Oh, Sexy Tree (Stump), How I Love Thee
A stump that's nearly pornographic.by Leilani PolkThis tree (stump) is so sexy, it's almost pornographic. Greg Hubly The Stranger sure does love us a good sexy tree. We get emails about sexy trees....
View ArticlePaul Bunyan, the Tin Woodman, Woodrow Wilson, and Other Experts Weigh In on...
by The Stranger Cassandra SwanThe Huntsman from Snow White At first, when I heard a bunch of vanilla indie hipsters were about to descend on the hallowed sanctity of Tolt-MacDonald Park, I cried to the...
View ArticleLindsey Graham Just Said "Shit" On CNN
by Dan Savage So this just happened... Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) has a message for critics who dislike him working with President Donald Trump. “If you don't like me working with President Trump to...
View ArticleMy Japanese Heritage Is Not Your Fetish
by Sophia Stephens SHANNON KNIGHT This story is presented as part of The Stranger's Art + Performance Quarterly, Summer 2018 Edition. "I take pictures of cute Asian girls for my website. Can I take...
View ArticleKathy Griffin, on Life After the Trump Stunt: “I Had to Convince My...
by Katie HerzogKathy Griffin performs this Saturday at the Moore Theatre.This story is presented as part of The Stranger's Art + Performance Quarterly, Summer 2018 Edition. On May 30, 2017, Kathy...
View ArticleTag Is a Goofy Ass Cartoon of a Comedy, But Goddamn, Is It Ever Entertaining
by Ned LannamannYou're about to be it, motherfucker. Tag is a sloppy joe of a movie. It’s artistically unambitious, structurally unsound, and of questionable nutritional value. It’ll fill you up,...
View ArticleA New Place for Doughnuts and Soft Serve, and More Seattle Food News You Can...
by Stranger Things To Do StaffAt the new Seattle Freeze in Georgetown, a soft serve and doughnut shop from the people who brought you Central District Ice Cream, you can choose mix-ins like Fruity...
View ArticleFranklin High School Carpentry Students Are Making Coffins for Gun Victims
Gun culture disconnects you from the actual consequences of guns. Making a coffin does the exact opposite.by Charles MudedeFranklin High School students protesting gun violence on June 8, 2018. Charles...
View ArticleFranklin High School Carpentry Students Made Coffin for Young Victim of Gun...
Gun culture disconnects you from the actual consequences of guns. Making a coffin does the exact opposite.by Charles MudedeFranklin High School students protesting gun violence on June 8, 2018. Charles...
View ArticleFranklin High School Carpentry Students Made Coffins for Young Victims of Gun...
Gun culture disconnects you from the actual consequences of guns. Making a coffin does the exact opposite.by Charles MudedeFranklin High School students protesting gun violence on June 8, 2018. Charles...
View ArticleInbox Jukebox: A Weekly Shortlist of Good New Music. Spiritualized,...
This week's Inbox Jukebox discusses notable new songs by Spiritualized, Protomartyr, Casual Hex, and others.by Dave SegalJason Pierce and Spiritualized return with more of that familiar fragile-bombast...
View ArticleHis Wife Seemed 100 Percent Into the Hot Sex We Were Having, so Why Is She...
Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage Years ago, my husband and I had a handful of adventures with other couples. Today, I got a text from the male half of one of the couples we played with,...
View ArticlePickathon Starlight Series, Episode 8: Ty Segall & the Freedom Band
by Ciara Dolan Brud Giles Pickathon 2018 is officially less than two months away, meaning now's the perfect time to reminisce about last year, dust off those wooden sporks, and mentally prepare for the...
View ArticleGet Ready for the Big Gay Sing-Along of the Year at Seattle Pride
by Sophia Stephens"The lovers, the dreamers, and me..." Youtube Although Kermit the Frog is a lovely shade of green, his heartfelt rendition of “Rainbow Connection” (co-written by Paul Williams and Ken...
View ArticleDita Von Teese Tantalizes and Sparkles at the Moore This Sunday
by Sophia StephensDita Von Teese, borne on a shell and as lovely as a pearl. Phil Barton If you took the structured elegance of ‘50s-era women’s fashion, stirred in a touch of dark gothic charm, and...
View ArticleWhat is an ‘adaptogen’?
“Adaptogen” refers to substances that theoretically “adapt” to what your body needs and help protect against various stressors. The science is as murky as a mushroom drink, but products are trending up.
View ArticleNIH ends study of how moderate drinking might improve health
Alcohol industry officials had input into the design of the trial, the investigators found.
View ArticleMan accused of unprovoked attack on a tourist near Space Needle
A 20-year-old Arizona man and his family were on their way to visit the Space Needle when police say Michael Lee Person attacked the man from behind.
View ArticleYet another casualty of Seattle’s progress: ‘Where will a stylish man turn?’
For 84 years, through multiple Seattle booms and busts, Byrnie Utz Hats has had your head covered. But apparently it, too, can’t weather the most powerful boom of all.
View ArticleBrowsing Alki Beach Park at low tide
Friday’s low tide exposed marine life at Alki Beach Park in Seattle.
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