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• Nightmares on Wax Is Gonna Get the Bodies Moving and Grooving at Nectar Lounge Tonight

  07-06-2018 23:45
  
  by Leilani PolkGeorge Evelyn, the man behind the Wax
  Nightmares on Wax is the electronic music project/nom de plume of British DJ, producer and turntablist George Evelyn, who’s been experimenting with down-tempo, groove-oriented sounds coming up on three decades now. This year’s Shape the Future expands upon the vocal and instrumental collabs first introduced in 2013 LP Feelin’ Good.Songs like “Typical” pit the aggrieved pleas of Australian soul singer Jordan Rakei
  
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• Savage Love: Shameful

  07-06-2018 23:30
  
  by Dan Savage Joe NewtonI've been married to my husband for two years. Five months into our relationship (before we got married), he confessed that he was an adult baby. I was so grossed out, I was literally ill. (Why would this great guy want to be like this?) I told him he would have to choose: diapers or me. He chose me. I believed him and married him. Shortly before the birth of our child, I found out that he'd been looking at diaper porn online. I lost it. He apologized and said he'd never
  
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• Lawsuit: Washington jail must provide addiction treatment

  07-06-2018 23:12
  The lawsuit alleges the jail's refusal to provide the medicine violates the Americans with Disability Act, because opioid addiction qualifies as a disability under the law.
  
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• University of Oregon gets funding from cryptocurrency outfit

  07-06-2018 23:07
  San Francisco-based Ripple will give the university the money in a five-year agreement. UO is among 17 to receive funding from the company, which is donating more than $50 million in all.
  
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• 19 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: June 7–10, 2018

  07-06-2018 23:00
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffHereditary is a masterpiece that will give you the cold sweats.
  It's the last week of the Seattle International Film Festival, and your last chance to take part in the nation's biggest film festival. We've got a full guide to help you choose what to see, as well as a list of the best SIFF movies worth watching this week—but there are also non-SIFF movies to check out, like the subtle indie drama Sollers Point, the colorful sci-fi Hotel Artemis, and the terrify
  
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• Reader Advice Round-up: Tipping Sex Workers, Anal Standards, Crazy Spouses, and More...

  07-06-2018 22:30
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  Recent Savage Love Letters of the Day: Her neighbor hit on me in front of my son—now what should she do? She wasn't ready for love until he broke up with her. And why does he have to ask his wife about her extramarital trysts? And, as always, last week's column and Savage Lovecast.
  In regards to It Works For Us...In your advice to IWFU, you suggest he tip his sexworkers. Why? They set the price. Shouldn't they charge a reasonable living rate and t
  
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• Paurl Walsh Has Been Named the Fremont Bridge Musician-in-Residence

  07-06-2018 22:05
  
  Adventurous local sound designer/keyboardist Paurl Walsh will be this summer's Fremont Bridge Musician-in-Residence.by Dave SegalHere's where composer Paurl Walsh will be creating compelling sounds this summer. OFFICE OF CULTURE & ARTS/@SEATTLEARTS
  Remember back in February when the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in conjunction with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), put out a call for a composer and/or musician to be an Artist-in Residence in the 101-year-old Fre
  
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• Good Riddance Joseph Backholm, Washington's Ultimate Anti-Gay Dipshit

  07-06-2018 21:44
  
  Remember the guy who suggested anti-trans signature gatherers follow women into bathrooms?by Heidi GrooverJoseph Backholm “PUBLIC MATTERS WITH C.R. DOUGLAS,” APRIL 17, 2012, PHOTO COURTESY OF KCTS 9
  Joseph Backholm, the head of the conservative Family Policy Institute of Washington who...
  • led the effort to reverse marriage equality in Washington State
  • compared gay marriage to bloodletting
  • argued gay parents are bad for kids• claimed that gay marriage would "
  
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• Sleuthing leads to new findings about peculiar ocean fish

  07-06-2018 21:34
  Scientists with NOAA Fisheries have identified five distinct species of opah — three of them newly determined. Opah is becoming popular at restaurants in Hawaii and elsewhere.
  
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• Washington Supreme Court ends long-running McCleary education case against the state

  07-06-2018 21:33
  The decision ends a long-running saga over the state's role in funding schools, and the $100,000-per-day contempt fines in place since 2015.
  
