Sen. Schumer wants Challenger astronaut memorial in New York
MOHAWK, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is pursuing a memorial in New York to honor an astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. Gregory Jarvis...
View ArticleMuseum realizes collection’s rare elephant bird egg is real
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Buffalo museum has made a rare discovery within its own collection: a fully intact egg from the extinct elephant bird that until now, was thought to be fake. Curators at the...
View ArticleScientists release most detailed star chart of the Milky Way
BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency is releasing the most detailed star chart yet for the Milky Way and neighboring galaxies. The data released Wednesday include high-precision measurements of...
View ArticleOn Sexual Deprivation, Sex Workers, "Incels," and Violence
by Dan Savage Before I say anything else: I agree with Rachel Fagen. I have good friends who do sex work—women and men—and they're not human shields. Their lives are valuable and, like Fagen says,...
View ArticleWhat Lies Between the Legs in Natalie Krick’s Show at Glass Box Gallery?
by Leah St. Lawrence Courtesy of Glass Box Gallery One of the more provocative photographs in Natalie Krick’s show, Apocalypstick, up now at Glass Box Gallery, is of a female figure reclining on her...
View ArticleBlabbermouth Podcast: Putting the "Crisis" in Masculinity
by The StrangerEpisode 146 considers Professor Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist who's become a YouTube hero to people who feel there's a "crisis in masculinity." (Pictured above in his viral...
View ArticleConnelly: Putting a dent in Dino Rossi -- Democrats, allies are out protesting
Disciplined Republican hopeful Dino Rossi is likely to see lots of protesters from liberal groups as he runs for Congress in the 8th District. Pro-gun safety high school students are showing up...
View ArticlePolice Group That Agreed to Deadly Force Compromise Says It Won't Support...
The Washington State Fraternal Order of Police will fight I-940 if it goes on the ballot.by Sydney BrownstoneLooks like the Washington State Fraternal Order of Police will fight I-940 if it goes on the...
View ArticleListen to the Dreamy New Chimurenga Renaissance Track, "Underground"
Hear Seattle hiphop stars Chimurenga Renaissance's surprising new song before they play Kremwerk Thursday night with Awesome Tapes from Africa.by Dave SegalChimurenga Renaissance's "Underground" is a...
View ArticleTomi Lahren Has a Big Mouth Full of Bullshit
by Sophia StephensTomi Lahren is THE WORST.Joshua Blanchard / Getty Tomi Lahren, reigning goddess of awkward white girl senior photos, took to Facebook yesterday evening to respond to John Legend’s...
View ArticleDurkan’s education levy: How much more would the typical Seattle homeowner pay?
This year, the owner of a median-priced home is paying $136 for two existing levies. Under the mayor’s plan, next year the owner of a median home would pay an estimated $242.
View ArticleConnelly: Two Trump court defeats -- DACA and Planned Parenthood
The Trump administration loses on two legal fronts: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., orders the administration to resume enrollments in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.A...
View ArticleFor Khruangbin, Groove Is in the Heart
The Houston trio’s new album Con Todo El Mundo goes global.by Ryan J. PradoWhen Khruangbin released their 2015 debut, The Universe Smiles Upon You, the Houston trio was still relatively unknown. The...
View Article30 Spring 2018 Plant Sales in Seattle
Where to get everything from veggie starts to indoor succulents.by Stranger Things To Do StaffNow that an especially long winter has run its course, spring vegetation is more welcome than ever. A walk...
View ArticleHit Up These Spring Plant Sales
30 Events Where You Can Buy Plantsby Stranger Things To Do StaffNow that an especially long winter has run its course, spring vegetation is more welcome than ever. A walk through town almost guarantees...
View ArticleWestworld Season Two: Still Gorgeous, Still Gross
HBO’s weird robot show lives up to (some) of its promise.by Ned Lannamann"This’ll get gross.” So says a technician for the Delos Corporation just before he chops at the head of a murdered android,...
View ArticleWindmills with blades as long as a jumbo jet’s wingspan are making clean...
Windmills today are giants, made by global players pulling off enormous feats of engineering. The monstrous scale has helped turn wind into a mainstream form of power.
View ArticleGeologists say N. Korea’s nuclear test site likely collapsed
BEIJING (AP) — Research by Chinese geologists suggests that the mountain above North Korea’s main nuclear test site has likely collapsed, rendering it unsafe for further testing and requiring that it...
View ArticleGeologists say North Korea’s nuclear test site has collapsed
BEIJING (AP) — A study by Chinese geologists shows the mountain above North Korea’s main nuclear test site has collapsed under the stress of the explosions, rendering it unsafe for further testing and...
View Article‘It’s not a luxury cruise’: Crews, yachts in around-the-world race settle...
“The hardest part is living with 20 strangers on a 70-foot boat,” says one crew member on the annual Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. “It’s quite a social experiment. You are relying on each other...
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