Megan Seling
@meganseling.bsky.social
Managing Editor at The Stranger. Snacks Editor at Snack and Destroy. Probably thinking about that one dog I saw that one time.
It's Best of Nashville day for my @nashvillescene.com friends and I am so happy to see all the good things and people being celebrated. ❤️❤️❤️
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) boasts record-levels of arrests nationwide, and Seattle ICE watchers report a local uptick ahead of the election, the financial collapse of a Washington nonprofit dedicated to helping immigrants couldn’t be coming at a worse time. @viacedar.bsky.social
Immigration NGO Rejects Unionization, Lays Off Critical Staff Despite ICE Surge - The Stranger
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) boasts record-levels of arrests nationwide, and Seattle ICE watchers report a local uptick ahead of the election, the financial collapse of a Washington n...
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Seattle Times Journalists Picket Newsroom Over Low Pay and Threats of Being Replaced by AI
Seattle Times Journalists Picket Newsroom Over Low Pay and Threats of Being Replaced by AI - The Stranger
Dozens of unionized Seattle Times workers picketed near the newsroom on Denny Way yesterday after they say the newspaper’s owners refused to satisfactorily raise wages or agree not to replace workers with AI during contract negotiations. The picket is the Seattle Times’ first big labor action in decades, and a sign that disagreements between those […]
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How could I forget about this pro-candy corn rant I wrote for @thestranger.com years ago? Every word still rings true!
Candy Corn Is Awesome
Fuck You
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The Tennessee Supreme Court denied a stay this evening for Christa Pike, the woman Tennessee is set to execute on Sept. 30. I wrote about her childhood, the murder that sent her to death row, and who she and her victim’s family are today: nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/14/c...
As Christa Pike execution's draws near, lawyers point to her past - Nashville Banner
Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike on Sept. 30 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, which would be the state's first female execution in over 200 years.
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Is it time to revisit the Macklemore for mayor conversation
As the paper’s arts & culture editor, I’ve spent years arguing that art is necessary in our lives, so when I met an example of that during a particularly tragic and horrible time, I decided to pony up and write about it.
Portland Mercury@portlandmercury.com · 4w agoThe Mercury's Fall Arts Issue has arrived, and the theme is "Clowns." Here's why.
Are you going to Bumbershoot this weekend? @thestranger.com put together big ol' Bumber guide full of games and a schedule and write-ups on EVERY! SINGLE! BAND! performing over the weekend. www.thestranger.com/music/the-st...
The Stranger's Exhaustively Comprehensive Bursting-at-the-Seams Guide to Bumbershoot 2026! - The Stranger
Phew! Another music festival? But it’s almost September! Isn’t it time to go back to school and drink hot cocoa under a cozy blanket and pretend to care about football? No! There is still summer fun to be had, as exhausted as you may be, because Bumbershoot is taking over the Seattle Center September 5 […]
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Here it is. The greatest thing l've written in my decades-long career for @thestranger.com. Who Said It? Edgar Allan Poe or Ben Gibbard of Death Can for Cutie?
Who Said It? - The Stranger
While waiting for Death Cab for Cutie to take the stage Sunday night, see if you can guess who penned each line of morbid prose—Ben Gibbard or 19th-Century gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe! 1. “Deep into...
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Had fun going down Tooth & Nail/Demon Hunter/NAVY Seal rabbit holes for this morning's Slog AM. www.thestranger.com/news/slog-am...
Slog AM: Mayor Wilson Recall Gets Court Date, Trump Threatens Economic Sanctions Again, and Seattle Christian Metal Band Sues Netflix - The Stranger
That dumb Mayor Katie Wilson recall petition has a court date. In last week’s Slog AM, I mentioned that a Bruce Harrell supporter and her husband filed papers to recall Mayor Wilson. The charges will ...
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Wow whoever wrote this morning's Slog AM news roundup sounds very smart and funny and is probably very pretty, too. www.thestranger.com/slog-am/slog...
Slog AM: A Bitter Bruce Harrell Supporter Wants Katie Wilson Out, the Government Is Monitoring Anti-Flock Social Media Posts, and ICE Is Getting Electrocution Gloves - The Stranger
A Bruce Harrell supporter has filed a recall petition against Mayor Katie Wilson. Married couple Melinda Jacobson and Dale Osterud allege in the petition that Wilson is “derelict in her duties for pub...
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Here, @mudede.bsky.social presents his fantastic idea for The Pit in downtown Seattle. "So, what’s to be done? I propose we leave the pit as wild as it is, but place at its center something tourists will ogle and philosophers approve of." www.thestranger.com/city/seattle...
Seattle Should Build a Model of Itself in The Pit and Let It Decay - The Stranger
I wrote this in The Stranger nearly 20 years ago: “…Seattle has three buildings by famous contemporary architects: Seattle Art Museum (Robert Venturi), Experience Music Project (Frank Gehry), and Seat...
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In which I make the argument that a milkshake actually counts as a summer mocktail: www.thestranger.com/july-2026/su...
Summer Sweet - The Stranger
Summer Sweet not your vibe? Check out Boozy Summer Savory instead. I’ve never drunk alcohol. I heard a Minor Threat song when I was 14 and swore off booze right then and there. But few things are more...
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A great story from Stranger reporter Hunter Pauli. The details are (perhaps) everything here. (The treasurer handed a scammer $20,000 in cash, gift wrapped. She had to lie to the teller and say she was buying a used Mustang.) www.thestranger.com/news/rep-sha...
Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos' Election Campaign Defrauded for $20,000 by FBI Impersonators Claiming Treasurer Bought “Chinese Child Pornography“ - The Stranger
Long time state legislator Rep. Sharon Santos lost the equivalent of nearly half the money contributed to her reelection campaign so far this year after a fraudster conned her campaign treasurer into ...
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Seeing @sinacolad.bsky.social and the @portlandmercury.com get the Jim Ridley award makes me feel all weepy. ❤️❤️❤️ Jim was my editor when I first started at the @nashvillescene.com. An incredible writer, editor, and human.
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May I brag for a moment? I'm gonna brag for a moment. Yesterday, the Western Washington chapter of @spj-posts.bsky.social announced the 2025 winners for the SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards, and @thestranger.com received a heap of accolades.
The Lady Rainier Statue Is Seattle’s Queen of Public Transportation www.thestranger.com/city/the-lad... The old statue is oriented to the only future that’s possible—the one that transports people not as individuals but gregariously. A car can only be a sorry couch.
The Lady Rainier Statue Is Seattle’s Queen of Public Transportation - The Stranger
Though hidden, the Lady Rainier statue is easy to find. She is right next to the northernmost building of the Old Rainier Brewery complex on Airport Way. A few steps from a parking lot lead you to her...
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Every month, our editorial team puts together a calendar jam packed with all the best things to do around Seattle. Head to The Stranger to start planning out your next 30 days. www.thestranger.com/music/may-th...
May Things to Do: Music - The Stranger
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That. Harmonia Orchestra and Chorus: The Planets May 8 I am a long-time lover o...
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It's giving Paul Watson.
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 5mo ago"The FBI has not found the fragment that pierced a Secret Service officer’s bulletproof vest at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, leaving investigators unable to say for certain whether the armed attacker shot the officer or how he was injured..." www.ms.now/news/three-d...
The venue is "demonstrably unsafe" because of two incidents in 45 years. Wait until they get a load of the shooting numbers at schools. And places of worship. And grocery stores. And parks. And shopping malls. And and and...
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 6mo agoUPDATE: fewer than 24 hours
Have gotten a lot of compliments on my new shirt, which is more appropriate for me than many people realize.
