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• Washington lands commissioner wants $55M for wildfires, forests

  10-10-2018 23:41
  Some of the budget request to the Legislature is meant to improve the health of fire-prone forests.
  
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• POLL: Kavanaugh Hearings Boost Dino Rossi in Race for the 8th

  10-10-2018 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogHe's already lost three times. Let's go for a forth.The Kavanaugh hearings may have motivated women across the U.S. to come out and vote, but there's no guarantee those women will vote for Democrats. A national NPR poll from last week found that the hearings increased Republican motivation to vote, and now, a new poll by Crosscut/Elway shows that in Washington state, the Kavanaugh hearings could actually be a boost for Republican candidate (and three-time loser) Dino Rossi, who is
  
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• How people are coping with Hurricane Michael

  10-10-2018 23:12
  People in the crosshairs of Hurricane Michael made last-minute preparations before leaving or hunkering down in hotels, homes and shelters. Here are snapshots of how they were preparing for the monstrous storm and coping after it blew ashore in Florida and headed inland. ‘GOING TO BE REAL UGLY’ Hours before landfall, rain and wind buffeted […]
  
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• Everything Gives You Cancer

  10-10-2018 23:09 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageWhen oral sex was linked to mouth-throat-cancers—please get your kids and yourself vaccinated against HPV—the sexpobes insisted we would all have to stop going down on each other. Well...
  High levels of air pollution are linked to an increased risk of mouth cancer, new research has revealed... Writing in the Journal of Investigative Medicine, researchers in Taiwan describe how they discovered the association by looking at air pollution data from 66 air quality monitoring
  
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• The “North Carolina Mafia” Do Horror: Danny McBride Explains How He Ended Up Writing Halloween

  10-10-2018 23:04 via thestranger.com
  by Vince ManciniWatching the original Halloween in 2018, it can be hard to appreciate exactly what was so scary about it in 1978. We’ve seen so many derivations of it (from Friday the 13th to A Nightmare on Elm Street) and we’ve seen it referenced, analyzed, parodied, and homaged so many times (in Scream and everything else) that going back to the source is bound to be a little anti-climactic. It certainly was for me, a guy who had not yet been born in 1978.Michael Myers didn’t
  
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• Meet George, the skateboarding bulldog

  10-10-2018 23:02
  George rides between two to three times a week.  The Singels say that they think he would ride every day, two to three times a day for his average 45 - 60 minute session if they let him.
  
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• Having a ruff day? This story about George the skateboarding bulldog is sure to make you howl

  10-10-2018 23:02
  George rides between two to three times a week.  The Singels say that they think he would ride every day, two to three times a day for his average 45 - 60 minute session if they let him.
  
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• How Does Katie Herzog Live With Herself?

  10-10-2018 22:55 via thestranger.com
  
  How does she sleep at night? Who gave her the right? How does she get off?by Michael BellKatie Herzog, future senator of Maine.Sarah Hoffman
  Katie Herzog is arguably Seattle’s most controversial contemporary editorialist—she is also a wonderfully kind person who bought me an almond croissant at Caffe Vita before our interview. I know what you’re thinking, but trust me, the deliciously sweet, flakey pastry did not affect my partiality. Within my first two weeks at The Stranger,
  
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• Must Read: Welsey Morris on the Culture Wars

  10-10-2018 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  At the risk of being problematic, YAS QUEEN.by Katie HerzogWelsey Morris Tommaso Boddi /Getty Images
  Should art be a battleground for social justice? This is the question Wesley Morris asks in a recent essay, "The Morality Wars," in the New York Times Magazine's Culture Issue. It's a long, wide-ranging, and beautifully composed essay, and in it, Morris considers the Moment we are in right now and if we've entered a time when art can no longer be judged on its own merit instead of the creator's u
  
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• The Scent of a Woman Doused in Sap

  10-10-2018 22:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  Originally published September 9, 2010.
  I'm a single male in my mid-30s who over the years developed an incapacitating fetish. I can only get fully aroused when smelling the odor of maple syrup. When I was younger, it was not a problem getting aroused without it, but as I got older, I inhaled the scent while pleasuring myself, and now I can't perform without it. I have tried to wean myself to no avail.
  What should I do, short of taking all my dates to t
  
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• Planned Parenthood launches plan to protect abortion access

  10-10-2018 22:29
  Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in the U.S., said it had been working on its contingency plan since before the election of President Donald Trump, who had promised to appoint Supreme Court justices open to overturning Roe v. Wade.
  
