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Charting My Stars at Astrology Night

08-02-2024 20:09 via thestranger.com

Alright, I'll bite. What's astrology?by Nathalie GrahamLast September, while walking around Green Lake, I stumbled across an astrologer sitting on the grass offering birth chart readings.
I’ve never had my chart read, but I am someone who walks a little slower when I come across psychic shops, looking back over my shoulder when I pass by them. I’ve had my palm read twice—once by a magician at my step dad’s birthday party, once in a Hell’s Kitchen apartment ami

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HUMP! Opens Tonight!

08-02-2024 19:45 via thestranger.com

Get your tickets now! Shows are selling out!by The Stranger's Promotions DepartmentHUMP! will shock you. HUMP! will make you laugh. HUMP! will turn you on. It's the one-of-a-kind northwest tradition all your friends are talking about and it opens TONIGHT!
That's right, hornballs, The Stranger's amateur porn festival is back and this year we received so many incredible entries that we're splitting HUMP! into two parts!
Double the sex! Double the kink! Double the fun!HUMP! Part One ope

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Footwork Queen Jlin's Wild Philip Glass Collab and Harpist Andy Aquarius's Pristine Ambience

08-02-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com

The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox this week.by Dave SegalJlin feat. Philip Glass, “The Precision of Infinity” (Planet Mu)
Gary, Indiana's Jlin (aka Jerrilynn Patton) has reigned as one of footwork/juke's most interesting and sophisticated producers since she began releasing music nine years ago via England's Planet Mu label. Birthed in Chicago, footwork mutated from elements of hip-hop and ghetto house into a fast-twitch strain of electronic dance music mainly built

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No, the Minimum Wage for Gig Workers Is Not “Backfiring.” The Corporations Are Retaliating.

08-02-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com

Clearly angling for rollbacks, bosses at the food delivery apps want new minimum wage policies to fail. Workers urge the new city council not to cave to their cry-bully tactics.by Hannah KriegBillion-dollar corporations such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, GrubHub, and InstaCart started ramping up their cry-bully tactics against gig workers after the City of Seattle instituted new “Pay Up”-branded protections on January 13 of this year. Workers don’t want you or the brand new, business

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Slog AM: PCC Workers Get Paid, Howdy Bagel Reopens, SCOTUS Hears Argument to Exclude Trump from Ballot

08-02-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGood morning: Some chance of rain during the day today, but big chance of rain tonight. My music suggestion today includes a recommendation about going to see Tkay Maidza at Neumos tonight. If you go, figure out an outfit that includes a rain jacket, especially if you plan to be out at midnight.
Excluding Trump from the ballot: A case before the US Supreme Court today asks the court to consider whether Colorado can exclude former President Do

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