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"Social Painting Launches in Seattle Bars and Restaurants"

From the inbox: A fresh new way to do a girl’s night out, date night, birthday party or team building...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

Trailer Fight Club

The idea of pitting Ron Burgundy against the age of 24-hour cable news is perhaps the most obvious idea for...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

For the Love of Miaow

Hailing from Manchester, the mostly overlooked Miaow started in 1984, was lead by the square-jawed Cath Carroll, covered by Unrest...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Line Out

Jobs-Killing Socialism Drives Seattle's Unemployment Rate Down to 4.7 Percent

The Seattle metro area's unemployment rate plunged to 4.7 percent in May, according to the latest monthly report (PDF) released...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

Tonight in Underage: Street Eaters, Tender Hips, Acapulco Lips

Street Eaters by Street Eaters (Heartland) Street Eaters have been hastening the end of civilization for a few years now...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Line Out

Our Unhelpful Guide to Electing Seattle's Next Mayor: Mike McGinn

Kathryn RathkeMike McGinnMayor of Seattle"I am trying to speed up the construction of light rail, but the motherfucking city council...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

"A PSA for Homophobic Evangelical Christians Who Feel Like They're Being Bullied by Gays"

Featuring Rachel Maddow, George Takei, Alan Cumming, and Dan Savage. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

"Did You Say 'Pussy'?"

An experience of lingering amazement, in this week's I, Anonymous: Thank you for a moment of cognitive dissonance. I once...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

Russell Brand Fillets Morning Joe Newscasters: Who's the Bigger Dick Here?

To be fair, said newscasters are basically laying down and asking to be filleted. At one point, one of them...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

Colleen Weighs Her Heart on New Album

Second LanguagePhoto by Iker Spozio It's been years since I've heard the name Colleen, the musical pseudonym of French composer...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Line Out

"The Age of Leisure Is Dead, and the Art of Conversation Is Dying"

I try hard not to link to XKCD every time a new one is published, but you really ought to...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

The Genetic Spirit of Bob Marley

(Marymoor Park) I do not much care for Stephen Marley's new dubstep remix of his father's classic "Buffalo Soldier" on...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Line Out

Study Guide Questions for The Stranger, Volume 22, Issue 42

We're observing Slog silence from now until 11 a.m. while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an entire...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

The Wednesday Morning News

I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay. Just days before an expected Supreme Court decision, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski has become...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

"Ladies can eat me and call it a juice cleanse."

Sarah Nicole Prickett has a piece in Vice about what we call each other. Do you say "ladies"? Yeah, she's...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

No Right to the World City

There are two types of cities that really matter: the world city and the global city. New York City is...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

"Janet Maslin does not shop in the same grocery store I do."

This interview with Washington author Jess Walter is the only kind of author interview I like: Long, digressive, and honest...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are

During the Capitol Hill Art Walk last week, I saw this hanging in an unmarked studio in the Pound building...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

GOP Congressman: We Have to Ban Abortion Because Fetuses Are Masturbating In There

So, yeah, about this story... Rachel Maddow on Tuesday night noted that Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX) was a leading member...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

Less Than a Quarter of Americans Have Confidence in Newspapers

The low number comes via the Gallup poll, which says exactly 23 percent of Americans think newspapers are worth trusting...
The Stranger  |  06-19-2013  |  Slog

War Reporter Michael Hastings, Dead at 33

Michael Hastings died in a car crash in Los Angeles early this morning. He was 33. If you don't know,...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

Lou Reed's "The Original Wrapper" vs. Dee Dee King's "Funky Man"

Did you know Dee Dee Ramone had a brief rap career under the name Dee Dee King? Are you familiar...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

Lou Reed's "The Original Wrapper" vs. Dee Dee King's "Funky Man"

I honestly can't decide. These are both so major. [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Line Out

US Army Corps of Engineers Won't Consider Climate Change or Air Quality in Coal Port Decisions

This morning, Mayor Mike McGinn and Climate Solutions Policy Director KC Golden testified in the US House of Representatives’ Energy...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

It's June 18th, 2013 And You're in a Rad Garage Band - The Werps

Oh...FUCK YEAH! The Werps "Love's A Fire" is one of my fave garage jams, ever. That middle organ break...YES YES...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Line Out

