This story was originally published in The Stranger’s July 2026 print issue.
Upon perching myself at Good Grief’s bar, my first thought is: This is what people mean by “positive masculinity.”
Someone online called it bro-ey, but that’s incorrect. It’s masculine,...
I’ve been with my girlfriend for ten years. We moved in with each other three years ago. It’s not working for me. I love my girlfriend. She’s one of the kindest people I have ever met, slow to anger, and...
A Small Fascist Rally on a Kirkland Overpass: A couple dozen Patriot Front white supremacists waved their idiot signs on a 405 overpass on Saturday in another brilliant victory for the white race. You might remember these particular clowns...
In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge ruled that President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS was filed for an "improper purpose," Maine lawmakers are calling for an investigation after ICE agents shot and killed a motorist, Ukraine is...
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including what the passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham means for South Carolina and the Senate, Sen....
Family members are pressing for answers about the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. He disappeared during a Fourth of July trip with three high school friends to an island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Wells, who is Black, was the...
Thirty-one states are now reporting cases of a parasitic intestinal disease that is making life miserable for those who contract it. While the U.S. has seen outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the past, the cases this summer are much higher...
Resilience is often misread as speed. The person who seems strongest is assumed to be the one who recovers fastest, stays calmest, smiles soonest, and returns to normal before anyone has had time to notice the damage.
That is a...
The 2nd annual Shark in the Park community festival took place over the weekend in Des Moines, complete with local vendors, educational booths, live music, food trucks and sharks, sharks, sharks.
The salty Puget Sound air made for a Jaws-tastic...
The 2nd annual Shark in the Park community festival took place over the weekend in Des Moines, complete with local vendors, educational booths, live music, food trucks and sharks, sharks, sharks.
The salty Puget Sound air made for a Jaws-tastic...
