Mildred’s Death Day
On December 9, 2019, my grandma—wearing her favorite dress, with her hair set and makeup applied—sat in her favorite recliner, surrounded by family at home, and raised a glass of strawberry daiquiri for a toast. We all yelled “kanpai!” She thanked us, and drank. Eighteen minutes later, she was dead. Mildred was a complicated woman…
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The Bends
I’m going through a really difficult time, and I could really use some perspective. I’m a gay 47-year-old man with a husband of 25+ years. We have two young children in the house. My husband and I are monogamish, and our relationship is okay. Not great, not terrible. Up until about three years ago, I was…
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Slog AM: Diesel Hits Record High, the Polls Are Lying to You, but the Alchemists Are Not, and a Canadian University Will Cut Some, but Not All, Financial Ties to Hitler
Seattle’s rich people fucked themselves over for decades, and now you have to pay for it: With city funding, a number of Seattle’s wealthier white communities buried their power lines under the sidewalk decades ago so they could look more like the suburbs. They did a bad job of it, and now the power cables…
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Trump Killed the Truth, the Left Must Now Bury It
Let’s begin with this question: Why is the social media platform that’s so obviously filled with lies called “Truth Social”? And the top name attached to this platform, Trump, presently runs an administration that lies continuously. Think of Karoline Leavitt, the president’s departing press secretary. She spent the past two years of her life lying…
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The Best Thing I Saw This Week: Toppled Ice
Amid the recent spate of art fairs and summer exhibitions, a few things have firmly taken root in my mind. One of those is Recollections, the third annual summer showcase of members’ work at Actualize AiR. Curated by Shannon Hobbs, the exhibit is loosely organized around the theme of memory—people, places, and things loved, lost,…
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Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, August 17–August 23
MONDAY 8/17 Musashi’s in Wallingford (FOOD) Have you been to Musashi’s in Wallingford? My girlfriend and I were running errands, and popped in for a quick lunch. I spent $13.50 for five plump pieces of nigiri, an assortment of eight rolls, and delicious complementary brown rice tea. So simple and fresh, I had a Ratatouille…
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Rasheena Fountain
Environmentalist movements have a polluted history of excluding Black and Indigenous narratives. Rasheena Fountain’s work debunks myth and misconception to honor the full story. Fountain is a polymath of the arts who has centered creativity in her decades-long work in environmental advocacy and social justice. Her essays, poetry, music, and film have garnered her fellowships…
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Slog AM: A Walking, Talking Drain on Worker Power, To Make Peace, President Threatens War, Hayden Panettiere Dead at 36
GEO Group, the transparent owner of the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, said it’ll soon talk to the feds about selling them a few of their privately owned prisons for immigrants. It is unclear if those negotiations include the Northwest ICE Processing Center, but the company’s CEO, George Zoley, a Greek immigrant who came…
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After Odyssey Walkout, SIFF Cinema Workers Union Is Back at the Negotiating Table
Last month, nearly 600 audience members arrived at the Cinerama SIFF Cinema Downtown for the first daytime screening of The Odyssey in 70mm, hungry for a Greek epic and chocolate popcorn. But unionized workers of the SIFF Cinema Workers Union (SCWU), meanwhile, had a hankering for a walkout. As managers and non-union workers poured $9…
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The Ballot Initiative to Ban Trans Girls from Sports in Washington Will Threaten All Women and Girls
On the last day of Pride month, the US Supreme Court upheld state laws in 27 states banning trans girls from participating in youth sports. That means that, under the US Constitution and Title IX, these states are allowed to discriminate against trans kids playing sports. Though the ruling does not require the remaining states…
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Guest Rant: School Counselors Saved Me from Abuse
While most parents provide loving, supportive, safe environments for their children, the sad reality is there were 117,000 reports of child abuse or neglect in Washington in 2024 alone. Voters need to be aware that I-001 on November’s ballot, an initiative backed by MAGA mega-donor Brian Heywood, threatens to put even more kids at risk.…
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Aug 14–16, 2026
Ready for the weekend? We sure are. There’s plenty to go out and do, from Belltown Blast to CHOMP! and from the 17th Annual Capitol Hill Garage Sale to the WABA Korea Expo & Festival. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week. FRIDAY FESTIVALS South Lake Union Block PartySouth Lake Union’s…
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