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• Last-Minute Weekend Plans: Top 10 Free Things To Do This Weekend

  11-09-2015 23:43 via thestranger.com
  
  See the Rocky Horror Picture Show for free tonight.
  Who needs to plan ahead for the weekend when wine tastings, a Rocky Horror Picture Show screening, and the best arts party of the year are all things you can do for free? Here are the 10 best things to do this weekend that don't cost a thing.
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  The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  The Neptune is screening this cult classic for free, complete with costume contests and live acting from The Vicarious Theatre Company.The Jam
  A+ rap and hiphop at Vermi
  
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• Blabbermouth: Our Week-in-Review Podcast Gets Into a Rage Spiral About School Funding and Ponders the Word "Genius"

  11-09-2015 23:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode 21 of our Stranger week-in-review podcast. (Now available on iTunes.)
  For the first time in 30 years, Seattle’s teachers are on strike. That’s 5,000 educators walking the picket lines as more than 50,000 students (and an even larger number of parents) await a fair resolution to this contract dispute. To get a deeper understanding of what the teachers want and where negotiations stand, I speak to teachers union vice president Phyllis Campano.Then, to learn more about what it&r
  
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• High Schoolers Stage "Read-In" Protest in Solidarity with Teachers' Strike

  11-09-2015 23:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Jessamyn Reichmann and Eli Konsker, both seniors, stand in support of their teachers. "This is our strike, this is our time," Reichmann said.Mary SetonSchool's out until teachers can negotiate a fair deal with the school district, but, instead of getting high and playing video games (as I would have done), a group of students from more than 10 Seattle-area high schools gathered together in UW's Red Square to read.Eli Konsker said he organized the event in solidarity with the teachers' strike bec
  
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• Socialist Kshama Sawant has raised more campaign cash than any other Seattle city politician

  11-09-2015 22:49
  
  Kshama Sawant rails against the political power of big corporations and their paid-for politicians, but the socialist-Trotskyist Seattle City Council member has raised more money than any other candidate in any of the nine council races on Seattle’s November ballot. In the latest contribution/expenditure filings, Sawant raised $46,012 during the period of July 28 to Aug. 31 and overall had taken in $281,536 by the beginning of September. Socialist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant:
  
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• Seven Things I'd Like to Point Out About Samuel F.B. Morse's Painting Gallery of the Louvre

  11-09-2015 22:42 via thestranger.com
  
  COURTESY OF SEATTLE ART MUSEUM / PHOTO BY SUSAN DIRK
  
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• What Does Elvis Have to Do With the Melvins?

  11-09-2015 21:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The mystery explained, in this week's Drunk of the Week! >>>Kelly O
  
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• Beyond “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’”—Lee Hazlewood’s 10 Best Songs

  11-09-2015 21:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Perhaps America's finest mustachioed singer/songwriter.
  If people remember Lee Hazlewood at all, it’s for composing the no. 1 1966 single for Nancy Sinatra, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.” It’s a fab, sassy, and catchy-as-hell song, no doubt about it. But, to understate things, there’s a lot more to Hazlewood than this quasi-novelty tune with its libido-stimulating bass line. As a companion piece to this article on Wyndham Wallace’s Hazlewood bio/mem
  
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• My Cat's Life Was Saved by Crows Once

  11-09-2015 21:04 via thestranger.com
  
  This is the cat whose life was saved by crows. Delphi Mudede
  I was dreaming about something when a lot of noise woke me up. It was about 7 a.m. The window to my left was partially open. My fuzzy consciousness felt the pull of a post-sleep doze.But it was kept alert by the racket outside. It was crows, and they were growing in number.I rapped at the window, but that had no effect. I finally got out of bed and went downstairs with the plan of scaring them away with a very loud “What the fuck
  
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• Nue's Global Street Food Is All Over the Map, but That's Not Actually a Bad Thing

  11-09-2015 20:57 via thestranger.com
  
  Nue serves a menu of street food from around the world. KELLY O
  A few years ago, I spent two memorable weeks in Salvador, Brazil, a city that was a major port during the Atlantic slave trade and whose culture still retains a strong African influence. Unsurprisingly, my favorite memories are of food, specifically the inordinate amount of time I spent stalking and trying dozens of versions of a dish called acarajé: small cakes of mashed black-eyed peas that are deep-fried in dendê&mda
  
