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• Juliet, Naked Is Charming, Funny, and Very Smart

  29-08-2018 23:54
  In which a mansplainer gets womansplained.by Elinor JonesRaise your hand if a dude has ever mansplained music to you. Now imagine hooking up with the actual musician and throwing it in the mansplainer’s face. Juliet, Naked is that dream realized.After Annie (Rose Byrne) and Duncan (Chris O’Dowd) split after many boring years together—in part due to Duncan’s obsession with a vanished ’90s indie rock god, Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke)—Annie happens into a romance w
  
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• 1 death from Hawaii storm Lane reported on Kauai

  29-08-2018 23:53
  LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Officials are reporting the first death associated with a powerful storm that initially threatened Hawaii as a hurricane and later weakened to a tropical depression. Kauai County officials said Wednesday firefighters pulled the body of a 30-year-old man from a Koloa stream. Police identified him as local resident Joshua Bradbury. He […]
  
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• Jack Ryan Has a Lot of Good Stuff Going On

  29-08-2018 23:41
  Hey, John Krasinski is good at playing a straight arrow!by Ned LannamannWho is Jack Ryan? No, really, I’m asking. The character, created by airport novelist and perennial dad favorite Tom Clancy, has been featured in dozens of novels, films, and video games—and, now, a TV show on Amazon. He’s been portrayed by a murderer’s row of leading men: Alec Baldwin in The Hunt for Red October, Harrison Ford in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, Chris Pine in Jack Ryan: Sha
  
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• Andrew Gillum's Exciting Win in Florida, Plus a List We Can Believe In

  29-08-2018 23:21 via thestranger.com
  Episode 163 of the Blabbermouth Podcastby The StrangerSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!In Florida, there’s now going to be a fascinating governor’s race between one candidate who's backed by Bernie Sanders and another who’s backed by Donald Trump. The Democratic candidate, Andrew Gillum, could become the first African-American to lead the state. Eli Sanders, Rich Smith, and Katie Herzog talk about that, as well as the real legacy of John McCain, who died
  
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• BREAKING: Stranger World Headquarters Evacuated Because of Gas Leak

  29-08-2018 23:11
  by Nathalie GrahamAll we know is that a kind construction worker came in to let us know that we might die and we didn't believe him until we smelled gas and saw every construction worker known to man on the street looking scared.Gas Line Leak At Stranger World Headquarters pic.twitter.com/TyjZbRlcxR
  — nathalie graham (@gramsofgnats) August 29, 2018brb, evacuating pic.twitter.com/ziMAn99dZR
  — nathalie graham (@gramsofgnats) August 29, 2018The all-clear was given about 15 minutes after
  
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• Bumbershoot 2018 Must-See: Wimps, Seattle's Snotty Wry Brat Punks

  29-08-2018 23:00
  
  by Sophia Stephens Nathan Pallace
  Seattle’s very own Wimps manage to simultaneously bring all the nonsense and none of the bullshit. Whether it’s a song about being the old guy at the party, procrastinating on doing the laundry, the gender pay gap, or living in a dump, their signature brat-punk sound—bouncy, off-beat, snottily wry—makes all the boring parts of being alive sound a little more fun. The trio dropped their latest LP, Garbage People, on Kill Rock Stars this pa
  
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• Tentative accord may avert strike at Kent schools; Seattle negotiators meet

  29-08-2018 22:59
  The teachers' union is holding a general membership meeting Wednesday to present the details of the contract to educators and vote on the deal.
  
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• Kent schools restart on time after teachers approve deal; Seattle negotiators meet

  29-08-2018 22:59
  The agreement, which only dealt with salaries, came two weeks after Kent teachers voted to authorize a strike.
  
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• Traffic alert: Hole in I-5 Ship Canal Bridge deck causes a five-mile traffic jam

  29-08-2018 22:43
  Repairs and patching have been underway all year on parts of the landmark two-level bridge, which was built in 1965. More than a quarter-million vehicles pass there per day.
  
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• Ship Canal Bridge hole patched, but I-5 traffic still clogged from Northgate to Sodo

  29-08-2018 22:43
  Repairs and patching have been underway all year on parts of the landmark two-level bridge, which was built in 1965. More than a quarter-million vehicles pass there per day.
  
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• I-5 traffic snarled by hole in Ship Canal Bridge, then a truck crash near I-90

  29-08-2018 22:43
  Repairs and patching have been underway all year on parts of the landmark two-level bridge, which was built in 1965. More than a quarter-million vehicles pass there per day.
  
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• Seattle middle-school student killed, 3 others hurt, in crash near Cle Elum

  29-08-2018 22:28
  The SUV was driven by the victim's father, who apparently was under the influence of a prescription medication.
  
