Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 22–29
MONDAY 6/22 The Devil Queen (FILM) Brazillian director Antônio Carlos de Fontoura’s 1974 film The Devil Queen reimagines the life and crimes of 1930s druglord/drag performer João Francisco dos Santos as a 1970s queen swathed in psychedelic fabric, who uses her jackknife to slit throats and shave her legs. Told through stunning candy colored makeup,…
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Slog AM: Round One of Peace Talks Is Done, the USMNT Could Play in Seattle Again, and Jonathan Choe Is Still the Worst
Good Morning! The Summer Solstice passed this weekend, and man, did the weather get the memo. We’re on day one of a three-day heat wave this morning, so we’ll have highs in the mid-80s through Wednesday. After that, though, we get a dramatic break: three days of clouds, rain, and temps in the 60s. Whichever…
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A Queer Summer Reading List
This story was originally published in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue. In honor of Pride month—and in honor of highly complex queer dynamics that are at least one thing we can count on, from our relationships with each other to our relationships with this country—I’m bringing you a queer summer reading list which I hope…
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 19–21, 2026
Happy summer solstice and Juneteenth, Seattle! We hope you make it out to a celebration or two between other weekend events from the Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade to the Belltown Mural Festival Block Party and from Karaoke in the Park: A Capitol Hill Mutual Aid Fundraiser to the West Seattle Tour de Pints. For…
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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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