Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, Olivia Rodrigo announced her own version of Lilith Fair, Halsey dragged Anthony Fantano, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett experienced Taylor Swift’s karmic powers, and pioneering Portland queercore band Team Dresch announced their first...
True, the way Seattle is hosting its portion of the World Cup is far from perfect. It’s riddled with social problems. But one also has to admit that the city is receiving a great deal of social media praise...
We are deep in our endorsement process, otherwise known as our pit of suffering. The compensation is snack time after candidates bribe us with their delicious treats.
State Sen. Jesse Salomon, who is running for re-election in the north-of-Seattle 32nd...
Bisexual AFAB non-binary here. (And a Magnum sub!) I have a legal query I’m hoping you or perhaps one of your guest experts might be able to help with? I’m a self-employed cleaner in Portland, Oregon, who offers a discount...
Washington Dems Decline to Condemn MGP for Anti-Trans “Genocide” Vote: There was a strong push by delegates at Washington Democrats’ party convention in Spokane this weekend to punish US Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez for voting for a Republican bill last...
MONDAY 6/22
The Devil Queen
(FILM) Brazillian director Antônio Carlos de Fontoura’s 1974 film The Devil Queen reimagines the life and crimes of 1930s druglord/drag performer João Francisco dos Santos as a 1970s queen swathed in psychedelic fabric, who uses her...
Good Morning! The Summer Solstice passed this weekend, and man, did the weather get the memo. We’re on day one of a three-day heat wave this morning, so we’ll have highs in the mid-80s through Wednesday. After that, though,...
This story was originally published in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue.
In honor of Pride month—and in honor of highly complex queer dynamics that are at least one thing we can count on, from our relationships with each other to...
Happy summer solstice and Juneteenth, Seattle! We hope you make it out to a celebration or two between other weekend events from the Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade to the Belltown Mural Festival Block Party and from Karaoke in...
To everyone visiting Seattle for Friday’s World Cup match between the United States and Australia: welcome, can we interest you in some labor unrest?
On Thursday, employees at a pair of unrelated, big-name hospitality businesses went on strike. Workers at...
Since mid-2025, GeoComply has been quietly beta testing its latest innovation.
The Vancouver-based digital identity platform describes this month’s launch,...
