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• Our Arts Critics' Pick for the Capitol Hill Art Walk

  13-06-2018 23:41
  Our critics' picks for the PrideFest edition on June 14.by Stranger Things To Do StaffEvery second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events. Below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the things you shouldn't miss. Follow the links for more details and images.
  Alyssa Putnam: All Snakes Are Blue
  See moody portraits by Putnam that seem to exemplify listless modern existence: "These are the paintings made in
  
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• The Top 11 Things to See at the June 2018 Capitol Hill Art Walk

  13-06-2018 23:31
  Our critics' picks for the PrideFest edition on June 14.by Stranger Things To Do StaffEvery second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events. On our Capitol Hill Art Walk calendar, you'll find a bunch of great options for June's event, which is going to be extra queer for Pride. Below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the things you shouldn't miss. Follow the links for more details and images, and, if yo
  
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• 28 Places To Watch Outdoor Movies in Seattle: Summer 2018

  13-06-2018 23:19
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffWhether you haven't yet seen Black Panther or want to relive its greatness, you're in luck—you can catch it outdoors for cheap this summer at places including South Lake Union, West Seattle, and Marymoor Park.
  As the days get longer and warmer, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to experience traditionally indoor activities, like going to the movies, in the fresh air. Luckily, there are tons of opportunities in Seattle this summer to lay out on a blanket
  
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• Summer Outdoor Movies in Seattle

  13-06-2018 23:16
  Where to watch Black Panther, Coco, Jumanji, and more.by Stranger Things To Do StaffAs the days get longer and warmer, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to experience traditionally indoor activities, like going to the movies, in the fresh air. Luckily, there are tons of opportunities in Seattle this summer to lay out on a blanket (or a lawn chair, or the hood of your car) with your favorite snacks as you watch great films, including multiple screenings of classics like Princess Bride and G
  
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• Science Says: What happens when researchers make mistakes

  13-06-2018 23:02
  Everyone makes mistakes, but when scientists do, the remedy goes far beyond saying you’re sorry. Two fresh examples show how some journals and universities react when the need arises to set the record straight. On Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine retracted and republished a landmark study on the Mediterranean diet, and issued an […]
  
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• Rep. Jayapal Demands a Hearing on Sessions's Barbaric Family Separation Policy

  13-06-2018 23:01
  
  Watch Jayapal's impassioned speech to the chair of the House Judiciary.by Rich SmithJayapal is currently sitting in front of the CBP offices with Reps. John Lewis and Luis Gutierrez demanding the release of asylum seekers. Courtesy of Pramila JayapalIn an impassioned speech before the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Seattle's Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said she wants to haul in Attorney Jeff Sessions and have him testify on the Trump administration's decision to keep unaccompanied mig
  
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• Tim Burton Prepares Dumbo for the Elephant Graveyard

  13-06-2018 22:30
  
  by Sean NelsonDumbo v. Dumbo
  I'll allow as how the steady, sharp decline of Tim Burton from visionary weirdo genius to denatured artistic gelding locked away in Disney's solid gold dungeon isn't exactly the most pressing issue facing the world of today. However, the news that Burton had agreed to do a live action remake of Dumbo, of all the classic animated films, has been stuck in the folds of one's esophagus like an unswallowable, indissoluble pill for a while now—long enough that it has
  
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• Did the Head Tax Repeal Kill the World-Famous Progressive Seattle?

  13-06-2018 22:07
  
  by Charles Mudede Charles Mudede
  In 2013, Seattle made international news when it elected, of all things, a socialist, Kshama Sawant, to the City Council. Sawant went on to become a celebrity who inspired other socialists to run for office. The far left was alive and well. Seattle made international news again in 2015 when it initiated a plan to raise the city's minimum wage to $15. We became the leading symbol of a progressive city—the city that launched the nation-wide fight for $15. Als
  
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• Incredibles 2 Is a Solid Sequel to the Best Superhero Movie Ever

  13-06-2018 21:46 via thestranger.com
  Brad Bird gets this close to a classic.by Bobby RobertsWriter/director Brad Bird’s The Incredibles was released in 2004—the same year as Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, four years before Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight—and is the best superhero film ever made. Partly because it’s animated, and animation is easily the best medium for adapting superheroes, but mostly because Bird is perfectly suited for classic superhero storytelling: He can slide between irrevere
  
