The Nutcracker may be canonically known as the official ballet of holiday hell, but not enough of us are acquainted with the rich Venn diagram that exists between classical ballet and Spooky Season, from the undead brides of Giselle...
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(FILM) This anthology film is based on four Japanese ghost stories collected in a book by the Greek/Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn, who spent the last part of his life in a Japan that was rapidly modernizing due to...
The midterms are here and I’m stress eating and figuring out who to blame if Democrats don’t tsunami The Hill. If we haven’t voted yet, and haven’t gotten our cousins in Michigan and Texas to do so, it’s on...
The day before the final show of the North American leg of her Powerlines Tour, British singer-songwriter Beatrice Laus, better known by her stage name beabadoobee, put out a request to her fans on social media: “HALLOWEEN SHOW last...
Abortion rights win elections. With days left until the November 3 general election, that could be a late-breaking problem for Washington State Supreme Court candidate Sean O’Donnell, who is running in an increasingly contentious race against Washington State Court...
Welcome to Noise Complaint, The Stranger‘s new audio and video music podcast featuring live performances right here at The Stranger HQ. Streamed live and released every other Friday, we invite a great band, musician, or wonderfully weird act to perform....
There are only two days remaining—today and tomorrow—to see Melissa Messer’s paintings at Spectrum Fine Art, a gallery tucked in Madrona along a commercial strip that’s currently being inundated by a fury of autumnal color.
Hanging in the gallery window,...
In July 2022, the Yorkshire Post asked Patrick Stewart if, like his character Jean-Luc Picard, he actually drank Earl Grey tea. No, he said. He preferred Yorkshire Gold. I immediately ordered a large box, and, truth be told, it...
Dear Hendrix,
I have a confession to make.
I am an American Goth. Some call it Black American Goth. Some call it Southern Goth or Afro Goth. But I am a simple gal. I am an American Goth. Let me explain...
