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2 days ago | 
thestranger.com | Audrey Vann |Emily Nokes |Julianne Bell |Lindsay Costello |Megan Seling
WEDNESDAY 6/4Â Â Author Talk: Casey Johnston, âA Physical Educationâ (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 Johnstonâs might just be the antidote we need.
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1 week 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 Israelâs 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 hasnât confirmed Mohammedâs death. Are the Besties Breaking Up?
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2 weeks 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.
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3 weeks 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.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestranger.com | Megan Seling
SIFF has divvied up more than 120 shorts into 14 feature-length packages, and there are a lot of little cinematic treasures scattered throughout. All programs will be available for streaming May 26–June 1. Adolescent Overdrive Adolescent Overdrive is where to go if you’re craving some coming-of-age stories.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestranger.com | Megan Seling
Good Morning, Let‚Äôs Start with a Fun Headline: ‚ÄúAncient three-eyed ‚Äėsea moth‚Äô used its butt to breathe.‚ÄĚ Trump Is in the Middle East: So far, he has received a ‚Äúfree‚ÄĚ $400 million luxury jet, been greeted with red Cybertrucks and mounted camels, and signed a $200 billion Boeing deal.
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1 month ago | 
thestranger.com | Megan Seling
More War: Yesterday, India launched missiles into Pakistan and Kashmir. India says it was in response to Pakistan killing âat least 26 people, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam in April,â according to the BBC. Pakistan says 26 people are dead, including a child, and 46 people are injured. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the attack âan act of war,â and vowed to respond. Pakistan also says they shot down five Indian aircraft in the attack, but India hasnât confirmed.
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1 month ago | 
thestranger.com | Megan Seling
Yesterday was May Day: The Seattle Times estimated more than 1,000 people showed up for yesterday’s May Day march that began at Cal Anderson Park and headed downtown via Pine Street. We were there, too, speaking to labor leaders and organizers at the rally ahead of the march. Watch: More Marching: Missed May Day? Want to keep marching? There is an All Labor March Saturday at the Washington State Capitol Building.
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1 month ago | 
thestranger.com | Audrey Vann |Julianne Bell |Lindsay Costello |Megan Seling
WEDNESDAY 4/23 Kelly Goto with Lori Matsukawa and Seattle Kokon Taiko (BOOKS/MUSIC) Once upon a time, Seattle had a homegrown comic chronicling Japanese American life with a little bit of samurai swagger. From 2012 to 2018, artist Sam Goto drew Seattle Tomodachi (“friend of Seattle”) for the North American Post, capturing stories of immigration, incarceration, and resilience with heart and idiosyncratic humor.
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1 month ago | 
thestranger.com | Megan Seling |Audrey Vann |Lindsay Costello |Julianne Bell
WEDNESDAY 4/9  Hanif Abdurraqib (BOOKS) I was there last year when, also in April, Hanif Abdurraqib spoke at Town Hall Seattle. He took to the stage wearing a Sue Bird jersey—on the same day it was announced that Bird joined the Seattle Storm ownership group—and passed out flowers to people in the crowd. He read from his then-new release, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, which went on to land on the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