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• Inside an ICE Detention Center for Migrant Women Separated from Their Kids

  13-06-2018 21:45
  
  Blabbermouth Podcast Episode 153by The StrangerEpisode 153 talks to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal about her experience inside a federal detention facility, where migrant women seeking asylum are being separated from their children while being detained by ICE. Spencer Platt / Getty Images
  Subscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!This week, amid all the usual falsehoods and buffoonery, President Donald Trump struck a blow against US militarism and upended the proceedings of the &ld
  
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• In On Chesil Beach, Romance Isn’t Romantic

  13-06-2018 21:32 via thestranger.com
  Down with love.by Elinor JonesAs a scholar of the rom-com genre, there’s nothing I love more than a whimsical courtship. But as a cynical human, I always wish every movie would give us an epilogue: “Sadly, it didn’t work out. He’s kind of a dick, she’s kind of passive-aggressive, and they’re both way too young.” While not a rom-com, On Chesil Beach consists almost entirely of that epilogue.On Chesil Beach takes us back to 1962 England, before the interne
  
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• Free Will Astrology: June 13–19

  13-06-2018 21:20
  
  by Rob Brezsny
  ARIES (March 21–April 19): My Aries acquaintance Tatiana decided to eliminate sugar from her diet. She drew up a plan to avoid it completely for 30 days, hoping to break its hold over her. I was surprised to learn that she began the project by making a Dessert Altar in her bedroom, where she placed a chocolate cake and five kinds of candy. She testified that it compelled her willpower to work even harder and become even stronger than if she had excluded all sweet treats from
  
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• With On Cinema Live!, Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington Make Cinema Great Again

  13-06-2018 21:09
  How a goofy web series became one of our sharpest cultural satires.by Morgan TroperWhen On Cinema began in 2011, it was a simple, innocent parody of podcasting. Episodes were typically under two minutes, with comedians Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington reviewing then-current films and the occasional classic, from Saving Private Ryan to Ghostbusters. The show’s punchline was obvious to anyone familiar with the absurdist comedy of Heidecker, best known for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great J
  
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• A Congresswoman Spoke to Mothers Separated from Their Children by ICE. Here's What They Told Her.

  13-06-2018 21:03
  Blabbermouth Podcast Episode 153by The StrangerSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!This week, amid all the usual falsehoods and buffoonery, President Donald Trump struck a blow against US militarism and upended the proceedings of the “Group of Seven” industrialized countries. Take Trump out of it and… aren’t these outcomes that the left has long wanted?Can Trump occasionally be right for all the wrong reasons? And what’s a lefty to do when this
  
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• Minimum Wage Workers in Washington Must Work 93 Hours a Week to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment

  13-06-2018 21:00
  
  "The private market fails to provide sufficient housing affordable to the lowest income households."by Heidi GrooverFrom 2005 to 2015, the number of homes nationwide renting for $2,000 or more per month increased by 97 percent. The number of homes renting for less than $800 declined by 2 percent. Art Wager/getty
  The day after the Seattle City Council repealed a tax that would have funded low-income housing, a new report highlights the ongoing lack of affordable housing for the nation's lowest in
  
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• Queerama Is Like One Long Music Video Made Up of 100 Years of Queer Media

  13-06-2018 20:50
  
  by Katie Herzog
  “Contrary to popular opinion, most homosexuals don’t look any different from anyone else.” Thus begins Queerama, an hour-long montage of queer news, cinema, and culture from the past 100 years. Beginning with 1919’s Different from the Others and moving through newsreels about underground gay communities, queer liberation, the AIDS crisis, the fight for marriage equality, trans rights, and more, the archival footage spans the evolution of queerness as a per
  
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• A seahorse named Frito is on the mend in Florida

  13-06-2018 20:40
  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A woman snorkeling in the Gulf of Mexico rescued a tiny seahorse that was tangled and trapped in fishing line in a pile of garbage, and now the creature is a webcam star at a Florida aquarium. The inch-and-a-half (4 centimeter) seahorse was rescued by the snorkeler Sunday. She carefully untangled […]
  
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• A Minneapolis Cannabis Sting That Targeted Minorities Has Been Reversed

  13-06-2018 20:20
  
  by Josh JardineHennepin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis, where a sting targeting low-level cannabis sales was started and quickly ended.JOECHRISTENSEN / GETTY IMAGES
  While there are legit issues with cannabis here on the West Coast, overall we have it pretty good. Supplies are plentiful, selection is bountiful, and new strains and products are refined and released regularly. And in cities everywhere along the coast, there continues to be discussion and action around the issues of cannabis and race&
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood

  13-06-2018 20:14
  The crash comes as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports pedestrian and bicyclist deaths have doubled statewide in recent years.
  
