More than a thousand people gathered in Cal Anderson Park to remember victims of the Orlando shooting.
More than a thousand people gathered in Cal Anderson Park to remember victims of the Orlando shooting. Kelly O

• The shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub last Sunday—and its aftermath—dominated coverage this week. On the evening of the shooting, more than a thousand people attended a vigil at Cal Anderson Park to remember those killed. Both Mayor Ed Murray and Governor Jay Inslee addressed the crowd, and attendees lit candles and made signs to honor victims.

Those who knew the affected nightclub, Pulse Orlando, remember it fondly. The significance of queer-oriented spaces, such as gay clubs and queer bars, Dan Savage writes, is the community, sanctuary, and truth they give to their patrons.

• In response to the shooting and Congress's inaction to prevent similar incidents, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut began a nearly 15-hour-long filibuster for gun control on Wednesday. Washington Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell joined him in the filibuster, which ended when Murphy received word that the Senate would vote on gun control proposals. Those votes will take place on Monday. However, they are unlikely to pass.

The bad news: You cant get Little Uncles khao soi from its walk-up window anymore. The good news: You can still get it at the sit-down restaurant.
The bad news: You can't get Little Uncle's khao soi from its walk-up window anymore. The good news: You can still get it at the sit-down restaurant. JENNIFER RICHARD

• In food news, the Little Uncle walk-up window has closed. You can still get their khao soi noodle soup, but you’ll have to order from inside the restaurant. Another loss: Chef Travis Kukull is leaving Mollusk, the South Lake Union restaurant he co-owns. He’s cooking in Alaska for the summer, and may return to Seattle in the fall.

• Angela Garbes reviewed the No Bones Beach Club—a restaurant in Ballard that she found to be creative, joyful, and—coincidently—vegan. Ignore the questionable tiki theme, she recommends, and try the buffalo cauliflower wings.

Look at all of that beauty...
Look at all of that beauty... Yiannis Papadimitriou/shutterstock.com

• Our broken roads won’t be easily fixed, Charles Mudede writes. Not without Bernie Sanders-esque revolution or the kind of economy that comes after a war.

• To most Westerners, few things are more obscure than 20th century Indian music records. Not for Robert Millis. He’s the writer of a new book titled Indian Talking Machine, a guide into the subject of Indian 78s and the people who collect them.

Diane Arbus, not long before her suicide.
Diane Arbus, not long before her suicide. PHOTOGRAPH BY EVA RUBINSTEIN

• A new Diane Arbus biography has been released. It brings us closer to the contentious photographer, yet it includes none of her photos. “The book left me in a crater, as Arbus books and photographs always do,” Jen Graves writes. “But what a crater to look around in.”

• You may think that after 25 days of screenings, SIFF is now over. But it’s not. The Best of SIFF Showcase runs until June 23. Go and catch what you couldn’t during the festival itself. For queer-oriented films instead, check out our one of these 16 movies. And if none of those catch your interest, here are 11 more.

At the official start of Seattle summer—the Fremont Solstice Parade—youre not naked if youre painted!
At the official start of Seattle summer—the Fremont Solstice Parade—you're not naked if you're painted! Kelly O

• And last but not least, our reliable cheap and easy listings give you no excuse for boredom this weekend. Celebrate the first day of summer tomorrow at the Fremont Solstice Parade. Go painted, like this green man. You’re not naked if you’re painted.