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• Bill aims to ban wildlife killing contests in Oregon

  30-01-2019 23:49
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Animal rights activists have come out in support of a bill in the Oregon Legislature that would ban killing wildlife as part of a contest. The Humane Society of the United States cited several such contests, including the Harney County Coyote Classic, in eastern Oregon. Five contests cited by the group […]
  
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• Why Is the US Itching to Kick Some Socialist Butt in Venezuela?

  30-01-2019 23:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeIt says something about 5,000 wine bottles? Eli Sanders
  As expected, the US is preparing for war in Venezuela. The reason for this war is obviously oil, a resource that country is unfortunate to have a lot of. Remove the oil, and the US would be thinking of other things and places. The wars of our times are still closely tied to fossil fuels.On Monday, the old hawk John Bolton—the US's current National Security Advisor—appeared at a White House briefing with a yellow
  
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• It’s Bleak Out There! Beat Your Winter Blues with Happy TV

  30-01-2019 23:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Everything isn’t terrible!by Ciara DolanIt’s winter and things are bleak. The sun is MIA. Happy brain chemicals are at an annual low. ’Tis the season to hibernate, and great news: There’s a wealth of uplifting new TV that’ll keep you company without bumming you out! Broad City
  (Comedy Central, Hulu, iTunes, Amazon)
  It’s the end of an era: Broad City is unveiling its fifth and final season to the simultaneous glee and heartbreak of fans. The series has followed
  
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• Scaled-back Klamath groundwater regulation debated

  30-01-2019 23:05
  KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon water regulators may scale back the number of wells subject to pumping shutdowns in the Upper Klamath Basin but some irrigators remain uneasy about the proposal. The Capital Press reports that under existing rules, groundwater irrigators within one mile of surface waters can be “regulated off” by senior water […]
  
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• E-cigs outperform patches and gums in quit-smoking study

  30-01-2019 23:00
  "Anything which helps smokers to avoid heart disease and cancer and lung disease is a good thing and e-cigarettes can do that," said Peter Hajek, study co-author and an addiction specialist at Queen Mary University of London.
  
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• Rep. Bill Jenkins hospitalized after heart attack

  30-01-2019 22:54
  Jenkin, who is currently at a Richland-area hospital, is expected to return to the Legislature before the end of the session.
  
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• Idaho water legislation bill clears Senate committee

  30-01-2019 22:53
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to end years of litigation involving water rights in heavily populated southwestern Idaho cleared another hurdle on Wednesday. Lawmakers on the Senate Resources and Environment Committee voted 9-0 to send the bill presented by House Speaker Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, to the full Senate for a vote. The bill sponsored by […]
  
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• Lisa Herbold will run for re-election to City Council as voters test Seattle’s district system

  30-01-2019 21:53
  Herbold has represented West Seattle, Delridge and South Park as the council's District 1 representative since 2015, when Seattle held elections by geographic district for the first time in over a century.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: "Forever Means," off Newly Reissued 1988 Gem Rehab Doll by Seattle Grunge Harbingers Green River

  30-01-2019 21:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Hear the ornery, nihilistic "Forever Means" from Seattle grunge harbingers Green River's newly reissued 1988 classic, Rehab Doll.by Dave SegalRock history in the quaking. Charles Peterson
  Green River, "Forever Means" (Sub Pop)
  Sub Pop continues to do its due diligence for Seattle rock history by reissuing two key 1980s releases by Green River: Dry as a Bone and Rehab Doll (both came out in deluxe LP and CD versions remastered by original producer Jack Endino on January 25). Better than any other
  
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• New Oregon council to examine wildfire-fighting strategies

  30-01-2019 21:30
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Plagued by wildfires in recent years, Oregon will now evaluate the effectiveness of its system to combat the blazes. Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday she’s issued an executive order establishing the Oregon Wildfire Response Council. It is to evaluate Oregon’s current system of response to large fires. The council must issue […]
  