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• There's No Question About It: Mr. Rogers Doc Won't You Be My Neighbor? Will Make You Cry. A Lot.

  13-06-2018 19:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean Nelson The new documentary about Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is thoughtful, sentimental, and just so good.
  The question isn't whether you will cry. You will cry.
  The question isn't how much you will cry. You will cry extensively.
  The question, which only emerges days into the aftermath of seeing this extraordinary (and, in all candor, somewhat devastating) new documentary about the life and work of Fred Rogers, is this: What exactly are you crying about?
  
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• Melting of Antarctica is speeding up, worrying scientists

  13-06-2018 19:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study. In the last quarter century, the southern-most continent’s ice sheet — a key indicator of climate change — melted into enough […]
  
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• Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting 3 times faster than before

  13-06-2018 19:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study. In the last quarter century, the southern-most continent’s ice sheet — a key indicator of climate change — melted into enough […]
  
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• Fresh seafood from U.S.? Dealer sold fishy tale at Inslee event in Washington state

  13-06-2018 19:01
  An investigation traced the supply chain of national distributor Sea To Table to other parts of the world, where fishermen described working under slave-like conditions with little regard for marine life.
  
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• The Best Art Shows & Events in Seattle: Summer 2018

  13-06-2018 19:00
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffSee work by Native artists, including this film from Tracy Rector, in dialogue with ethnologist Edward R. Curtis's legendary portraits at the Seattle Art Museum's Double Exposure, opening June 14.
  Hit a museum or gallery this summer, and you'll be rewarded with everything from dreamy installations to work by one of the most important figurative artists of the 20th century to Pearl Jam memorabilia. And that's not to mention the art event of the season, the Seattle Ar
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Lake City Way shooting

  13-06-2018 18:49
  The 40-year-old victim was shot several times.
  
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• Watch a “Father, Anarchist, Veteran” Address the Seattle City Council as “Bootlickers” While Quoting Marx

  13-06-2018 18:07
  
  You gotta see this.by Steven Hsieh"I’m a father, I’m a veteran and I’m an anarchist. Those are three people you don’t want to piss off."
  Twenty minutes had flown by, the allotted time for public comment during Tuesday's special meeting to repeal the head tax. The council had just voted to allow another 30 minutes for speakers to address their representatives, despite the protestations of Council President Bruce Harrell that "At some point it just becomes repetitious, hone
  
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• Officials confirm Idaho’s first human plague case since 1992

  13-06-2018 18:06
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health officials confirm an Idaho child was infected with the plague this week, the first human diagnosis in the state since 1992. The Idaho Statesman Journal reports the child, from Elmore County, is recovering after receiving antibiotics. Central District Health Department epidemiologist Sarah Correll says the disease is spread to humans […]
  
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• Solar farm might be headed for backyard of troubled Oregon cemetery

  13-06-2018 17:58
  KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Klamath Falls’ newest solar farm could be in the backyard of Eternal Hills Cemetery, which continues to struggle with real estate disputes in federal bankruptcy court. On April 20, Eternal Hills owner Robert Gordon signed an easement agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables, of Santa Monica, California, that includes the southernmost […]
  
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• Where to Eat Out for Father's Day

  13-06-2018 17:47
  Steak Dinners, Dad Bod Pizzas, A Beer Festival, and More Options for June 16–17by Stranger Things To Do StaffHave you made your Father's Day plans yet? If not, we've got your back with our guide to all the restaurants in Seattle observing the holiday with special meals and events. Whether your dad or dad figure is into craft beer, whiskey, barbecue, burgers, pizza, or steak, there's something here he's sure to love.Note: We advise you to make your reservations as soon as possible, as some
  
