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• Paul McCartney can't vote for Hillary but says 'she's with me'

  19-08-2016 23:36
  
  A private meeting Wednesday night in Cleveland between two aging Baby Boomers has led to an enthusiastic Hillary Clinton endorsement from across "The Pond."
  
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• A Drink With Carl Chew, the Mail Artist of Seattle Since 1976

  19-08-2016 23:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jen GravesCarl Chew's art, at the Virginia Inn downtown. JG
  When I say that I had a drink yesterday with Carl Chew at the Virginia Inn on the occasion of his show there now, I mean that I had the drink at the Virginia Inn, where the art is, and Carl Chew was at his Seattle home talking to me on the phone.
  The reasons for this asymmetric alcoholing are too dull to describe, but suffice it to say that Carl Chew does not need a drink to be, in spirit, "drunken ceaselessly," to quote one of my fa
  
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• I, Anonymous: Slut Pride

  19-08-2016 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Anonymous STEVEN WEISSMAN
  I pass by you midday on Sundays while you're smoking alone against the wall of the bar. A few weekends ago, I smiled and said hello, and you responded by calling me a slut. I'm not mad. You didn't hurt me. Because guess what? I am a slut. And I'll make no apologies for it. I'm a female in my early 30s, recently single after a long-term partnership, and I'm now having the best sex of my life with whomever I want, whenever I want…
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Quick Hits

  19-08-2016 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageI’m a big fan, faithful reader or your work, and subscriber to the Magnum Savage Lovecast. I listened to podcast 512, and wanted to write you regarding a specific caller. It was the caller who was a BDSM educator who was hesitant and fearful about how her vocation and choices would affect her daughter.
  The gist of your advice was to move. I’ve heard you offer this advice to others in similar situations before. You make it sound so easy. Just move. Then you went on to lis
  
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• Can These Millennial Women Change the Face of Politics in Washington State?

  19-08-2016 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverAnita Yandle, Halei Watkins, and Eileen Pollet are co-founders of Feminist Progress PAC, a new political action committee that will help fund young women running for political office in Washington. HG
  Any young, first-time candidate running for political office and trying to raise campaign cash will tell you the same story: To get anyone to take you seriously, you need money. But to get money, you need people to take you seriously. Without an incumbent's rolodex of donors, provin
  
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• I Love You, Amy Schumer, But You're Wrong

  19-08-2016 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Megan BurbankAmy Schumer has made feminism part of her public persona. So why is she blocking feminists on Twitter? Ms. magazine via Wikimedia Commons
  Nothing reveals the jerks among us like high-profile allegations of gendered violence. This is what happened over the weekend following news that comedian Aaron Glaser had been banned from New York's Upright Citizens Brigade theater following allegations of sexual assault from multiple female comedians.
  As if that situation wasn't horrible enou
  
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• Trump Statue Artists: "America Wants to See His Tax Returns. INDECLINE Wants to Know If He Has a Small Dick"

  19-08-2016 22:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonI can belly believe how much I hate this goddamn statue.
  Gothamist has an interview with a representative of INDECLINE, the putative "anarchist collective" responsible for the Trump statues that I, for one, can't stop thinking/reading/talking about. One one hand, they are skilfully-crafted objects (which apparently cost about $6,000 apiece—perhaps the proprietors of No Parking will offer store credit?). On the other hand, they are blazingly shitty, cynical art that brutalizes
  
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• Lashing Out at Buses and Bicycles Is Not the Traffic Fix You're Looking For, Seattle Times Writer

  19-08-2016 22:03 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ansel HerzIn a picture, this is how you reduce traffic. Not more roads. City of Vancouver
  Clogging the Stranger's social media feeds this morning was an op-ed posted yesterday on the Seattle Times' website that can only be described as a half-baked grouching about traffic, from a retired truck driver named Mark Minerich.
  I mean, I own two cars. I hate traffic too. (That's why I bike and bus most places.) But Minerich's rhetoric is overwrought and his ideas are just plain bad. The Times' edito
  
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• Bumbershoot's Complete Schedule Was Just Announced And We Have It Here

  19-08-2016 21:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffMacklemore & Ryan Lewis play Sunday night at Memorial Stadium.
  The 46th annual Bumbershoot—which happens at Seattle Center over Labor Day weekend—just announced their complete schedule for all three days of the music and arts festival, and it's live on our Things To Do calendar right now.
  Everything you could possibly need to plan your weekend at Bumbershoot is on there: performance times, stages, links to listen to bands' music, and links to buy you
  
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• Science News: Coral Reefs Desperate for More Fish Piss, Jill Stein Exaggerates Sea Level Rise

