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Former The Onion Writer Takes On La La Land in Micro Budget

04-11-2024 20:22 via thestranger.com

The 2024 Bainbridge Island Film Festival runs from November 7-10.by Charles MudedeIf catastrophe strikes on Tuesday, and all you can see is four years of gloom and more gloom, then it might be the right time to take a ferry to Bainbridge for two reasons. One, the November-colored waters of Elliott Bay will match and maybe even soothe your mood. (One thing you can always depend on is the love misery has for company.) Two, there is a festival, Bainbridge Film Festival, which features a superb dist

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Corporate Donors Have Abandoned Council Member Tanya Woo

04-11-2024 20:00 via thestranger.com

Progressive newcomer Alexis Mercedes Rinck absolutely bodied Council appointee Tanya Woo in the August primary, scoring a cool 50.2% to Woo’s 38.4%. Rinck has every reason to measure drapes for the new office in City Hall she will probably move into, and it looks like the deep-pocketed outside spenders who got Woo’s buddies elected last year are counting her out too. Proportionally, Woo’s Independent Expenditure (IE) has spent 90% less this year than a similar IE did in her ini

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The Top 40 Events in Seattle This Week: Nov 4–10, 2024

04-11-2024 19:00 via everout.com

Sabrina Carpenter, Freakout Festival, and Moreby EverOut StaffThere's plenty of first-rate events to check out this week, from Sabrina Carpenter's Short N’ Sweet Tour to Freakout Festival and from Wicked to An Evening with David Sedaris, but first, make sure to VOTE! And for a look at the month ahead, check out our November events guide.
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Author Talk and Demo: Bebe Black Carminito, The Curated Board
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What This Election Means for LGBTQ Issues

04-11-2024 18:31 via thestranger.com

The right has been spreading outrageous lies, claiming that kids are going to school as one gender and coming home as another after "impromptu surgeries." The writer points out how absurd this idea is: surgeries, especially gender-affirming ones, aren’t done in schools, don’t happen on a whim, and certainly aren’t performed on minors without extensive parental involvement. It’s a scare tactic with no basis in reality.by Vivian McCallLately, Donald Trump has been spreading

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Slog AM: Election Day Is Tomorrow, Hope for Harris in Iowa, Washington GOP's Racist Campaign Texts

04-11-2024 17:46 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news round-up.by Nathalie GrahamWelcome to hell week: Somehow, it's here. The 2024 election is tomorrow. If you haven't mailed yours in yet, do it today. Better yet, drop your ballot in a ballot box. Please do not drop any incendiary devices in ballot boxes. Tell your friends to vote. Tell your enemies to vote. Vote like your life depends on it. Vote like someone else's life depends on it. Then, take a nap or something.
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