It's Really Hard to Get Anything Done When THIS is Happening Outside

I was just minding my own business on Pine, when suddenly this wiggly little friend comes rolling across the sidewalk!...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Line Out

Apocalypses, Earthquakes, and Anxiety Are in Store for You

1. Sandi Doughton reads at the Central Library tonight. Doughton says it's time to FREAK THE HELL OUT in her...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

Must-Read Seattle Times

It is a curious irony that the most thoughtful and readable opinion writer in the relentlessly pro-business/anti-labor Seattle Times is...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

SL Letter of the Day: Let Me Think...

I am a bisexual woman in my early 30s and am currently in a monogamous relationship with a wonderful woman...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

In Which Peter Steinbrueck Performs in Blackvoice

Last night eight of the nine mayoral candidates showed up at the downtown Seattle Public Library to read from their...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

"Is abortion a social good?"

This NYTimes article looks at what happens to women who are denied abortions, and how they compare with women who...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

The Song I Listened to Over and Over Again After I Had My Heart Broken for the First Time

Okay, my heart wasn't "broken" because I wasn't really in love because I was only 13. His name was Jason,...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

Talking About The Pleasure-Seeker's Guide to the Paris of America

In the book section this week, we pit brother against brother for your amusement: Bill Savage reviews Dan Savage's new...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

Travel Plans Could Help Pressure Lawmakers to Cut a Budget Deal

Yeah, sure, today's revised state revenue and caseload forecasts bring feuding Republican and Democratic lawmakers $321 million closer to cutting...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

Hard Day's Write: Meet Let Me Tell You About the Beatles

We need more writing on the Beatles like we need more vehicles on the road, but not all writing about...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Line Out

The Song I Listened to Over and Over Again After I Had My Heart Broken for the First Time

Okay, my heart wasn't "broken" because I wasn't really in love because I was only 13. His name was Jason,...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Line Out

Sub Pop Signs Ominous Italian Noise Trio His Electro Blue Voice

Sub PopPhoto: Ruggero Corti This Como, Italy three-piece (singer-guitarist Francesco Mariani, bassist Claudia Manili, and drummer Andrea Napoli) has been...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Line Out

Idaho Republicans Are Trying to Take Back Their Right to Discriminate Against Gays

The Spokesman-Review says: Idaho Republican Party leaders are calling on the state Legislature to invalidate local city ordinances that ban...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

I Once Played a Bar Mitzvah

Yes. Sometime in the last couple years I DJed a Bar Mitzvah. It was the young man's specific request that...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Line Out

Today's Music News: Kanye's New Album, New M.I.A., Kanye, Thom Yorke Does Good and More Kanye

This is the Last Time I Post About Kanye West: The sixth studio album by West dropped today, understatedly titled...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Line Out

NOT EVEN JOKING: Michelle Shocked Is Playing 2013 San Francisco Pride

From SF-ist: Professional attention-seeker and onstage ranter Michelle Shocked has announced she will return to San Francisco to play a...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog

Spoiled Rotten: Man of Steel

Here's something non-spoiler-y: According to the LA Times, Warner Bros. is distributing religious Man of Steel resource packs to pastors...
The Stranger  |  06-18-2013  |  Slog
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Kentuckian Deric Lostutter made the Steubenville rape case a national story. Now he may go to jail for it.
LEO Weekly  |  Joe Sonka  |  06-19-2013  |  Crime & Justice

MLB Steroid Scandal: How Porter Fischer Exposed Biogenesis

Porter Fischer shared the medical records, patient spreadsheets, and handwritten composition books with Miami New Times for an explosive story that sparked the biggest drug-related scandal in professional sports since Lance Armstrong lost his seven Tour de France medals in 2012. He could never have predicted the insanity that followed the story's publication: a high-speed car chase on U.S. 1, midnight knocks on his door, death threats, and unmarked envelopes stuffed full of cash.
Miami New Times  |  Tim Elfrink  |  06-19-2013  |  Features

Selling Out Moonshine

Business is killing a culture as North Carolinian as NASCAR, one jar at a time.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Ana McKenzie  |  06-19-2013  |  Food+Drink