Robert Ham

Robert Ham is the Mercury's former Copy Chief. He writes regularly about music, film, arts, sports, and tech. He lives semi-consciously in far SE Portland with his wife, son, and four ornery cats.

Robert Ham

Recent Articles

The Future of YACHT Rock

After a screening of The Computer Accent YACHT will play the album they used AI to create

Remembering Film Archivist and Former Clinton Street Theater Owner Dennis Nyback

The Mercury once described Nyback as "the P.T. Barnum of Cinema."

Rocker Neil Gust on the Reunion of No. 2, Being Gay in Portland, and Working with Elliott Smith

Love, Victor Breaks No New Ground—But Doesn't Need To

This Pride Month, Watch the Films of Gus Van Sant

Live Updates: Protests Against Police Violence in Portland on Saturday June 13

How Reform Oregon Tattooing is Helping Clean Up the State's Mess for Tattoo Artists in Oregon

Live Updates: Portland's June 9 Protests Against Police Violence

Rising Rapper Bocha Releases Video for "Brown Skin"

How a 20-Year-Old Organized a Peaceful Protest in Happy Valley

Live Updates: Protesting Police Brutality in Portland on Friday, June 5

Where Will the Portland Protests Be Happening Tonight, June 5?

Now Hear This: New Music Roundup for the Week of June 5

HBO's I May Destroy You is a Fearless Portrayal of the Aftereffects of Sexual Assault

Live Updates: Protesting Police Brutality in Portland on Wednesday, June 3

World Famous Kenton Club Plans to Reopen on June 12

Help Support Portland's Black-Owned Restaurants

Checking Up On... Sahel Sounds, the Portland Label Bringing the Music of West Africa to the World

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Robert Ham

Recent Articles

After a screening of The Computer Accent YACHT will play the album they used AI to create

The Mercury once described Nyback as "the P.T. Barnum of Cinema."

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