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• Washington Supreme Court ends $100,000-per-day sanctions against state in McCleary education case

  07-06-2018 21:33
  The decision ends a long-running saga over the state's role in funding schools, and the $100,000-per-day contempt fines in place since 2015.
  
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• Facebook Is Not Fully Complying with Washington State's New Disclosure Rules (But Will Continue Selling Local Political Ads)

  07-06-2018 20:51
  
  The rules require more accessibility and information than Facebook is currently providing.by Eli SandersA Facebook disclosure related to the Seattle "head tax" campaign. It fails to provide information required under new Washington State regulations.
  Google has stopped selling political ads aimed at Washington State's elections because of new state transparency rules, but Facebook says it will continue selling such ads—even though it's new "archive of ads with political content," while a s
  
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• Onlookers ogle Wyoming tornado that damages handful of homes

  07-06-2018 20:22
  LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A tornado that took its time roaring across a sparsely populated area of Wyoming caused quite a few “oohs” and “ahhs” as well as some damage. Aaron Voos saw the twister touch down north of the city of Laramie while driving home with his 6-year-old son Wednesday. He called his wife […]
  
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• ‘They’re our family’: Stolen van with 14 show dogs recovered in California

  07-06-2018 20:17
  The dogs — mostly from Washington state — were being driven to a dog show when handler Tony Carter stopped at an In-N-Out Burger in Redding, California, where the van was stolen Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• ‘They’re our family’: Stolen van containing 14 Washington show dogs recovered in California

  07-06-2018 20:17
  Police in Redding, California, posted the news that the van and dogs had been found on their Facebook page.
  
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• Bend City Council approves plans for OSU campus

  07-06-2018 20:09
  Bend, Oregon, where OSU already has a 10-acre campus, is moving ahead with approvals on plans for a 128-acre OSU campus to serve up to 3,000 to 5,000 students.
  
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• Bend City Council approves a much-bigger Oregon State University campus

  07-06-2018 20:09
  Bend, Oregon, where OSU already has a 10-acre campus, is moving ahead with approvals on plans for a 128-acre OSU campus to serve up to 3,000 to 5,000 students.
  
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• Portland in Flames After Alleged Racist Incident at Vegan Bakery

  07-06-2018 20:05
  
  by Katie Herzog Getty Images
  Portland, our smaller, softer neighbor to the south, is currently embroiled in some wild and racially charged drama stemming from, naturally, a vegan bakery.The story goes back to May 10, when Lillian Green, a black woman and an equity director in the Oregon Department of Education, entered Back to Eden Bakery shortly after 9 pm, when the bakery closes. The open sign was off, but the door was, as per health code regulations, unlocked and there were still a few patron
  
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• New Mars discoveries advance case for possible life

  07-06-2018 20:01
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present. Scientists reported Thursday that NASA’s Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed. Hints have been found before, but this is the best evidence yet. The […]
  
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• Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in air hit another high

  07-06-2018 19:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air peaked again this year at record levels, scientists reported Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that carbon dioxide levels averaged 411.25 parts per million in May at the federal Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii, up from 409.65 a year ago. […]
  
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• The Portable Summer Stoner

  07-06-2018 19:56
  
  Two cool tools for smoking weed out and about.by Josh JardineSummer officially starts June 21, but many people have already started their seasonal travels, taking with them cannabis in its many forms. Although it’s illegal—and therefore morally wrong—to consume cannabis in a place that does not have walls or a roof (such as, say, the great outdoors), I predict many of you will do this exact thing.But like your family, I’m not mad about your choices, just disappointed. If
  
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• Lawyer: Oregon’s former first lady will file for bankruptcy

  07-06-2018 19:55
  PORTLAND — The lawyer for a former Oregon first lady says she will file for bankruptcy after accumulating about $125,000 in debts and penalties during a legal battle with The Oregonian/OregonLive newspaper. Former first lady Cylvia Hayes’ lawyer, Eli Stutsman, said in a court filing Wednesday that she plans to file for bankruptcy this week. […]
  
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• Lawyer: Oregon former first lady will file for bankruptcy

  07-06-2018 19:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Oregon first lady will file for bankruptcy protection after accumulating about $125,000 in debts and penalties during a legal battle with The Oregonian/OregonLive newspaper, her lawyer said. Former first lady Cylvia Hayes’ lawyer, Eli Stutsman, said in a court filing Wednesday that she plans to file for bankruptcy this […]
  
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• Analysis: HUD plan would raise rents for poor by 20 percent

  07-06-2018 19:54
  The proposed rent increase is about six times greater than the growth in average hourly earnings, putting millions of the nation’s poorest at an increased risk of homelessness, an analysis concludes.
  
