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• The Last Cigarette

  29-06-2026 22:33 via thestranger.com
  
  Illustrations by Pablo IglesiasThe Frenchman CheeredFor most of my life, I haven’t so much as touched a cigarette. I shared one with a couple of friends in high school at a sleepover, barely inhaled anything, and never looked back. But last year, I went to Paris for my 34th birthday. I couldn’t resist the glamour of smoking in Europe. Unfortunately, I loved it. When I shared a pistachio Paris-Brest with my girlfriend on a park bench near the Père Lachaise Cemetery while smoki
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 29–July 5

  29-06-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  MONDAY 6/29Recuperate From Pride With SnacksMEGAN SELING(FOOD & DRINK) Pride weekend was exhausting. The Stranger was passing out papers during Sunday’s parade, and I am still sore from walking and yelling, “Who wants a free germaphobe-approved guide to eating ass?!” for four hours. I need a nutritious, life-affirming snack. All month, local eateries have been serving up colorful treats to celebrate Pride. (The best I’ve sampled so far is the rainbow concha at Tacos
  
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• Slog AM: Supreme Court Saves Mail-In Voting, Europeans Love Seattle, and We Have Budget Holes Everywhere

  29-06-2026 18:43 via thestranger.com
  Good morning! Pride weekend is over, and you’re still standing. Hungover? Maybe. Exhausted? Definitely. Finding glitter places it really shouldn’t be? Most likely. (Didn’t get the glitter person’s number? Submit an I Saw U!) We’ll ease you out of the weekend with some recovery weather: highs in the 60s and some cloud cover. Weather to take it slow in. But first, the news. Supreme Court Protects Mail-In Voting: This morning, the court ruled that Mississipp
  
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