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Stranger Suggests: Art + Culture Week, Scarecrow Video Benefit, Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit), Tuệ Nguyen, Esther Perel

11-09-2024 22:20 via thestranger.com

One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Dave SegalWEDNESDAY 9/11
Art + Culture Week Seattle
(VISUAL ART) Get stoked on Seattle's arts and culture scene all week long at this activation of spaces across the city, which kicked off on September 7. Art + Culture Week Seattle will pop up at a whopping 40 locations across the city, including buzzy faves like Wa Na Wari, Mini Mart City Park, SOIL, Traver Gallery, and Common Area Maintenance, among dozens of other spots. Check

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Transit Transphobe, Meet Brave Accomplice

11-09-2024 22:00 via thestranger.com

To the transphobic asshole: you're a fucking coward.by AnonymousAt around 2:30 am on a recent Friday morning, you were riding the northbound Route 49 from Capitol Hill when I boarded the bus across from St. Mark’s Cathedral. As I quickly sat down at the front, I managed to drop my ORCA card twice, and I didn't notice the man across from me who had begun recording me with his phone while he maliciously chuckled at my obvious transness. It wasn't until I heard you challenging him that I

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How to End the Class War on Washington’s Classrooms

11-09-2024 20:39 via thestranger.com

The problem of funding public education in Washington is centrally a problem of political courage.by Shaun ScottWhether it was K-12 in north Seattle, classes at Shoreline Community College, or preparing for history seminars at the University of Washington, the idea of a new school year brings to memory excitement and anticipation: books and syllabi, the buzz of campus life, and brain waves set ablaze in cavernous lecture halls.
But for too many parents, students, and teachers, heading back to sc

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Seven Takeaways from the Washington State Governor’s Debate

11-09-2024 18:17 via thestranger.com

Both Candidates Fought for the Middle While Saying a Lot of Nothingby Ashley NerbovigIn what appeared to be some community college’s second-best auditorium, KING 5 held a Washington State Gubernatorial debate Tuesday night between Democratic Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and former Republican US Representative Dave Reichert. Neither candidate performed particularly well or particularly badly, but, at the end of the day, voters must choose one of these two charmless politicians t

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Slog AM: Harris and Trump Debated, Taylor Swift Endorsed Harris, Seattle City Council Advances War on Drugs and Sex Workers

11-09-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallThe presidential debate: Following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance in June, the nearly successful assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and the ecstatic ascendance of Kamala Harris, I expected a boring debate by comparison. But, like a bullfighter waving a red flag, Harris easily baited Trump on abortion, his crimes, his authoritarian tendencies, his rallies, the insurrection, and his racism. People will probably reme

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