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• Why Amazon's Just Walk Out Technology Failed

  19-04-2024 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Amazon recently admitted that it does use humans in this technology.by Charles MudedeEarlier this month, Business Insider reported that Amazon's Just Walk Out technology was not run by robots, but by the eyes of "1,000 workers in India who review what you pick up, set down, and walk out of its stores with." And so what looked like a new trick was in fact old hat. The work of American cashiers and attendants (a high-income society) had simply been, like service-related jobs, offshored to India (a
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Mar 6–8, 2026

  06-03-2026 19:04 via everout.com
  Seattle Women's March, Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20by EverOut StaffReady for the time jump that is spring forward this Sunday? Before Monday's rough wake up call, spend time at weekend events from the Seattle Women's March to Seattle Fat Mall's Big Love Social + Market and from Chinatown-International District's Lunar New Year Celebration to the opening of Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads. For more ideas, check out our top picks o
  
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• Slog AM: Layoffs at the 5th Avenue Theater, Kristi Noem Gets the Boot, Swiss Canton Lets Coat of Arms Keep Its Red Bear Penis

  06-03-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamLayoffs at the 5th: The 5th Avenue Theatre Company is laying off 14 employees, cutting staff from 55 people to 41. The 5th is mired in the $7.5 million budget deficit it’s accumulated since the pandemic. Subscription rates haven’t recovered since COVID-era slowdowns. So, the theater is cutting jobs in "marketing, box office, education, and artistic departments," according to the Seattle Times. If you care about live theater in Sea
  
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• Meats and Cheeses

  06-03-2026 00:00 via thestranger.com
  After opening Outsider BBQ last March, self-taught pitmaster Onur Gulbay quickly built himself a cult following in Seattle.by Meg van HuygenHard to believe it’s been a whole year since Seattle, frequently bemoaned by Southerners as a barbecue wasteland, finally got some legit Texas-style barbecue. And made by a Turkish guy, no less. After opening Outsider BBQ last March, self-taught pitmaster Onur Gulbay quickly built himself a cult following with the authentic Central Texas-ass barbecue c
  
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• Local Music You Shouldn’t Miss

  06-03-2026 00:00 via thestranger.com
  New Albums From Sax Explorer Kate Olson and Ex-TAD Front Man Thomas Andrew Doyleby Dave SegalKate Olson
  So It Goes
  (OA2)
  Saxophonist/composer Kate Olson has excelled in Seattle’s jazz and experimental scenes for about 15 years as a solo artist, bandleader, and member of Syrinx Effect, Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, and Battlestar Kalakala. She’s especially shown an affinity for minimalist works that exhibit a deep spirituality, à la Terry Riley, Pauline Oliveros, and Do
  
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• Ticket Alert: Joji, Gorillaz, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale

  05-03-2026 23:00 via everout.com
  Plus, The Guess Who and More Event Updates for March 5by EverOut StaffWe’re serving up another fresh batch of tickets. Lo-fi R&B singer Joji supports his recently released album, Piss in the Wind, at Climate Pledge this summer. English virtual band Gorillaz closes out the North American leg of their Mountain Tour in Seattle. Plus, “American Woman” rockers The Guess Who are takin’ it back on their reunion tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced eve
  
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• Night Moves

  05-03-2026 22:00 via thestranger.com
  Inside a Mahjong Social Clubby Michael WongSeattle’s hottest nightclub doesn’t have velvet ropes, bottle service, or a bouncer. Instead, it has folding tables. It has name tags. It has four people to a table, all playing mahjong. A year ago, this kicked off with two borrowed sets. Tonight, Emerald City Tile Club is standing room only.
  An Unexpected Friday Night
  On a recent Friday night, when I’d usually be confronting my shortcomings as both a home cook and a human, I instead f
  
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• Emerald City Comic Con Has Connections to ICE

  05-03-2026 21:00 via thestranger.com
  A group of unhappy cosplayers penned a petition to Emerald City Comic Con's parent company asking them to do something about it.by Nathalie GrahamThere’s a cloud over Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) this year and, no, it’s not pissing rain. It’s pissing ICE.
  Back in January, con-goers discovered that ECCC’s parent company, ReedPop—which acquired the con in 2015 and runs a variety of cons including  New York City Comic Con and BookCon—has a not-so-distant co
  
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• It’s another gorgeous Spring Arts issue of The Stranger! 

  05-03-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Sorry to immediately be a bummer, but I can’t stop thinking about the state of technology.by Emily NokesSorry to immediately be a bummer, but I can’t stop thinking about the state of technology. About how we could have done anything in the world with it at this point, and yet this is where we landed. 
  Waist-deep in a slop gauntlet run by the most corrupt/least cool (in every sense of the word) grifters imaginable. An internet that currently looks like shit and works like shit, i
  
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• Urbanist Ron Davis Hungers for the House

  05-03-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  Davis has heard grumblings about his decision to run against an established Democrat incumbent, but he thinks he's the right choice for the seat.by Nathalie GrahamI sat across from Ron Davis—dad, urbanist, bald—at Tailwind Cafe in Capitol Hill. He wasn’t going to eat during our interview, but then he saw the menu: the “finest” avocado toast in the city. He had to try it. But we weren’t here to discuss toast. We were here to discuss his latest candidacy.
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• Slog AM: Republicans Want Unconstitutional War, Mayor Wilson Wants 1,000 Shelter Units, and Dems Argue Over Millionaires' Tax