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• Inslee to Schultz: Don't Fucking Run

  30-01-2019 21:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Gov. Jay Inslee is urging billionaire Howard Schultz to not run for president as an independent candidate.by Lester BlackInslee doesn't think Schultz should run an independent campaign. David Ryder/Getty Images
  Gov. Jay Inslee told CBS news today that he thinks it would be "inexcusable" if Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz ran as an independent because of the possibility that Schultz's run could siphon off votes from the eventual Democratic nominee and help reelect Donald Trump.
  Inslee urged
  
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• Idaho pays $260,000 in legal fees in dairy spying lawsuit

  30-01-2019 21:01
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have agreed to pay $260,000 to the attorneys for an animal welfare group following a federal court ruling that found the state’s law banning spying at farms, dairies and slaughterhouses violated free speech rights. The Idaho Press reports that the Constitutional Defense Council approved the payment to the Animal […]
  
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• Why Howard Schultz Is the New Ross Perot

  30-01-2019 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by The StrangerEpisode 183 checks out Daddy Starbucks, explains "deep fakes," and plays your angry calls! Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!
  Eli Sanders, Rich Smith, and Katie Herzog consider the potential presidential candidacy of Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO who may run in 2020 as an independent. Does America really want another billionaire businessman to replace our current billionaire (or “billionaire”) president?
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• The Stranger Presents Zymurgy, Your New Favorite Seattle Beer Series

  30-01-2019 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Zymurgy is a new series of beer events where fascinating conversations are combined with the region's most interesting beer.by Lester BlackAdam Paysse pouring beer at his Floodland Brewing in Fremont. Lester Black
  Seattle has more breweries than almost anywhere else in the country, even though our population is only a fraction of America’s largest cities. Beer is ubiquitous in our communities, yet we rarely talk about the stories behind our beer.
  Let's change that.The Stranger is partnerin
  
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• Shutdown casts pall on effort to help Oregon winegrowers

  30-01-2019 20:37
  TURNER, Ore. (AP) — Winegrowers in southern Oregon faced financial ruin after a California winemaker claimed wildfire smoke tainted their grapes and refused to buy them. Now, the rejected fruit that was turned into wine by local vintners is facing another setback. Two Oregon wineries stepped in to buy the grapes, but getting the Oregon […]
  
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• No Seattle Valentine's Day Plans? Our Events Calendar is Here to Help

  30-01-2019 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss Cherdonna Shinatra in the Atomic Bombshells' 11th anniversary edition of J'ADORE!: A Burlesque Valentine. Scott Foster
  However you feel about the holiday, Valentine's Day is exactly two weeks away. The good news is that there are, as of writing time, 145 options for celebrating on our complete Seattle Valentine's Day calendar—with more to come as February 14 draws nearer.We've got something for everyone, whether you're a pet owner, arts & crafts
  
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• Turkmenistan to cut state funding for science

  30-01-2019 20:28
  ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan authorities say the government will gradually end state funding of the ex-Soviet nation’s Academy of Sciences, another move in a series of efforts to trim spending. A decree by President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov published Wednesday in the government daily Neutral Turkmenistan says government funding for the Academy will be phased out […]
  
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• Judge orders partial release of Idaho lethal injection docs

  30-01-2019 20:08
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge has ordered the Idaho Department of Corrections to release some of the information that was redacted from thousands of pages of documents detailing the state’s execution preparations and procedures — including the name of one lethal injection drug provider — but prison officials may appeal the ruling. Fourth District […]
  
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• West Coast’s biggest starfish vanishing amid disease, warming oceans, study finds

  30-01-2019 20:00
  A new study reveals the recent widespread die-off of starfish — linked to climate change, warming oceans and a disease epidemic — imperils the biggest starfish of all, the sunflower star.
  