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• Another Very Fake Savage Love Letter

  29-08-2018 22:25
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageOriginally published on Sep 27, 2007.I am happily married to a girl in her mid-20s. She recently brought home a Shetland sheepdog that she excitedly explained she had saved from the local pound. Three weeks later, I was in our neighborhood on business and decided to stop by the apartment to save the money I would otherwise spend on lunch. We have a rear door that opens into the living room, and I couldn't believe the scene I discovered upon entering: my
  
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• South Lake Union house from 1909 has been flattened, and few remain

  29-08-2018 22:13
  The wrecking ball has finally come down on one of the oldest houses still standing in South Lake Union’s Cascade neighborhood.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Wonky 1982 Post-Punk of “Muzak Anonymous” by Capital Punishment, Featuring THE Ben Stiller on Drums

  29-08-2018 21:38
  
  Hear a riveting, wonky track from the forthcoming reissue of Ben Stiller's weird, high-school rock band, Capital Punishment.by Dave SegalNo joke: Capital Punishment—featuring Ben Stiller on drums—cut a great album in 1982. It's being reissued Sept. 14. Dave Stekert
  Capital Punishment, “Muzak Anonymous” (Captured Tracks)
  To be frank, I had no idea that comic actor Ben Stiller was a musician, let alone played in a seriously warped post-punk group called Capital Punishment.
  
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• Bumbershoot 2018 Must-See: Heady Fun Synth Pop Purveyors Superorganism

  29-08-2018 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani Polk Steph Wilson
  On my year-end best-of shortlist for 2018 is Superorganism’s self-titled debut, one of those records that catches hold immediately and never lets up—the sort that’s so good you just keep letting it replay, over and over, until you realize that many hours have passed and you’re now singing along with all the choruses. The self-styled “DIY pop production house” (their sound is catchy noise pop with big womping synth textures and a na
  
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• Mystery mine: U.S. Navy says origin of device exploded in Puget Sound still unknown

  29-08-2018 20:50
  The mine appeared to be from the World War II era but was not the type used by the American Navy during that period, according to the curator for the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport.
  
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• Trump Administration Wants to Convince You That Weed Is Dangerous

  29-08-2018 20:35 via thestranger.com
  
  It's not.by Katie HerzogDon't listen to them! Smoke all the weed you want!BRAZZO / GETTY IMAGES
  According to a new scoop from BuzzFeed by former Stranger staff writer Dominic Holden, the Trump administration is coming for our weed. But instead of doing it directly—by, say, enforcing federal laws against cannabis—the big men in Washington are trying to convince the public that weed is dangerous instead.From BuzzFeed:
  The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies
  
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• Pluto explorer spots next destination billion miles beyond

  29-08-2018 20:33
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft that explored Pluto has spotted its next target on the outskirts of our solar system. NASA this week revealed pictures taken by New Horizons earlier this month of a tiny icy world known as Ultima Thule (THOO-lee). New Horizons is aiming for a flyby on New Year’s […]
  
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• Dufur track coach sentenced to prison for sex abuse

  29-08-2018 20:24
  DUFUR, Ore. (AP) — A man who worked as a track coach, custodian and bus driver at a Wasco County school has been sentenced to prison on charges he sexually abused two female students. The Dalles Chronicle reports that 27-year-old Ty Lee Wyman had worked at the Dufur School for about a year and was […]
  
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• Second collapse of a Hanford radioactive tunnel is expected. And it could be more severe.

  29-08-2018 20:03
  The 1,700-foot-long tunnel, built in 1964, holds dozens of rail cars loaded with failed or obsolete equipment that is highly contaminated with radioactive waste.
  
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• Our Arts Critics' Top Bumbershoot Picks

  29-08-2018 19:26
  Eugene Mirman, One Reel Film Fest, laser shows, and more non-music things to check out.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSure, there are tons of great music acts performing at Bumbershoot this year, but the Labor Day weekend festival also promises plenty of great events in other genres. Below, you'll find our arts critics' top picks for film, theater, comedy, dance, and other events you shouldn't pass up, ranging from stand-up sets from Bob's Burgers-famous Eugene Mirman to a live taping of the deli
  
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• Canadian Pot Stocks Are Exploding "Like Bitcoin Levels"

  29-08-2018 19:25
  
  Pot companies are blowing up on the Canadian stock exchange, creating huge growth "like bitcoin" and seeing over 20 percent gains in a single day. Meanwhile, American pot companies are as valuable as a penny stock.by Lester BlackIs this plant worth a billion dollars? Lester Black
  Canadian pot stocks are booming this week with some companies seeing their value rise by over 20 percent in one day, leaving some analysts worrying that investors are acting irrationally and creating an investment bubbl
  
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• Heat index in US Northeast tops 100; girl dies in hot car

  29-08-2018 19:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — The dangerously high heat in the Northeastern United States has prompted emergency measures including extra breaks for players wilting at the U.S. Open tennis tournament. In several states, children are being released from school early on Wednesday, and the elderly without air conditioning are urged to go to cooling centers. The […]
  
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• Do Cannabis Stores Attract Crime?