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• June Flavors of the Month: Seattle Food & Drink Specials To Try Now

  07-06-2018 19:44
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffJust in time for Pride, 10 percent of the proceeds from Cupcake Royale’s “The Gay” rainbow confetti cupcake go to the Gender Justice League. Cupcake Royale
  June has ushered in a host of colorful new flavors, from rainbow confetti cupcakes to glittery beers for Pride to duck crackling ice cream with cherry preserves. Read on to find out about all the freshest specials happening across Seattle this month. For more ways to make your month delicious, c
  
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• Suicide rates rise sharply across the US, new report shows

  07-06-2018 19:42
  Suicide rates rose in all but one state between 1999 and 2016, with increases seen across age, gender, race and ethnicity, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In more than half of all deaths in 27 states, the people had no known mental health condition when they […]
  
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• Suicide rates rise sharply across the nation, CDC reports

  07-06-2018 19:42
  Suicide rates rose in all but one state between 1999 and 2016, with increases seen across age, gender, race and ethnicity, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In more than half of all deaths in 27 states, the individuals had no known mental-health condition when they took […]
  
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• June Food & Drink Specials to Try

  07-06-2018 19:35
  Pride cupcakes and beer, summer ice cream flavors, and more food news you can use this weekend.by Stranger Things To Do StaffJune has ushered in a host of colorful new flavors, from rainbow confetti cupcakes to glittery beers for Pride to duck crackling ice cream with cherry preserves. Read on to find out about all the freshest specials happening across Seattle this month.Central District Ice Cream
  The Central District ice cream shop will feature a characteristically unique lineup of flavors for
  
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• Jason Heller’s Strange Stars Rehashes the Space-Obsessed 1970s

  07-06-2018 19:31
  
  Jason Heller’s Strange Stars rehashes the space-obsessed 1970s.by Robert HamHugo Award–winning writer Jason Heller makes it difficult to guess who the intended audience is for in his latest book, Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded.The nonfiction tome, which focuses in on the 1970s—the decade that gave the world Ziggy Stardust and Star Wars—feels like it’s aimed at satisfying two schools of pop-culture obsessives (sci-fi geeks and m
  
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• In Wake of Controversial School Shooting Game, Valve Vows Not to Censor

  07-06-2018 19:30
  
  by Katie HerzogA screenshot from the now-dropped school schooting game Active Shooter.A week after removing a controversial school shooting game from their online marketplace following widespread complaints, Bellevue-based gaming company Valve has said they will allow any game to be sold on their platform going forth, no matter how offensive.In a statement on their blog, the company addressed the controversy, writing that Valve shouldn't be the ones deciding what is or is not allowed on Steam, t
  
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• King County's $190 Million Proposal to Safeco Field: Déjà Vu All Over Again

  07-06-2018 19:15
  
  Remember that homelessness crisis?by Nick Licata Otto Greule Jr / Getty
  Once at the trough, it’s hard to leave, until it’s empty.The Mariner’s owners are having difficulty walking away, particularly since the King County Council may be filling it up again.
  King County Executive Dow Constantine has asked the County Council for $190 million in public funds for the next two decades to help the owners pay for maintenance and capital projects to spiff up the Mariners’ stadium
  
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• King County's $180 Million Proposal to Safeco Field: Déjà Vu All Over Again

  07-06-2018 19:15
  
  Remember that homelessness crisis?by Nick Licata Otto Greule Jr / Getty
  Once at the trough, it’s hard to leave, until it’s empty.The Mariner’s owners are having difficulty walking away, particularly since the King County Council may be filling it up again.
  King County Executive Dow Constantine has asked the County Council for $190 million in public funds for the next two decades to help the owners pay for maintenance and capital projects to spiff up the Mariners’ stadium
  
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• Man suspected of shooting wife in Shoreline arrested in Seattle

  07-06-2018 18:51
  The victim's wound is non-life-threatening, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Jean-Michel Basquiat's $110 Million Painting Hangs in the Heart of Seattle, a City of Rapidly Inflated House Values

