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exhaustive source of event information. The Stranger is unpredictable, and we’re not always nice. But we are unmistakably on the side of our city and our readers. We love Seattle so much that we want more of it: more housing, more transit options, more bars and restaurants, more people. We take our reporting seriously—we won a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing—but we are just as committed to gleefully fu***ng around.

Jewish Voice for Peace blocked a Palantir office corridor this morning with chants, tambourines, and cardboard surveilla...
15/07/2025

Jewish Voice for Peace blocked a Palantir office corridor this morning with chants, tambourines, and cardboard surveillance hats. Their goal? Push Washington to divest from a company whose tech has supported genocide in Gaza and mass deportations in the US.

Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel and named after the evil seeing stones from Lord of the Rings, is quietly part of the state’s investment portfolio. Activists say it should not be.

Protesters locked arms, handed out fliers, and told delayed tech workers to try Zoom instead. Read the full story at The Stranger.

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2025/07/14/80148080/washington-is-investing-money-in-palantir

Sadness isn’t weakness. It’s what helps us stay upright when everything else feels like it’s collapsing. In a time when ...
14/07/2025

Sadness isn’t weakness. It’s what helps us stay upright when everything else feels like it’s collapsing. In a time when ICE agents drag people off sidewalks and the president threatens to take over cities for voting the “wrong” way, sadness is what reminds us we’re still human. Charles Mudede writes about the difference between depression and sadness, and why holding space for grief might be the only thing keeping the ship moving forward.

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2025/07/14/80147739/in-defense-of-sadness-in-a-depressing-time

Is it a match? Let us know in the comments! 👁️🪚🫵
12/07/2025

Is it a match? Let us know in the comments! 👁️🪚🫵

Show up to Candidate Survivor in your best D&D-inspired costume to be entered into a raffle for TWO tickets to GeekGirlC...
11/07/2025

Show up to Candidate Survivor in your best D&D-inspired costume to be entered into a raffle for TWO tickets to GeekGirlCon!Whether you're a fierce barbarian, cunning rogue, mystical sorcerer, or a confused villager. Your outfit could be your ticket to glory!
Costumes. Courage. Chance. Are you game?

Rules for the contest:

No large or elaborate costumes, that means no bulky armor, oversized props (swords, shields, wings, headpieces, etc).
Keep it simple! Think “I just raided my closet” not “I just raided a dungeon.”

Whether you’re a dungeon master of drama or a background NPC, your look could win big.
Grab your ticket now at the link in bio and secure your place in the chaos, see you at Candidate Survivor!

https://www.strangertickets.com/events/169537391/candidate-survivor

I, Anonymous: Shots FiredArt by Steve Weissman
10/07/2025

I, Anonymous: Shots Fired
Art by Steve Weissman

The generosity of this book can't be overstated, though the hype is all ours: Lawrence Burney is as humble as he is grea...
10/07/2025

The generosity of this book can't be overstated, though the hype is all ours: Lawrence Burney is as humble as he is great. He's the friend you wish you had, always turning you on to the best music, movies, artists, and books before anyone's ever heard of it. He's put months and months worth of cool s**t to spend time with in these pages, plus the rich stories and even juicier thought and consideration that led him to find it all.
Get a taste of the riches on offer in this interview about NO SENSE IN WISHING, then try and not buy it. We dare you.

https://www.thestranger.com/books/2025/07/09/80139501/authenticity-above-all-else

It’s Primary Election time, Seattle. That means it’s time to choose your fighters. And this year’s roster is stacked.We’...
10/07/2025

It’s Primary Election time, Seattle. That means it’s time to choose your fighters. And this year’s roster is stacked.

We’ve got a real shot to flip City Hall from chaos agents and corporate ghouls to an actually progressive council with a progressive mayor to match. We endorsed candidates who will build housing, tax the rich, stop the sweeps, and fight like hell when the feds come knocking. And yes, we’re trying to make Bruce Harrell and Sara Nelson one-term blunders.

Our full voting guide is live now. Ballots drop July 18.

https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-election-control-board/2025/07/09/80139298/the-strangers-primary-election-voting-guide

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