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• Tickets on Sale NOW for the 14th Annual HUMP! Film Festival!

  15-08-2018 20:29 via thestranger.com
  
  All the dirty details...by Dan Savage
  The biggest, best, and only amateur porn film festival returns in November!
  What is HUMP!? It's a festival featuring five-minute-or-less films that run the gamut from hardcore to softcore, live action to animation, serious to comic. HUMP! is queer and straight, cis and trans, vanilla and kinky, binary and non, inside your comfort zone and outside your comfort zone. HUMP! is now in its 14th year and has been touring the country for the last five. And because
  
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• Slog AM: Dozens of Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested for Blocking Sea-Tac Airport, SCOTUS Allows Idaho's Gender-Affirming Care Ban to Take Effect, Trump Nods Off at Trial

  16-04-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Rich SmithPro-Palestine protesters block Sea-Tac airport: At around 3 pm Monday, a group protesting the US-funded genocide in Gaza parked cars along the airport's expressway. Some locked their arms together and sat on the pavement. In response, the airport closed the road, cops hopped on bikes to confront the protesters, and trucks towed away the vehicle blockade as some travelers exited their conveyances to approach the airport on foot, according to footag
  
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• The Top 37 Events in Seattle This Week: Apr 15-21 2024

  15-04-2024 20:07 via everout.com
  
  Chastity Belt, Record Store Day, and More Top Picksby EverOut StaffClear your calendar: With events like Record Store Day 2024 and 4/20 festivities like 4/20's Eve Eve Comedy Show feat. Stoner Chicks Improv and Reefer Madness (1936) and Stoned Shorts on 16mm around the corner, this week is sure to be packed. We've gathered those, plus more of the best things to do, from Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe with Tayi Tibble — 'Thunder Song: Essays' to Chastity Belt. TUESDAY
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• The Top 36 Events in Seattle This Week: Apr 15-21 2024

  15-04-2024 20:07 via everout.com
  
  Chastity Belt, Record Store Day, and More Top Picksby EverOut StaffClear your calendar: With events like Record Store Day 2024 and 4/20 festivities like 4/20's Eve Eve Comedy Show feat. Stoner Chicks Improv and Reefer Madness (1936) and Stoned Shorts on 16mm around the corner, this week is sure to be packed. We've gathered those, plus more of the best things to do, from Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe with Tayi Tibble — 'Thunder Song: Essays' to Chastity Belt. TUESDAY
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• Slog AM: SPD Cop Who Killed Pedestrian Had "Checkered Past," Trump Arrives at Criminal Trial, Iran Launches Missiles at Israel

  15-04-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamSPD hired cop knowing his "checkered past:" The cop, Kevin Dave, who struck and killed 23-year-old pedestrian Jaahnavi Kandula last year while going 74 miles per hour, had a history of bad behavior and reckless driving when he worked at the Tucson Police Department. The agency fired Dave in 2013. According to PubliCola, Dave was the subject of six investigations while at TPD, including two collisions (one deemed "preventable"), two regarding
  
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• I Saw U: At the Antiquarian Bookfair, Winning Beanie Babies at Leny’s, and Taking Tequila Shots in Ballard

  12-04-2024 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousAntiquarian Cutie
  Talked to you at the 2023 Antiquarian Bookfair, my booth partner gave you my number but you never texted me. I still think about you.
  we traded beanie babies winnings at Leny's
  it was months ago... on my birthday. you were tall and such a cutie. we hugged. are you out there mystery claw machine master?"Don't touch her!" in Queen Anne
  You saw a guy grab me in the street. You told him not to touch me and it got physical. Thank you fo
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 12-14 2024

  12-04-2024 20:14 via everout.com
  
  Anastacia-Reneé, Sour Beer Day, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffTake a break from doing your taxes and go have some thrifty fun this weekend. We've gathered all the best events under $15, from Anastacia-Reneé with Noni Ervin to 14 Hours by Janelle Abbott and from Cozy Con West to Sour Beer Day. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
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  A Night of Latin Music & Art
  Did you know that there is a boutique hotel ab
  
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• Slog AM: More Camping Ban Beef in Burien, SUV Drives Over Tents Downtown, Shohei Ohtani's Interpreter Allegedly Stole $16 Million