  05-03-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Micah YipConstitution? I Hardly Know Him: Senate Republicans voted down a war powers resolution that would’ve halted the attacks on Iran and allowed time for Congress to authorize the war. That’s the Constitutional way to go to war, anyway—only Congress has the power to declare war. The president does not (despite this, we haven’t declared any of our wars since World War II, and we’ve waged many). The House will vote today on a
  
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• Negative Creep

  04-03-2026 23:00 via thestranger.com
  Smoke anywhere else.by AnonymousHey, '90s throwback guy: Your cigarette smoke is gross. And I hate having to walk through it to get my coffee.
  You’ve been asked—politely—by staff and customers to move. There is signage. There are coughs. There are stares. Yet you remain.
  It’s peak Hill. A neighborhood that prides itself on being considerate—but when it comes to shared air, asking someone not to hotbox the doorway is apparently a controversial take.We all share the s
  
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• A Cut Above

  04-03-2026 22:00 via thestranger.com
  Meaty finger waves.by Meg van HuygenIt’s prep shift at Hamdi, and the room smells like fire. Winter sunlight filters in, and there’s a faint hum of spices in the charred air. Chef Berk Güldal is giving a private tutorial on making Turkish Adana-style kebap—aka kebab—a meticulous, laborious two-day process that plumps up these peppery lamb skewers.
  Hand-mincing kebap is considered an art form in Southwest Asia, but this time-consuming process is being practiced less a
  
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• Why Workers at One of Seattle’s Hottest Restaurants Went on Strike

  04-03-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Court documents show that behind the scenes, Sophon and chef Karuna Long struggled financially for years, resulting in bounced paychecks, late payments to vendors, unpaid rent, and lawsuits.by Harry CheadleOn February 10, Sophon—one of Seattle’s hottest, hippest restaurants—announced on its Instagram stories that it would be canceling its dinner service that night. It stayed closed through Valentine’s Day weekend, one of the industry’s busiest stretches, because of
  
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• Permanent Records

  04-03-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Local Physical Media Producers Defy the Algorithmic Overlordsby Todd HammIn 1984, American science fiction writer William Gibson defined “cyberspace” (a term he coined) as “a consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators” in the near-future world of his novel, Neuromancer, where human consciousness drifts through a blinding data-world of corporate geometries.
  More than three decades later, the English documentarian Adam Curtis traced
  
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• Slog AM: Remembering Lilli Moreno, US Military Is Bloated With Overpriced Weapons, Beacon Hill Station’s Pigeon Has an Instagram Account

  04-03-2026 18:49 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's Morning News Roundupby Charles MudedeLilli Moreno, I did not know it was you who was killed by a car on February 16, 2026, until a friend showed me a photograph at a bar not far from where you died. I instantly saw the Lilli who once asked me to explain the actual meaning of Schrodinger’s cat. A few months later, I also saw you operating a table at the late night art market at Bad Bar. We were, in time, close to the final hour of August 11, 2024. I bought one of your small m
  
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• What We Can Fix 

  04-03-2026 00:00 via thestranger.com
  Hanging on by a Thread with the Capitol Hill Tool Library’s Mending Circleby Nathalie GrahamThe four people at my table had their heads down, needles and threads in their hands. Behind me, books like How to Fix Almost Everything, Basic Electricity, and, fittingly, Successful Shelves and Built-ins filled one shelf in a shelving unit full of everything from surge protectors and spare keyboards to at least four different types of inductors. Down the lime-green wall, sewing machines weighed do
  
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• Ground Hum Fest Strives to Draw You Into an Alternate Reality

  04-03-2026 00:00 via thestranger.com
  It's an 11-Hour Extravaganza of Experimental Music, Visual Art, and Workshopsby Dave SegalIn a mere four years, Ground Hum has risen from an experimental multimedia festival at makeshift warehouses with infrastructure issues and strictly local performers to a full-fledged Happening™ at a legit venue (Washington Hall) with international artists. That's due to organizers Hans Anderson, Bobby Azarbayejani ('no hup'), and Alex Markey (Archivist) being savvy electronic musicians with deep
  
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• Drag Race Episode Nine: A Rusical with Voguing Orphans

  03-03-2026 22:27 via thestranger.com
  The Rusical (the Musical) is back, but first, after a seven-episode drought, we (I) finally got a Mini Challenge. It brought silliness and actual story development, with the queens doing something together rather than loitering around the werkroom. Keep the minis coming, please.by Mike KohfeldThe Rusical (the Musical) is back, but first, after a seven-episode drought, we (I) finally got a Mini Challenge. It brought silliness and actual story development, with the queens doing something together
  
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• Vote on Seattle’s Detention Moratorium Delayed