  07-06-2018 18:48
  
  What I'm discussing here is nothing less than the essence of capitalist value.by Charles Mudede At SAM, Untitled (1982) Charles Mudede
  The painting could not have arrived at a better time. A young Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, bought the painting by the last celebrity artist of the 20th century, Jean-Michel Basquiat, at a prestigious art auction that occurred on May 18, 2017 in New York City. His bids were made on an iPhone as he sat in the living room of this Tokyo home. The guaranteed
  
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• Google Stops Accepting Political Ads from Washington State as New Disclosure Rules Take Effect

  07-06-2018 18:35
  
  The company says it needs more time to evaluate transparency requirements made public on May 9.by Eli SandersGoogle says it needs more time to evaluate transparency requirements made public on May 9. Those requirements rest on Washington State law that has existed since 1972. Getty Images
  A new rule on political ad transparency takes effect in Washington State today, and in response Google has announced it will no longer be selling ads aimed at influencing this state's "ballot measures and state
  
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• Questions of Viability Emerge at a Candidate Forum in Washington's 8th District

  07-06-2018 18:05
  
  WHO WILL BE THE CHOSEN ONE?by Rich SmithWHO WILL BE THE CHOSEN ONE Courtesy of the Rittereiser, Schrier, and Hader Campaigns
  Another day, another candidate forum in Washington's 8th Congressional district, where the state's tightest and most flippable national contest has been playing out for well over a year at this point. For this event, NARAL Pro-Choice America teamed up with its Washington chapter to bring the trio of Democrats together at the YWCA Issaquah Family Village for a discussion of
  
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• Hurricanes are lingering longer. That makes them more dangerous.

  07-06-2018 17:58
  Hurricanes have been sticking around places for a longer period of time, scientists say. Their paper does not answer whether climate change is playing a role, but broader evidence suggests that.
  
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• Slog AM: 80 Drug Co-Conspirators Arrested In Puget Sound Drug Busts, New Laws Go Into Effect Today, Gentrification Pushes South

  07-06-2018 17:15
  
  E-scooters are pushy, the Warriors are winning, Iceland loves donating organsby Nathalie GrahamLet's see how you did, Legislature.Getty Images
  Puget Sound drug bust leads to 35 arrests Wednesday: That’s just the latest in a string of four operations conducted across King, Pierce, Snohomish, Skagit, and Thurston counties. In the last four months, 80 drug dealing conspirators have been taken off the streets. The operations resulted in “the seizure of 75 guns, more than 95 pounds of met
  
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• Washington state man who forced flight diversion to Oklahoma to be freed

  07-06-2018 16:51
  A federal magistrate said the defendant will remain in custody until his parents take him to their home in Indiana. He must surrender his passport and stay away from airports.
  
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• Vehicle fire on I-5 near Everett snarls morning commute

  07-06-2018 16:39
  All lanes reopened after a vehicle fire on I-5 south at Highway 526 in Everett. Traffic backed up to south of Marysville and east on Highway 2.
  
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• Google halts political ads in Washington state, citing transparency rules

  07-06-2018 16:10
  The company will reject ads related to ballot measures and state and local elections, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.
  
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• Google halts political ads in Washington state as disclosure law goes into effect

  07-06-2018 16:10
  The company will reject ads related to ballot measures and state and local elections, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.
  
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• Rare lynx found in Spain after being released in Portugal

  07-06-2018 15:11
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish environmental authorities say they have captured a rare lynx in Catalonia, three years after it was released in Portugal. Litio, a four-year-old Iberian lynx, had been spotted on the outskirts of Barcelona on May 29. Officials said Wednesday in a statement that the lynx was captured Tuesday by local fauna […]
  
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• Watch: 9 intimate stories of homelessness, told live at Ignite Project Homeless

  07-06-2018 15:00
  There were 12,112 people living homeless in King County at last count. That's 12,112 stories. Listen to a few of them here.
  
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• South King County tries to ride the development wave. Will an immigrant community be crushed?

  07-06-2018 15:00
  People priced out of Seattle have long turned to South King County. But things are changing. Amid Tukwila’s dreams of transformation, penthouses at one new development go for $6,000 a month, while immigrants who invested in the city when few would may be pushed out.
  
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• Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Double Exposure’ and the negative/positive legacy of photographer Edward S. Curtis

  07-06-2018 15:00
  Edward Curtis, born 150 years ago, was famous for photographing Native Americans. In “Double Exposure,” SAM presents his works alongside those of Native American artists Will Wilson, Tracy Rector and Marianne Nicolson.
  
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