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• Nominee for EPA chemical safety post has deep industry ties

  19-09-2017 23:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press review of financial records and published work finds that President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency has for years accepted payments for criticizing peer-reviewed studies that raised concerns about the safety of his clients’ products. A Senate committee on Tuesday abruptly postponed its […]
  
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• Some Dude Tries to Kiss Alvvays Frontwoman Molly Rankin, Reminds Us All to Not Sexually Harass People

  19-09-2017 23:48 via thestranger.com
  
  Reminder: Don't try to kiss anyone unless they say they want to kiss you too.by Anna KaplanDon't kiss her unless she says she wants to kiss you! Rick Kern / Getty
  On Saturday night in Antwerp, Belgium, a stage crasher took things way too far and sexually harassed Alvvays frontwoman Molly Rankin when he tried to kiss her. During their performance of “Party Police,” some dude waddled on stage and leaned in for a peck, and when Rankin ducked away from the mysterious bro, he looked genui
  
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• PHOTOS: Zoo's baby snow leopard makes public debut

  19-09-2017 23:47
  Aibek, the Woodland Park Zoo's baby snow leopard, made his public debut into the outdoor exhibit, Tuesday, Sept 19, 2017.Aibek is two-and-a-half months old and has been living with his mother Helen in a maternity den since his birth in June. Snow leopards are a vulnerable species with a high risk of extinction. Over the next few weeks, Aibek the public will be able to view Aibek and his mother in the outdoor enclosure from noon to 3:00 p.m. daily.
  
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• Connelly: Trump administration targets Western monuments

  19-09-2017 23:38
  The Trump administration has targeted one national monument in the Pacific Northwest -- the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Oregon -- among 10 monuments that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke proposes to shrink.
  
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• Cloudy, cool August restrains melt of Arctic sea ice

  19-09-2017 23:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Arctic sea ice this summer dropped to its eighth lowest level on record, new federal data show. That’s far below average, but considerably above the record low set five years ago. The National Snow and Ice Data Center said Tuesday that on Sept. 13 sea ice in Arctic shrank to its smallest […]
  
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• Why Connecting Climate Change with Powerful Hurricanes Is Doing More Damage Than Good

  19-09-2017 23:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sarah Myhre NASA/ISS
  The cycle of climate news and extreme weather events has been so fast recently; it has been almost impossible to understand the scale of all the events simultaneously. Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, the fires in the Pacific Northwest—and this is just North America and the Caribbean. So many people and so much chaos; our collective safety, health, and stability are so obviously connected to extreme weather events and climate change. However, even with on-the-groun
  
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• Washington state school shooting suspect pleads not guilty

  19-09-2017 23:12
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy accused of killing a student at his rural Washington state high school and wounding three others has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, according to court documents made public Tuesday. Caleb Sharpe, a sophomore at Freeman High School near the small town […]
  
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• Appeals Court Rules SPD's Use of Force Policy Doesn't Violate the Second Amendment

  19-09-2017 22:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Your right to bear arms is safe, SPD.by Steven HsiehWe'll be damned. Policy intended to prevent unconstitutional policing is not unconstitutional. SPD
  The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the Seattle Police Department's updated use of force policy—an initiative borne out of the city's court-ordered police reform process—does not violate police officers' Second Amendment rights.
  About 125 police officers sued the City of Seattle in 2014, challenging a use-of-force
  
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• Mexico City Hit by 7.1 Earthquake and Things Look Bad

  19-09-2017 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
  A 7.1 earthquake has hit Mexico City on the anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. Exactly 32 years ago (September 19, 1985), a 8.0 earthquake hit the city, killed around 5000 people, and damaged over 400 buildings. The earthquake that struck today was not as powerful but it appears to have caused a lot of damage. Several buildings have completely collapsed, and some of these buildings do not look old or dilapidated. So far, 42 people are re
  
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• Appeals court upholds Seattle police policy on using force

  19-09-2017 22:34
  The panel held that the city has a significant interest in regulating the use of guns by police officers, and the policy does not restrict the officers’ Second Amendment rights.
  