  03-03-2026 22:00 via thestranger.com
  The bill was allowed to skip the Land Use Committee and go straight to a full Seattle city council vote today, but Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck hit a snag.by Hannah Murphy WinterIf you planned to tell your council members to pass the detention moratorium at City Hall this afternoon, change your calendars—the vote has been pushed to next week, March 10. 
  Last month, Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck introduced a bill to establish a one year moratorium on new permits “rel
  
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• Slog AM: Our War With Iran Spirals, Clintons Questioned About Epstein, British Columbia Adopts Permanent Daylight Saving

  03-03-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallIran: Israel and US strikes have killed 787 people in Iran. Washington warned the “hardest hits” are to come. What? Combined forces have already killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, hit the state broadcaster, and damaged Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Overnight, the US and Israel bombed Tehran. This morning, Iran struck the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia; Israel hit Beirut, Lebanon in answer to yesterday’s
  
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• Where to Scream

  02-03-2026 23:30 via thestranger.com
  Protests, rallies, and other ways to get involved in March.by Megan SelingStand Up for Science
  Mar 7
  Seattle’s chapter of Stand Up for Science will host a rally at the Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center to fight the Trump administration’s “well-funded, well-platformed anti-science attacks” and call for the removal of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Find more details at standupforscience.net/march7. (Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre, noon&ndash
  
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• Stranger Suggests: Lunar New Year Lion Dances, a PNW Punk Legend, and Nerdy Cosplay on Display

  02-03-2026 21:30 via thestranger.com
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Shannon LubetichMONDAY 3/2  
  Michael Pollan: A Journey Into ConsciousnessMull over the mystery of consciousness with Michael Pollan at Town Hall on Monday, March 2. CHRISTOPHER MICHEL (BOOKS) I fucking love Michael Pollan. Does it feel super nerdy to live and die for the words of a bald white man? Oh yeah. But to me, few contemporary writers have reshaped public conversations about the mind quite like he has. His 2018 bestselle
  
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• Community Organizer Jaelynn Scott Is Running to Represent the 37th Legislative District

  02-03-2026 21:00 via thestranger.com
  The Lavender Rights Project's Jaelynn Scott has never held public office. If elected, she would be the first openly trans person in the Washington State Legislature. She is running on crisis care; her focus is on housing instability, homelessness, healthcare access, ICE abductions, and trans rights.by Micah YipAfter nearly seven years as executive director of the Black trans feminist organization Lavender Rights Project,  Scott is running for 37th District, Position 2, to represent the Cent
  
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• Once in a Dead Moon

  02-03-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Toody Cole on Harmonies, Hardship, and Why She’s Back Onstageby Audrey VannI once found myself sitting at a bar beside Toody Cole and told her that she was my all-time favorite bassist, to which she blushed and said, “Thank you, I’m trying really hard, and I practice a lot.” A telling response from a humble punk veteran who is far too cool to play it cool. Over the past five decades, Toody and her dearly departed husband, Fred, have kept Portland's music scene alive with
  
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• Slog AM: We’re at War With Iran, It’s Expanding Through the Region, and There's No End in Sight

  02-03-2026 18:55 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's Morning News Roundup.by Hannah Murphy WinterOperation Epic Fury: We’re in our third day of war with Iran. On Saturday morning, in three strikes over the course of about a minute, the US and Israeli militaries killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nation’s supreme leader of almost 37 years, and more than 40 senior leaders in his government. Another missile strike hit an Iranian girls’ elementary school, killing 160 people. Trump has called for the Iranian Revolutiona
  
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• March Things to Do: This & That 

  02-03-2026 18:09 via thestranger.com
  The best culture and community events happening this month.by Nathalie GrahamWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That.
  Emerald City Comic Con
  Mar 5–8
  Nerds run the city the first week of March. They, bedecked in cosplay, are the mayor now. Their first conquest: the Convention Center. Emerald City Comic Con is the place to be if you like sci-fi, fantasy, or popular Renaissance faire acts like Jacques ze
  
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• March Things to Do: Performance 

  02-03-2026 18:09 via thestranger.com
  The best theater, dance, and comedy events happening this month.by Nathalie GrahamWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That.
  Mary Jane
  MAR 19–APR 19
  Mary Jane is by no means a new play. Amy Herzog wrote and premiered it at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 2017; that same year, Carrie Coon (who you at least know from the most recent season of White Lotus or The Gilded Age or Fargo) won an Obie for playing t
  
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• March Things to Do: Food

  02-03-2026 18:09 via thestranger.com
  The best food & drink events happening this month.by Grace MadiganWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That.
  Lunar New Year Celebration 2026
  MAR 7
  The Chinatown–International District Business Improvement Area’s annual Lunar New Year party returns this year, and so does its signature food walk. While the list of which restaurants will be participating wasn’t out before our publication da
  
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• March Things to Do: Film

  02-03-2026 18:09 via thestranger.com
  The best film events and screenings happening in March.by Julianne BellWant more? Here's everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That.
  Safe
  MAR 1–15
  Todd Haynes’s Safe is a horror movie cloaked in pastel colors, plastic tarps, and unsettling silence. Julianne Moore, the master of tension and nuance, plays Los Angeles housewife Carol White, who comes down with a debilitating illness that doctors cannot diagnose. After
  
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