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Eric Hates Beatboxing

10-06-2024 21:41 via thestranger.com

Memories are more than just tears in the rain.by Charles MudedeThe key to Netflix's new and limited series Eric should entirely be its time (1985) and location (Manhattan). But this key—which concerns the twilight of a period that began with President Gerald Ford refusing to bail out civil New York City from debts it could no longer service (1975), and ended with Jean-Michel Basquiat overdosing on heroin in his Noho flat (1988)—only works on the first half of the six-episode series.

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Let’s Build More Homes Through Every Comprehensive Plan

10-06-2024 20:35 via thestranger.com

Every jurisdiction in Washington State must take a hard look at their comprehensive plan and recognize its potential to address housing shortages.by Girmay ZahilayIf you're a resident of King County, chances are you've experienced the housing crisis in deeply personal ways. Perhaps you've felt the strain of rising rents, the frustration of searching for an affordable home to purchase in a market with dwindling inventory, or even the despair of facing homelessness. In the day-to-day struggle to s

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The Pro-Palestine Challengers

10-06-2024 19:45 via thestranger.com

Some Washingtonians could get the chance to replace their war hawk representatives in Congress with progressive challengers running in the name of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.by Hannah KriegAs some voters discuss third-party candidates and ballot box boycotts for a presidential race that all but promises to install one of two genocidal geriatrics in the Oval Office, some Washingtonians could get the chance to replace their war hawk representatives in Congress with progressive challengers runni

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The Top 36 Events in Seattle This Week: June 10–16, 2024

10-06-2024 19:00 via everout.com

Cavetown/Mother Mother, The Stranger's Burger Week, and Moreby EverOut StaffIt's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new week...and we're feeling good. Go forth and enjoy yourself at events from Cavetown, Mother Mother, and Destroy Boys to a Solid Pink Disco with DJ Trixie Mattel and from the Seattle International Dance Festival to The Stranger's Burger Week.
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Collide-O-Scope: Pride Edition - Hosted by Shane Wahlund & Michael Anderson
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Slog AM: Blaze Burns Abandoned Building in ID, Careful of Toxic Clams in PNW, Microplastics Are (Probably) in Your Cum

10-06-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamFire in the ID: A vacant two-story building on the 1000 block of South Jackson Street caught fire late Sunday night. It's been burning through the night and will likely burn well into Monday morning. More than 85 firefighters are working to stifle the flames. Roads around the fire are closed, including Jackson Street between 8th and 12th Avenues.
Swimmer in critical condition: A 30-year-old man leaped off a pedestrian bridge in Sout

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