  12-04-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamSUV drives over tents: On Tuesday night, an Acura SUV drove onto the sidewalk downtown at Third Avenue and James Street and mowed down the tents pitched there. Luckily, the tents were empty. Police pursued the SUV through downtown but abandoned the chase when they learned no one was in the tents. The SUV returned to the area later and fired a gun multiple times. Police are now looking for the SUV again. What's most disturbing about this incid
  
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• The Kraken Bar & Lounge Has Reopened

  12-04-2024 01:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Unleash the Kraken… Bar & Lounge! (Sorry, had to.)by Megan SelingUnleash the Kraken… Bar & Lounge! (Sorry, had to.)
  In March 2023 the beloved pirate-themed punk rock bar closed after more than a decade on the Ave. The building was sold to developers and, at the time, owners Kat Colley, Daniel Colley, and William Knupp were left scrambling to find a new space in a city with increasing rents.
  Kat told former Stranger reporter Jas Keimig at the time, “There’s so mu
  
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• Ticket Alert: Missy Elliott, Aerosmith, and More Seattle Events Going on Sale This Week

  11-04-2024 21:00 via everout.com
  
  Plus, Fuerza Regida and More Event News and Updates for April 11by Audrey VannGo, get ur freak on—Missy Elliott will embark on her first-ever headline tour this summer with Ciara, Busta Rhymes, and Timbaland. Aerosmith will also walk this way on their Farewell tour and you won’t want to miss a thing! Plus, California-based regional Mexican quintet Fuerza Regida have dropped dates for their Pero No Te Enamores tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus s
  
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• Doggy Day Care Workers Bite Back After a Ruff Eight Months at the Bargaining Table

  11-04-2024 20:29 via thestranger.com
  
  If the owner of a doggy day care downtown doesn't concede to worker demands, they may soon go on strike, leaving potentially hundreds of dogs without care right as spring travel picks up.by Hannah KriegDoggy day care workers at Downtown Dog Lounge say they are up against a real-life "Cruella De Vil" in their eight-month struggle for a fair union contract. But these workers are biting back. The workers, who are organizing with UFCW 3000, ask customers, dog-lovers, and other working people to sign
  
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• The Seattle Public Library Announces 1,500 Hours of Closures in the Next Eight Weeks

  11-04-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  They're reducing libraries because they won't tax the rich.by Hannah KriegThis morning, the Seattle Public Library (SPL) announced 180 days of library closures from April 12 to June 2, adding up to nearly 1,500 hours of cuts to a critical public service. All branches will be closed one day per week, with a few exceptions. Madrona-Sally Goldmark, Montlake, and Wallingford will be closed twice a week. The Capitol Hill branch will be closed Sundays and open two hours late Thursdays. The Central Lib
  
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• Slog AM: Biden Backs Israel Against Iran in Potential Regional War, 20 Unions Tell City to Defend Gig Worker Minimum Wage, Five New Dog Parks You Can Go to INSTEAD OF Cal Anderson

  11-04-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegSeattle vibes coming in STRONG: I hope you got a chance to bask in the sun yesterday because Seattleites will have no such opportunity today, according to the forecast from Weather.com. This morning, expect cloudy skies and temperatures crawling from the high 40s to low 50s. At around 4 pm, you should start to see some showers that will carry on into Friday morning. I hope Charles enjoys himself :)
  Good morning, folks. The sun is rising over inc
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Eliza McLamb, Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe, Pizza Week, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour, DREAM TEMPLE (for Octavia)

  10-04-2024 22:40 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Adam WillemsWEDNESDAY 4/10  
  DREAM TEMPLE (for Octavia)
  (VISUAL ART) Artists Mia Imani and Mayola Tikaka call upon the extraordinary visions of Octavia Butler for this installation, which features a low-lit resting space, an altar, and imagery of Black rest. Head to King Street Station to contemplate Butler's visionary worlds, which counteract intergenerational trauma and stress often experienced by Black people with a "portal of he
  
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• Proposed Contract Kills Any Hope for Real Police Alternatives in Seattle

  10-04-2024 21:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Instead of creating serious police alternatives that could save the City money and help alleviate staffing shortages at the department, the MOU outlines civilian roles that look more like personal assistants to cops and that protect cushy positions wholly unsuited for some of the City’s highest-paid employees.by Ashley NerbovigWhen he ran for Mayor, Bruce Harrell promised to find ways not to send a gun and a badge to every single little call fielded by the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
  