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• Places I Have Masturbated (This Is Not a Complete List)

  30-01-2019 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigAlso known as self-empowerment for single people. EUGENIA LOLI
  In My Childhood Bedroom
  It was in our house near the highway, with all the lights on and a chair strategically blocking my door to prevent anyone from coming in.
  No one ever told me what an orgasm felt like. I guess no one ever does. Just: "It feels really good." When I had one for the first time in that room, I expected a whole new feeling to take me over. To experience something I'd never experienced before—l
  
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• Virginia late-term abortion debate erupts over viral video

  30-01-2019 19:06
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A push by Virginia Democrats to loosen restrictions on late-term abortions is erupting into a fierce partisan clash as video of a legislative hearing goes viral. Democrats back legislation to reduce the number of doctors required to certify late-term abortions from three to one. It also would delete the words “substantially […]
  
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• Virginia abortion feud erupts; governor blasted for comments

  30-01-2019 19:06
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A push by Virginia Democrats to loosen restrictions on late-term abortions is erupting into a fierce partisan clash because of a viral video in which a lawmaker acknowledges her legislation would allow abortions up until moments before birth. Gov. Ralph Northam added gas to the fire Wednesday by describing a hypothetical […]
  
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• Investigation report released in Wyoming grizzly bear attack

  30-01-2019 18:55
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A hunting guide mauled to death in a grizzly bear attack last year in northwest Wyoming initially waved his arms and yelled at the bears charging him and his client. Outfitter Mark Uptain eventually was able to deploy bear spray to stop the attack but his wounds were so severe that […]
  
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• Dunleavy proposes constitutional changes amid budget debate

  30-01-2019 18:55
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday proposed constitutional changes that would limit legislative authority and give voters a say on taxes and any changes to the annual check residents receive from the state’s oil-wealth fund. One of the proposed amendments is aimed at ensuring the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend is not changed […]
  
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• Alaska governor to propose constitutional amendments

  30-01-2019 18:55
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing constitutional amendments dealing with taxes, spending and the annual check residents receive from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund. Details on the proposals are expected to be released later Wednesday. Dunleavy says one of the proposed amendments would ensure the Permanent Fund dividend is not changed without a vote […]
  
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• Savage Love: Omissions and Emissions

  30-01-2019 18:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage Joe Newton
  I'm a 21-year-old woman, and I have an IUD. I've had sex with quite a few men, and one thing seems to be almost constant among them: trying to fuck without condoms. Many of the men I've been with seem to be perfectly fine and terribly eager to have sex without condoms. This has always angered me. They generally assume or make sure I'm on birth control, which they immediately take to mean condom-free sex is welcome. I don't want to have sex without condoms without being i
  
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• Washington Has Some of the Most Unfair Eviction Laws in the Country. A New Slate of Bills Will Change That.

  30-01-2019 18:19 via thestranger.com
  
  We've long known that eviction is a leading cause of homelessness, and yet Washington's eviction laws are still so agressive.by Rich SmithOur eviction laws suck.mrdoomits / GETTYWe've long known that eviction is a leading cause of homelessness. And yet, in the middle of a homelessness crisis, Washington state maintains some of the most draconian and unforgiving eviction laws in the country.Under current state law, landlords can kick out tenants only three days after serving an eviction notice. T
  
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• Group that maintains Statehouse requests $2.3 million

  30-01-2019 18:15
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The chairman of the Idaho Capitol Commission that maintains the Statehouse says the building that opened in 1912 has amazing bones but needs some occasional upkeep. Andrew Erstad on Wednesday requested authorization from the Legislature’s budget-setting Joint Finance-Appropriations Commission to spend $2.3 million in fiscal year 2020. That’s the same amount […]
  
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• Love, Sex, Masturbation, Dating, and the Most Secretive Power Couple in Seattle

  30-01-2019 17:51 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher Frizzelle GREG STUMP
  As Valentine's Day approaches, half the staff of The Stranger is frantically making romantic plans, and the other half DGAF.
  Among the planners, one heterosexual said she had just "ordered a gluten-free Deathcake" from Cupcake Royale that she will "probably share" with her partner. Another said, "Maybe wax? Get a nice wax." Another said, "Trying not to masturbate."
  In the other camp, one of the queers on staff said, "I don't celebrate Christmas. I definitely d
  
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• Report: Eastern Washington residents have higher mortality

  30-01-2019 17:41
  Of the 11 leading causes of death in the state from 2011-2015, Eastern Washington had higher mortality rates in 10 of them, including cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's disease, according to the study.
  
