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Censorship Is Choosing a Side

20-02-2024 21:00 via thestranger.com

Censorship is choosing a side.by Tram Tran-LarsonI’ll admit that when I read Dua Abudiab’s op-ed in the online version of the King County Bar Association (KCBA) Bar Bulletin titled “From the River to the Sea,” which denounced the widespread censorship and discrimination of pro-Palestine voices on and off social media, my initial reaction was shock; not in response to the content, but in response to the outlet that published it.
As a former employee of the KCBA, I am

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Men and Feet

20-02-2024 20:00 via thestranger.com

A new episode of the Savage Lovecast.by The StrangerWhy is it always men that are into foot fetishes?
And speaking of feet, a woman has a pair of fetish shoes that no longer fit. She wants to make sure they go to a loving home, but how?Our guest this week is Peter McGraw, author of Solo: Building a Remarkable Life of your Own. In this antidote to Valentine’s Day, Dan and Peter talk about how and why more people are choosing to be single these days. We should perhaps give up on the outdated

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SAICOBAB's Chaotic Whirled Music and Mushroom's Stoned Boogie

20-02-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com

SAICOBAB's Chaotic Whirled Music and Mushroom's Stoned Boogieby Dave SegalSAICOBAB, “Nachin Machine” (Thrill Jockey)For nearly 40 years, Japanese drummer/vocalist YoshimiO has been flying one of underground music's most garishly hued freak flags with U.F.O. or Die, Boredoms, OOIOO, Free Kitten, and other units. Her sporadic project, SAICOBAB, (formerly Psycho Baba and other variants thereof) has been subverting sonic decorum for about a quarter century.My first exposure to them was P

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What Seattle Can Learn from LA's World-Famous Graffiti Towers

20-02-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com

by Charles MudedeI have written about the unfinished towers in the Denny Triangle in the past. Their future is, according to most reports, still unknown. Construction still appears slow, if it's moving at all; images I took of the development in August of 2022 cannot be distinguished from those I took last week. According to Canada's Globe and Mail, Westbank, the Vancouver, BC-based developer, has faced an "onslaught of litigation... due to unpaid bills." That's about as much as we know—or

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Slog AM: Strippers and LGBTQ+ Community Hit Capitol Steps, Madonna Tumbles in Seattle, UN to Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

20-02-2024 17:42 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGood morninggggg. The weather today is expected to be "showers then chance showers," according to the National Weather Service. Also for tonight, "showers likely." So what we're talking about here people is rain, drizzle, sprinkles, and other sky water synonyms. High of 53 degrees. (However, I see no rain as of this moment, so I apologize if I steer you wrong.)
Strippers take Olympia: Strippers Are Workers and members of the LGBTQ+ community

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