  19-08-2016 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ethan LinckThe shaky science of Jill Stein continues.BART.GOV
  Did Jill Stein Inaccurately Tweet About Sea Level Rise?: Climate scientists are questioning Jill Stein’s recent tweet that “12.3M Americans could lose their homes due to a sea level rise of 9ft by 2050.”, saying that the figure exceeds even extreme estimates. (Three feet is more or less the consensus projection.) Was Stein using alarmist statistics boost her agenda, or was it an innocent mistake? The Washington Po
  
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• Watch: Naked Trump statue removed from Capitol Hill corner, relocated to nearby shop

  19-08-2016 20:58
  
  The naked Donald Trump statue has been removed from a Capitol Hill street corner, but it's still in Seattle and available for viewing.
  
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• Naked Trump statue relocated to Capitol Hill vintage shop

  19-08-2016 20:58
  
  The naked Donald Trump statue has been removed from a Capitol Hill street corner, but it's still in Seattle and available for viewing.
  
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• Kubo and the Two Strings Is a Beautiful Thing to Watch

  19-08-2016 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Julia Raban
  Set in ancient Japan, the fantasy film Kubo and the Two Strings (directed by Travis Knight, who was the lead animator for Coraline) doesn’t just open on a note of despair, it lingers there. The early scenes—in which Kubo, the protagonist, takes care of his injured, confused mother, feeding her and putting her to bed—don’t serve as narrative contrast; instead, the melancholy convincingly follows him throughout the movie, and death is its central theme.
  While
  
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• Ouch! What cyclists told us about their streetcar-track crashes

  19-08-2016 20:39
  
  Cyclists reported 82 rail-related crashes to The Seattle Times. Find out which intersection proved most challenging.
  
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• Joel Romeo May Not Be Able to Access Community Donations To Save His Apartment Because of Medicaid Laws

  19-08-2016 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufJoel Romeo celebrates his birthday with friends Kelly Taylor and Max Wallace. Courtesy of Max Wallace
  Joel Romeo is running out of time to find a place to live.Romeo, who is mute and has autism, is a beloved Ballard resident who has lived in the neighborhood since the late 1980s. Earlier this month, Romeo, 67, found out that he was being kicked out from his apartment for “hoarding” and would have to move out by the end of August, says Max Wallace, one of his close f
  
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• Joel Romeo May Not Access Community Donations To Save His Apartment Because of Medicaid Laws

  19-08-2016 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufJoel Romeo celebrates his birthday with friends Kelly Taylor and Max Wallace. Courtesy of Max Wallace
  Joel Romeo is running out of time to find a place to live.Romeo, who is mute and has autism, is a beloved Ballard resident who has lived in the neighborhood since the late 1980s. Earlier this month, Romeo, 67, found out that he was being kicked out from his apartment for “hoarding” and would have to move out by the end of August, says Max Wallace, one of his close f
  
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• Seattle property owner Faye Garneau among latest Trump fundraiser co-hosts

  19-08-2016 20:18
  
  Plans for a Donald Trump fundraiser in Seattle are moving ahead, with north Seattle businesswoman Faye Garneau among the new co-hosts.
  
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• Businesswoman Faye Garneau new co-host for Trump’s Seattle event

  19-08-2016 20:18
  
  Plans for a Donald Trump fundraiser in Seattle are moving ahead, with north Seattle businesswoman Faye Garneau among the new co-hosts.
  
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• Businesswoman Faye Garneau is new co-host for Trump’s Seattle event

  19-08-2016 20:18
  
  Plans for a Donald Trump fundraiser in Seattle are moving ahead, with north Seattle businesswoman Faye Garneau among the new co-hosts.
  
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• Washington schools with the best test scores

  19-08-2016 20:16
  
  The state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released the results last week of Washington's standardized tests for the 2015-16 school year.
  
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• Seahawks Lose Meaningless Football Game Despite Blessed Appearance From Pope

  19-08-2016 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Spike FriedmanA game-high on the ground from Troymaine Pope. 🏃#MINvsSEA #SeahawksRookies pic.twitter.com/TtOFdEC0gL
  — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 19, 2016 Despite mounting a second straight furiously meaningless second half preseason comeback, the Seahawks lost to the Vikings 18-11 last night at CenturyLink Field in a rematch of the two teams' freezing cold playoff tilt from last season. That game ended with the Vikings missing a potential game winning chip shot to advan
  
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• Sentencing for felon mistakenly freed early by state postponed for 2 weeks

  19-08-2016 19:58
  
  Robert Terrance Jackson was mistakenly released from prison early due to a state error in calculating prison sentences, which has resulted in the early release of thousands of inmates since 2002.
  