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• Fairbanks man sentenced to 30 years for fatal shooting

  30-01-2019 17:34
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A 20-year-old Fairbanks man who shot and killed a woman in 2016 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Fairbanks television station KTVF reports Lewis Tyshawn Harvin pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder as part of a plea arrangement. Prosecutors say Harvin in 2016 fired into a crowd of people […]
  
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• Slog AM: Seattleites Love Working From Home, 23andMe Will Rock Your World, Enjoying the Polar Vortex (From Afar)

  30-01-2019 17:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy Kenneyu ok?DieterMeyrl/Getty Images
  Seattle home prices dropping fast: In fact they're dropping faster than anywhere in the country, but that doesn’t mean they're affordable. Homeowners in Seattle’s metro area make about 40 percent higher income than the regional median income of $82,000. According to the Seattle Times, adjusting for inflation, the median income of new homeowners has jumped $35,000 in just the last 5 years. So, I’m on track to buy a house when I&rsqu
  
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• Police investigate suspicious death in Anchorage apartment

  30-01-2019 17:15
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police are investigating the suspicious death of a man inside an apartment. Police shortly after 4 a.m. Tuesday took a report of a body in an apartment complex on west 34th Avenue. The report said the body had been there several days. Police say they detained multiple people for questioning. […]
  
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• Man goes to prison for pretending to be disabled in DHS scam

  30-01-2019 17:06
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Salem man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to his role in scamming more than $175,000 from the Oregon Department of Human Services by pretending to be disabled. The Statesman Journal reports that 53-year-old Eddie Wagner admitted to working with Dustin Hensley, 23, of Salem, […]
  
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• Offshore drilling ban poised to pass Oregon Legislature

  30-01-2019 16:54
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is poised to permanently ban offshore drilling, and to prohibit any drilling infrastructure from crossing state waters. The Statesman Journal reports a Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday on Senate Bill 256, which would make permanent an existing 10-year drilling moratorium, which is set to expire next year. “We don’t want […]
  
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• The end is near for emissions testing in Washington state

  30-01-2019 16:01
  After Dec. 31, you will no longer need to run your vehicle through emissions testing to renew its registration.
  
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• Newer, cleaner cars mean end to emissions testing in Washington state next year

  30-01-2019 16:01
  After Dec. 31, you will no longer need to run your vehicle through emissions testing to renew its registration.
  
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• Working from home in Seattle on the rise — even before Viadoom

  30-01-2019 15:00
  The number of people working from home has grown at an even faster rate than that of transit ridership.
  
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• Seattle weighing future of Camp Second Chance as homeless site approaches end of its permit

  30-01-2019 15:00
  Camp Second Chance, a city-sanctioned homeless encampment in southwest Seattle, is nearing the end of a two-year permit The city is weighing options for the camp, which could include staying in place or relocating.
  
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• Mary Randlett, whose photographs chronicled Northwest artists and landscapes, dies at 94

  30-01-2019 15:00
  Mary Randlett produced iconic, black-and-white portraits of the leading lights of the Northwest cultural scene, including painters Mark Tobey and Morris Graves and writers Theodore Roethke and Tom Robbins, and her landscape photography was celebrated in books and exhibitions.
  
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• Howard Schultz is above the political fray — so high above he often doesn’t vote

  30-01-2019 15:00
  Like a lot of outsider business execs who want to come in and fix politics, Howard Schultz has kept some distance from the mess of democracy in the past. By not voting.
  