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• This October, Watch 2018's Best Horror Flicks

  10-10-2018 22:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Don't be scured. Or, do. That's the point, right?by The StrangerDon't be scured. Or, do. That's the point, right? iStock / Getty Images Plus
  It's October and things are getting spooooky! If you don't have time to filter through all the scary ass options to find something worth watching (and can't wait for our next Netflix round-up), we put together a list of our favorite spine-chilling movies of 2018 as reviewed by our team of Film & TV critics—and where you can watch them this season.
  
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• Bill Gates Backs Washington Carbon Fee

  10-10-2018 21:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle's better billionaire says vote YES on I-1631.by Katie HerzogSeattle's better billionaire Jack Taylor/Getty Images
  I'm not sure it if was the UN's horrifying new report on how we're all going to die of thirst if we don't stop burning fossil fuels or if it was the Stranger endorsements issue (on stands now!), but Bill Gates announced this week that he's following in SECB's footsteps in supporting Initiative 1631 in the coming election. Stars! They're just like us.Initiative 1631, as you wi
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Sneakily Ominous "Underwater Sounds" by Seattle Post-Rockers the Luna Moth

  10-10-2018 21:33 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle post-rock trio the Luna Moth's "Underwater Sounds" is a titanic epic that leads to slow-motion catharsis.by Dave SegalIt's the cover of the Luna Moth's best album yet. Gray grandeur in full effect.
  The Luna Moth, "Underwater Sounds" (self-released)
  Seattle trio the Luna Moth are one of those reliable instrumental rock groups one tends to take for granted. They play out and release records with some regularity, but have never accrued much buzz for their solid efforts. Some of you may reca
  
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• Pam Roach drops F-bomb on her son at Pierce County Council meeting

  10-10-2018 21:15
  The incident happened during an Oct. 5 budget retreat, after the combative Republican councilwoman was angered about being gavelled down by her son, Councilman Dan Roach, who was running the meeting.
  
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• Forty Years After Its Premiere, John Carpenter's Halloween Maintains Its Power. See It in Theaters Tonight.

  10-10-2018 20:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Bobby RobertsWho would've thought a repurposed Capt. Kirk mask could be so terrifying?
  In the final trailer for David Gordon-Green's upcoming sequel to this film, the voice of Jamie Lee Curtis dramatically intones through whispery reverb that "40 years ago, on Halloween night, Michael Myers murdered three people."
  The statement comes off as oddly comical now, after four decades under the Shape's hulking shadow, with thousands of bodies strewn across the sordid history of a genre he elevated t
  
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• For sale to the highest bidder: A 12-pound chunk of the moon

  10-10-2018 20:37
  BOSTON (AP) — Anyone who can’t make it to the moon to gather a few lunar rocks now has the opportunity to buy one right here on Earth. A 12-pound (5.5 kilogram) lunar meteorite discovered in Northwest Africa last year is up for auction by Boston-based RR Auction and could sell for $500,000 or more […]
  
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• Famous People Are Getting on Board With This Whole Legal Weed Thing

  10-10-2018 19:58 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine K. MARIE
  Maybe you’ve noticed that some of your favorite celebrities have gotten involved in the cannabis biz. These celebrities—instead of playing pretend on the story box, or singing nice songs for you to listen to, or doing professional things with a sportsball—are pushing cannabis in its many forms, involving themselves in marketing, endorsements, activism, and more.
  There are the obvious ones, like Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg, who have potentially consumed
  
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• Hurricane Center: Category 4 Hurricane Michael makes landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, with 155 mph winds

  10-10-2018 19:41
  MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Center: Category 4 Hurricane Michael makes landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, with 155 mph winds.
  
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• Celebrity Endorsements and Cannabis

  10-10-2018 19:32 via thestranger.com
  Famous people are getting on board with this whole legal-weed thing.by Josh JardineMaybe you’ve noticed that some of your favorite celebrities have gotten involved in the cannabis biz. These celebrities—instead of playing pretend on the story box, or singing nice songs for you to listen to, or doing professional things with a sportsball—are pushing cannabis in its many forms, involving themselves in marketing, endorsements, activism, and more.There are the obvious ones, like Wi
  
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• Pramila Jayapal for United States Representative Congressional District No. 7

  10-10-2018 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger
  Pramila Jayapal has been a fucking star since she took office two years ago—even Dan Savage, who went rogue on the SECB and endorsed Jayapal's opponent in 2016, is a fan these days. Jayapal ran to the airport the morning Trump ordered the Muslim travel ban. When she found out 206 undocumented immigrant women were being held up in Sea-Tac—many of whom were separated from their children—she spoke with all of them and told the world their story.
  