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• Sentencing delayed for felon mistakenly freed early

  19-08-2016 19:58
  
  Robert Terrance Jackson was mistakenly released from prison early due to a state error in calculating prison sentences, which has resulted in the early release of thousands of inmates since 2002.
  
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• Felon mistakenly released early now has sentencing delayed for fatal crash

  19-08-2016 19:58
  
  Robert Terrance Jackson was mistakenly released from prison early due to a state error in calculating prison sentences, which has resulted in the early release of thousands of inmates since 2002.
  
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• Kingslaive: Final Fantasy XV Is a Fun Ride—Just Don't Take It Too Seriously

  19-08-2016 19:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ansel HerzIf you don't take me seriously, you will enjoy this movie. Image Engine
  The 3-D animated Kingslaive: Final Fantasy XV, which opens today, doesn’t feel like an actual movie—more like an extended fantasy cutscene spinoff from the series of video games of the same name. Still, it’s the closest that Square, the gaming studio behind the film, has ever come to the real thing, and that’s to be applauded. Unlike 2001’s disaster Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  
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• Friday’s high temperature of 95 broke old record for date

  19-08-2016 19:48
  
  Friday’s temperature reached 95 degrees, blowing away the previous Aug. 19 record of 89 degrees. And it didn’t cool off very much overnight. But temps are expected to dip starting Sunday.
  
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• Friday temperatures have already broken one record — and could break another

  19-08-2016 19:48
  
  The overnight temperature at Sea-Tac Airport was the warmest low ever recorded at the airport in August.
  
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• Why We Love the Tyrannosaurus Rex (There's a New One in Seattle at the Burke)

  19-08-2016 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jen GravesIf you love dinosaurs and paleo art, you'll love Justin Gibbens, too. This is the central Washington artist's Conjunctive Barn Owls from 2008, made with watercolor, gouache, pencil, and green tea on paper. Gibbens is represented by G. Gibson Gallery in Seattle. Courtesy of the artist and G. Gibson Gallery
  There's a new T-Rex in town (meaning a new-to-us, very, very old one that hung out in Montana for millions of years), and this will excite many in the human species.
  Why are the mi
  
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• Why We Love the T. Rex (There's a New One in Seattle at the Burke)

  19-08-2016 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jen GravesIf you love dinosaurs and paleo art, you'll love Justin Gibbens, too. This is the central Washington artist's Conjunctive Barn Owls from 2008, made with watercolor, gouache, pencil, and green tea on paper. Gibbens is represented by G. Gibson Gallery in Seattle. Courtesy of the artist and G. Gibson Gallery
  There's a new T-Rex in town (meaning a new-to-us, very, very old one that hung out in Montana for millions of years), and this will excite many in the human species.
  Why are the mi
  
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• FBI returns murder suspect to Tacoma after 9 years on run

  19-08-2016 18:47
  
  Gabriel Nevarez was wanted in connection with the death of 21-year-old Kyle Grinnell Jr. in February 2007.
  
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• Popular Yellowstone River closes after thousands of fish die

  19-08-2016 18:39
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials closed a 183-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River on Friday to fishing, rafting and other activities to prevent the spread of a parasite that is believed to have killed tens of thousands of fish. A fishing guide who runs a business along the river said the move could […]
  
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• Trump Prepares for Upcoming Seattle Visit by Practicing His Passive-Aggressive Apologies

  19-08-2016 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonAre you telling me you don't think this man is authentically contrite?
  Republican PrezCan Donald gave a speech in Charlotte, NC yesterday that contained the word "regret." For those two syllables at least, he honored the pledge he made when he accepted his party's nomination to be our voice. The language that surrounded "regret" was predictably unspecific, self-aggrandizing, and as indirect as any passive-aggressive if-pology has ever been. Despite his opening gambit—"As you
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Bar Employee Doesn't Want To Talk About Their Work Performance

  19-08-2016 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
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• The Morning News:Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Resigns, Judge to Those Who Lost Lives and Homes in Oso Mudslide: It's Your Fault

  19-08-2016 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeThe danger of living close to nature. BRENDAN KILEY
  Judge Dismisses Claims of Some Oso People Who Lost Family and Homes to the Deadliest Mudslide in the History of this Country: Yes, we should have sympathy for the people who died and lost homes in the mudslide. But we should also ask this: Why did those people decide to live in the middle of nowhere? Oso is a very wild-looking area. Anything that's neglected for a few days is soon absorbed by a thriving nature. And one will fin
  
