World Cup Strikers
To everyone visiting Seattle for Friday’s World Cup match between the United States and Australia: welcome, can we interest you in some labor unrest? On Thursday, employees at a pair of unrelated, big-name hospitality businesses went on strike. Workers at the Hilton Embassy Suites, a hotel at Pioneer Square, began their strike at 6:30 a.m.…
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Smoke Show
Dear Ballard neighbors, Please retire your meat smokers. As the Pacific Northwest gets smacked in the face by global warming, it’s relentlessly cruel and unusual to steal the joy of fresh air from your neighbors. The sick, saccharine smell of your hobby not only ruins the fun of flinging open a window with reckless abandon,…
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Ticket Alert: Judah & the Lion, Letterkenny Live, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week
Ready for your weekly ticket download? Synthy folk-pop duo Judah & the Lion has announced a new record and upcoming tour, stopping in Seattle for the first time in four years. Letterkenny Live brings the characters you know and love from the Canadian sitcom to the stage for a night of hilarious antics. Plus, queer…
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The ‘Neurotic Little Freak’ Behind the Curtain
This story originally appeared in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue. Photos by Billie Winter Above a winding maze of clothing racks, dozens of styrofoam heads stare down at me. Sitting on three long rows of shelves, each head supports a carefully coiffed wig, tall, teased, and organized by color. Long pins stick out of some…
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Pop Loser: That Do Impress Me Much
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Angine de Poitrine shared a photo with Shania Twain, Noah Kahan got Kidz Bopped, and the world lost beloved musician and comedian Oliver Tree. I will share my favorite song from Olivia Rodrigo’s new album. And, this is your annual reminder to listen to the 2000 album Saints…
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Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries mathematician Paul Erdős lived without a permanent address, traveling the world to collaborate with other mathematicians. He owned little, claiming “property is a nuisance.” His life was structured around doing mathematics and helping others do mathematics. He published over 1,500 papers, more than any mathematician in history. Was his minimalism…
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Slog AM: Vance Embarrasses Himself in Front of the Press, No One Flew to Seattle for the World Cup, Hotel Workers Go on Strike
Good Morning! We’ve got another perfect June day. Highs in the 70s, clear skies, all that jazz. If you’re lucky and your job gives you Juneteenth off, this evening is for drinking on patios, paddling on the water, and forgetting how late it is because the sun goes down at 9:10 today. But first, the…
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Is Cannonball in Jeopardy? And Our Very Artsy Airport Gets Even More Art!
On June 3, Puget Sound Business Journal broke the unwelcome news that Digital Realty, a global data center, colocation, and interconnection company based in Texas, is looking to purchase the Bed Bath & Beyond building downtown, with the intent to install a data center expansion (the company currently has a data center running out of…
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Red Wedding
I am planning my wedding, which is happening this summer. My partner and I are trying to plan an event that’s casual, fun, and full of love. Unfortunately, my parents are MAGA. And they relish trolling me. The other day on a very rare phone call they started going on about wearing MAGA gear at the…
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L.A. Kendall
Pride in Seattle is a well-lubricated machine. If you’ve ever come out to Pride to party, find community, or rally for the good fight, I’d like to highlight one of the people who makes that possible. L.A. Kendall has accepted the label of “elder” with a 30-year career in nightlife. Alongside being Deputy Director of…
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Harbor Island Studios Is Set to Get Another Reprieve. What Comes Next?
The clock is once more about to strike midnight at Harbor Island Studios, Washington’s only county-owned sound stage. Given a six-month funding extension by the King County Council last year, local film and TV workers worried it would close forever. But sources say there is hope that the county and a yet-to-be-named organization will keep…
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Slog AM: Wildfire Season Starts in Spokane, ICE Illegally Buys Data, and Mississippi Cops Shoot and Kill Baby
Gooood morning! Are you tired? I am so tired. But today will be sunny, warm but not hot, making it the perfect evening for a mid-week marquesita. Before then, let’s catch up on what’s happening in the world right now… Grocery Bag Report: Greenwood residents (myself included) are getting whiplash over Fred Meyer’s inability to…
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