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• Seattle Library to hold community conversation

  19-09-2017 22:30
  In the latest conversation meeting, Seattle Chief Librarian Marcellus Tuner will share the library’s strategic direction but also take input from the public.
  
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• I'm Homeless. And I Vote.

  19-09-2017 22:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Allen Benson reflects on the misconceptions of homeless people and the race to solve the problem.by Allen BensonThe author.Allen Benson
  I am homeless. I also scored above the 99th percentile on the SAT, attended Washington State University's Honors Program, raised five children, and built a successful remodeling business that was crushed when the financial industry's loan scandal blew up our economy in 2008. I currently live in a clean and sober shelter operated by Congregations for the Homeless
  
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• More Metro bus trips in Seattle, King County starting soon

  19-09-2017 21:43
  King County Metro announced last week that it will add hundreds of new bus trips in its latest service expansion, starting Sept. 23.
  
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• Listen to Morrissey's New Single, "Spent the Day in Bed"

  19-09-2017 21:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleMorrissey, the patron saint of gloom, strikes again. Courtesy of Morrissey's people
  Yesterday, Morrissey tweeted:
  Spent the day in bed...
  — Morrissey (@officialmoz) September 18, 2017
  I figured this was just some apropos personal tweeting—yesterday sucked—and I thought: "Huh, I wish I could just spend the day in bed like Morrissey can." But no, it was marketing. Specifically, it was the name of his new single, out today. Listen:
  The chorus:
  I recommend t
  
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• Watch Out: Zombie Obamacare Repeal Is Back, On the Move, and May Be Close to Having the Votes to Pass

  19-09-2017 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  TrumpCare is back. REPEAT: TrumpCare is back.by Eli SandersSenator John McCain, Obamacare savior-turned-nemesis? Mark Wilson / Getty Images
  If you thought the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare had already failed so many times that it had been absolutely, totally dead and done—nope.Everyone from Paul Krugman to Jeet Heer and David Leonhardt is warning that if the citizen activists who rattled Congress's cage in support of Obamacare earlier this year don't get back into the game quickly,
  
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• Amazon Rejects Cactus

  19-09-2017 20:40 via thestranger.com
  
  No gifts allowed, only tax breaks.by Steven HsiehNot coming to an Amazon dome near you. Mary Rueda / EyeEm
  After NASCAR, it's hard to imagine a bigger waste of gasoline than Tucson's strategy to woo Amazon. About a week ago, an economic development group that works with the Arizona city loaded a 21-foot saguaro cactus onto a truck headed for Seattle.It's unclear how far the truck got, or if it ever even hit the road. A spokesperson for Tucson economic development agency Sun Corridor did not resp
  
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• Connelly: Crux issue in key Senate race: Is our tax system regressive?

  19-09-2017 20:23
  Taxes are a dividing point in the 45th District race for the State Senate, a contest which will decide control of Washington's Legislature.  Democrat Manka Dhingra backs a capital gains tax for upper income earners and tax on polluters. "I respectfully disagree that we have a regressive tax system in this state," counters Republican Jinyoung Englund.  She believes Republicans should keep Senate control to "protect people from new taxes that are unneeded."
  
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• Crystal Mountain, Mount Rainier to see hefty snowfall this week

  19-09-2017 20:22
  Last week, Washington was still worried about wildfires. This week, snow is falling.
  
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• Congress Is Trying to Kill Me. Again.