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• The Morning News: Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Resigns, Judge to Those Who Lost Lives and Homes in Oso Mudslide: It's Your Fault

  19-08-2016 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeThe danger of living close to nature. BRENDAN KILEY
  Judge Dismisses Claims of Some Oso People Who Lost Family and Homes to the Deadliest Mudslide in the History of this Country: Yes, we should have sympathy for the people who died and lost homes in the mudslide. But we should also ask this: Why did those people decide to live in the middle of nowhere? Oso is a very wild-looking area. Anything that's neglected for a few days is soon absorbed by a thriving nature. And one will fin
  
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• Morning News:Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Resigns, Judge to Those Who Lost Lives and Homes in Oso Mudslide: It's Your Fault

  19-08-2016 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeThe danger of living close to nature. BRENDAN KILEY
  Judge Dismiss Claims of Some Oso People Who Lost Family and Homes to the Deadliest Mudslide in the History of this Country: Yes, we should have sympathy for the people who died and lost homes in the mudslide. But we should also ask this: Why did those people decide to live in the middle of nowhere? Oso is a very wild-looking area. Anything that's neglected for a few days is soon absorbed by a thriving nature. And one will find
  
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• Ex-inmate accused of mailing meth-laced postcards to state prison in Walla Walla

  19-08-2016 17:30
  
  Officers also found documents listing inmates’ names and addresses, how many grams of meth were on each card and a chart listing street and prison values for the drug, a probable-cause affidavit said.
  
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• 2 Oregon high-school coaches killed in shooting; teen also found dead

  19-08-2016 17:10
  
  A 35-year-old woman, not yet identified by police, was also found shot and was taken to the hospital.
  
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• What's So Funny About the Naked Trump Statue?

  19-08-2016 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithPortrait of a self-portrait with dick pic.RS
  People in real life and on the internet are going nuts over the nutless statue of Donald Trump, which appeared in a handful of cities all across the U.S. The plaque at the statue's feet reads, "The Emperor has No Balls"
  I got excited. I took a photo of the statue, conveniently installed by anarchist art collective INDECLINE a block away from The Stranger's offices on 11th and Pike. I laughed at it. I couldn't Instagram that photo fast eno
  
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• Chaos, trash and tears: Inside Seattle’s flawed homeless sweeps

  19-08-2016 15:30
  
  Cleaning up encampments remains a key aspect of Seattle’s strategy to address its homeless crisis. But in more than a dozen encampment sweeps over the past five months, The Times witnessed flawed, disorganized efforts that often undermined the city’s goals.
  
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• When art and politics intersect: Dow Constantine honored by Americans for the Arts

  19-08-2016 15:00
  
  “People flock to the places that artists make cool,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine. So what can politicians do to help support the artists?
  
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• Buyer sought for Whatcom County radar tower with drop-dead view

  19-08-2016 14:45
  
  For sale for $1.5 million: a 5-story decommissioned Cold War-era radar tower in Blaine. Has great views of the San Juans and Vancouver. Will require unusual buyer, says Mike Paul, 69, himself unusual. He’s owned the tower for 13 years.
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts installing new door for visitors

  19-08-2016 14:12
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space station astronauts are taking a spacewalk to install a new door for visitors. The two Americans aboard the International Space Station, Jeffrey Williams and Kate Rubins, ventured out Friday morning. Their job is to hook up a docking port that will be used by future commercial crew capsules. The […]
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts install new front door for visitors

  19-08-2016 14:12
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts installed a new front door for visitors at the International Space Station on Friday, the crucial first step in welcoming commercial crew capsules as soon as next year. The two Americans, Jeffrey Williams and Kate Rubins, hooked up the docking port in just a few hours. SpaceX delivered […]
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts install new door for visitors

  19-08-2016 14:12
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts installed a new door for visitors at the International Space Station on Friday, the crucial first step in welcoming commercial crew capsules as soon as next year. The two Americans, Jeffrey Williams and Kate Rubins, hooked up the docking port in just a few hours. SpaceX delivered this […]
  
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• What Can You Do to Broaden Your Worldview? Have Dinner with Your Muslim Neighbor

  19-08-2016 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  What Can You Do to Broaden Your Worldview? Have Dinner with Your Muslim Neighborby Naomi Tomky"Everything you probably think about me is false," says Amanda Saab, when asked what she'd most like to tell the public. The Renton social worker, MasterChef contestant, and food blogger sees the stares she gets on the street and hears from haters through social media. Rather than having people fixate on her hijab and imagine what Islam means to her, she wants them to ask her about it.So Saab created a
  
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