Independent journalists fight for survival in this era of corporate and billionaire control of the media, coupled with vitriolic political attacks on the press. An Iranian village councilwoman sparks controversy when she urges young women to question...
Arts & Entertainment
This week the Seattle Rep (with the Seattle Children’s Theatre) will host the world premiere of Fancy Dancer by the Indigenous playwright Larissa FastHorse. The autobiographical play tells the story of young, half-Lakota, half-white Lara, who yearns to be a...
What if a demon sent to possess a teenage girl showed up 20 years too late? That’s the premise of writer and director Lauren Shippen’s latest project, Two Thousand and Late, a campy, Queer, horror-adjacent podcast series produced by Atypical Artists. Known for...
Given that it’s getting toward the end of summer, Seattle goes all out around Labor Day for outdoor activities. Concerts! Paddle raves! Bumbershoot! With all these fresh-air festivities, you likely missed what was going on inside: the largest Tekken 8...
The best sports fandoms have a dose of healthy superstition. If you ask a Mariners fan about the ten-game winning streak earlier in September, it’ll be explained a dozen different ways. Some will point you to the “Etsy Witch,” who was paid to cast a good luck...
“AND DRIVE, TWO, THREE! AND DRIVE, TWO, THREE!” cries out Mandy Sue, in the center of an intertangled, five-person formation. With their backs locked at 90 degrees and their arms intertwined, they’re in what’s called a “scrum.” They push their collective...
The Seattle Storm has decided to part ways with head coach Noelle Quinn, following a rocky 2025 season that saw the team struggle to stay in the playoffs despite a promising start. Insiders have reported that Quinn’s five-person coaching staff has also been...
It’s not often that fans of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan get to see their most popular musical, The Pirates of Penzance, performed on the grand stage by professional singers, but this delightful classic will kick off Seattle Opera’s 2025–26 season at McCaw...
Enter Bumbershoot 2025: an amalgamation of vendors, food, live music, and entertainment in Seattle Center, put on by New Rising Sun and Third Stone...
“For the longest time, I never felt like a girl. I also never feel 100% like a man. It’s always been this spectrum of existence,” said Trans drag king Tuna Melt on King of Drag, an original series on the free, Queer-oriented streaming platform Revry. Released...