  19-09-2017 20:22 via thestranger.com
  
  All told, about 32 million people would lose their health coverage as a result of Graham-Cassidy. Including, quite possibly, me.by Matthew CortlandThe author, sans feeding tubes.Matthew Cortland
  After half a dozen failed proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—along with hundreds of protests, tens of thousands of phone calls, and after personally yelling at Mitch McConnell over a loudspeaker from the lawn of the Capitol—we’re right back where we started. Graham-Cassid
  
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• Suspected Burglar Shot and Killed in SeaTac Appears to Be the Partner of Woman Who Had Heart Surgery

  19-09-2017 20:02 via thestranger.com
  
  GoFundMe accounts have been set up for the heart operation and the funeral.by Charles Mudede
  On Sept 14, Sergeant Cindi West of the King County Sheriff's Office emailed a press release about a burglary suspect who was shot and killed by a 35-year-old homeowner in SeaTac. The homeowner told the police that he was at home when he heard a noise in the bedroom where his kids were sleeping. He entered the room and saw two strangers who looked like they were trying to open the room's window and enter
  
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• Startup Loftium Wants to Make Buying a Seattle Home More Afforable, but There's a Catch

  19-09-2017 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  It involves another startup.by Ana Sofia KnaufWith downpayment assistance from Loftium, homebuyers would have to rent part of their space to AirBnb. AIRBNB
  As home prices soar in Seattle, purchasing property is becoming a distant dream for many renters, regardless of how long they've lived in the city. Loftium, a recently launched startup, wants to make buying a home more affordable—with a catch: Homebuyers have to rent out a space to AirBnb.Loftium's launch comes on the heels of Seattle C
  
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• Appeals court blocks San Francisco warning law for soda ads

  19-09-2017 19:41
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a San Francisco law requiring a health warning on soda ads, saying the measure was misleading and would suppress free speech. A unanimous, three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stopped the 2015 ordinance from going into effect until a lawsuit […]
  
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• State Lawmakers Ask WSU to Stop Recognizing College Republicans Because Club President Rallied in Charlottesville

  19-09-2017 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The group's president resigned after speaking at a white nationalist rally in August.by Heidi GrooverWSU political science student James Allsup was identified after Twitter user @YesYoureRacist began posting photos of some of the people who attended the August 12 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. screenshot from twitter
  After the president of the WSU College Republicans rallied at a rally of white nationalists, some state lawmakers are asking the university to remove offici
  
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• Emails Show How City Employees Responded to Ed Murray's Sex Abuse Allegations

  19-09-2017 19:22 via thestranger.com
  
  "Thank you for your GREAT leadership, Mayor, your legacy will endure!"by Sydney BrownstoneSeattle City Hall. Seattle.gov
  Last week, the Seattle Times published an op-ed from two advocates for child sex abuse survivors asking why why Mayor Ed Murray continued to hold office for nearly six months after the initial allegations against him were reported. After four allegations of child sex abuse, the Seattle City Council decided not to ask Murray to step down, but after a fifth, Murray resigned.
  "Ho
  
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• Washington Is the Only Legal Weed State That Doesn't Allow Home Grows. That Could Change.

  19-09-2017 19:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Green thumbs, unite!by Katie HerzogGrow 'em if you got 'em.DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES
  Washington may have been the first state to legalize sales of recreational marijuana, but we're still way behind when it comes to some policies. For instance: edibles (ours must be sold in max doses of 10mg of THC per serving, which is weak as fuck); social lounges (imagine smoking weed in the comfort of your favorite cafe. Now stop imagining it because it's never gonna happen.); and home grows, which are still
  
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• ‘I’m nervous about being hit’: Seattle-area readers share crosswalk stories, etiquette tips

  19-09-2017 18:36
  Numerous people contacted Traffic Lab this week to chime in on pedestrian right-of-way rules. Here’s what a few said.
  
