affordable rents are too high,” one affordable housing provider told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
www.oregonlive.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The U.S. ties rents in regulated-affordable apartments to average income. So when avg incomes rise, rents in subsidized buildings do too.
Portland's rental vacancy rate has been 8% for 2 years. That's kept market rents flat.
Combine those: an affordable home is barely cheaper than a market one.
Portland's rental vacancy rate has been 8% for 2 years. That's kept market rents flat.
Combine those: an affordable home is barely cheaper than a market one.
If you don't know the true scope of a problem, it's impossible to fix.
Vital reporting by (bluesky exile) Jonathan Bach
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
Vital reporting by (bluesky exile) Jonathan Bach
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
Nearly 1,900 affordable Portland apartments sit empty while thousands need homes
“Even affordable rents are too high,” one affordable housing provider told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
www.oregonlive.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you don't know the true scope of a problem, it's impossible to fix.
Vital reporting by (bluesky exile) Jonathan Bach
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
Vital reporting by (bluesky exile) Jonathan Bach
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
PSU has been tearing down its older housing, and is already contributing to downtown's vibrant culture of "fenced off lot where something used to be."
That said... would prospective students choose vintage features over better WiFi and actual amenity spaces where you can play Super Smash Bros.?
That said... would prospective students choose vintage features over better WiFi and actual amenity spaces where you can play Super Smash Bros.?
Preservationists worry Portland State University’s plan to build for the future could erase the past
Portland State University trustees have approved a plan to build new student housing and demolish two historic buildings. Historians, students and other local groups are trying to change their minds.
www.opb.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
PSU has been tearing down its older housing, and is already contributing to downtown's vibrant culture of "fenced off lot where something used to be."
That said... would prospective students choose vintage features over better WiFi and actual amenity spaces where you can play Super Smash Bros.?
That said... would prospective students choose vintage features over better WiFi and actual amenity spaces where you can play Super Smash Bros.?
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The Oregonian celebrates a big milestone this week. The institution predates most others in Oregon — not to mention the state itself
The Oregonian marks 175 years as the West’s longest-running newspaper
On Dec. 4, 1850, editor Thomas J. Dryer cranked out the first issue on a hand press inside a crude log cabin at Front and Morrison streets.
www.oregonlive.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Oregonian celebrates a big milestone this week. The institution predates most others in Oregon — not to mention the state itself
Hacienda CDC's affordable housing project Los Colibris will likely be the first building going in the new OMSI district.
Living in the shadow of the Marquam Bridge is... not ideal, but the designers did a nice job creating a semi-public courtyard while still retaining access to ODOT's parking lot
Living in the shadow of the Marquam Bridge is... not ideal, but the designers did a nice job creating a semi-public courtyard while still retaining access to ODOT's parking lot
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hacienda CDC's affordable housing project Los Colibris will likely be the first building going in the new OMSI district.
Living in the shadow of the Marquam Bridge is... not ideal, but the designers did a nice job creating a semi-public courtyard while still retaining access to ODOT's parking lot
Living in the shadow of the Marquam Bridge is... not ideal, but the designers did a nice job creating a semi-public courtyard while still retaining access to ODOT's parking lot
A loss for one of Portland's most prominent law firms:
"Gresham defeats $3M suit over claims of lackluster police response to knife-wielding neighbor"
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
"Gresham defeats $3M suit over claims of lackluster police response to knife-wielding neighbor"
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A loss for one of Portland's most prominent law firms:
"Gresham defeats $3M suit over claims of lackluster police response to knife-wielding neighbor"
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
"Gresham defeats $3M suit over claims of lackluster police response to knife-wielding neighbor"
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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i just reviewed 50+ applications for an arts award and most of them were written by chatgpt. And then the other reviewers said they put them into Gemini to rank them. At a certain point, if everyone is giving their thinking entirely over to AI, why are we even bothering with any of this anymore?
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
i just reviewed 50+ applications for an arts award and most of them were written by chatgpt. And then the other reviewers said they put them into Gemini to rank them. At a certain point, if everyone is giving their thinking entirely over to AI, why are we even bothering with any of this anymore?
2 cottage clusters are going in right across the street from each other in LO's First Edition.
Units priced as low as $899,000 -- so not exactly cheap -- but probably easy to sell in Lake Oswego's most walkable neighborhood
lakeoswegoreview.com/2025/10/23/f...
Units priced as low as $899,000 -- so not exactly cheap -- but probably easy to sell in Lake Oswego's most walkable neighborhood
lakeoswegoreview.com/2025/10/23/f...
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
2 cottage clusters are going in right across the street from each other in LO's First Edition.
Units priced as low as $899,000 -- so not exactly cheap -- but probably easy to sell in Lake Oswego's most walkable neighborhood
lakeoswegoreview.com/2025/10/23/f...
Units priced as low as $899,000 -- so not exactly cheap -- but probably easy to sell in Lake Oswego's most walkable neighborhood
lakeoswegoreview.com/2025/10/23/f...