‘The Devils’ Is Gay as Hell
Last Wednesday, I went to catch the new 4K restoration of Ken Russell’s 1971 fever dream masterpiece The Devils at SIFF Downtown. If you’re not familiar, the film—which is adapted from Aldous Huxley’s 1952 non-fiction book The Devils of Loudun and John Whiting’s 1961 play The Devils—follows the original Hot Priest, Father Urbain Grandier (Oliver…
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Surfeit Rock
The inaugural Baba Obscura festival took over a hot zone in Pioneer Square November 5–8, and if you had the energy and alertness, you could’ve crammed a month’s worth of compelling music into four nights. With Freakout Fest on hiatus, Baba Obscura had big shoes to fill, and it did so admirably. There were some…
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Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, November 9–15
MONDAY 11/9 Jon Spencer, Genre Is Death (MUSIC) For over 40 years in Pussy Galore, Blues Explosion, Boss Hog, and other feral units, ex-Ivy Leaguer Jon Spencer has adopted a lewd, shit-kicking persona, the better to make rock and roll sound savage, gritty, and reckless. It’s a shtick, sure, but Spencer’s utterly riveting with it.…
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Slog AM: Oregon Man Rescued from Bucket List Sailing Trip, Seattle Officials Support Macklemore, Nvidia CEO Had Affair with Chinese Spy
Proud Boys disrupt Diwali celebration: On Saturday, far-right influencer Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, and others of his ilk interrupted a Diwali celebration at Seattle Center. They carried racist signs that read ‘Deport All Dot Heads’ and ‘Stop Hindu Replacement of Christians.’ Seattle lawmakers including Rep. Pramilia Jayapal condemned the display. Capitol Hill…
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Restaurants Are Banding Together to Solve the Delivery App Mess
If you’ve had the misfortune of ordering delivery food in Seattle lately, you know how expensive it has gotten in the last couple of years—Seattle routinely ranks at or near the top whenever anyone ranks the most costly places in the US to get delivery. And if you’re unlucky enough to own a restaurant that…
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Seattle’s Proposed Fire Department Cuts Expose Stretched Emergency Response System
I didn’t understand Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed budget cuts to the fire department until I found myself giving CPR to a dying man in Magnolia, the kind of peripheral neighborhood of Seattle that is most at risk from her call to cut firefighter hours. It was 5:32 p.m. on that September afternoon when I heard…
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King County Regional Homelessness Authority CEO Resigns
King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) CEO Dr. Kelly Kinnison submitted her resignation today after only two years on the job. The announcement comes as the beleaguered agency is in the process of being partially dismantled. In a press release, the KCRHA governing board said Kinnison’s departure reflects the organization’s changes in “mission, purpose, and…
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I Saw U: Eating Taco Bell at Linda’s, Riding the Vashon Ferry, and Passing a Roach at Shorty’s
Ships Passing in the NightOn the Vashon ferry you gave a poetic defense of the Tacoma stretch of I-5. Had to run when we landed and didn’t ask for your #. Fancy another ride? Pass Me The RoachYou walked up to me at Shorty’s, held out your hand. I thought you had extra quarters to…
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 6–8, 2026
Wondering what there is to do this weekend? Look no further, because we’ve rounded up the best budget-friendly options around town, from Short Run Comix Festival to Diwali: Lights of India and from Woodlandstock to a Holiday Baking Event at ChefShop. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week. FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC…
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Black Women Saved Our Empire
Let’s think about this for a moment. There is a lot of talk on social media about how Black women voters basically saved America from the very worst of itself. They came out not only in strong numbers, but consistently voted against GOP candidates at the highest rates (between 80 and 90 percent). Now let’s…
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Slog AM: Washington Dems Poised to Gain Supermajority, Trans Ban Will Face Legal Challenge, People Were Smoking Chronic 2,800 Years Ago
Supermajority watch: Thursday’s ballot drop confirmed that Washington state Democrats are on the verge of unseating seven House Republicans. That would give them a supermajority in the House. Reps. Kevin Waters and David Stuebe of the 17th legislative district are among the down-and-out Republican incumbents. Waters conceded to and congratulated his opponent Democrat Ben Christly,…
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Say Cheese!
There is something about this piece of cheese—waterslide transfer print on processed prepared cheese product, to be exact—that’s really doing it for me. Made by Texas-raised, Portland-based artist Ash Stone, it’s on view tonight at RailSpur as part of an exhibition called I Am Love: Rituals in Resistance. The image has been transferred onto the…
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