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The Stranger's Summer Book Bingo Guide
Seattle Public Library’s Reading Challenge is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Tears for Diers: Remembering Seattle’s Voice, and Our Friend, Kevin Diers
(He’d Have Laughed at this Headline)
Food and Drink
These Are Some of the Best Black-Owned Restaurants in Seattle
Lil' Brown Girl, Lil Red Takeout and Catering, and More
This Week in Seattle Food News
Turkish-Inspired Barbecue, Vegetarian Vietnamese Food, and Dungeness Crab Doughnuts
The Don Johnson and the Hot Date at The Oyster Cellar
At the Seafood Bar in the Exchange Building, Bar Manager Parker Knowles’s Cocktail List Runs Hot and Cold
Music
New Music You Shouldn't Miss
Francis Bebey's Crucial Archival Haul and Ambient Sundays' Exquisite Chillouts
Shooting Stars
The Stranger’s Intrepid Concert Photographer Picks Her Favorite Performances of the Year
Video Premiere: “Sweetie Pie” by Mikey Moo
Plus: Mikey Moo’s Debut Album, Fresh Idiot, Is Now Available on Vinyl!
Sonic Guild Announces Class of 2024 Grant Recipients
A New Batch of Musicians Just Got $10,000 Richer
The Seaside Tale of Khruangbin’s 'A La Sala' Tour
The Band Brought One of the Best Set Designs I’ve Seen to WAMU
Bumbershoot 2025 Music Lineup Features Bright Eyes, Janelle Monaé, Car Seat Headrest, and Weezer
Plus: A Cat Circus, Witches, and Pole-Dancing
The Rock Lottery Hat Is Never Wrong
The Magic of Community, Music, and Creating Something Out of Nothing
Best New Music of the Week
Horsegirl and Delta IV: Some Slanted Indie Pop and a Song to Launch You Out of this Hellscape
Performance
Waking Ballet Up from Its 100-Year Nap
Classical Ballet Is Rooted in Rigid Gender Roles. The Sleeping Beauty Showed a More Expansive Approach Is Possible.
Gender Ordeal Is a Trans Power Trio Comedy Tour
The Gender Reveal podcast tour is a variety show featuring the star power of show-host Tuck Woodstock, cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky, and author Calvin Kasulke.
Ninety Hands on Deck
We went behind the scenes with the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s costume department as they prepare for the biggest production in the company’s history.
Visual Art
Film/TV
Dinosaurs Deserve So Much Better Than Jurassic World Rebirth
The Seventh Entry in This Never-Ending Franchise Struggles to Unearth Any Fossilized Remains of Awe or Fun
Sea Slug Is Oozing With the Good Kind of Weird
The Pacific Northwest Has Long Been an Animation Hub, Now It's Getting a New Film Festival of Its Own
20 Years of HUMP!
Dan Savage on the Most Shocking, Exciting, and Delightful Moments of His Annual Amateur Porn Festival
The Women of David Lynch
Lynch Made Visceral, Beautiful Films About Women in Danger—and Kept the Harm Onscreen
What if Luigi Got Away?
A Netflix Show Dreamed up a Luigi Mangione Nearly Two Years Before He Killed the CEO
Books
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Beach, Please
Coral Grief Capture Washington’s Otherworldly Wonders on Debut Album, 'Air Between Us'
Coral Grief Capture Washington’s Otherworldly Wonders on Debut Album, 'Air Between Us'
Haute Topic
Dan McLean’s New Collection Is a Friendship-Fueled Y2K Mixtape
Dan McLean’s New Collection Is a Friendship-Fueled Y2K Mixtape
Stranger Suggests: A Fish Festival with a Bitchin’ Soundtrack, Fiber Art You’ll Want to Touch, and Pineapple Pizza
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Dropping Into Baekhyun’s World
My First K-Pop Show Was Full of Moms, Fedoras, and Finger Guns—and I Loved Every Second of It
My First K-Pop Show Was Full of Moms, Fedoras, and Finger Guns—and I Loved Every Second of It
The Irreverent Genius of Khampaeng
The Secret Ingredient Is Giving a Shit
The Secret Ingredient Is Giving a Shit
July Things to Do: This & That
The Best Community Events Happening This Month
The Best Community Events Happening This Month
July Things to Do: Food
The Best Food & Drink Events Happening This Month
The Best Food & Drink Events Happening This Month
July Things to Do: Film
The Best Film Events and Screenings Happening This Month
The Best Film Events and Screenings Happening This Month
July Things to Do: Performance
The Best Theater, Dance, and Comedy Events Happening This Month
The Best Theater, Dance, and Comedy Events Happening This Month
July Things to Do: Literature
The Best Talks and Readings Happening This Month
The Best Talks and Readings Happening This Month
July Things to Do: Visual Art
The Best Art Shows and Events Happening This Month
The Best Art Shows and Events Happening This Month
July Things to Do: Music
The Best Concerts and Dance Nights Happening This Month
The Best Concerts and Dance Nights Happening This Month
Dinosaurs Deserve So Much Better Than Jurassic World Rebirth
The Seventh Entry in This Never-Ending Franchise Struggles to Unearth Any Fossilized Remains of Awe or Fun
The Seventh Entry in This Never-Ending Franchise Struggles to Unearth Any Fossilized Remains of Awe or Fun
New Music You Shouldn't Miss
Francis Bebey's Crucial Archival Haul and Ambient Sundays' Exquisite Chillouts
Francis Bebey's Crucial Archival Haul and Ambient Sundays' Exquisite Chillouts
Stranger Suggests: Tender and Strange Art, Soft Serve That’ll Make You Scream, and an Anti-Fourth of July Celebration
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Stranger Suggests: Have the Gayest Pride Week of Your Life!
One Really Gay Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
One Really Gay Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
Meet the People Bringing Roller-Pole to Seattle
Yes, It's a Combination of Rollerskating and Pole Dancing
Yes, It's a Combination of Rollerskating and Pole Dancing
Hex Education
Post-Punk Weirdos Casual Hex Hold a Black Mirror to Society with Zig Zag Lady Illusion II
Post-Punk Weirdos Casual Hex Hold a Black Mirror to Society with Zig Zag Lady Illusion II
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