Megan Seling

3 weeks ago | thestranger.com | Megan Seling

This story originally appeared in our Queer Issue on June 4, 2025. The sun returned. And also, Elon and Trump broke up, Trump and Putin are having relationship woes, Harvard is fighting for its life, Biden is also fighting for his life, and Seattle’s College Inn announced it is in (another) long, protracted death rattle. Here’s what else happened in May:  * * *  A coalition of unions, immigrant rights groups, and other anti-Trump protestors took over the streets on Capitol Hill on May Day.

3 weeks ago | thestranger.com | Audrey Vann |Emily Nokes |Julianne Bell |Lindsay Costello |Megan Seling

WEDNESDAY 6/4   Author Talk: Casey Johnston, ‘A Physical Education’ (BOOKS) In the age of Ozempic and rampant misinformation promoted by the likes of RFK Jr., we are living in a dangerously regressive time when it comes to wellness and body image, but voices like Casey Johnston’s might just be the antidote we need.

1 month ago | thestranger.com | Megan Seling

Hamas Leader Mohammed Sinwar Is Dead Maybe: Netanyahu told the Israeli parliament that Mohammed Sinwar was killed in a recent Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza. Mohammed has been one of Israel’s most wanted men since his brother, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in October. It is widely believed that Yahya was the mastermind behind the October 7 attack. Reuters says Hamas hasn’t confirmed Mohammed’s death. Are the Besties Breaking Up?

1 month ago | thestranger.com | Audrey Vann |Charles Mudede |Emily Nokes |Lindsay Costello |Megan Seling |Shannon Lubetich

WEDNESDAY 5/21  Dean Wareham with Jess Cornelius (MUSIC) When I read Dean Wareham's memoir Black Postcards in high school, it changed the course of my musical life, turning me onto twee pop originators like Jonathan Richman, the Feelies, and the Dream Syndicate. For that, I am eternally grateful to Wareham and Galaxie 500's three flawless studio albums that have soundtracked many a good cry in my broken-down car.

1 month ago | thestranger.com | Megan Seling

While we were putting together this issue of The Stranger, and contemplating all the ways in which we could cover the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival now that we’re back in print, we started to think back to the old days, when The Stranger would pilfer the SIFF offices for weeks on end, grabbing all the VHS tapes and DVDs we could get our greedy hands on. I worked at The Stranger through many a SIFF season (my first stint at the paper was between 2000–2013) and I loved SIFF season.