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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. editor@thestranger.com (The Stranger Editor) webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss And Now for BABY JAQUARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/and-now-for-baby-jaquars http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/and-now-for-baby-jaquars Bethany Jean Clement <p>There are not enough exclamation marks in the internet. <a href="http://woodlandparkzblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/jaguar-cubs-personalities-far-outweigh.html">More photos over here.</a> HAPPY WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://woodlandparkzblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/jaguar-cubs-personalities-far-outweigh.html"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/36af/1369440684-jamiedelkweek7jag3-2blog.jpg" alt="!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" title="!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" width="500" height="324" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit">Jamie Delk/Woodland Park Zoo</li><li class="imageCaption">!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</li></ul></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/and-now-for-baby-jaquars#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16867241&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/and-now-for-baby-jaquars?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16867241&id=comments 2 And Now for BABY JAQUARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jamie Delk/Woodland Park Zoo Fri, 24 May 2013 17:12:46 -0700 The Stranger Short Film Friday: The SIFF Edition http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/short-film-friday-the-siff-edition http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/short-film-friday-the-siff-edition Charles Mudede <p>This week’s short film is another music video (I will return to proper short films next week) for Hey Marseilles’s “Heart Beats.” The reason for picking the video is the local cinematographer and current <a href="http://www.strangertickets.com/events/7763589/five-nights-of-genius-at-the-frye">Genius Award nominee</a> Benjamin Kasulke, who helped make it with “Hayley Young, Sean Donavan, Mel Eslyn, Jeremy Mackie, and a zillion others.” In this year’s SIFF, Kasulke’s work can be seen in 2 local productions—Lynn Shelton’s <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/suggests/16732984/andlsquotouchy-feelyandrsquo">Touchy Feely</a> and Dayna Hansen’s <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/MovieTimes?oid=16660427">Improvement Club</a>. "Heart Beats” captures Seattle perfectly.</p> <p><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DMvho0i9njw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/short-film-friday-the-siff-edition#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16867200&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Film http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/short-film-friday-the-siff-edition?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16867200&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:52 -0700 The Stranger It's May 24th, 2013 And You're in a Rad Garage Band - The King Bees http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/its-may-24th-2013-and-youre-in-a-rad-garage-band-the-king-bees http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/its-may-24th-2013-and-youre-in-a-rad-garage-band-the-king-bees Mike Nipper <p>"On Your Way Down The Drain" is a fantastic fuck-you song, perhaps my fave.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bL-BANGK11o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Although the New York group the <strong>King Bees</strong> sound like teens in a garage here, they were in fact a working blues band. In late '66, after three singles and no breakthrough, they split; members<strong> Danny Kortchmar</strong> (gtr) and<strong> Joel O'Brian</strong> joined <strong>James Taylor</strong>'s <strong>Flying Machine</strong>, while organist<strong> John McDuffy</strong> replaced <strong>Al Kooper</strong> in the <strong>Blues Project</strong>.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/its-may-24th-2013-and-youre-in-a-rad-garage-band-the-king-bees#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865512&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> GFY I'm Still a Virgin Shit Talk http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/its-may-24th-2013-and-youre-in-a-rad-garage-band-the-king-bees?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865512&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:48 -0700 The Stranger Did You Steal Our Unpaid Intern's Camera? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/did-you-steal-our-unpaid-interns-camera http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/did-you-steal-our-unpaid-interns-camera Goldy <p>Unpaid news intern Ansel Herz was upstairs at Cafe Vita on Pike this morning around 9:30, when he ran downstairs to get a napkin. Apparently, during the 10 seconds he was gone, somebody <strong>stole his Panasonic GH2 camera</strong> with a 20mm lens. If that was you, I mean, <em>really?</em> You can afford fancy latté drinks, and then you go and steal some kid's camera? </p> <p>Let's be clear: you didn't just score a victory against The Man. You ripped off an <strong>unpaid intern</strong>, an earnest (perhaps <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/22/why-they-break-windows">too earnest</a>) defender of the downtrodden. And you ripped off one the tools of his trade. That's like stealing a carpenter's hammer. You should be ashamed of yourself.</p> <p>So here's the deal: If you stole Ansel's camera and you're reading this—or you know who stole the camera—do your sense of justice and self-worth a favor and drop it off at our front desk (1535 11th AVE, 3rd Floor), <strong>no questions asked</strong>. Or, say, you found his camera, and just didn't know who it belonged to, please do the same.</p> <p>It sucks trying to break into the journalism business these days. Please don't make it any suckier.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/did-you-steal-our-unpaid-interns-camera#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16866542&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Crime http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/did-you-steal-our-unpaid-interns-camera?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16866542&id=comments 26 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:13:08 -0700 The Stranger The Road to Sasquatch! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/the-road-to-sasquatch http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/the-road-to-sasquatch Emily Nokes <p>It wouldn't be the road to Sasquatch without a stop at Bob's Summit Deli* at the pass. And wouldn't you know they have<strong> the best book selection</strong>! Do I get both? They also had one called <em>Northwest Disasters</em>, but I can't imagine anything more boring than reading about forest fires and fully-clothed firemen. </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/41f0/1369435017-image.jpg" alt="Bobs Summit Deli Lit" title="Bobs Summit Deli Lit " width="500" height="373" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">Bob's Summit Deli Lit </li></ul></div></p> <p><small>*100% gas station, 0% deli. </small></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/the-road-to-sasquatch#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865267&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Books Hellevant http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/the-road-to-sasquatch?