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• A Crane Collapses in Mecca, Killing at Least 87, BBC Reports

  11-09-2015 20:36 via thestranger.com
  
  BBC News:
  At least 87 people have died after a crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, the Saudi Arabian government has said...
  Images from the scene showed part of a huge red crane crashed through the mosque's roof. The cause of the collapse is not known.
  New York Times:
  The Al Jazeera television network said the crane had fallen in the midst of a severe rainstorm, suggesting weather may have played a role.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on thi
  
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• Help Us Raise Money for the Planned Parenthood in Pullman

  11-09-2015 20:33 via thestranger.com
  
  Where the fire burned through the suspended ceiling. According to Peltier, "The attacker broke a window and threw in a firebomb, producing flames so hot it melted surfaces and fixtures throughout the entire building." Courtesy of Planned Parenthood
  A week ago, a Planned Parenthood clinic in Pullman was the victim of a terrorist arson attack. Sadly, this was not a surprise. "We are immensely grateful no one was injured in the fire, but make no mistake; this was an act of violence," Joy Peltier, v
  
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• SL Letter of the Day: Creampie Catch 22

  11-09-2015 20:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Originally posted on January 22, 2014.Five years ago, my wife and I decided to pursue her MFM threesome fantasy. Part of her fantasy was that the other chap have a BBC (big black cock), so we advertised and met this great guy who we've seen three times a year ever since. He is nice and open-minded, and we've become so comfortable with our BBC that we meet at our home now instead of a hotel. So there are respectful and safe people out there to be found! The issue I'm writing about is a problem wi
  
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• Reichert: President Obama will violate his oath of office with Iran nuclear accord

  11-09-2015 20:10
  
  Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., in a strongly worded statement, says President Obama will violate his oath of office by going ahead with the Iran nuclear agreement, which Reichert describes as a “bad deal.” Reickert, on Thursday, became the first Puget Sound-area member of Congress to oppose the accord, negotiated by the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia and China with the Islamic Republic of Iran. He is also the Puget Sound area’s lone Republican House member. Th
  
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• Charge: Seattle man beat up Lamborghini

  11-09-2015 19:48
  
  A West Seattle man accused of causing $20,000 in damage to a Lamborghini after being told not to lay on the sports car now faces a felony charge.
  
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• Quick! Eat at Gastropod Before It Closes Tonight

  11-09-2015 19:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Farewell, Gastropod.Beth Crook
  About a month ago, Cody Morris and Travis Kukull, owners of Gastropod restaurant and Epic Ales, announced that they were closing both businesses. The bad news is, that's happening today. The good news is, you still have a chance to eat there. Don't blow it.From the very first time I had Kukull's food back in 2013, his creations have always left me with a sense of wonder. I go home suspecting that no one else could have come up with his combinations. Even when thing
  
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• The Morning News: Tim Burgess Edition (Plus: Teachers Are Still on Strike and So Are Airport Workers)

  11-09-2015 17:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Lots of Tim Burgess-related news we need to talk about. City of Seattle
  Tim Burgess Gets Endorsed By a Group of Social Justice Advocates: "His leadership on justice issues has made Seattle a better place for all of our children, for the immigrant community, and for our most vulnerable neighbors," the group wrote in an open letter yesterday. "As importantly, we value the way he leads. Time and time again he has not only listened, but he has sought us out, to hear the needs and concerns of our com
  
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• Survivor of Homeschooling Moved By Joel's Story

  11-09-2015 17:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Your story about Joel moved me to tears. I am the oldest of a family of five. My younger sisters and I were homeschooled by religious fanatics. We were relentlessly indoctrinated about the "evils" of homosexuality and transgender. While they were doing that, my father was molesting my sisters in secret for 20 years, using his authority as their "pastor" and patriarch to keep what he was doing secret even from me. (I turned him in to the authorities as soon as I found out and he is thankfully ser
  
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• Guest Editorial: I'm a Seattle Student, and Here's What I'm Doing While My Teachers Strike