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• Please Stop Calling the Cops on My Geo Tracker

  10-04-2024 20:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Whoever you are, can you let my car die in peace?by AnonymousI drive a Geo Tracker, a car that resembles a squished Jeep or a Hot Wheel magically enlarged. Men–mostly named Kyle and Matt–tuck handwritten notes under the windshield wipers asking if I want to sell. I do not want to sell. Why would I? This car reaches blistering speeds of 95 miles per hour.
  She ran great until she didn’t. The engine began shrieking to life when temperatures dropped below 50 degrees. I had to crawl
  
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• Slog AM: Gun Sales Down in WA, Another Boeing Whistleblower Emerges, Poll Shows the Message on More Housing Isn't Working

  10-04-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Rich SmithThey're not getting the message: In a recent poll, only 26% of Washington voters agreed that "building more units of housing in my community will help stabilize the price of housing where I live," according to a Seattle Times analysis. As the Times mentions, in other surveys majorities of Washington voters embrace more density, and so the results from this poll may simply be catching voter cynicism about home prices ever coming within reach, which
  
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• Seattle Times Admits Mudede Was Right About Boeing's Downfall

  10-04-2024 01:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Why was Charles so right about this bad business in the first place?by Charles MudedeTrue, aerospace reporter Dominic Gates, didn't mention my name in his longish article "Boeing’s long fall, and how it might recover," but he did (fucking finally) mention the negative impact Boeing's decade-long buyback bonanza had on the relationship with labor and, ultimately, the production of planes. Before that article, posted on April 7, there was no mention of buybacks from Gates and other business
  
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• What Should I Do Down There?

  09-04-2024 22:37 via thestranger.com
  
  A new episode of the Savage Lovecast.by The StrangerA woman’s boyfriend wants her to play with his ass. But she doesn’t know where to begin. Fingers? Tongue? What should she do down there?
  A woman keeps getting harassed by men in cars jacking it and watching her creepily. What can she do in these unpleasant moments?On the Magnum, Dan chats with journalist Ben Ryan about the effects of PrEP in gay sex culture. As DAN PREDICTED, with the rise of PrEP use, HIV infections plummeted, but
  
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• Washington State Democrats Could Win Supermajorities in 2024

  09-04-2024 20:24 via thestranger.com
  
  The ability to amend the state constitution in a way that fixes so much broken nonsense is on the ballot.by Rich SmithThe 2024 election cycle looks very good for Washington State Democrats. 
  The party currently boasts sizable majorities in the State Legislature, holding 29 of 49 seats in the state Senate and 58 of 98 seats in the State House. With Donald Trump at the top of the ticket scaring the bejeezus out of normies, and with favorable new political boundaries, Democrats appear poised t
  
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• Rhythmic Magic by Fiona Apple’s Drummer, Amy Aileen Wood, and Eclectic Seattle Beatsmith JP Lenon

  09-04-2024 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox this week.by Dave SegalAmy Aileen Wood, “Rolling Stops” (Colorfield)
  I'm not in the habit of writing about Grammy-winning drummers, but Amy Aileen Wood is a special case. She provided beats and co-production for Fiona Apple's wildly lauded Fetch the Bolt Cutters and has worked with St. Vincent, and now the LA-based musician's branching out as a solo artist with an auspicious debut album, The Heartening (out May 3).
  Wood's instrumental
  
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• Slog AM: Republican City Attorney Ann Davison Loses in Court, Full Tilt Ice Cream Scales Down, High-Capacity Magazine Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

  09-04-2024 17:46 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigMorning! Everyone should expect a dreary weather day, with a chance of showers before 10 am, followed by a brief pause, and then another chance of showers after 11 am. On the whole, the National Weather Service says the day will be partly sunny with a high near 53 degrees. No eclipse today, but I hope everyone enjoyed the one yesterday:
  Actual footage of the full eclipse in real time. pic.twitter.com/d48zJyGDaU
  — carol leonard (@laughin
  
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• The Top 41 Events in Seattle This Week: Apr 8-14, 2024

