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Scarecrow’s 2024 Psychotronic Challenge: Day 8

08-10-2024 21:11 via thestranger.com

"Is there a swimming pool in your plot? Take a dip, mind the drip."by Lindsay Costello8. POOL PARTY: Is there a swimming pool in your plot? Take a dip, mind the drip.
Infinity Pool
It’s easy to see director and noted nepo man Brandon Cronenberg embedded within the plot of his own film. In Infinity Pool, Alexander Skarsgård plays a bankrolled but blocked creative who coasts at a ritzy resort in search of inspiration. All hell breaks loose after a fatal accident and a run-in with a hed

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Mom, I Do Porn

08-10-2024 20:37 via thestranger.com

'Coming Out Like a Porn Star' Was the Largest Collection of Essays by Porn Professionals Ever Published. Now It's Updated for Sex Work in the Digital Ageby Kendall TurnerAll Alice’s parents really wanted was for her to win the Olympics. Her parents had both competed in the games, but neither had medaled—and “like most parents,” Alice explains, “they hoped their children would succeed where they had failed.” When she was growing up, Alice was allowed to play on

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All of the Seattle Kraken and Why You Should Love Them

08-10-2024 19:45 via thestranger.com

Here’s what you need to know to join the squid squad.by Brittney Bush BollayThe Tip of the Iceberg
There’s a buzz around the Seattle Kraken as they prepare for their fourth season of play. After regressing from their strong 2022-23 season and playoff run, the franchise made a bold change at the end of the winter, firing head coach Dave Hakstol. Replacing him is former Coachella Valley Firebirds and Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma and his staff, including glass ceiling-breaker as

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Slog AM: Tim Walz Is Here, City Council to Vote on Increased Surveillance, and State House Candidate Andrea Suarez Tells Me to Buy a House

08-10-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Hannah KriegHappy Tuesday: Did you catch some showers this morning? For those of you who hate what the rain does to your hair (mine gets soooo flat), rest assured you likely won’t see any sprinkles past 8 am. Just clouds and temperatures in the mid 60s. Nice!
Tim Walz: Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, landed in Seattle last night ahead of a private fundraiser event at Hunts Point Tuesday morning. Groups such as Stop the Sweeps, Resist US-

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How a Fleet Fox Runs 100 Miles, and Other Mysteries

08-10-2024 01:05 via thestranger.com

Multi-instrumentalist/ultramarathoner Morgan Henderson is busier than you.by Dave SegalMorgan Henderson biked about 10 miles from his West Seattle home to Fonté Coffee in the Denny Triangle neighborhood to meet The Stranger. While that commute would tax most musicians, it didn't seem to faze him. It's merely a tiny fraction of the mileage that he's run in races such as the Cascade Crest 100 ultramarathon.
To put it lightly, musicians—especially those of Henderson's renown—are

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