  29-08-2018 19:14
  Taking apart the prohibition argument that weed stores attract crime.by Josh JardineSome people have argued that cannabis shops attract crime to the surrounding neighborhood. I’m not really sure how this came to be an argument. If it was “opium dens attract crime,” I might agree. But—and this is an important distinction that some prohibitionists don’t make, bless their hearts—pot shops are not anything like opium dens, or crack houses, or meth mini-malls, or h
  
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• Our Music Critics' Top Bumbershoot Picks

  29-08-2018 19:13
  Blondie, Cold War Kids, Wimps, and more critics' picks.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSeattle's biggest music, comedy, and arts festival, Bumbershoot, will return over Labor Day weekend for the 48th year, and its lineup of musical acts is stacked as can be. In case you're still frantically trying to map out which shows to see, our music critics have recommended the artists they think are worth checking out, from the enchantingly hypnotic Seattle rapper DoNormaal to sweet and sulfuric Sub Pop rock
  
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• Cecil Beaton Was a Condescending, Rich, Magnificent, Sniveling, Brilliant Fop

  29-08-2018 19:00
  
  Few people have ever created better portraits, and admiring his work for an hour and a half is a joy.by Chase BurnsThe dandy himself. Courtesy of the Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby's
  You’d be right to dislike Cecil Beaton. The award-winning British photographer/costume designer/painter/interior designer/dandy, a man used by everyone from Vogue to the British military, was insufferable and exacting. He was a man who made Noël Coward, an iconic fop, look pragmatic. He was arroga
  
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• Hey Seattle, Where Are All of Your Gas Stations?

  29-08-2018 18:30
  
  Gas stations in Seattle are disappearing.by Nathalie GrahamA gas station on First Hill—a less common sight in the city these days.THE STRANGER
  You know how you never really notice something until it happens to you? That's how I first started noticing the thing with the gas stations.
  There used to be two gas stations near my house in the University District. The Chevron (cleaner and newer) was my top choice. The 76 was only to be used when the Chevron was crowded—or after the Chevron
  
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• Missing male hiker from Lynnwood found dead in Cascades

  29-08-2018 18:11
  The man's death appears to be accidental, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Missing hiker from Lynnwood found dead near Blanca Lake

  29-08-2018 18:11
  The man's death appears to be accidental, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Teachers Authorize Strike, A Rogue Mine in Puget Sound, Cat Mutilator Strikes a 12th Time

  29-08-2018 17:06 via thestranger.com
  
  It's expensive to live in Seattle, the Storm is good at basketball, it's going to be cool today!by Nathalie Graham 12???? NikolaBarbutov / Getty Images
  A Seattle teachers’ strike: School teachers, librarians, other school staff members, lend me your ears; Seattle Public Schools teachers have decided it’s time for action. They’re joining the picket lines today in order to force their district’s hand. What do they want? Glad you asked. It’s not just about a pay raise&
  
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• Officials say rancher shot, injured wolf in Northeast Washington

  29-08-2018 16:57
  OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state wildlife officials say a rancher in northeast Washington shot and injured a wolf last week. The Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday that biologists found the collared wolf on Monday injured but mobile. The shooting happened in the range of the Togo wolf pack. The agency earlier said the […]
  
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• In some countries, the odds of getting shot are 1 in a million. In the U.S., it’s 1,000 times higher.

  29-08-2018 16:37
  Wars, mass shootings and terrorist attacks may loom large in our consciousness. But new research makes clear that guns’ worldwide death toll actually is driven by personal despair, interpersonal conflict and carelessness.
  
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• Boy swept in sewer sticks finger out of manhole and is saved

  29-08-2018 16:19
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy sucked into a flooded Wisconsin storm sewer was saved when an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the boy’s fingers pop through an opening in a manhole cover. The astonishing rescue Tuesday evening came as storms pounded the southern half of the state and southeastern Minnesota. The Calumet County Sheriff’s Office […]
  
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• Boy rescued from drain as floods slam Wisconsin, Minnesota

  29-08-2018 16:19
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — An 11-year-old boy who nearly lost his life in a waterlogged drainage ditch in eastern Wisconsin was pulled to safety by an eagle-eyed firefighter, officials said, following another round of storms that pounded Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota. The damaging storms Tuesday brought heavy rain, hail and powerful winds to a region already […]
  
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• Seattle home prices have surpassed Los Angeles, New York and San Diego in the last four years

  29-08-2018 15:00
  Despite the recent cooldown in the market, Seattle is now the third-most expensive city in the country to buy a home, behind San Francisco and San Jose. Just four years ago, Seattle was 10th.
  
