A seahorse named Frito is on the mend in Florida
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A woman snorkeling in the Gulf of Mexico rescued a tiny seahorse that was tangled and trapped in fishing line in a pile of garbage, and now the creature is a webcam star at a...
View ArticleQueerama Is Like One Long Music Video Made Up of 100 Years of Queer Media
by Katie Herzog “Contrary to popular opinion, most homosexuals don’t look any different from anyone else.” Thus begins Queerama, an hour-long montage of queer news, cinema, and culture from the past...
View ArticleMinimum Wage Workers in Washington Must Work 93 Hours a Week to Afford a...
"The private market fails to provide sufficient housing affordable to the lowest income households."by Heidi GrooverFrom 2005 to 2015, the number of homes nationwide renting for $2,000 or more per...
View ArticleA Congresswoman Spoke to Mothers Separated from Their Children by ICE. Here's...
Blabbermouth Podcast Episode 153by The StrangerSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!This week, amid all the usual falsehoods and buffoonery, President Donald Trump struck a blow...
View ArticleWith On Cinema Live!, Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington Make Cinema Great Again
How a goofy web series became one of our sharpest cultural satires.by Morgan TroperWhen On Cinema began in 2011, it was a simple, innocent parody of podcasting. Episodes were typically under two...
View ArticleFree Will Astrology: June 13–19
by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21–April 19): My Aries acquaintance Tatiana decided to eliminate sugar from her diet. She drew up a plan to avoid it completely for 30 days, hoping to break its hold over...
View ArticleIn On Chesil Beach, Romance Isn’t Romantic
Down with love.by Elinor JonesAs a scholar of the rom-com genre, there’s nothing I love more than a whimsical courtship. But as a cynical human, I always wish every movie would give us an epilogue:...
View ArticleInside an ICE Detention Center for Migrant Women Separated from Their Kids
Blabbermouth Podcast Episode 153by The StrangerEpisode 153 talks to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal about her experience inside a federal detention facility, where migrant women seeking asylum are being...
View ArticleIncredibles 2 Is a Solid Sequel to the Best Superhero Movie Ever
Brad Bird gets this close to a classic.by Bobby RobertsWriter/director Brad Bird’s The Incredibles was released in 2004—the same year as Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, four years before Christopher Nolan’s...
View ArticleDid the Head Tax Repeal Kill the World-Famous Progressive Seattle?
by Charles Mudede Charles Mudede In 2013, Seattle made international news when it elected, of all things, a socialist, Kshama Sawant, to the City Council. Sawant went on to become a celebrity who...
View ArticleTim Burton Prepares Dumbo for the Elephant Graveyard
by Sean NelsonDumbo v. Dumbo I'll allow as how the steady, sharp decline of Tim Burton from visionary weirdo genius to denatured artistic gelding locked away in Disney's solid gold dungeon isn't...
View ArticleRep. Jayapal Demands a Hearing on Sessions's Barbaric Family Separation Policy
Watch Jayapal's impassioned speech to the chair of the House Judiciary.by Rich SmithJayapal is currently sitting in front of the CBP offices with Reps. John Lewis and Luis Gutierrez demanding the...
View ArticleScience Says: What happens when researchers make mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes, but when scientists do, the remedy goes far beyond saying you’re sorry. Two fresh examples show how some journals and universities react when the need arises to set the record...
View ArticleSummer Outdoor Movies in Seattle
Where to watch Black Panther, Coco, Jumanji, and more.by Stranger Things To Do StaffAs the days get longer and warmer, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to experience traditionally indoor...
View Article28 Places To Watch Outdoor Movies in Seattle: Summer 2018
by Stranger Things To Do StaffWhether you haven't yet seen Black Panther or want to relive its greatness, you're in luck—you can catch it outdoors for cheap this summer at places including South Lake...
View ArticleThe Top 11 Things to See at the June 2018 Capitol Hill Art Walk
Our critics' picks for the PrideFest edition on June 14.by Stranger Things To Do StaffEvery second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out...
View ArticleOur Arts Critics' Pick for the Capitol Hill Art Walk
Our critics' picks for the PrideFest edition on June 14.by Stranger Things To Do StaffEvery second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out...
View ArticleLake Tahoe clarity sinks to all-time low in 2017
Scientists at Lake Tahoe say the clarity of the alpine lake that straddles the California-Nevada line sank to an all-time low last year
View ArticleDrink Cold Craft Beers and Catch Killer Bands at Search Party, The Vera...
Enjoy beers by more than 40 local breweries plus sets by Young the Giant, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Deerhunter, and Sundries, all while contributing to a local nonprofit.by Sophia Stephens...
View ArticleLawsuit accuses Seattle of violating open-meetings law before head-tax repeal...
Three attorneys contend that each of the named city officials be fined and that the city bear their legal costs, but the lawsuit doesn’t ask that the council’s vote to repeal the head tax be invalidated.
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