I, Anonymous
Dear extremely lanky man napping with his shins stretched out in the aisle on my 6 a.m. bendy bus to work: Mondays suck, mornings suck. So I get it, you wanted a nap. But couldn’t you do it in the back where I didn’t have to dodge those matchsticks you call legs? I was half-tempted…
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Ticket Alert: Lola Young, Fontaines D.C., and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week
Take a break from planning your Halloween costume to check out these newly announced shows! “Messy” singer Lola Young brings her Everything Begins Tour to Seattle next spring. Irish rockers Fontaines D.C. plan to support their soon-to-be-released fifth album, Dopamine Chamber. Plus, we’re giving you an early warning for Greta Van Fleet and Dancing with…
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Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Oracle: My secret terror is being ordinary. I need to be special, and lately I’m worried I’m just average and unremarkable. That thought is repugnant to me! Can you offer any advice? —Afraid of Average.” Dear Afraid: The pressure to be extraordinary is exhausting because it’s the wrong goal. Your…
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Public Defenders Distance Themselves from Seattle City Attorney’s New Therapeutic Court
Despite months of collaboration, the King County Department of Public Defense (DPD) has distanced itself from Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans’ new therapeutic court and her additional strategy to punish repeat offenders with harsher sentences. The public defenders think Evans’ system, christened “connection court,” has restrictive eligibility requirements and that her approach to repeat, low-level…
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Come Visit Us Tonight!
It’s happening again: We’ve rolled out our temporary walls to mount a one-night exhibition at the office! We want to keep the love train going for our 2026 Genius Award winners, so this month, we’re showcasing artists from Actualize AiR. Come see work by Hannah Walker, María Zamora, Sanoe Stevenson-Egeland, Lila Alexis Thomas, Colleen Louise…
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Slog AM: RFK Jr.’s Measles Conspiracy, Starbucks Closes More Stores, More Mass Student Protests in France
Vance gleefully announced that the Trump administration is banning Microsoft from a green card program to recruit immigrant workers. Vance said, “If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants.” Meanwhile, Microsoft is actually laying off employees as it shifts…
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Pop Loser: Ego Death at a Republican Party
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Hayley Williams has a suggestion for “Nazi bitches,” Kelly Clarkson admitted to being “obsessed” with AI (sigh), Chrissie Hynde shared one of her hottest takes yet, and Justin Timberlake finally apologized for his beatboxing phase. Huge news: I have a new favorite Roxy Music song. Plus, keep reading…
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Slog AM: Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes Now Has a Bullshit Job, Trump Wants Iran to Nuke LA and San Diego, Autumn Is Here
Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes will now bring home the bacon by way of the private sector. He joined MissionRT, a company that “advises law-enforcement agencies on leadership, technology, and organizational change.” Why does all of this remind me of that book by the late anarchist and anthropologist David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs, A Theory?…
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Things to Do in October: Music
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, This & That. Dälek, Lamarr Family ValuesOct 8America’s most uncompromising hip-hop group, New Jersey’s Dälek, have been enlightening and blowing minds since 1998. A staunch advocate for POC’s rights, MC Dälek (aka Will Brooks) trenchantly rails against oppression…
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Things to Do in October: Visual Art
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, This & That. Styled by the Streets: Black Women in Hip-Hop FashionOngoingWhen I think of the most important fashion moments in music, I think of Lil’ Kim’s purple pasty ensemble (and other iconic monochromatic looks), Missy Elliott’s inflatable…
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Things to Do in October: This & That
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, This & That. Make Your Own Cursed LafufuOct 18My New Year’s resolution was to make more art in 2026. Not for work, not to sell—I just wanted to prioritize making a mess for no reason other than to…
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Things to Do in October: Food & Drink
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, This & That. Melissa KingOct 9Last year, Top Chef fan favorite and lesbian heartthrob Melissa King released her James Beard Award-winning debut cookbook Cook Like a King. You may recall that she and the show’s host Padma Lakshmi…
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