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• Tougher distracted-driving law takes effect Oct. 1 in Oregon

  19-09-2017 18:28
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon drivers soon can be pulled over for not only texting and talking on their cellphones, but also for navigating, using social media and any other “hands-on” cellphone and electronics use. The Statesman Journal reports (http://stjr.nl/2hdW1Ck ) the changes, which begin Oct. 1, call for repeat offenders to face steeper fines […]
  
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• Cellphone, distracted driving law brings bigger fines, jail

  19-09-2017 18:28
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon drivers soon can be pulled over for not only texting and talking on their cellphones, but also for navigating, using social media and any other “hands-on” cellphone and electronics use. The changes, which begin Oct. 1, call for repeat offenders to face steeper fines and as much as a year […]
  
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• Watch: Orcas grab breakfast in Elliott Bay

  19-09-2017 18:23
  Video taken by the crew of the West Seattle Water Taxi and uploaded to YouTube by the West Seattle Blog shows a pod of orca whales in Elliott Bay. Around a half dozen whales appear to be hunting, though whether they're resident orcas after fish, or transients seeking fellow sea mammals like seals or sea lions, is unclear.
  
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• Reddit AMA: Our reporters answer your questions on Ed Murray investigation, mayor’s race

  19-09-2017 18:19
  Our reporters answer questions about The Times' investigation into former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and the impact on local politics and the mayoral race.
  
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• Reddit AMA at 11 a.m.: Our reporters answer your questions on Ed Murray investigation, mayor’s race

  19-09-2017 18:19
  Our reporters answer questions about The Times' investigation into former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and the impact on local politics and the mayoral race.
  
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• The Morning News: It's Mayor Tim Burgess, Delvonn Heckard Gives TV Interview, Trump Threatens North Korea at UN

  19-09-2017 17:46 via thestranger.com
  
  Also: KeyArena questions, Medicare For All, Nazi-punching.by Steven HsiehSeattle's 55th mayor. Kelly O
  Tim Burgess Has a New Job: The Seattle city council veteran was sworn in as mayor yesterday afternoon. He will hold the job until November 28. Burgess' first big duty: Presenting the city budget to the council on Monday. In the wake of former mayor Ed Murray's resignation over child rape allegations, some have called for additional funding for sex abuse survivors.
  But No Word on Who Will Replac
  
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• Giant antennas in New Mexico search for cosmic discoveries

  19-09-2017 17:37
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Astronomers are using an array of giant dish antennas in the New Mexico desert for a yearslong project aimed at producing the sharpest radio view ever made of a wide swath of the sky as they search for new cosmic discoveries. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory announced the project this week, […]
  
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• U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions tries ‘Nuke Waste’ during low-key visit to Kitsap

  19-09-2017 16:56
  The Trump Administration official made an under-the-radar visit to Kitsap County and its submarine-themed bar Horse and Cow, where he tried its signature cocktail.
  
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• U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions sips a ‘Nuke Waste’ during low-key visit to Kitsap

  19-09-2017 16:56
  The Trump Administration official made an under-the-radar visit to Kitsap County and its submarine-themed bar Horse and Cow, where he tried its signature cocktail.
  
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• Train hits car in Tacoma, killing the driver

  19-09-2017 16:10
  TACOMA — A train hit a car in Tacoma early Tuesday, killing the driver. The News Tribune reports that the collision took place just before 3 a.m. Tuesday at Lincoln Avenue and Milwaukee Way. Police say the driver, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no passengers in the […]
  
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• Pennsylvania woman found in Washington after TV show airs

  19-09-2017 15:26
  READING, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman sought in an interstate custody case has been arrested in Washington state a day after a TV show about the case aired. The FBI says tips from “The Hunt with John Walsh” that aired Sunday on HLN led them to 46-year-old Maria Cabrera-Gutierrez and her 4-year-old son, Daniel […]
  
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• Driver killed in train vs vehicle crash in Tacoma

  19-09-2017 15:11
  The crash happened at about 2:45 a.m. at Lincoln Ave. and Milwaukee Way in Tacoma. The driver who was pronounced dead at the scene was the only occupant in the vehicle.
  
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• Report: New England losing 65 acres of forestland per day

  19-09-2017 15:01
  BOSTON (AP) — New England has been losing forestland to development at a rate of 65 acres per day — a loss that comes at a time when public funding for preservation of open land has also been on the decline. That’s the conclusion of a report released Tuesday by the Harvard Forest, a research […]
  
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• Washington ivory dealer went undercover to help feds bust Canadian wildlife smuggler

  19-09-2017 15:00
  David L. Boone, owner of Boone Trading Co. in Brinnon, Jefferson County, agreed to help federal prosecutors after he was arrested on smuggling charges four years ago.
  