  11-09-2015 16:24 via thestranger.com
  
  The author, an incoming freshman at Ingraham High, has spent a good amount of time in the last two days learning more about why the strike is happening. She's also spent some time doing this, which is another thing Seattle Public Schools students do during a strike. No, seriously. This is a party held on Thursday for Ingraham students, including Macy (not pictured).
  A week ago, September 9 seemed like the biggest day of my life. The start of high school felt like some impossible adventure, and e
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Man Gives Stranger a Ride, Gets Robbed

  11-09-2015 15:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Callan Berry[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Intense, newly minted loyalty on display: The Summit Sierra charter school pleads for its life and learning

  11-09-2015 05:06
  
  Less than a month’s learning at Seattle’s Summit Sierra High School has generated school loyalty such as to make other schools salivate,  loyalty displayed Thursday as students, parents and teachers at the charter school put on a big, intense, powerful “Keep Our School Open” rally. “The bonds he has made in these short three weeks are, he tells me, more than what he made in the previous three years,” said Kathy O’Neal, whose 14-year-old son Elijah a
  
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• What's the solution for poorly timed traffic lights?

  11-09-2015 04:14
  
  What's the solution for poorly timed traffic lights?
  
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• Seattle Housing Authority sues to avoid kicking woman $69 more in rent support

  11-09-2015 02:56
  
  The Seattle Housing Authority is fighting on after a city hearing examiner ruled a woman suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder deserved an additional $69 a month.
  
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• Medical Examiner: Cyclist hit by cement truck in Kenmore died

  11-09-2015 02:15
  
  Reports from the King County Medical Examiner's Office indicate that the 70-year-old bicyclist hit by a cement truck in Kenmore on Wednesday morning later died of his injuries.
  
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• Jonathan Franzen on Taylor Swift, Binoculars, and Purity

  11-09-2015 02:10 via thestranger.com
  
  A black-winged Franzen caught in the wild!Greg MartinLast night, acclaimed author and easy target Jonathan Franzen read from his new novel, Purity, in front of a crowd at Town Hall that was three times larger than the one Rand Paul drew last month. Franzen seemed genuinely nervous to read in front of so many people, but after he took off his jacket and started to speak instead of just looking at the crowd and saying "Yeah, wow, I'm curiously nervous here," he started to loosen up.The section he
  
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• No Public School in Seattle Tomorrow; Negotiations Between the District and the Striking Teachers Are Still Broken

  11-09-2015 01:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Negotiations between the school district and the teachers union have stalled since Tuesday night. Kelly O
  No school tomorrow. Negotiations between the school district and the teachers union remain broken, and mediators are meeting with both sides. Seattle's unionized teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrative workers will continue to strike."We are looking for a swift resolution and agreement, but unfortunately there is not one at this time," Stacy Howard, spokesperson for Seattle Public Sc
  
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• Every City Council Candidate Should Get Morgan Beach's Help Adding Gender Equity to Their Campaign Platform

  11-09-2015 01:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Hey city council candidates, want to be better on gender pay equity? Morgan Beach wants to help you. Courtesy of Morgan Beach
  It was pretty clear from the beginning that city council candidate Morgan Beach wasn't going to win her race in District 3. As a young newcomer to the city, Beach represents plenty of voters in the district (which covers Capitol Hill and the Central District), but she was up against two powerhouses: socialist incumbent Kshama Sawant and chosen anti-Sawant candidate, Pamel
  
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• Killer of eagles: ‘It is time for me to grow up’

  11-09-2015 01:26
  
  A Marysville man who beat two injured bald eagles to death now faces weeks in federal detention. 
  
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• Wait, Pumpkin Spice TWINKIES?

  11-09-2015 00:45 via thestranger.com
  
  I guess they can add pumpkin spice to just about ANYTHING this time of year? These are for sale at QFC today. What say you, SLOG? Yay or nay?Kelly O[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• What the Cinerama Fan Film Series Says About Our Taste

  11-09-2015 00:40 via thestranger.com
  
  What!? No Do the Right Thing? COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES
  In August, the Cinerama had the citizens of this film-loving city select 40 of its favorite iconic films from a list of 80. The result of this vote is the first Fan Film Series, which runs through September 17. Though Cinerama’s list of 80 films was for the most part respectable, it had a few glaring absences, such as the Cold War masterpieces 2001: A Space Odyssey and Dr. Strangelove. Also absent from the list: Fargo, North by N
  
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