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• Tyson recalls some chicken nuggets, contamination possible

  30-01-2019 13:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyson Foods is recalling more than 36,000 pounds (16,329 kilograms) of chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with rubber. The U.S. Agriculture Department says there were consumer complaints about extraneous material in 5-pound (2 kilogram) packages of Tyson White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets. There are no confirmed reports of adverse reactions. […]
  
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• Tyson recalls chicken nuggets over reports of rubber inside

  30-01-2019 13:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyson Foods is recalling some chicken nuggets after customers said they found pieces of “soft, blue rubber” inside. The U.S. Agriculture Department said the 5-pound (2-kilogram) bags should be thrown away or returned. The agency says there are no confirmed reports of anyone getting sick from the rubber. The recall is for […]
  
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• What's Wrong with Lake City?

  30-01-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Novelist Thomas Kohnstamm satirizes a local fictional loser.by Rich SmithIf you're from someplace like "Lake Shitty," a North Seattle neighborhood most known for its used car dealerships and shadily managed strip clubs, everything in the culture will tell you that life is elsewhere. But if you do end up escaping to get "good" education, you hourly fight feelings of fraudulence while trying to live in a world designed for and by blue bloods who never worked for anything. Succeeding in that world
  
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• The Tunnel Is Worse Than We Thought

  30-01-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Two new reasons to hate the Seattle waterfront tunnel that's replacing the viaduct.by Lester BlackFormer Seattle mayor Greg Nickels liked to invoke Ronald Reagan when describing the Alaskan Way Viaduct. "Tear down this wall!" he would say at press conferences, referencing the raised highway's wall-like qualities that cut downtown off from the waterfront.Nickels, along with a bunch of other Democrats, wanted to bury Highway 99 in a tunnel in order to "reconnect our city to the water," in his word
  
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• The Slapstick Comedy of Going on Dates When You Have a 1-Year-Old

  30-01-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Date nights go wrong all the time when you have a baby.by Leilani PolkA little after my daughter had her first birthday and started walking around unaided, she turned into a fucking monster. She had her delightful moments, sure, but they were often inexplicably interrupted by meltdowns of such exuberant power that she left us shell-shocked and exhausted once the fierce gale had passed. She was Jekyll and Hyde, and we were both her captive audience and reluctant victims.Part of it was that she wa
  
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• The Power Couple Running Seattle

  30-01-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  What we know about Mayor Jenny Durkan and her longtime partner, Dana Garvey.by Lester BlackMayor Jenny Durkan doesn't want to talk about her private life. Which is too bad, because it must be a hell of a story.It's hard to imagine Durkan's success in politics could have happened 20 years ago. The general public, even the supposedly liberal Democratic Party, was openly hostile to LGBTQ people back then. Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, instituting homophobia into federal l
  
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• The Mystery App That Plans a Date for You

  30-01-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Are your date nights getting uncreative? Try Mystery, and let them do the work.by Nathalie GrahamMystery is not an app that finds you a date. It's for people who already have a date and want to know what the hell to do together. Co-founders Vince Coppola and Shane Kovalsky had noticed that everyone around them had sort of given up. Not in general, but with leisure time. The same old story of being tired and opting for Netflix instead of going out into the city and trying something."I just think
  
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• The App That Plans a Date for You

  30-01-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Are your date nights getting uncreative? Try Mystery, and let them do the work.by Nathalie GrahamMystery is not an app that finds you a date. It's for people who already have a date and want to know what the hell to do together. Founder Shane Kovalsky had noticed that everyone around him had sort of given up. Not in general, but with leisure time. The same old story of being tired and opting for Netflix instead of going out into the city and trying something."I just think the best part of life i
  
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• Romantic Recipes

  30-01-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Special cocktails for Valentine’s Day.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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