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• In Seattle mayoral race between Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon, it’s the same old sexist nonsense

  19-09-2017 15:00
  It would be true progress to never again hear the phrase, “OK ... but” — two words that are at the start of so many sentences addressed to women who dare to state their opinion or stake their claim in the world.
  
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• Board hits brakes on $1.8 billion methanol plant planned for Kalama

  19-09-2017 15:00
  The state Shoreline Hearings Board found fault with permits for the planned $1.8 billion methanol plant and called for more analysis of greenhouse-gas emissions.
  
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• Board cites flaws in proposed Kalama methanol plant’s environmental review, orders more research

  19-09-2017 15:00
  The state Shoreline Hearings Board found fault with permits for the planned $1.8 billion methanol plant and called for more analysis of greenhouse-gas emissions.
  
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• New book uncovers surprising answers to why students drop out

  19-09-2017 14:00
  High-school dropouts are generally assumed to be problem kids who never liked school. Absolutely wrong, says a new book based on detailed interviews with 53 former students living in the Puget Sound area.
  
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• Science teaching guidelines trigger criticism in New Mexico

  19-09-2017 08:36
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists and some educators are objecting to proposed changes to teaching standards for science in New Mexico that substitute references to rising global temperatures and climate change with statements about climate “fluctuations.” New objections were raised Monday to science standards drafted by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The agency […]
  
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• Woman arrested, accused of prowling cars after Spokane-area school shooting

  19-09-2017 08:31
  SPOKANE — A woman who is accused of prowling through cars as parents searched for their children after the Freemont school shooting has been arrested. The Spokesman-Review reported (http://bit.ly/2xtrvKX ) Monday that Spokane County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 33-year-old Nicole D. Jensen and are searching for a second suspect. Investigators say the case turned egregious […]
  
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• Traffic questions take center stage during KeyArena MOU hearing

  19-09-2017 03:29
  City budget director Ben Noble told the committee that the Oak View Group’s $40 million transportation fund payment is to be spread over a 39-year lease term. He suggested the city could issue public bonds against the pledged OVG money if it requires a lump sum in the short term.
  
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• What Is Ben Carson Doing with Two Birthday Cakes?

  19-09-2017 02:21 via thestranger.com
  by Sydney BrownstoneThe great staff @HUDgov surprised me for my birthday! I am honored to work with everyone of them. pic.twitter.com/zyYnyko0VF
  — Ben Carson (@SecretaryCarson) September 18, 2017
  It is Ben Carson's birthday. This photo appears to show staffers at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development gifting their Secretary with a birthday cake, or two.
  But something is off about this picture. Why two cakes? Why does that one cake look like that? Why is everyone leaning away?
  
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• Town Hall's Executive Director Shares Some Good News

  19-09-2017 01:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleWier Harman, Town Hall's executive director. Courtesy of Town Hall
  Last spring, Wier Harman announced that he was stepping away from day-to-day functions as executive director of Town Hall Seattle, the cultural hub that programs 450 events per year in music, literature, and science. "I recently discovered that I am dealing with a complex cancer diagnosis," he explained at the time.
  Today comes a very welcome piece of good news.In a letter to Town Hall members this afterno
  
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• How Do You Make a Play About the Internet? Don't Ask Teh Internet Is Serious Business

  19-09-2017 01:29 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithBehold the power of the dox!Jeff CarpenterWashington Ensemble Theatre's west coast premiere of Tim Price's Teh Internet Is Serious Business, which runs at 12th Ave Arts through October 2nd, could have been good if it weren't so stagey about the whole thing.If you don't know anything about the story of LulzSec, the hacker group at the center of Price's play, you should know it's sort of like Ocean's 11 but with basement dwellers who spend their lives on the internet. A group of young
  
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