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• Jill Soloway, Hannah Gadsby, and Morgan Parker Take the Stage

  10-10-2018 18:39 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogJill Soloway is turning feminist discourse into a spectator sport. What does that mean? Go to the event to find out.PHOTO BY JESSE CHAMBERLIN
  Before the series Transparent, Jill Soloway was a feminine-presenting straight lady with a husband and two kids. She was, by all appearances, the model of the typical American family—albeit one with more than its share of success. Before striking out on her own, Soloway wrote for Six Feet Under, among other shows.
  But over the course o
  
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• Turbocharged: How Michael got 55 percent stronger in 1 day

  10-10-2018 18:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Moist air, warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, and ideal wind patterns turbocharged Hurricane Michael in the hours before it smacked Florida’s Panhandle. Hurricane Michael’s wind speed increased by 50 mph in 24 hours, to 140 mph Wednesday. University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said the storm is making the […]
  
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• Fast, furious: How Michael grew into a 155 mph monster

  10-10-2018 18:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Moist air, warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, and ideal wind patterns supercharged Hurricane Michael in the hours before it smacked Florida’s Panhandle. Hurricane Michael was barely a hurricane Tuesday morning, with winds of 90 mph. A little over a day later, it had transformed into a monster. When it made […]
  
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• Finding Solace from the Horribleness of the World in Group Therapy at the Frye

  10-10-2018 18:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie KurtzShana Moulton’s installation is an homage to and critique of California-white-lady spirituality. The piece is on display at the Frye through Jan. 9.COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND GALERIE CRÈVECOEUR, PARIS. © AURÉLIEN MOLE.
  "So I just want to say I was abused by a black male babysitter at the age of three." This statement is made by a balding and ponytailed white man about 23 minutes into The Task, a film by Leigh Ledare documenting a conference designed for par
  
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• Washington Pot Businesses Unite to Oppose Candy Ban

  10-10-2018 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  A broad coalition of cannabis industry groups are asking the state to reverse its "arbitrary and sudden" ban on weed-infused hard candies and gummies.by Lester BlackThe state no longer wants pot in these types of candies. LCB presentation
  Washington's pot businesses are digging in for a fight against the state's decision to ban infused candies. A coalition of trade groups announced their opposition yesterday, calling on the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) to "immediately rescind" the ban
  
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• Hurricane Center: Michael, still Category 4, strengthens as it nears Florida coast, sustaining winds of nearly 150 mph

  10-10-2018 17:52
  MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Center: Michael, still Category 4, strengthens as it nears Florida coast, sustaining winds of nearly 150 mph.
  
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• The Stranger’s Endorsements for the November 6, 2018, General Election

  10-10-2018 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Election Control Board JAMES YAMASAKI
  This is the most consequential fucking election—midterm or otherwise—in our fucking lifetimes, and anyone who doesn’t show up for it can go to fucking hell.
  Yeah, yeah: The threat of eternal hellfire hasn’t kept a single dick, joint, or “fuck” out of our mouths. That’s why the Stranger Election Control Board (SECB) ordinarily prefers swear words and dick jokes to fire and brimstone but—Jesus Fucking
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Rally-goers Seem to Have a Thing for Locking up Old Ladies; A Building in Everett Keeps Getting Rammed by Cars

  10-10-2018 17:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellWho is 'her' anyway? sakhorn38/Getty Images
  The Seattle Times is talking about corporate overlords, too: But the overlords they are talking about are a little more sickly sweet than the one I was referring to yesterday. Danny Westneat penned an editorial about the bullshit Initiative 1634, which is a corporate trojan horse initiative designed to restrict the taxation on soda. Soda is a delicate term for a devastating drug aimed predominantly at children, in which corporations diss
  
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• Risk of power outages rises in Puget Sound after Canadian pipeline explosion cuts off natural-gas supply

  10-10-2018 16:17
  Puget Sound Energy, Avista Corp. and Cascade Natural Gas, which together serve 2.3 million customers, said Wednesday that their natural gas supplies have been disrupted.
  