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• Hey, GOP, there’s already more evidence to impeach than the last time you did it

  29-08-2018 15:00
  I covered every sorry step of the last time we went down this road of sex, lies and presidential cover-up. The same party that obsessively pursued the rule of law in the impeachment of Bill Clinton won’t say a word about it now.
  
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• National Pro-Choice Group Donates $500K to Gov. Kate Brown

  29-08-2018 13:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown’s re-election campaign has received a $500,000 contribution from a national political group. Brown’s most recent campaign filing disclosures shows the contribution from EMILY’s List as her largest contribution to date. The political action committee backs female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights. The EMILY’s List website shows Brown […]
  
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• Where to Get Your Art on at Bumbershoot

  29-08-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  by Leilani PolkOf course you're going to see music at Bumbershoot, maybe some comedy, possibly a Laser Dome show (they're running throughout!), or a live performance (there's theater and dance, too!), or a film (it's all about SIFF). But don't forget about art, which is spread all over the Seattle Center grounds.Among the most noteworthy is large-scale installation artist Celeste Cooning, whose piece will be set up above the walkway between the Armory and the Fisher Green Stage. In the Makers Sp
  
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• This Composer Is the Mozart of Our Times

  29-08-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  It is worth the trip up to Everett to see A.R. Rahman, who's won Oscars for his film scores.by Charles MudedeI never really understood Bollywood until I watched Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India in 2001. I weirdly watched it in a hotel room in Reno, Nevada. After visiting the university in town (to check my e-mail), and pulling a few loose slots (I lost $3.25), I returned to the hotel room, threw myself on the bed, and with the remote turned on the TV. A Bollywood movie appeared. It had just beg
  
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• The Stranger's Guide to Bumbershoot 2018

  29-08-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Everything you need to know for the 2018 Labor Day weekend music festival.by Stranger StaffBumbershoot is a marathon, not a sprint. And as of this year, there's no going home midday for a rest, because reentry is no longer allowed—once you leave, you're done for the day. Thankfully, we have this handy guide to help you discover everything that's going down at Seattle Center this Labor Day weekend (August 31–September 2), so you can map out your breaks (and where to take them) in adva
  
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• The Most Exotic Hash on the Market

  29-08-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  What is Lebanese-style hash and why is it so hard to find in Washington State?by Lester BlackHe is the only person at his company who knows how to make it. He produces it at night in a locked room. While he's in there, he puts a glove on the exterior door handle, warning other employees they are not welcome inside."We have a unique process that I came up with that is the best approximation, as far as I can tell, of how they make it in the Middle East," said Nicholas Saad, referring to his Lebane
  
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• Seven Seattle Drag Queens Pay Tribute to Björk

  29-08-2018 13:00
  What to expect from Human Behaviour: Drag Does Björk at the Timbre Room.by Leilani PolkBjörk is an artist who has never compromised on her extravagantly avant-garde vision, who does everything on her own terms, who is fearless when it comes to reinventing herself. Even as she's exposing herself lyrically, somehow she remains an enigmatic presence—intriguing, mesmerizing, and idiosyncratic.She's also been an inspiration to queer artists around the globe. Several in Seattle are pay
  
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• Self-Righteous Gentrifier Lectures About Composting

  29-08-2018 13:00
  by Anonymous"You dropped something," you declared. Realizing you were referring to the peach pit I'd tossed into the grass, I turned to hear what you had to say. "Do you live in this neighborhood?" you asked accusingly—passive aggressively transmitting your message: You live here and you didn't like that I tossed something compostable into the grass. I offered to throw it into a compost bin, but you proceeded to condescendingly, angrily lecture me like I was stupid. You were petty. If I'd
  
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• Reckless Noodle House Is a Great Excuse to Visit the Central District

  29-08-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  A review of Reckless Noodle House in the Central District.by Jen SwansonTravel is transformative. Not only do you escape the daily grind, there's the chance to discover new places and new people and new foods. At least, that's what happened to Bryce Sweeney and Mario Eckert, two friends who decided to open Reckless Noodle House together while traveling around Vietnam eating food.
  {{ image:2, align:right, width:400 }}They found a cozy space, at 25th and Jackson in the Central District (recently v
  
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