Drag Race Episode 13: The Great Jane Robbery
I was ready to call Jane Don’t this season’s winner weeks ago. But in Drag Race, a record-breaking track record means nothing compared to whipping up a social media frenzy by axing a frontrunner just before the finals, which is exactly what they did. I was pissed. Jane was pissed. And so was every other…
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Cheri Hardman Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy
When I saw comedian Cheri Hardman perform at Bumbershoot in 2024, she started to tell a joke about food falling on her boobs that was very funny. People chuckled, people with big boobs who understood her pain chuckled louder, and then Hardman surprised the crowd when she took the joke further… and further still… and…
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The 2026 Bumbershoot Music Lineup Is Here
This morning, Bumbershoot dropped their highly anticipated music lineup for the 53rd annual music and arts festival, taking place at the Seattle Center over Labor Day Weekend (September 5 and 6). The scheduled programming has something for every music fan, so I’d better not hear any complaints! (Though I know I will.) Headliners include homegrown…
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Savage Love: Quickies
1. Which brand makes the best glass dildos? Asking for a friend! “Glass toys are not only gorgeous but also provide an amazing experience thanks to their weight, smooth surface, temperature-play options, and compatibility with any kind of lubricant,” said Jeneen Doumitt, the owner of SheBop, a Portland-based sex toy shop. “One of our favorite brands is Crystal Delights, a…
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Slog AM: Millionaire’s Tax Is Law, Insurrectionists Say Police Used Excessive Force on Jan. 6, Bob Dylan’s Weird Patreon Project Smells Like AI
Big Day for Taxing Millionaires: Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the millionaire’s tax into law on Monday. The bill will put an annual 9.9 percent tax on annual, earned income over $1 million. When the state starts collecting the tax in 2029, it should bring in $3 billion a year. “We did it everybody,” Ferguson said.…
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Benny Jensen Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy
One thing that all of this year’s Undisputed Champions of Comedy seem to agree on is that Seattle’s comedy scene is full of supportive folks who just want to make people laugh, and they welcome anyone looking to join them in their mischief. Scene veterans encourage newcomers, and long-time venues make room for more experimental…
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Stranger Suggests: Gilded Age Yearning, Gay BDSM Workout Music, and an Avril Lavigne Musical
MONDAY 3/30 COBRAH (MUSIC) For the uninitiated, COBRAH is the stage name of Clara Blom Christensen, a Swedish elementary school music teacher turned cunty lesbian underground pop diva who rose to fame amid Stockholm’s BDSM club scene. When I saw her at Capitol Hill Block Party in 2024, she pranced out in a corseted black…
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Slog AM: Seattle Crowds, a Moon Mission, and Waymos That Can’t Stop Illegally Passing School Buses
Anti-Trump Crowds: A third No Kings rally in Seattle saw tens of thousands of people march through downtown. There were about 3,100 demonstrations in cities and towns in every state, and about a dozen in the Pacific Northwest. Train Crowds: The biggest hype over the weekend was the unveiling of the light rail’s long-awaited cross lake connection. It’s kind of a big…
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I Saw U: Singing on Top of Mt. Erie, Riding the 70 at Night, and Pulling Me out of Lake Washington in October
Cool Boots, Mt Erie Summit Your singing voice caught my eye (ear?) at the top of Mt Erie. You boiled water for lemon ginger peppermint tea. Maybe we can share a cup soon? Angel of reassurance Andie/Andy- you assured me when my date went to the bathroom at Gao Lhao Bangkok Noodle that she wasn’t…
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Guest Rant: Not the Next Williamsburg, the Next Bellevue
In 2018, The Stranger asked me point-blank: would light rail turn Bellevue into the next Williamsburg, a “bastion of weirdos and warehouse parties?” I said no. Eight years later, I was sort of right and sort of wrong. I have spent my entire political career fighting to bring light rail to the Eastside. When I…
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Min Lin Is an Undisputable Champion of Comedy
Our interview series with this year’s Undisputable Champions of Comedy continues! Last week, you got to know Scott Losse (and his Taco Time order), and today I’m featuring Min Lin, who is sunshine in human form (and sometimes performs with her service dog companion Sunny). Lin started performing stand-up, but admits she didn’t love it…
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Slog AM: Central District Loses Its Only Walgreens, 2 Line’s Crosslake Connection Opens Tomorrow, TSA Workers Might Finally Get Paid
What is this? It’s a key element of a development initiated in 2015 by Vancouver BC’s Westbank: the installation of a 747 jet once operated by United Airlines and sent to a California graveyard in 2017. The whole project, however, was delayed due to financial woes attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising construction costs resulting from supply…
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