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Author: Tricia Romano
Tricia Romano is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Seattle paper, The Stranger; previously, she has been a staff writer for the Seattle Times. She has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Elle, and the Village Voice, where she was a columnist for eight years.
Russell Wilson Is Worth Every Penny
RUSSELL WILSON IS THROWING FOOTBALLS TO ME. Well, not to me, exactly. I am standing just behind Mark Baysinger, Wilson’s … More
We Came Here to Get Away From You: Gentrification in the Gayborhood
It was 3 in the morning last March when Adé Cônnére was attacked. Cônnére had been performing at the gay … More
How the Seahawks Became the Social Justice Warriors of the NFL
They were on the plane when they heard what Trump said. On a late Friday night in September, the Seattle … More
My Father, the Charming Womanizer
My father weighed 67 pounds when he died, but that’s not how I remember him. I remember him in his … More
Amazon is Ruining My Sex Life—Dame
I sat across from him and listened. He was trim, tall, bearded (as they all seem to be), a recent … More
Women Edging Their Way Into the D.J. Booth – NYTIMES
When the D.J. duo Nervo, the Australian twins Olivia and Miriam Nervo, first began spinning three years ago, they used … More
My Gloria Allred Nightmare—Daily Beast
The interview with Gloria Allred was not going well. First, there’d been a technical snafu. And then, after a series … More
He Was Never Afraid — The Stranger
In 2005, Ace Hotel founder and Seattle native Alex Calderwood went to Dubai with his friend and business partner Nasir … More
Better Hearing Through Bluetooth – New York Times
Like many men of his generation, Larry Faust, 61, of Seattle, went to a lot of rock concerts in his … More
The Problem With Dr. Masters – Slate
On a recent episode of Masters of Sex—which wraps up its first season this Sunday—Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) did … More
‘Blurred Lines,’ Robin Thicke’s Summer Anthem, Is Kind of Rapey – The Daily Beast
Here’s a sure-fire way to get the No. 1 record in the country: engineer a fake controversy by making an … More