• The Bunker We Chose

    Are these bunker shows about the future or the present?by Charles MudedeTelevision, it seems, has entered the bunker.
    Apple TV+’s Silo, Amazon’s Fallout, and Hulu’s Paradise are, one, hugely popular (the former was granted a third season; the latter two, a second), and take place after anthropogenic extinction-level events that push humanity underground, into a world of simulated sunlight and a nature that has been entirely replaced by agriculture.
    What these shows have success
  • It’s Time to Get Your Colon Probed!

    Scott Shoemaker’s :Probed! runs April 10–13 at the Intiman Cabaret at Erickson Theatre.by Nico SwensonSeattle can’t get enough of everything Scott Shoemaker and Freddy Molitch create. If you’re unfamiliar, Shoemaker and Molitch are the artists behind annual traditions such as the ’80s, pill-popping, cartoonish hijinks of Ms. Pak-Man, and the wild holiday phenomenon Scott Shoemaker’s War on Christmas. Thankfully, their theatrical company—Shoes and Pa
  • Fusion Could Save the World

    Science can’t be rushed, but fusion’s true believers think capturing the sun in a bottle could light humanity’s future.by Vivian McCallThe word “nuclear” conjures two images: A family and a mushroom cloud. Or for some, two trumpeting columns coughing clouds over Springfield, Homer Simpson unaware of the glowing green rod that’s slipped into his jumpsuit. It does not conjure whatever the hell I was looking at in the basement of the Aerospace & Engineering R
  • The Top 47 Events in Seattle This Week: Apr 7–13, 2025

    Kraftwerk, Live Wire Radio, and Moreby EverOut StaffTake a few minutes to take stock of this week's best events, with options from Kraftwerk: Multimedia Tour 2025 - 50 Years of Autobahn to Ben Schwartz & Friends and from Hanif Abdurraqib to Live Wire Radio. For more ideas, check out our April events guide.
    MONDAY
    FOOD & DRINK
    Author Talk & Demo: Lacey Ostermann, 3 Doughs 60 Recipes
    Self-taught baker and TikTok creator Lacey Ostermann (@_lacebakes_) started a micro-bakery fr
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  • Slog AM: Stock Market Keeps Falling, Harrell is the King of Homeless Sweeps, Another Measles Death in Texas

    The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamIt's bad out there: European and Asian markets saw sharp declines Monday morning in response to Donald Trump's tariffs and the fear of the global economic slowdown they could inspire. Wall Street kept slumping as well. The Dow Jones dropped 1,200 points. The S&P 500 is in bear market territory. Goldman Sachs increased the probability of a US recession to 45% this year. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon penned his annual letter to shareholders

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