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• Northwest Film Forum Laid Off Nearly Half Its Staff

  30-04-2024 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Executive director Derek Edamura said the forum is not at risk of closing.by Vivian McCallNorthwest Film Forum laid off nearly half of its employees yesterday.
  Executive director Derek Edamura confirmed that management told the small staff about cuts over Zoom calls on Monday. Four people were laid off immediately, and two more will be laid off in the coming months, adding up to about 50% of staff. 
  In a Tuesday phone call, Edamura told The Stranger that the forum is not at risk of closing.
  
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• Monica Nevi Is an Undisputable Genius of Comedy

  30-04-2024 19:52 via thestranger.com
  
  See Monica Nevi Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian.by Megan SelingOn Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Jokestellers Union, and
  
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• Jim Mayhew’s Run for State Senate May Give Democrats What They Need to Change the State Constitution

  30-04-2024 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The road to a constitutional majority runs through a district no Democrat has won this century.by Rich SmithJim Mayhew is doing something no Democrat has done in recent memory: run to represent the 12th Legislative District in the Washington State Senate. Though Republicans have held the seat since 1965, analysts say 2024’s court redistricting process painted the district purple, placing it within reach of a Democratic candidate. If the voters of the newly drawn district see Mayhew as that
  
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• Slog AM: Tariq Yusuf Enters City Council Race, Mayor Proposes Expensive SPD Contract, Columbia University Students Barricade Themselves Inside Building

  30-04-2024 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigGood morning. The weather forecast today comes from the National Weather Service, because I refuse to be a corporate shill like some. Expect a 40% chance of rain after 3 pm today, and some clouds in the morning that our comrades at the weather services believe will dissipate throughout the day. Calm winds in the afternoon, high near 54 degrees. 
  Speaking of corporate shills: In a dramatic speech, City Council Member Cathy Moore called ou
  
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• Techie Tariq Yusuf Announces Challenge to City Council Member Tanya Woo

  30-04-2024 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Lefty urbanists, this one's for you.by Hannah KriegPosition 8 City Council candidate Tariq Yusuf is an electric scooter-riding, cat-rearing tech bro, but don’t click out of this post! He just might be one of the Good Ones.
  Yusuf joins two other progressives—homelessness policy wonk Alexis Mercedes Rinck and lefty organizer Saunatina Sanchez—in challenging controversial appointee Tanya Woo, who hopes to win her first election ever to defend the seat her corporatist buddies gave
  
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• Five Theses on Amazon's Superb Television Series Fallout

  30-04-2024 01:40 via thestranger.com
  
  It's the best science fiction series since Disney's 'Andor.'by Charles MudedeI will begin by admitting I have never played the video game Fallout. Indeed, I have not indulged in video games since the old arcade days of Donkey Kong, Asteroids, Galaga, and the mesmerizing Battlezone. Console games are as foreign to me as electric unicycles. And so I'm indifferent to those who praise Amazon Studio's Fallout for its fidelity to its source. What matters instead is just the TV series. Is it engaging?
  
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• Five Theses of Amazon's Superb Television Series Fallout

  30-04-2024 01:40 via thestranger.com
  
  It's the best science fiction series since Disney's 'Andor.'by Charles MudedeI will begin by admitting I have never played the video game Fallout. Indeed, I have not indulged in video games since the old arcade days of Donkey Kong, Asteroids, Galaga, and the mesmerizing Battlezone. Console games are as foreign to me as electric unicycles. And so I'm indifferent to those who praise Amazon Studio's Fallout for its fidelity to its source. What matters instead is just the TV series. Is it engaging?
  
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