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A Gay Marriage Debate at Town Hall, Presented by The Stranger

Here we gomosexuals! The Stranger is bringing together the region’s leading voices for and against same-sex marriage to face off at Town Hall on Wednesday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m. Not only is it timely—with a bill dropping in the legislature this month to grant full marriage rights to…

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Same-sex marriage? Same partisan divide

Democrats said the time is now to legalize same-sex marriage, Republicans replied not while the state’s budget crisis hangs over the Legislature’s head, during the Associated Press Legislative Preview in Olympia on Thursday. “This is the right time to move forward with marriage…

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Rep. Glenn Anderson to Seek Lt. Governorship

The game of musical chairs, Olympia edition, continues apace with today's announcement from Representative Glenn Anderson (R-Fall City) that he will challenge four-term incumbent Democrat Brad Owen for the Lt. Governor's office. “We all know that our nation and state face exceptionally…

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Burgers of Des Moines

(Part two in a two-part series.) Here we see a double Flamethrower from Zombie Burger, a zombie-themed restaurant I wrote about in my Iowa caucuses feature. It's covered in bleu cheese, buffalo sauce, and onion rings. Surprisingly good, especially considering all the unappetizing walking corpses…

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State Republicans “ride” to McKenna’s “rescue”

Rob McKenna tops Democrat Jay Inslee in three recent polls on Washington’s 2012 gubernatorial campaign, but that doesn’t keep state Republicans from vowing they will  “ride” to the candidate’s “rescue.” The reason is that, as state Attorney General, Republican McKenna by…

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The High Cost of Buying a Home & Selling a Home

Even if you are a First Time Homebuyer, you should be keenly aware of the cost of selling a home. Often people think the

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SL Letter of the Day: Monogamish Week, Day 3

Monogamish week continues... Here's my husband's and my success story with being "monogamish." We've been together 12 years and married nine. He's 44 and I'm 36. Basically our sex drives are very different, but that's the only thing in our marriage that isn't a great fit, so it's hard for me to…

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Don't Drink the Water

Finally... A drinking water advisory for part of South Seattle, in effect since yesterday morning, has been lifted after extensive lab tests confirmed the water is safe to drink. As a precaution, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) had asked customers in an area of southeast Seattle to refrain from…

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Courtney Stodden ‘poster child for plastic surgery gone wrong’

Ocean Shores' favorite child bride insists she hasn't had plastic surgery. She's just naturally -- err -- that way. But her denial didn't stop Access Hollywood from naming Stodden 2011's worst example of celebrity plastic surgery. Dr. Anthony Youn's exact words on the show: She's a…

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Burgers of Des Moines

(Part one in a two-part series.) This order of burger and fries is from the Maid-Rite franchise in the middle of a food court in the Des Moines Skywalk. I'd never eaten at a Maid-Rite before; it's apparently a chain out here, and their gimmick is that they don't shape the ground beef into…

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Planned Parenthood Regrets

Due to our Thumbelina-sized issue this week, a number of regrets we solicited had to be cut from the paper—among them, regrets sent in from Planned Parenthood, the national kickass family planning agency that provides high-quality, affordable reproductive health care for young and low-income…

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Officer Who Allegedly Stole Drugs Found Shot

The Seattle police officer accused of stealing drugs instead of logging it as case evidence was hospitalized this morning for an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Via Komo:Police spokesman Sean Whitcomb confirmed Rick F. Nelson, 50, of Issaquah was arrested early Thursday morning. Jail…

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"Amanda Knox Is My Neighbor"

What would Knox eat? Word on the street is that Amanda Knox lives in the International District. Lucky for me, a friend of a friend put me in touch with a fellow who was surprised to find that he shared an apartment building with Foxy Knoxy. Here's your chance to glimpse into the life of an…

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Just Rubbing Your Drunk Ass on a Painting "Damages" It

A drunk woman at the new Clyfford Still Museum in Denver punched one of the late abstractionist's paintings repeatedly while her pants were down, then slid down it, rubbing her bare ass on her way to collapsing and peeing on herself on the floor. Museum officials are quick to point out that her…

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What They Said

Andrew Sullivan: [Santorum] does not believe that you have the right to adult, consensual sex in your own bedroom, if the government decides it's bad for society as a whole. That includes masturbation and contraception on exactly the same grounds as homosexual acts. All of them are sodomy and…

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Heavy Petting on Light Rail

"Not sure if it is too late to report, but on Thursday, Dec 29, I had the joy of being the only other person on the light rail car when a couple got on at Benaroya," writes Hot Tipper Katy. "By the time we got to the ID, the lady had put her coat over her head and was going down on her male…

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Santorum can't shake a Savage 'redefinition' on Google

Santorum can't shake a Savage 'redefinition' on Google Ex-Sen. Rick Santorum is basking in crowds and media attention after his surprise tie with Mitt Romney in Iowa's presidential caucuses.  Santorum is. however, bedeviled by his "Google problem," a smutty definition of…

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"Get Out of My Bed, Cat!"

This cat could not give any less of a fuck. (Thanks for sharing, Evanne.) [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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Starbucks Frappuccino bottles perfect for Molotov cocktails

Glass Starbucks Frappuccio bottles are perfectly designed for constructing gasoline bombs, as we learned from recent rash of firebombings in Queens, New York. The weapon of choice? Molotov cocktails contained in the small, glass bottles Starbucks uses to package the coffee drinks. The…

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Ken Hutcherson Explains His Gay Marriage Opposition to Steve Scher (Or: "Thank you for having me, brah.")

Kelly OResolution for 2012: Stay upset about the gays.Oh man. As Slog tipper Anna points out, the Prayer Warrior was in quite a state this morning on KUOW as he tried to explain why gay marriage must not be legalized in Washington State, no matter what Governor Chris Gregoire says. Let's take a…

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From the New York Times Dept. of Corrections

Good... to... know. GET IT RIGHT, NEW YORK TIMES!!via [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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Get Drunk with Book Nerds Tonight

Today's the day the MLA Conference lands in Seattle, which means that right now, there are so, so many language nerds in Seattle. And where you find language nerds, you also find an overpowering desire to get very drunk. That's why the New York Review of Books is hosting a free, open meetup…

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Currently Hanging: Russian Nesting Dolls Gone Wild

Michael Alm's Menaces of the Deep set.There's a whole show based on Russian nesting dolls at Ghost Gallery through this Sunday. It's sweet in a million ways. Also, if you don't know Ghost Gallery (where Crawl Space once was on Capitol Hill), it's a great place to buy local art affordably. It's…

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RIP Seattle Music Figure Robert Jenkins

Read friend Lori Goldston's eulogy here

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SPD Officer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Drugs

Last night, a veteran South Precinct police officer was booked and released for allegedly stealing crack (and possibly other drugs) out of a Seattle Police Department evidence room and keeping it for his own person use, according to multiple sources familiar with the case. Police Chief John Diaz…

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Putin's Idea of Electoral "Transparency"

It would be funny if it weren't true: Since the protests started, Putin has asked the electoral commissioner to look into the situation. Chief electoral officer Vladimir Churov has since come back with the fix: 60,000 transparent ballot boxes. Hey, the protesters wanted more systemic…

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Dunkin’ Donuts back in Seattle? Maybe…

Yesterday I told you that Dunkin' Donuts wants to stomp all over Starbucks -- eventually. The company wants to double its stores during the next twenty years, a move that might mean overtaking Starbucks as the nation's leading supplier of caffeine. (Emphasis on the might. This is a…

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