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865267&id=comments 0 The Road to Sasquatch! Bob's Summit Deli Lit Fri, 24 May 2013 16:08:05 -0700 The Stranger Knife Threat Leads to Anal Cocaine Surprise http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/knife-threat-leads-to-anal-cocaine-surprise http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/knife-threat-leads-to-anal-cocaine-surprise Unpaid Intern <p><em>Posted by news intern Ansel Herz</em></p> <p>After midnight on Tuesday, Seattle police officer Adley Shepherd noticed <strong>a disturbance near Pike and 10th Street, near Neumos</strong> involving a group of seven or so men. As he approached the group in his patrol car, he noted that two men "immediately part[ed] ways," and headed from the scene in opposite directions, according to a police report.</p> <p>The diligent Officer Shepherd got out to speak with the remaining men, one of whom "claimed that he was shaving the tip off of his cigarette with his small pocket knife" when "without warning or provocation of any sort, one of the two suspects that I saw walk off pulled a knife and placed it against [the victim's] neck <strong>as if he was going to cut his throat</strong>."</p> <p>"[The victim] feared for his safety and did not react," the police report adds.</p> <p>Just as suddenly, the alleged knife-wielder released his supposed victim "without inflicting any bodily injury." Although the victim was "noticeably upset," he did not identify which of the two men had threatened him and told Officer Shepherd that he didn't want the police involved. The victim mentioned he planned to spend the night at his girlfriend's place, but would first stop to buy cigarettes at the gas station on Pike and Broadway.</p> <p>Officer Shepherd could've resumed his patrol at that point. But <strong>like a modern-day McNulty</strong>, he knew better, and suspected that whoever threatened the victim "was most likely in the same vicinity where the victim was heading to buy cigarettes," according to his police report. </p> <p>Sure enough, at the gas station he spotted the two suspects and ordered them to stop. Shepherd frisked both and found a "red colored Husky box cutter knife" in the second suspect's pocket, "just as he started reaching for it," he says in the report. As the victim arrived at the gas station, backup officers arrived. They identified outstanding warrants and thefts tied to one of the suspects, the report states (the other suspect was released). The victim identified the suspect as having threatened him, but reiterated that <strong>he didn't want to press charges</strong>, Shepherd notes. </p> <p>Nevertheless, the suspect was transported to the King County Jail where, during intake, another officer recovered "a small baggie <strong>concealed between his butt cheeks</strong>." </p> <p>The baggie contained a white powder, according to the report. Shepherd retrieved the 1.4-ounce baggie. The substance field-tested positive for cocaine, and the officer duly deposited the knife and cocaine baggie into the SPD Evidence Unit drop-box, the report concludes.</p> <p>That's one less <strong>knife-wielding cocaine-in-the-butt smuggler</strong> on the streets of Capitol Hill, according to police. And yet, Officer Shepherd's report is written in clear, dry, matter-of-fact prose. There's not a hint of pride, satisfaction, or amusement with the results of his indefatigable police work.</p> <p><strong>Take a bow, Shepherd. </strong></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/knife-threat-leads-to-anal-cocaine-surprise#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865407&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Crime http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/knife-threat-leads-to-anal-cocaine-surprise?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865407&id=comments 6 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:48 -0700 The Stranger SL Letter of the Day: Seconded http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/sl-letter-of-the-day-seconded http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/sl-letter-of-the-day-seconded Dan Savage <p><small>Originally published <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=213212">May 3, 2007</a>:</small></p> <blockquote><p>I'm a 42-year-old straight guy, married 15 years, no kids. I love my wife, and I have remained faithful. Recently, I opened a Second Life (SL) account, and created an avatar/alter ego for myself. I created an SL account with a female avatar because, although I'm straight and comfortable with my gender and sexuality, I've always fantasized about being transformed into a beautiful woman and having sex with other beautiful women. SL allows me an opportunity to explore this fantasy of being a lesbian, and also lets me engage in types of fantasy sex-play I would not normally do in real life (RL), such as BDSM, multiple partners, and anonymous sex.</p> <p>I laid down some ground rules for myself: (1) I would NOT form a partnership in SL. (2) I would NOT, under any circumstances, discuss or reveal any details of my RL with anyone. (3) I would NOT form emotional relationships with other avatars. I have followed these rules to the letter.</p> <p>My wife knows I have an SL account, but that's it. She's made it clear that she considers sex in SL to be adultery. I disagree. I see it as a form of user-controlled porn—so long as I follow the three rules above. I only go on SL when she is not at home, and I do not spend time in SL when I could be with her. We have a normal sex life, although she's not as GGG as she was when we were first married. She's grown more conservative—personally and sexually, not politically—as she's grown older. I love my wife very much, and I want my marriage to last. But sexually I'm more adventurous than my wife, and SL allows me to express that side of myself without any RL adultery.</p> <p>Nevertheless, Dan, I feel guilty. My wife would not be happy (understatement of the young century) if she knew of my SL activities. And I hate lying to my wife. Yet, at the same time, I'm having so much fun—I am exploring fantasies I never could in real life, with a smoking-hot female avatar I'll never be. Should I come clean? Close down my SL account?</p> <p><em>Second Lifer In Need Of Real Life Advice</em></p></blockquote> <p>My response after the jump...</p> <p>First, SLINORLA: This is a marriage, not a deposition. You don't have to tell your wife the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God. No marriage—no civil union, no domestic partnership, no semiregular hookup—would survive long if each partner made a full confession of the previous day's minor betrayals at breakfast.</p> <p>Second, SLINORLA: You have a right to your fantasies. It's a shame your wife can't see that and give your SL avatar her blessing. ("Some of your fantasies are nuts, honey—but, hey, go have your fun on the computer.") But like a lot of spouses, male and female, your wife seems to believe that marriage obligates you to round your libido down to match hers. It's not enough that you've stayed physically faithful as she's become more conservative and less GGG (good, giving, game); by declaring sex in SL to be adultery, your wife is attempting to deny you a necessary outlet for your sexual energy. So what do you do? You do what spouses have done since spouses were invented: Tell her what she wants to hear and go right on doing what you're doing. "No sex in SL, honey, promise" is simply "Of course I don't think of anyone else when we make love" updated for the technology age.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/sl-letter-of-the-day-seconded#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16866506&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Savage Love http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/sl-letter-of-the-day-seconded?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16866506&id=comments 11 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:54:00 -0700 The Stranger Should I Buy One of These? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/should-i-buy-one-of-these http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/should-i-buy-one-of-these Goldy <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/18d4/1369432467-bakingsteel.png" alt="Some home bakers swear by this 16 x 14 x 1/4″ 15-pound slab of steel." title="Some home bakers swear by this 16 x 14 x 1/4″ 15-pound slab of steel." width="500" height="375" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"><a href="http://bakingsteel.com">BakingSteel.com</a></li><li class="imageCaption">Some home bakers swear by this 16 x 14 x 1/4″ 15-pound slab of steel.</li></ul></div></p> <p>On average, I bake two doughs a week, typically a whole wheat sandwich bread and a pizza, with sometimes an incredibly crusty <a href="http://www.joepastry.com/category/bread/pain-a-l’ancienne/">pain à l’ancienne</a> thrown into the mix. My home baking setup is nothing special: I've got fire bricks on the bottom rack of my bottom oven, where I tend to do most of my bread baking.</p> <p>The bricks work fine, but they're unwieldy, and they're too thick to use in my smaller top oven, which heats up <em>soooo</em> much faster. So I was toying with getting myself a more versatile (if somewhat less massive) pizza stone. And then I started reading rave reviews from home pizza makers about <a href="http://bakingsteel.com">Baking Steel</a>, a 16 by 14 by 1/4 inch thick slab of steel.</p> <p>The idea is that because it is more conductive than stone, a thick slab of steel will bake more evenly and at lower temperatures than stone. And faster. A faster baking time gives more "spring" to the crust—those larger bubbles that you find in the best pizzas.</p> <p>Sounds great, but I don't want to spend $79 on something that works no better than what I already have. So... have any of you out in Slogland tried the Baking Steel? And if so, is it worth it?</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/should-i-buy-one-of-these#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865962&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Chow http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/should-i-buy-one-of-these?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865962&id=comments 17 Should I Buy One of These? Some home bakers swear by this 16 x 14 x 1/4″ 15-pound slab of steel. BakingSteel.com Fri, 24 May 2013 15:36:55 -0700 The Stranger Faith Is Truth? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/faith-is-truth http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/faith-is-truth Brendan Kiley <p>Seen on the street a couple of days ago:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/f5e0/1369433321-darwintruth.jpg" alt="darwintruth.jpg" title="" width="500" height="441" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">ts</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p>Kierkegaard wrote that truth is subjectivity and subjectivity is truth—as someone on the internet explains it, "while objective facts are important, there is a second and more crucial element of truth, which involves how one relates oneself to those matters of fact."</p> <p>Somehow I don't think this is about that.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/faith-is-truth#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16866081&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Life Religion Books http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/faith-is-truth?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16866081&id=comments 12 Faith Is Truth? ts Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:58 -0700 The Stranger All Atheists Go To Heaven? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/all-atheists-go-to-heaven http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/all-atheists-go-to-heaven Paul Constant <p>At 5 pm tonight (Seattle time), I'll be appearing on a <a href="http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/pope-says-atheists-who-are-good-get-redeemed/519e30bafe344475a30001b3">Huffington Post Live </a>stream to discuss Pope Francis's recent statements about atheists. (<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/22/the-pope-doesnt-understand-the-point-of-atheists">I Slogged about it</a> for a bit earlier this week, and here's <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/05/23/pope-francis-atheists/2355935/">a slightly more impartial story</a>.) If watching some folks talk about God (or the lack thereof) and the relative niceness of the new Pope as compared to ol' Ratzi sounds like your idea of a great way to kick off Memorial Day Weekend, you should<a href="http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/pope-says-atheists-who-are-good-get-redeemed/519e30bafe344475a30001b3"> tune in to this site at five</a>.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/all-atheists-go-to-heaven#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865584&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Religion Teh Internets http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/all-atheists-go-to-heaven?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865584&id=comments 3 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:26 -0700 The Stranger Wiggle Wiggle at the Bob Dylan Tribute Night http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/wiggle-wiggle-at-the-bob-dylan-tribute-night http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/wiggle-wiggle-at-the-bob-dylan-tribute-night David Schmader <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5_swaxOidGU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>(<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=16635578">Sunset</a>) In honor of Bob Dylan's 72nd birthday, a whole bunch of local musicians—including <strong>Garth Reeves, Kevin Murphy, Fredd Luongo of the Swearengens, Ian Moore, and Kim Virant</strong>—light up the Sunset with a show devoted to the beyond-amazing Dylan songbook. I imagine there will be the requisite standards—"Knocking on Heaven's Door" is practically mandatory for cover bands—but here's hoping they get into some weird stuff. (I don't mean lesser-known "Sign on the Window" stuff. I mean <strong>weird-ass "Wiggle Wiggle"</strong> stuff.)</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/wiggle-wiggle-at-the-bob-dylan-tribute-night#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16845687&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Tonight http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/wiggle-wiggle-at-the-bob-dylan-tribute-night?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16845687&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:01:00 -0700 The Stranger Half Stadium Pop, Half Lo-Fi, Half-Breed! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/half-stadium-pop-half-lo-fi-half-breed http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/half-stadium-pop-half-lo-fi-half-breed Bree McKenna <p><iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2461615717/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://half-breed.bandcamp.com/album/half-breed">Half-Breed by Half-Breed</a></iframe></p> <p>(<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=16844521">Cafe Racer</a>) At times, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Half-Breed/370532413010081">Half-Breed</a> sound like a rough sketch for stadium pop. Like if they had big production money behind them, their sound could be <strong>huge and super slick</strong>. Which makes the contrast all the better when these delightful pop songs are filtered and presented in the lo-fi/K Records aesthetic while still simultaneously lending themselves to a larger sound. The <strong>upbeat, queercore</strong>, guitar/drum duo gave an impressive show to a lot of first-time listeners during their slot at this year's 'Mo-Wave festival and gained a bunch of new fans. Plus, it's always fun to see an on-the-rise Capitol Hill band like Half-Breed play the flourishing U-District DIY music scene at Cafe Racer.