Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 15 - 28, 2018

Vol. 27, No. 27
Mellosofossor by Oliver Hibert

Savage Love

Secret Perving

I, Anonymous

Film/TV

The Guy Who Swapped Blowjobs with Cary Grant Tells All

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood will make you rethink gay history.

The Happytime Murders Is like a Meet the Feebles Sequel No One Asked For

Music

The Best Versions of the Music from Porgy and Bess

It is a strange opera, but it has inspired beautiful recordings by Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and Billie Holiday.

Free Will Astrology

August 15–21

Theater

A Floating Theater at Gas Works Park Involving Aerialists, Projections, and a 90-Foot-Tall Ship

Caravan Stage Company brings Nomadic Tempest to Seattle.

Visual Art

The Kind of Painting That Stops You in Your Tracks

The story behind Hiba Jameel's award-winning painting of Saddam Hussein and Donald Trump.

Books

Why Did a Mother Throw Her Kids Off a Bridge?

What drove a woman to try to kill her own children in Portland?

Food & Drink

The Next Generation of Chinese Dumplings in Seattle

Jiaozi! dumpling house serves jiaozi, North China's answer to Shanghai's famed xiaolongbao.

Features

New on the Black Market: Vape Pens Full of DMT

Is vaping the most powerful psychedelic in the world a good idea? Only one way to find out.

Thank You for Not Breeding

Sure, the Voluntary Extinction Movement Doesn’t Want You to Have Babies—But There’s Much More to the Story

News

Marching Orders for Seattle Voters Ahead of the 2018 Midterms

What you need to know, where to get involved, and how to make a difference.

Crossword Solution

Crossword Solution: Skip Rope

Conjugal Visit

Call Me an Uber Home