The Washington State Book Awards Announce 2025 Finalists

The List Includes Stranger Faves Like Tessa Hulls, Ijeoma Oluo, and Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

Bumbershoot Pick: The Witches Temple

No, It’s Not a Black Metal Band

Stranger Suggests: A Horny ‘Jurassic Park’ Musical, a Juilliard-Trained Comedian, and a Janelle Monaé-Approved Sci-Fi Writer 

One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week

It’s the Summer of the Progressive PAC

Katie Wilson's Backers Gear Up for the General

Seattle City Council Passed the Shield Tax

It Goes to the Voters This November

Bumbershoot Pick: Great Grandpa

Helping Fans Through Formative Life Moments Since 2017

I Saw U: Standing in Line for Donuts at Pike Place Market, Hogging a Table at Milk Drunk, and Browsing Movie Posters at an Estate Sale

Real-Deal Out-There Art

Cannonball Arts Opening Party on Friday was Weird, Bold, and Optimistic

Bumbershoot Pick: The Comedy Coop

All the Bunny Costumes, Scissoring Techniques, and Step-MILFs You Can Squeeze Into a Weekend

Bumbershoot Pick: Pretty Girls Make Graves

Sad Girls Por Vida (Por Vida)

There’s a New Anti-Masturbation Fence at Denny Blaine Park

And No One Is Happy About It

Bumbershoot Pick: Zookraught

Is This a Cult?

Nobody 2: Twice the Carnage, but Not Enough 

Bob Odenkirk’s Dad Justice Series Kicks Up the Brutality with the Help of Indonesian Filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto

Dear Hendrix

Here’s How to Fart in Front of Your Crush 

ICE Arrests US Army Veteran, Husband of Former Congressional Candidate

CAIR Washington Says He Was Taken During Citizenship Interview in Tukwila

The Sound of a Thousand Tattoo Guns at Once

Regret, Demons, and Spontaneous Throat Ink at the Seattle Tattoo Expo

For the First Time Since 2020, Seattle's Police Union Is Throwing Their Dollars into City Politics

And They’re Putting Their Money on City Attorney Davison 

Digable Planets’ Blowout Comb Is One of the Greatest Albums in Hiphop

Catch the Band at Bumbershoot This Weekend

Bumbershoot Pick: SPELLLING

If You Liked Kate Bush Pre-Stranger Things, You’ll Love SPELLLING

Bumbershoot Pick: Fleetwood Snack

Thrive in Chaos

Welcome to the Family, Chicago Reader!

Stranger Parent Company, Noisy Creek, Buys the Country's Oldest Alt Weekly

Bumbershoot Pick: J.R.C.G.

Transcend the Bullshit

Washington’s Largest Private-Sector Labor Union Backs Katie Wilson

In the Wake of Announced Grocery Closures, Wilson Floats Public Grocery Option