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/half-stadium-pop-half-lo-fi-half-breed#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16845730&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Tonight 206 http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/half-stadium-pop-half-lo-fi-half-breed?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16845730&id=comments 1 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:44:00 -0700 The Stranger Don't Be Such a Mermaid! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/dont-be-such-a-mermaid http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/dont-be-such-a-mermaid Anna Minard <p>This was in the teen-ish section of a chain clothing store:<br /><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:489px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/48fd/1369421419-dontbesuchamermaid.png" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/48fd/1369421419-dontbesuchamermaid.png" alt="Not Photoshopped." title="Not Photoshopped." width="477" height="572" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit">Anna Minard</li><li class="imageCaption">Not Photoshopped.</li></ul></div></p> <p><em>What the actual fuck?!</em> I googled. I got nothing explanatory in regards to this shirt.</p> <p>But I <em>did</em> find some pretty good internet-mermaid-hole shit.</p> <p>First: A brilliant WikiHow instruction manual titled "<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-People-Believe-You're-a-Mermaid-at-School">How to Make People Believe You're a Mermaid at School</a>," with instructions such as "When the subject of of underwater life and the ocean comes up in class, act interested but informed, as if you are already an expert... Be ready to point it out when others are mistaken but don't make a nuisance of yourself.</strong>." And: "Change the subject when people talk about mermaids. <strong>A true mermaid</strong> would not be likely to enjoy having the secrets of her people discussed in public." I especially like "Part Five: Keep It in Perspective," which advises the reader, "Don't go overboard. If you drop too many hints or act too self-important, people will start to get irritated. <strong>The point of this is to become a mermaid, not to alienate your friends.</strong>" Obviously, memorizing <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-People-Believe-You're-a-Mermaid-at-School">that entire page</a> for later recitation at parties would not be a waste of your workday.</p> <p>Second: A BBC News article titled "<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18692830<br />">No evidence of mermaids, says US government</a>," which includes the sentence, "The article was written from publicly available sources <strong>because 'we don't have a mermaid science programme</strong>,' National Ocean Service spokeswoman Carol Kavanagh told the BBC."</p> <p>Either I have a brain injury, or this calls for a poll.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/dont-be-such-a-mermaid#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864705&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Animals Oh, You Kids! 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This "Cave Singers Pop Rocks" sounds like sunshine:</p> <p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F93651360"></iframe></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/start-your-three-day-weekend-with-this-champagne-champagnecave-singers-mix#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865603&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Mix 206 http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/start-your-three-day-weekend-with-this-champagne-champagnecave-singers-mix?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865603&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:51 -0700 The Stranger There's No Workable Solution for Seattle's Homeless Camps http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/theres-no-workable-solution-for-seattles-homeless-camps http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/theres-no-workable-solution-for-seattles-homeless-camps Anna Minard <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/bfa7/1369427626-packedmtg.png" alt="A full house in council chamber on Wednesday." title="A full house in council chamber on Wednesday." width="500" height="367" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Anna Minard</li><li class="imageCaption">A full house in council chamber on Wednesday. Those pink signs read "Without food and shelter, people die."</li></ul></div>On Wednesday, the Seattle city council took another stab at what to do about Nickelsville, which has now been squatting on city land for two years. Residents of Nickelsville and SHARE's Tent City 3 packed the meeting, where Nick Licata was introducing for discussion his bill to <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/fight-brewing-over-new-tent-cities/Content?oid=16767077">further legalize encampments</a>, and they faced off against emotional Highland Park residents who begged the city to <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/04/neighbors-ask-the-city-to-evict-nickelsville/">kick Nickelsville out</a> of the current site (in a humane way, of course).</p> <p>Here's what I took away from the meeting: Much of the council seems opposed to Licata's bill, Nickelsville doesn't even want to use it anyway—they want <strong>a church to rent property for them</strong> under current religious encampment rules. But while councilmembers gave Licata's staff some time to work with Nickelsville and see if they can make that happen, sources at city hall say they don't see a church ready to pay the thousands of dollars it would take to rent an adequate site, and there's <strong>no way the council will fund that</strong> if they're already underfunding the shelter beds they apparently prefer over camps. </p> <p>So the mayor and Licata proposed a second option: Make Nickelsville permanent at its current site. <strong>This option has no traction anywhere</strong>. And the mayor is never going to stage the shittiest photo op in the world, i.e. sending in cops to tear down shelters and kick desperately poor families off city land.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the city now has two lawsuits filed against it—<strong>it's being <em>double sued</em></strong> by Nickelsville's neighbors. One is an adjacent property owner suing the city over reduced property values due to the encampment, the other is the Highland Park Action Committee, which is filing a claim against the city for allegedly allowing for an illegal use of the site, the council revealed at the meeting.</p> <p>So that leaves us nowhere. <strong>There's no politically or financially viable solution</strong>, apparently. They can't stay there, they have nowhere to go, no one has any money. We're totally fucked. And it's an embarrassment for the city, all around.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/theres-no-workable-solution-for-seattles-homeless-camps#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864797&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> City http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/theres-no-workable-solution-for-seattles-homeless-camps?