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• Your Ultimate Guide to Where To Eat & Drink in Seattle for Father's Day 2018

  13-06-2018 17:41
  Steak dinners, Dad Bod pizzas, a beer festival, and more.by Stranger Things To DoHave you made your Father's Day plans yet? If not, we've got your back with our guide to all the restaurants in Seattle observing the holiday with special meals and events. Whether your dad or dad figure is into craft beer, whiskey, barbecue, burgers, pizza, or steak, there's something here he's sure to love. For more events, check out our full Father's Day calendar.
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• Wednesday Morning Brief, June 13: With head tax dead, how will Seattle help homeless people?

  13-06-2018 17:37
  Morning Brief is a newsletter from The Seattle Times delivered straight to your inbox every morning, Monday through Friday. Our editors choose the morning’s most important and entertaining items, and deliver them to you in short, easy-to-digest bites.
  
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• Report: Oregon apartments unaffordable for average renter

  13-06-2018 17:37
  Though rising rents in Portland have garnered a lot of attention in recent years, the study shows there are only a few rural counties in Oregon where the average one-bedroom apartment is affordable to a renter who works full-time earning the minimum wage.
  
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• Areas experience worst overnight hail storm in over 20 years

  13-06-2018 17:36
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Officials say neighborhoods near Colorado Springs saw the worst overnight hail storm in more than 20 years. The Gazette reports the National Weather Service in Pueblo says a strong storm early Wednesday pummeled El Paso County — particularly Fountain and Fort Carson — with 3-inch (7.6-centimeter) hail. The last time […]
  
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• Report: A minimum-wage worker can’t afford a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the U.S.

  13-06-2018 17:28
  Nationally, one would have to earn $17.90 an hour to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment without spending more than 30 percent of income on housing, a common budgeting standard. Or $22.10 an hour for a two-bedroom rental.In Washington state, it takes $26.87 an hour to afford a two-bedroom place.
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Will Host Some 2026 World Cup Games, 47 Washingtonians Arrested In Child-Sex Images Bust

  13-06-2018 17:24
  
  The raccoon the world is obsessed with, Michael Cohen seems kinda screwed, did Seattle violate open meeting laws?by Nathalie GrahamThe real football rolfo / Getty ImagesSeattle will host some World Cup games in 2026: The world’s greatest game is coming to North America not next World Cup but the one after that. The joint bid between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. won over Morocco this morning with double the votes. The U.S. will host anywhere from 60 to 80 games. Seattle made the shortlist o
  
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• 2 die in East Valley Highway crash; southbound lanes closed

  13-06-2018 17:06
  The collision near South 277th Street and East Valley Highway killed two people and caused a road closure.
  
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• NASA rover knocked out as gigantic dust storm envelops Mars

  13-06-2018 16:34
  Flight controllers are trying to contact Opportunity, but the rover is not responding. The storm has been growing since the end of last month and now covers one-quarter of the planet.
  
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• NASA rover falls silent as gigantic dust storm envelops Mars

  13-06-2018 16:34
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA rover on Mars has fallen silent as a gigantic dust storm envelops the planet and blots out the sun. Flight controllers tried late Tuesday night to contact Opportunity, but the rover did not respond. The storm has been growing since the end of May and now covers one-quarter […]
  
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• King County sheriff needs better way to fix wrong info given to media, watchdog says after deadly shooting

  13-06-2018 15:34
  The recommendation was a centerpiece of a 33-page report commissioned by the director of the county’s Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) and presented to the Metropolitan King County Council’s Law and Justice Committee.
  
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• UW program helps disadvantaged students thrive in tough engineering college

  13-06-2018 15:00
  The program is the State Academic Red Shirt program, or STARS, and it steals the redshirt idea from college athletics, where promising students get an extra year of training before they start their eligibility.
  
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• Shannon Hader sweeps endorsements from Democratic groups in race for Dave Reichert’s House seat

  13-06-2018 15:00
  Shannon Hader made a comparatively late entry into the Democratic primary race for retiring U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert’s 8th Congressional District  seat. The former federal public-health official has trailed in fundraising —  loaning her campaign $300,000 to make up the slack — and has lacked backing from some unions and national political groups that have favored Democratic […]
  
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