Joe Newton

I am a 29-year-old woman and I have a problem when I have sex or masturbate. I always feel an annoying pain, a stinging sensation in my vulva, at the entrance of the vagina, that does not allow me to enjoy it, as the pain is too overwhelming. Unfortunately, this situation has led me to avoid having sex or masturbating in order not to feel that pain. I have consulted several gynecologists, but no anomaly or infection of any kind has been found. With the last doctor we also talked about a possible psychological component but, apparently, even on this level everything seems normal. Do you or an

Come, let us celebrate the arrival of spring in the traditional manner, by skipping off to a cat cafe in Northern Sweden while furiously rotating every object in our path. There’s a big beautiful bounty of unique indie games dropping this month, each with a particularly intriguing twist. Pleasantly, all have demo versions available for your sampling pleasure, so you needn’t get too invested simply because you dropped money on one title or another. CAT CAFE MANAGER

First, the bad news: Your grandmother’s cat cafe has fallen into disrepair. Now the good news: You can fix it back up. Cat Cafe

It’s SIFF season, baby! Seattle’s favorite film fest returns this month with 262 films over 11 days (April 14–24) screening both in-person and online. We’re rounding up some of our favorites. Every day, expect two more recommendations on Slog.

ZERO FUCKS GIVEN
Belgium, 2021, 112 min, Dirs. Emmanuel Marre and Julie Lecoustre

The English title of this film sounds weird, but, trust me, it’s good! Courtesy of SIFF

This excellent debut feature from writer-directors Emmanuel Marre and Julie Lecoustre stars the captivating Adèle Exarchopoulos as Cassandre, a young woman unspooling from a personal tragedy while trying to navigate a capitalist hellscape. Cassandre spends her days in

Me and who when it hits 70 degrees? JOHNNYHETFIELD / GETTY IMAGES

Yes, the most important news is the possible weather in two days: After a long, dreary winter, Seattle is slowly heating up. Pretty soon, the girlies will not freeze hopping from bar to bar on a Capitol Hill Saturday night. According to the region’s rain apologist weather blog, Thursday may be the day temperatures crack the 70s. I’m legit holding back tears.

Are you sitting down?

Good.

Because Seattle could hit 70 degrees on Thursday.
— Seattle Weather Blog (@KSeattleWeather) April 5, 2022

New drug just dropped: Evusheld, a new drug designed to prevent COVID-19, is now available in Washington. The

While we sit around waiting for Zefram Cochrane to be born, what better way to wile away the years than with a live podcast recording of The Greatest Generation, a casual often-tipsy exploration of every morsel of Star Trek. Join hosts Adam Pranica (Seattle) and Benjamin Ahr Harrison (Los Angeles, but nobody’s perfect) for a meandering chit-chat about Klingons and transparent aluminium and hand-waving about the post-scarcity economy of the 23rd century. Part of their multi-city Double Dumbass tour, this recording will focus on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, in which the crew of the Enterprise must travel back in time to the

Although Washington’s statewide mask mandate has been lifted, venues may have their own health guidelines in place. We advise directly checking the specific protocols for an event before heading out.

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Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder plumbs the messy depths of love and money in this cynical flick. Fassbinder cast himself as Fox, an impressionable working-class fellow whose upper-class boyfriend, Max, attempts to swindle him out of a

Behold, a very good sandwich. Meg van Huygen

Hattie’s Hat is the only place on Ballard Avenue that doesn’t make me mad these days. (Okay, the Tractor and the Lockspot get a pass, and the Smoke Shop would if it were still open, but that’s about it.) Dimly lit, frozen-in-amber Hattie’s is an essential respite from all the aggressive farmhouse cheuginess crashing in on you from all directions. On that block especially.

I hate to act like a big boomer about missing the good ol’ days and drinking out of the hose, but it’s hard to reconcile what we see today—the candy-colored condo wasteland of wizard-themed bars and 18-dollar pho—with

Don’t even THINK of bringing wire hangers to this wild weird reimagining of the queer cult classic, starring a mischief of west coast drag stars. Peaches Christ and Heklina deign to schlep up to Seattle, where they’ll be joined by our very own Adé Connere and Abbey Rhodes for an evening of utter mayhem. Pluck a little inspiration from the original film, mix in some sly attitude, stir with an inevitably rowdy audience, and voila — that’s entertainment the whole family can enjoy, if by “family” you mean Manson. Even back in normal times, these shows usually sold out; and with pent-up demand for

Councilmember Tammy Morales wants to re-legalize more types of housing in more places across the city while implementing anti-displacement programs. Screenshot

What will Seattle look like in twenty years? Will it continue to be a suburban hamlet of million-dollar bungalows and garages filled with Subarus? Or will it be a climate-forward city with a dependable transit system, dense affordable housing, and a mix of people and incomes – not just fans of doggie spas and caviar?

That’s a question Seattle asks itself every eight years as it crafts its comprehensive plan, an exercise in Seattle Process required by the state’s Growth Management Act.

If Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales has

Hey, where’d everybody go? Matt Baume

Alaska Airlines canceled twenty thousand vacations this weekend. With pilots on strike, the airline canceled 161 flights on Saturday and Sunday, representing around 22,000 ticketed passengers. It’s been nearly a decade since pilots were able to negotiate a full contract with Alaska Airlines — they’re seeking more schedule flexibility and job security.

There’s never been a better time to work for Amazon! Great job, company leaders! By running a multi-million-dollar effort to undermine your own workforce, including a leaked memo where you called a top organizer “not smart, or articulate,” you really motivated workers to vote in favor of unionizing. Can’t help but notice