Megan Seling

1 day 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.

1 week ago | thestranger.com | Megan Seling

More War: Yesterday, India launched missiles into Pakistan and Kashmir. India says it was in response to Pakistan killing “at least 26 people, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam in April,” 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 “an act of war,” and vowed to respond. Pakistan also says they shot down five Indian aircraft in the attack, but India hasn’t confirmed.

1 week 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.

3 weeks 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.

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.