After 20 Years, Listeners Powering KEXP with Hand Crank Finally Get Beanie

Listener-powered 90.3 KEXP has finally awarded their Amplifier donors with a beanie after two decades of generating power to the station via a giant hand crank located in a dungeon beneath the Gathering Space. “I’m...

Netflix Fireplace Left Unattended Burns Through 300 Hours of Nature Documentaries

A local family returning from vacation this week was left astonished when they discovered an unattended Netflix fireplace in their living room had burned through 300 hours of nature documentaries including March of the...

Rapidly Aging 23-Year-Old Already Unsure Who Half of Capitol Hill Block Party Lineup Is

It was a sobering day for Cooper Ryan as he opened The Stranger to find an unfamiliar lineup at this year’s Capitol Hill Block Party.  “I assumed my musical taste had at least four or...

Croc Martens Crossover Footwear Event to End Humanity as We Know It

In what some are calling the fast-fashion event of the millennia, Crocs and Dr. Martens said that next week they’ll be simultaneously releasing their crossover Croc Martens product and ending the entire world as...

Environmental Hero? This Woman Pees in the Shower

Sustainable living advocates the world over are reportedly hailing a new environmental hero today after Seattle resident Becca Strombold valiantly peed in the shower this morning instead of her toilet. “I mean, it was still...

Dry January Really Just High January

Despite the first month of the year allegedly being Dry January, an entire month dedicated to not drinking alcohol, evidence gathered from one local woman’s kitchen proves the month is actually just High January. “It...

Tim Eyman Busted Stealing Virtual Chair from New Seattle NFT Museum

Just a week after reports that he owes Washington state more than $5 million in campaign finance violation fines, Tim Eyman was reportedly caught and arrested today for stealing countless virtual chairs from Seattle’s...

Baby in Nirvana Onesie Probably Never Even Saw Them Live

Seattle grunge music scene alumni are calling one local infant a “total poser” and "fake" for wearing a onesie bearing the logo of legendary band Nirvana, even though he's probably never seen them perform...

Beluga to Sue Raffi Over Nude Baby Beluga Album Cover Photos

The rare beluga spotted this week in Puget Sound revealed in an Elliott Bay press conference today that he’s here to sue world-famous and legendary children’s song musician Raffi for featuring nude photos of...

Macklemore’s New Clothing Line Already Available in Thrift Shop Down the Road

Macklemore fans hoping to pick up a deal on $80 golfing polo shirts from the just-opened Capitol Hill retail shop for his Bogey Boys clothing line are apparently in luck today as most of...