by Wm. Steven Humphrey The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Prepare yourself for a classic Portland spring day which includes all of the following, and perhaps more: Showers! Sun! Hail! Frigid...
Jim Brown Jim Brown Throughout Louisiana, it’s common knowledge that the Bayou State has the highest insurance rates in the country when it comes to ensuring both homes and automobiles. This is not new news. This current unworkable insurance market has been the same old, same old for a number of years. So can anything be done to curtail the outrageous amount of money that the average insurance policyholder pays? Or will these folks just be stuck in a deepening pothole of unaffordability?...
I worry about national security amid Trump’s money ups and downs – they make way for influence-peddling and mischiefGet Margaret Sullivan’s latest columns delivered straight to your inboxDonald Trump has had an encouraging day or two on the money front.On Monday, a New York appeals panel lowered – to a mere $175m – the amount the former president needs to cough up as he challenges the huge judgment against him in his civil fraud case. It’s not clear whether Trump can obtain such a bond – he has...
US home prices rose at the fastest clip in months to a fresh record high in January, according to data released Tuesday, highlighting how a housing shortage combined with high mortgage rates continues to limit affordability. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price index rose 6% in January from a year before, accelerating from a 5.6% annual increase in December. It’s the highest annual increase since late 2022. “For the second consecutive month, all cities reported increases in...
For decades TV production has been over-concentrated in London and the South-East of England. Things were so bad that in 2009 Ofcom ruled that the BBC had to accept production targets that reflect the UK’s population in the four nations. Now, however, Ofcom is recommending 91 per cent of Channel Four’s annual production budget should be allocated to England, with the remaining 9 per cent allocated to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland rather than their 16 per cent. This would amount to a 44...
In addition to Sidney Prescott, Scream 7 might see the return of another
Hallelujah, so-called Women’s History Month is almost over, and we’ll soon get a break from having woke feminist pieties shoved in our faces. By now, we’ve all had our fill of encomiums to pampered mediocrities like Kamala Harris, Sonia Sotomayor, and other first this-that-or-the-other-things. As Women’s History Month draws to a close, let me introduce you to a total baller who was also a Christian nationalist and a true heroine of the West — what the left today calls a "white supremacist...
PETER HOSKIN: What works as a South Park fan experience doesn't always work as a game.
There is plenty still to play for at both ends of an incredibly tight Premier League. Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City are separated at the top by just a single point. I fancy Man United on Sunday.. something has to give for Jurgen's juggernaut -
Good Friday is a conundrum for many people. Easter is such a major holiday
US firm hopes to lead in artificial intelligence and other sectors – and has built a model that could control humanoid robotsThe chipmaker Nvidia has extended its lead in artificial intelligence with the unveiling of a new “superchip”, a quantum computing service, and a new suite of tools to help develop the ultimate sci-fi dream: general purpose humanoid robotics. Here we look at what the company is doing and what it might mean. Continue reading
The media have been pseudo-analyzing Trump to impart dark meaning to his every word. Sometimes a metaphor is just that.