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864797&id=comments 10 There's No Workable Solution for Seattle's Homeless Camps A full house in council chamber on Wednesday. Anna Minard Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:48 -0700 The Stranger Taking Pictures of the Neighbors Through Their Windows http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/taking-pictures-of-the-neighbors-through-their-windows http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/taking-pictures-of-the-neighbors-through-their-windows Jen Graves <p>If you have your picture taken in public space, legal precedent gives you no leverage to sue when your picture appears in art or journalism. But what about when an artist takes a picture of you—leaving you unidentifiable except maybe to yourself and people who know you—through the picture windows of your house? <a href="http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/when-photography-imitates-voyeurism/?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y">A new New York gallery show raises the questions.</a></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/taking-pictures-of-the-neighbors-through-their-windows#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865572&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Visual Art http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/taking-pictures-of-the-neighbors-through-their-windows?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865572&id=comments 11 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:03 -0700 The Stranger "YOU ARE DEAD - MUDEDE'S OFFICE TELLS SHOCKED MUTARE MAN" http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/you-are-dead-mudedes-office-tells-shocked-mutare-man http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/you-are-dead-mudedes-office-tells-shocked-mutare-man Charles Mudede <p>Some Mudedes like to tell capitalism that it's dead, <a href="http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2012/04/you-are-dead-mudedes-office-tells.html">others like to</a>...<br /><blockquote>A Mutare man seeking to renew his passport was told at the Registrar-General Office he was long dead and was shown a death certificate to prove it.<br />Elias Simbarashe Munanzwi got the shock of his life when last month he was told by officials that he could not renew his passport because there was a death certificate bearing his name, identity number, date of birth and village of origin.</p> <p>“I was shocked to learn that records from the RG’s Office show that I am dead,” he said. “Up to now, I fail to understand how a death certificate was created bearing all my identity particulars.”</p></blockquote> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/you-are-dead-mudedes-office-tells-shocked-mutare-man#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865160&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Death http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/you-are-dead-mudedes-office-tells-shocked-mutare-man?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865160&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:00 -0700 The Stranger Best Song Ever (This Week): The Clark Sisters' "Overdose of the Holy Ghost" http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/best-song-ever-this-week-the-clark-sisters-overdose-of-the-holy-ghost http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/best-song-ever-this-week-the-clark-sisters-overdose-of-the-holy-ghost Dave Segal <p><a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Clark+Sisters%2C+The">The Clark Sisters</a>’ <strong>“Overdose of the Holy Ghost”</strong> provides the title of a new compilation of ’70s and ’80s gospel curated by <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/David+Hill+%285%29">David Hill</a> of the <strong>Ballistic Brothers</strong> and <strong>Nuphonic Records</strong>. It’s the best track on the collection (which <a href="http://www.zrecords.ltd.uk/">Z Records</a> released April 30), which includes contributions from <strong>Shirley Caesar, Sharon Johnson, Norman Weeks & the Revelation</strong>s, and <strong>Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark</strong> (Twinkie!). If you like your <strong>Jesustastic</strong> music inspired by <strong>disco</strong> and <strong>boogie</strong>, then <em><a href="http://www.discogs.com/Various-Overdose-Of-The-Holy-Ghost-The-Sound-Of-Gospel-Through-The-Disco-And-Boogie-Eras/release/4466431">Overdose of the Holy Ghost</a></em> might just be your bible. However, this agnostic dabbler likes his gospel a bit more gritty and brimstoned—check out <a href="http://www.numerogroup.com/catalog_detail.php?uid=00262">Numero Group</a>’s <em>Good God!</em> comps for examples. Is that such a sin?</p> <p><em>Buuuut</em>, how about those Clark Sisters? Their “Overdose of the Holy Ghost” track sounds like a cross between <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iYyokBIbHQ">L.T.D.’s “(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again”</a>—one of the most inspirational songs ever— and a slowed-down <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImI78s638hQ">“Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)” by Parliament</a>. Plus, a vocal inflection reminiscent of <strong>Lyn Collins</strong>' in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHn48b7iWF0">"Think (About It)."</a> In other words, very dope. Believe it! </p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vPulmVOany4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/best-song-ever-this-week-the-clark-sisters-overdose-of-the-holy-ghost#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865539&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> BSE (TW) http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/best-song-ever-this-week-the-clark-sisters-overdose-of-the-holy-ghost?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865539&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:06:32 -0700 The Stranger Because We Live in a Post-Feminist World, I Guess http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/because-we-live-in-a-post-feminist-world-i-guess http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/because-we-live-in-a-post-feminist-world-i-guess Paul Constant <p>What are some of the top comments when a Redditor who happens to be a man <a href="http://np.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/wrzfx/this_is_me_the_being_dope_sick_when_i_quit_heroin/">puts up a picture post </a>about quitting heroin?</p> <blockquote><p>Congratulations man. Thats no easy feat. Heroin has taken many a life. Good to see somone beat it</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>I don’t know you, but I love you for staying clean. It gives me hope for my brother.</p></blockquote> <p>Nice! What are some of the top comments when a Redditor who happens to be a woman <a href="http://np.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1dvrvw/been_clean_from_heroin_for_2_months_and_this_is/">puts up a picture post about quitting heroin</a>?</p> <blockquote><p>Reddit just upvoted some girl’s mirror shot to the front page Holy fuck, guys</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>I don’t get it. This is just a picture of a person. What is interesting about this picture?</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>9 outta 10 would bang. With protection.</p></blockquote> <p><strong>I fucking hate the internet</strong>. <a href="http://skepchick.org/2013/05/the-stunning-difference-between-treatment-of-men-women-on-reddit/">Rebecca Watson at Skepchick</a> is the blogger that first noticed this, and she does a great job of explaining why it's so maddening.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/because-we-live-in-a-post-feminist-world-i-guess#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865033&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> The Ladies Teh Internets http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/because-we-live-in-a-post-feminist-world-i-guess?