Godโs Army Is Hiring
This story originally appeared in The Strangerโs 2026 Queer Issue. On April 19, 2026, Russell Johnson, the founder and lead pastor of the right-wing megachurch Pursuit NW, took to Instagram, as he often does, to deliver two important messages to his congregation. He told them the church needed $52 million to purchase a building andโฆ
See more…Ticket Alert: Gracie Abrams, Bryson Tiller, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week
Ready to click โadd to cartโ on these concert tix? Daughter from Hell singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams looks at her life on an upcoming tour. Multi-platinum rapper Bryson Tiller presents the Neo Trapsoul Tour with special guests Maijd Jordan and Ty Dolla $ign. Plus, reggae band Stick Figure brings new music to the Gorge next summer.โฆ
See more…Welcome to The Stranger’s Queer Issue
The Democrats and the mainstream media have pushed me out of the greatest cabinet in Earthโs 4,000-year history, and The Stranger, a publication I have never heard of but was familiar with my excellent track record, asked me to temporarily fill in as its public editor for this โqueerโ issue. They had read about myโฆ
See more…New Music You Shouldn’t Miss
SkerikSKERIK 061725(Loosegroove) Seattle saxophonist Skerik (aka Eric Walton) has done seemingly everything a musician can do in his 30-year career. Even a cursory rundown of his activities would exceed my word count, but, real quick: He’s toured with Roger Waters and Les Claypool, guested on Sunn O)))’s Monoliths & Dimensions, and headed over a dozenโฆ
See more…Slog AM: Trumpโs Cabinet Is Full of Suckups, NASA Says Goodbye to Mars Orbiter, Workers at Walrus and the Carpenter Authorize a Strike
Good Morning! Itโs still spring in Seattle, so we have another partly cloudy, 60-something degree day ahead of us. Itโs farmerโs market weather. Itโs weather to take your (or someone elseโs) dog on a long, breezy walk. Smoke season comes for us all eventually, so just get outside. But first, the news. Kissing the Ring:โฆ
See more…โWait, Capitol Hill Is Gay?โย
This story originally appeared in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue. Happy Anniversary! Itโs been one year since Christian supremacists took over a historically queer park in Seattleโs historically queer neighborhood. The event, which you may have read about in last yearโs Queer Issue, was part of the Mayday USA tour, an anti-trans, anti-abortion spectacle specificallyโฆ
See more…Pop Loser: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Charliโs Version)
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Charli XCX announced a new album, Joanna Newsom got her own holiday, Jack White debuted his โart,โ and not even Milli Vanilliโs Fab Morvan will play at Trump’s Great American State Fair. Madonna shared a special message for Pride Month. Plus, Bob Dylan will be in town thisโฆ
See more…Union Workers at Acclaimed Restaurant the Walrus and the Carpenter Are Ready to Strike
On Tuesday afternoon, unionized workers at the Walrus and the Carpenter held a strike authorization vote in the sweltering Ballard sun minutes before the acclaimed oyster-centric spot opened for service. Eighteen of 20 union members voted to authorize a strike (with two not voting), so leadership will be able to call a work stoppage ifโฆ
See more…Never Stop Dancing
Dear neighbor, I pass by you a couple times a week, me walking my dog, you grooving to what must be awesome tunes in your earbuds and smoking a joint on the sidewalk across from our โsmoke-freeโ apartment campus. You look so happy and in-the-moment, you dance like you feel the music in your boneโฆ
See more…Read All About It!
This week, the Society for Professional Journalists announced the winners of their Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards. The Stranger won eight awards, including first place in Personal Profile (โThe Making of Katie Wilsonโ), Graphics and Illustration (โKeep Diggingโ), Photo Essay (โSkateboards Onlyโ), and Editorial and Commentary (โItโs All About the Dickโ). This is also (probably)โฆ
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