  08-04-2024 23:27 via everout.com
  
  Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, The Last Dinner Party, and Moreby EverOut StaffWe may be in the full-blown chaos of Mercury retrograde, but don't let that stop you from getting out and about this week. We've cherry-picked the best things for you to do, from Laufey to The Last Dinner Party and from Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour to Jim Gaffigan.TUESDAY
  LIVE MUSIC
  Laufey
  Laufey is single-handedly making vocal jazz cool again. The Icelandic singer-songwriter has garnered the attention of
  
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• The Top 35 Events in Seattle This Week: Apr 8-14, 2024

  08-04-2024 23:27 via everout.com
  
  Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, The Last Dinner Party, and Moreby EverOut StaffWe may be in the full-blown chaos of Mercury retrograde, but don't let that stop you from getting out and about this week. We've cherry-picked the best things for you to do, from Laufey to The Last Dinner Party and from Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour to Jim Gaffigan.TUESDAY
  LIVE MUSIC
  Laufey
  Laufey is single-handedly making vocal jazz cool again. The Icelandic singer-songwriter has garnered the attention of
  
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• Slog AM: It's Eclipse Day, Trump Talks Abortion, Biden to Announce Student Debt Relief

  08-04-2024 17:31 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamBad eclipse weather: Western Washington may be socked in by clouds when eclipse time rolls around starting at 10:29 am, peaking at 11:29 am, and ending by 12:21 pm, but don't let your FOMO get you down. Cloud-cover is thwarting much of the path of totality's eclipse-viewing, with overcast skies forecasted from "Texas to southern Arkansas and Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania and New York," according to KING 5. The best shot to see the eclipse
  
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• In New Police Union Contract, Seattle Gives Cops Huge Pay Raises but Gets Little Accountability in Return

  06-04-2024 03:29 via thestranger.com
  
  Mayor Bruce Harrell got rolled.by Ashley NerbovigOn Friday, the Seattle police union posted the tentative collective bargaining agreement it struck with the City earlier last week. The agreement, which runs through the end of last year, includes a 23% pay increase for officers and very few changes to accountability measures. Local police accountability advocates have long expected the police union’s new contract to result in a huge payout for cops, but the biggest surprise surrounds how li
  
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• Dev Patel's Directorial Debut Monkey Man Is a Paean to Visceral Movie Violence

  06-04-2024 01:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Monkey Man begins playing at theaters in wide release Fri April 5.by Dom SinacolaWe go to the movies to watch people get hurt. There is no shame in this; human beings have a built-in urge to witness pain. Whether it’s emotional or physical, we line up at the theater to see our collective trauma made big and loud. 
  From Buster Keaton breaking his neck on Sherlock, Jr., to Johnny Knoxville breaking his neck on Jackass Forever, cinema is, down to its bones, an art of violence. Dev Patel
  
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• Seattle’s New Right Wants to Keep Cars in Pike Place Market; Its Old Right Wants to Kick People out of the City

  05-04-2024 23:25 via thestranger.com
  
  I want to make this short. There is no need to make more noise about the matter than is necessary.by Charles MudedeI want to make this short. There is no need to make more noise about the matter than is necessary. And you will see why. To begin with, Seattle now has a new right and an old right. Council Member Bob Kettle presents us with an example of the former. Not only does he want more cops, he recently made it clear he wants to keep cars in Pike Place Market. As The Urbanist explained, Kett
  
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• 🍕 The Stranger's Pizza Week Returns April 15! 🍕

  05-04-2024 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  We've got spots from Northgate to Kirkland to Burien and everywhere in between all slinging slices for just $4 and whole specialty pies for $25!by The Stranger's Promotions DepartmentHere comes Pizza Week!
  More than a dozen Seattle-area restaurants are participating in The Stranger's Pizza Week from April 15-21. We've got spots from Northgate to Kirkland to Burien and everywhere in between all slinging slices for just $4 and whole specialty pies for $25!
  To name a few: 32 Bar & Grill is offe
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 5-7 2024

  05-04-2024 20:01 via everout.com
  
  Cutie Fest, Taco Libre, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffWe're back with another batch of cheap and cheerful events for your weekend, from Cutie Fest to Taco Libre Truck Showdown and from The Films of Edward Yang to Indigenize Productions: Indigequeer Live. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.FRIDAY
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  Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg with Wendy Elisheva Somerson (wes) and Dean Spade
  This mask-required reading will center Rabbi Jess
  
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