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865033&id=comments 17 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:03:24 -0700 The Stranger So...Patricia Krentcil AKA "Tan Mom" Now Has a Pop Song? http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/sopatricia-krentcil-aka-tan-mom-now-has-a-pop-song http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/sopatricia-krentcil-aka-tan-mom-now-has-a-pop-song Mike Nipper <p>I suppose we all remember "Tan Mom?" <strong>Maybe?</strong> She was a mom who was arrested for allegedly taking her six-year-old into the tanning bed with her. In all her public appearances she had tanned/self tanned to the point of being brown, like it was fucked up, hence her nickname "Tan Mom." <strong>Kelly O </strong><a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/05/02/lunchtime-quickie-new-jersey-mom-arrested-for-over-cooking-her-daughter">posted about this as it happened</a>. Anyways, now "Tan Mom," <strong>Patricia Krentcil</strong>, has a single out... </p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5jRc3BMhE5c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Fake famous people make me regret the internet.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/sopatricia-krentcil-aka-tan-mom-now-has-a-pop-song#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865055&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Jazz Crap ??!! Zzzzzzzzzzzzz http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/sopatricia-krentcil-aka-tan-mom-now-has-a-pop-song?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865055&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:25:14 -0700 The Stranger Why Washington Needs the Dance Tax http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/why-washington-needs-the-dance-tax http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/why-washington-needs-the-dance-tax Emily Nokes <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bRwyJbjBEIk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/why-washington-needs-the-dance-tax#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865032&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Dancing http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/why-washington-needs-the-dance-tax?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16865032&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:10 -0700 The Stranger Everything Wrong with Television, in One Handy Chart http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/everything-wrong-with-television-in-one-handy-chart http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/everything-wrong-with-television-in-one-handy-chart Paul Constant <p><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/201213-tv-season-in-one-depressing-chart.html">The Vulture has composed an alarming chart </a>showing how many network television shows have taken hits in the ratings over the 2012/2013 season. </p> <blockquote><p>The vast majority of the nearly 90 series that had their second or higher season on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and the CW lost ground among adults under 50...<strong>more than 50 series declined by double digits</strong>, nearly 30 fell by 20 percent or more, roughly a dozen gave back a quarter or more of their young audience, and an unlucky seven saw their ratings collapse by at least one-third.</p></blockquote> <p>It's not all bad news: A few shows like <em>Supernatural</em>, <em>Grimm</em>, and <em>The Big Bang Theory</em> actually gained viewers. Wait, the <em>Big Bang Theory </em>gaining additional viewers is bad news, too, isn't it? Anyway, <strong>network television seriously needs to change their model</strong> before the bottom drops completely out. I suspect that cable is going to have to do the same thing soon.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/everything-wrong-with-television-in-one-handy-chart#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864804&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> TV http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/everything-wrong-with-television-in-one-handy-chart?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864804&id=comments 35 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:27:34 -0700 The Stranger A Gigantic Bookstore/Warehouse in Kent Is Closing http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/a-gigantic-bookstorewarehouse-in-kent-is-closing http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/a-gigantic-bookstorewarehouse-in-kent-is-closing Paul Constant <p><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/once-sold-tales-struggles-with-500000-books_b70820">GalleyCat says</a> that <a href="http://www.oncesoldtales.com/">Once Sold Tales</a>, an online retailer in Kent, is closing, and the owner needs to <strong>get rid of 500,000 books</strong>. A Redditor explains:</p> <blockquote><p>Carrie will be operating her website and selling books at the warehouse (1$ for paperbacks, 2$ for hardback, or 1.50$/lb) until the end of May … Details are still getting worked out but it looks like <strong>10 dollars for 8 books or 18 for 16</strong>. </p></blockquote> <p>If you're into spending your days rifling through a warehouse packed with dirt-cheap books, it sounds like<strong> a road trip might be in order</strong>.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/a-gigantic-bookstorewarehouse-in-kent-is-closing#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864693&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Books http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/a-gigantic-bookstorewarehouse-in-kent-is-closing?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864693&id=comments 5 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:16 -0700 The Stranger New California Law Could Prohibit Protesters From Riding Public Transit http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/new-calilfornia-law-could-prohibit-protesters-from-riding-public-transit http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/new-calilfornia-law-could-prohibit-protesters-from-riding-public-transit Brendan Kiley <p>A local ABC affiliate describes <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=9083676">the situation</a> this way: "BART is rolling out a new plan that will allow it to ban passengers who don't behave."</p> <p>But <a href="http://todnews.com/2013/05/new-law-will-ban-protesters-from-riding-mass-transit-in-california/">the RT blog</a> describes it this way: "New law will <strong>ban protesters from riding mass transit in California</strong>... that power could be used to prevent political protesters from getting to demonstrations or essentially going anywhere."</p> <p><a href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_716_cfa_20110701_115626_sen_comm.html">The law is here</a> and states, among other things, that possession of any illegal substance, "lewd" behavior, "unruly" behavior, or pretty much anything a transit cop decides is undesirable—they get a lot of discretion—can lead to a year-long prohibition from public transit. (It seems one must have gotten three infractions in 90 days.)</p> <p>This measure was put in place, in part, because of <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/linton-johnson-bart-emails_n_963294.html"><u>repeated</u></a> <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Anonymous-planning-another-BART-protest-2334394.php"><u>protests</u></a> against BART in San Francisco after a BART cop shot and killed a mentally ill homeless man. (A few years prior, a BART officer shot and killed an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BART_Police_shooting_of_Oscar_Grant">unarmed 22 year-old</a>.) BART, of course, <a href="http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20130130.aspx">defends the law</a> as an attempt to "create a safer, cleaner environment for BART riders and employees."</p> <p>But even the ABC report recognizes that "AB 716 won't only target violent behavior. It can be applied to protestors who have been arrested during free-speech movements."