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• Risk of power outages rises in Puget Sound after Canadian pipeline explosion cuts off natural-gas supplies

  10-10-2018 16:17
  The utility recommended that its customers lower their thermostats and limit the use of hot water.
  
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• Puget Sound Energy asks customers to conserve power after Canadian pipeline ruptures

  10-10-2018 16:17
  The utility recommended that its Washington state customers lower their thermostats and limit the use of hot water.
  
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• Tropical storm watches issued for Mexico’s Baja peninsula

  10-10-2018 16:11
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities have issued a tropical storm watch for a stretch of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, where Tropical Storm Sergio is forecast to arrive later this week. Sergio is expected to make landfall early Friday along a sparsely populated section of the peninsula that is home to a large nature reserve. The […]
  
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• Vote for this initiative and you may as well bow down to your corporate overlords

  10-10-2018 15:00
  Initiative 1634 on our fall election ballot is not only corporate-written and corporate-backed, it seeks to supplant the democratic will of local governments. Sure it's just about soda taxes, but if it passes we will surely see more like it.
  
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• Trump’s photo on the floor of Starbucks? Is Bill Gates a bad tipper? Seattle-area rumors investigated by Snopes.com

  10-10-2018 15:00
  Snopes.com has checked out many a rumor in our region. What did they find?
  
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• Lies, lies and more lies. Out of an old Tacoma house, fact-checking site Snopes uncovers them

  10-10-2018 15:00
  Snopes, the country’s most popular hoax-debunking site, is run by its founder out of a 97-year-old house in Tacoma. Is it ever busy, with 47 of its “Hot 50” posts having something to do with politics.
  
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• In your words: How Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation made you feel

  10-10-2018 15:00
  Survivors recounted their own sexual assaults, some occurring decades ago but never reported. Other readers told us they had been accused of sexual misconduct.   
  
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• General Election Cheat Sheet

  10-10-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  by Stranger Election Control Board[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Crossword Solution: Belatedly

  10-10-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  The solutions to the crossword puzzle in the Oct 10, 2018 issue of The Strangerby Brendan Emmett Quigley[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• AFTER Is Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen Onstage

  10-10-2018 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Darkness and sensory deprivation in Andrew Schneider's show AFTER at On the Boards.by Suzette SmithMost of AFTER takes place in near total darkness.The darkness is intense. So if you're thinking about going to see AFTER, but you experience moderate fear of the dark—don't go. You are not going to be okay with it.That said, the technical merits of AFTER are jaw-dropping. Obie Award–winning writer and performer Andrew Schneider created this piece to challenge the senses of his audience,
  
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• Trump trashes Democrats’ Medicare for All plan in op-ed

  10-10-2018 12:09
  The president writes in an op-ed published Wednesday in USA Today, "The Democrats' plan means that after a life of hard work and sacrifice, seniors would no longer be able to depend on the benefits they were promised."
  
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• ‘Who drew it,’ Trump asks of dire climate report, appearing to mistrust 91 scientific experts

  10-10-2018 11:34
  President Donald Trump seemed unaware of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and expressed doubts about its determinations. That puts him at odds with most world leaders, as well as with scientific fact.
  
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• 9 dead in torrential flooding on Spain’s Mallorca island

  10-10-2018 09:10
  MADRID (AP) — Torrential rainstorms that caused flash flooding of water and mud on the Spanish island of Mallorca killed at least nine people, authorities said on Wednesday. A spokeswoman with the regional emergency service said two British nationals and a Dutch woman were among the victims, but she couldn’t confirm whether six more people […]
  
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• 6 dead in torrential flooding in Spain’s Mallorca island

  10-10-2018 09:10
  MADRID (AP) — Torrential rainstorms caused flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca, killing at least six people and leaving nine others missing on Wednesday, authorities said. Two of the victims were British nationals, said Antonia Bauza, the deputy mayor of Sant Llorenc, the town hardest hit by the downpours, which is about 60 […]
  
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• 5 dead in torrential flooding in Spain’s Mallorca island

  10-10-2018 09:10
  MADRID (AP) — At least five people were confirmed dead and five more remained missing on Wednesday after torrential rainstorms caused flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca, authorities said. Two of the victims were British nationals, said Antonia Bauza, the deputy mayor of Sant Llorenc, the town hardest hit by the downpours, which […]
  
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