Juliet, Naked Is Charming, Funny, and Very Smart
In which a mansplainer gets womansplained.by Elinor JonesRaise your hand if a dude has ever mansplained music to you. Now imagine hooking up with the actual musician and throwing it in the...
View ArticleFacing ‘sleeping dragon,’ Seattle cracks down on protesters who block traffic
City attorney Pete Holmes is prosecuting demonstrators who closed off downtown streets earlier this year by employing new techniques that make it harder for police to disperse them.
View ArticleJordan Peterson's All-Beef Diet Is an Ecological Nightmare
And it may kill him.by Katie HerzogPut down the steak, JP.YouTube If you're ever invited to dinner at the Peterson household, expect to eat a lot of meat.Famed (and highly controversial) Canadian...
View ArticleThe Portland Mercury Is Seeking a Full-Time News Reporter
by The Stranger DAMEDEESO / GETTY IMAGES Our sister paper in the south is looking for a news reporter. Here are the details: Good news: The Portland Mercury is hiring! We’re looking to add a full-time...
View ArticlePolice release images of suspect vehicle in Aug. 12 Rainier Avenue shooting
Police are asking for information about the Aug. 12 shooting, the suspect vehicle or its owner.
View ArticleFree Will Astrology: August 29-September 4
by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21–April 19): In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, our heroine encounters a talking caterpillar as he smokes a hookah on top of a tall mushroom. "Who are you?" he asks her....
View ArticleWith possibility of a strike looming, still no contract for Seattle educators...
With six days to go before a possible strike occurs, salary raises are the biggest item on the table during this round of negotiations, with many in the union — which includes both teachers and other...
View ArticleSearching Messes with Tech and Conventions
Unconventional filmmaking in service of a conventional story.by Ben ColemanThe problem with high-concept movies is that it can be difficult to lose yourself in them. Both filmmakers and audiences have...
View ArticleKing County Council delays vote on $180 million public funding request for...
Also at the meeting, a Mariners executive noted the team had not made progress getting a new naming rights deal after the Safeco sponsorship expires at the end of this year, setting up the possibility...
View ArticleBumbershoot 2018 Must-See: Knife Knights, the Intriguing Production Project...
by Dave Segal Justin Henning If you dig Shabazz Palaces, you’ll likely flip for Knife Knights, the new project featuring that innovate hiphop ensemble’s rapper/producer Ishmael Butler and studio wizard...
View Article800,000 more farmed Atlantic salmon coming to Puget Sound before industry’s...
The juvenile fish will be placed in pens this fall, more than a year after thousands of fish escaped from a Cooke Aquaculture facility.
View ArticleA Few Derivative Thoughts About the Word "Unique"
Are there degrees of "uniqueness"? Not if you're doing language right.by Dave SegalEt tu, Jerome David? Newsflash: There cannot be varying degrees of uniqueness. Being unique is a binary situation......
View ArticleThe Mariners Should Probably Fund Their Own Goddamn Stadium
“They have the ability to maintain the ball field while generating tremendous wealth for themselves. The only thing that will happen if we fund this is is that the owners will make $180 million more...
View ArticleWhy Seattle Has the Third Most-Expensive Housing in the US
by Charles Mudede Richard Wellenberger/gettyimages.com Mike Rosenberg of Seattle Times reports that Seattle (and not the Seattle-area, which includes Bellevue and Tacoma) has the third most-expensive...
View ArticleWhy Seattle Has the Third-Most Expensive Housing in the US
by Charles Mudede Richard Wellenberger/gettyimages.com Mike Rosenberg of Seattle Times reports that Seattle (and not the Seattle-area, which includes Bellevue and Tacoma) has the third-most expensive...
View ArticleFabio the rooster has plenty to crow about at Evergreen State Fair
Fabio is the epitome of cool. He also knows how to be a champion, well-prepared for his role by 10-year-old 4-H member Cora Shieder, who is his owner, trainer and personal groomer. There’s no...
View ArticleVashon-area shellfish hunting banned after high levels of toxins identified
Health officials say they've found high levels of biotoxins in Vashon-area shellfish and have banned recreational hunting.
View ArticleAgencies call for more resources to monitor sea level rise
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials say more resources are needed to monitor sea level rise and erosion rates that could threaten coastal Alaska communities. The Juneau Empire reports the National Oceanic...
View ArticleTwitter Justice: Ted Cruz Tries to Shame Beto O'Rourke; Hits Self In Nuts
by Wm. Steven HumphreyYoung Beto O'Rourke and Young Ted Cruz: Make Your Choice, America! One of the most exciting and watched Senate races is happening (clap-clap-clap-clap) deep in the heart of Texas...
View ArticleTwo Men Charged with Committing Sexual Assault on Planes Bound for SeaTac
by Katie Herzog Kgrif/Getty Images On Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that two men have been arrested and charged with abusive sexual contact aboard an aircraft—a crime punishable by up...
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