</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/new-calilfornia-law-could-prohibit-protesters-from-riding-public-transit#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864437&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Occupy Transportation http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/new-calilfornia-law-could-prohibit-protesters-from-riding-public-transit?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864437&id=comments 19 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:33 -0700 The Stranger Today's Music News: Festival Woes, Roth Goes Tarantino, and More http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/todays-music-news-festival-woes-roth-goes-tarantino-and-more http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/todays-music-news-festival-woes-roth-goes-tarantino-and-more Kyle Fleck <p><strong>Festivus for the Rest of Us?:</strong> Abby Johnston at Salon ponders the <a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/05/24/no_women_allowed_summer_music_festivals_are_dudefests_again/">lack of female-led bands at festivals this summer,</a> while FACT worries that British music fests are becoming <a href="http://www.factmag.com/2013/05/21/piracy-and-the-downturn-are-britains-music-festivals-are-becoming-unaffordable-corporate-and-middle-aged/">"unaffordable, corporate, and middle-aged."</a></p> <p><strong>David Lee Roth Wrote a Short Film:</strong> In which he plays a shirtless assassin <a href="http://www.metalsucks.net/2013/05/24/david-lee-roth-takes-on-japanese-poker-sharks-in-short-film/">who enjoys strawberry milk.</a> Sample line: "In the name of the Moon, I shall right wrongs and defeat all evil." Makes sense.</p> <p><strong>Maybe She's a Tea Partier:</strong> R&B icon Mary J. Blige is facing some pretty serious IRS scrutiny, apparently owing about <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mary-j-blige-faces-irs-lien-for-unpaid-taxes-20130524">$3.4 million in back taxes</a>. Between this and Lauryn Hill's recent troubles, it's starting to feel like some sort of conspiracy targeting our favorite ’90s hiphop divas. </p> <p><strong>American Stabbing:</strong> For your feel-good Friday story, a Pennsylvania couple are facing assault charges after they got incredibly drunk and <a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/american-idol-stabbing-finale-candice-glover-kree-harrison/">stabbed one another following an argument about who should win the <em>American Idol </em>finale</a>. First world problems, I guess.</p> <p><strong>The National's Matt Berninger Wonders How Hip You Can Be at 42:</strong> In a pretty funny, awkward interview with Stephen Colbert. And then the National played some <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/05/watch-the-national-on-the-colbert-report.html">great music.</a><br /><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="background-color:#000000;width:520px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><iframe src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:colbertnation.com:426583" width="512" height="288" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><b><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/426583/may-22-2013/matt-berninger">The Colbert Report</a></b><br/>Get More: <a href='http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/'>Colbert Report Full Episodes</a>,<a href='http://www.comedycentral.com/indecision'>Indecision Political Humor</a>,<a href='http://www.colbertnation.com/video'>Video Archive</a><br /></div></div></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/todays-music-news-festival-woes-roth-goes-tarantino-and-more#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864436&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Very Great HAS-BEEN Booze http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/todays-music-news-festival-woes-roth-goes-tarantino-and-more?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864436&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:40 -0700 The Stranger China Approves 220-Story, 4,450-Apartment Pinnacle of Density http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/china-approves-220-story-4450-apartment-pinnacle-of-density http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/china-approves-220-story-4450-apartment-pinnacle-of-density Dominic Holden <p>This news is approximately <strong>three hundred million internet years old</strong> (I saw it Monday), but it hasn't been on Slog yet. </p> <p><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/one-building-one-city-worlds-tallest-prefab-breaking-ground-june.html">Treehugger reports</a> that a firm called Broad Sustainable Construction has obtained final approval to begin, starting a June, building a <strong>220-story tower</strong> in Changsha, China, that reaches a half mile high, making it the world's tallest building. Ominously, they're giving it the same name as that bland restaurant on top of the Space Needle: <strong>Sky City</strong>. </p> <p>Unlike decorative towers that serve airplane food and trophy skyscrapers like the Burj Khalifa, this Sky City is supposedly functional, affordable, and comparatively inexpensive to build. Many components of the <strong>pre-fab modular construction</strong> are being built off site, so the on-site construction schedule is only about three months. "It all just bolts together," writes treehugger. "BSC claims that by building this way, they eliminate construction waste, lost time managing trades, keep tight cost control and can build at a cost 50% to 60% less than conventional construction." </p> <p>But the description gets a little breathless. "By using elevators instead of cars to get to schools, businesses and recreational facilities, thousands of cars are taken off the roads and thousands of hours of commuting time are saved," they gush, adding that it will include nearly one million square feet of vertical organic farms. "The numbers continue to stagger. In one building, there will be accommodation for 4450 families in apartments ranging from 645 SF to 5,000 SF, 250 hotel rooms, 100,000 SF of school, hospital and office space, totaling over eleven million square feet. <strong>The building footprint is only 10% of the site; the rest is open parkland</strong>."</p> <p>Here's a video:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MvX40RHW81w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>I'm admittedly enchanted—it's a giant, modular arcology, you guys!!—but <strong>the pinnacle of density is not the pinnacle of destiny</strong>. In fact, it's arguably a relic of the past (towers in the park, anyone? and care to live in a mall?), and even if it's less expensive than other super skyscrapers, high rises are always more expensive to build and more complicated to finance than low-rise buildings, which provide ample density for a city and relate better to the street. Still, it's an amusing experiment in super-high-density-construction that isn't just for the rich. Though I doubt those 210th story penthouses are gonna be doled out to proles, either.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/china-approves-220-story-4450-apartment-pinnacle-of-density#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16820948&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Boom http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/china-approves-220-story-4450-apartment-pinnacle-of-density?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16820948&id=comments 26 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:44 -0700 The Stranger A Review of the New Seafood Restaurant From the Owners of the Seven Matadors and Kickin' Boot Whiskey Kitchen* http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/a-review-of-the-new-seafood-restaurant-from-the-owners-of-the-seven-matadors-and-kickin-boot-whiskey-kitchen http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/a-review-of-the-new-seafood-restaurant-from-the-owners-of-the-seven-matadors-and-kickin-boot-whiskey-kitchen Bethany Jean Clement <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/its-not-happening/Content?oid=16834133"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/5aef/1369349413-chow-570.jpg" alt="Manager not pictured." title="Manager not pictured." width="500" height="434" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit">Kelly O</li><li class="imageCaption">Manager not pictured.</li></ul></div></p> <p>The manager at <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/its-not-happening/Content?oid=16834133">Ballard Annex Oyster House</a> is so smooth and good-looking, it's like you're in a movie. You're the extras out to dinner at the tastefully upscale, bustling seafood restaurant. The manager—who's <strong>suavely introducing himself </strong>and asking if he can get you a drink before the waiter, who will also introduce himself, arrives—is played by The Rock, at last realizing his dream of running his own restaurant from <em>The Rundown</em>. When you say you don't know what you want to drink yet, The Rock graciously allows this—reassures you, even—and, muscularly, moves on. No explosion ever occurs...</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/its-not-happening/Content?oid=16834133">KEEP READING > > ></a></p> <p><small>*Plus Its Portland Cousin, Southland Whiskey Kitchen</small></p> Chow http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/a-review-of-the-new-seafood-restaurant-from-the-owners-of-the-seven-matadors-and-kickin-boot-whiskey-kitchen?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16857180&id=comments 0 A Review of the New Seafood Restaurant From the Owners of the Seven Matadors and Kickin' Boot Whiskey Kitchen* Manager not pictured. Kelly O Fri, 24 May 2013 11:21:27 -0700 The Stranger Pushing Rope http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/pushing-rope http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/pushing-rope Paul Constant <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/6308/1369416293-film-hangover-570.jpg" alt="The Hangover, Part III: If you squint, you can see what remains of Zach Galifianakiss self-worth and dignity." title="The Hangover, Part III: If you squint, you can see what remains of Zach Galifianakiss self-worth and dignity." width="500" height="351" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption"><em>The Hangover, Part III</em>: If you squint, you can see what remains of Zach Galifianakis's self-worth and dignity.</li></ul></div></p> <p>While it's true that <em>The Hangover, Part III</em> doesn't exactly duplicate the plot of the original <em>Hangover</em>, the way the atrocious <em>Part II</em> did, it doesn't bring anything much new to the screen, either. Doug (Justin Bartha) is kidnapped by a mob boss named Marshall (John Goodman), in order to convince the Wolfpack (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis) to chase down Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong), who has stolen millions of dollars' worth of gold bars from Marshall. It gets more implausible from there, with a series of heists and stunts and a chase scene or two, all around Tijuana and Las Vegas. I laughed out loud a couple of times—is it telling that the best jokes in the movie have to do with cocaine, I wonder?—but mostly, I just wanted it to be over.</p> <p>The problem is that it's the same humor as the other two Hangover movies, over and over again. Ken Jeong acts batshit crazy, Zach Galifianakis is inappropriate to just about everyone, and Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms get all the "can you believe this shit" lines, playing the fussy adults who have to chauffeur the hyperactive kids from one set piece to another. But they're not even given character arcs this time, unless you count bugging your eyes out and shouting "ALAN!" over and over again as a symbol of emotional growth.</p> <p>None of this would matter if there were a lot of crazy humor in <em>The Hangover, Part III</em>, but there just isn't.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/pushing-rope/Content?oid=16836667">Keep reading >></a></p> Film http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/pushing-rope?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864007&id=comments 0 Pushing Rope <em>The Hangover, Part III</em>: If you squint, you can see what remains of Zach Galifianakis's self-worth and dignity. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:20:40 -0700 The Stranger Kelly O Gets Down with the Clown http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/kelly-o-gets-down-with-the-clown http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/kelly-o-gets-down-with-the-clown Kelly O <p><em>Insane Clown Posse play El Corazon tonight and tomorrow night. Tickets are still <a href="http://www.elcorazonseattle.com/">available here</a>.</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:312px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/e543/1369417670-music-feature-570.jpg" alt="Violent J, the Duke of the Wicked, is on the left. Whoop, whoop!" title=" Violent J, the Duke of the Wicked, is on the left. Whoop, whoop!" width="300" height="211" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption"> Violent J, the Duke of the Wicked, is on the left. Whoop, whoop!</li></ul></div>Violent J is a hatchet-wielding, face-paint-wearing, wicked-clown rapper character, and one-half of supernatural hiphop-horrorcore duo Insane Clown Posse. Violent J and childhood friend Shaggy 2 Dope formed ICP in Detroit back in the early '90s and have since released 12 studio albums, 21 singles, seven EPs, and eight compilations on their own label, Psychopathic Records. The duo has earned two platinum and five gold albums (!!). They have a large underground following of dedicated and rabid fans known, of course, as Juggalos. I spoke with Violent J about fatherhood, cheap soda, religion, and boobs. He was extremely friendly, and made me miss the no-bullshit attitude of a born-and-bred Detroiter.</p> <p><strong>You're playing El Corazón May 24 and 25. Why the two ICP Seattle shows?</strong></p> <p>Well, it's a small club, and it's been YEARS. No one would book us in Seattle for many, many years. Juggalos have a bad reputation, so for a long time, the closest we could come was Portland.</p> <p><strong>I have to ask. Your songs mention it, your fans guzzle it... why Faygo?</strong></p> <p>You gotta remember, we started out way back in the early '90s, comin' off the heels of the Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. DMC rapped about Adidas, and that was kinda like <em>their</em> thing, and the Beasties, at least back on their first album, used to mention White Castle hamburgers. Those things would link you to a group back then. When we were sitting around working on our very first songs, we wanted to incorporate who we were. We always drank Faygo.</p> <p><strong>Why not Vernors? That's from Detroit.</strong></p> <p>Vernors was expensive! Faygo Cola was only 69 cents for a two-liter. We used to leave the house and walk to the store with no money, and by the time we walked through the alley to get there, we would find at least seven empty bottles on the ground—then we'd walk away with a new ice-cold two-liter of Faygo, for free.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/kelly-o-gets-down-with-the-clown/Content?oid=16834549"><u>Continue reading »</u></a></p> Music http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/24/kelly-o-gets-down-with-the-clown?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16864363&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:01:00 -0700 The Stranger Give A Fuck About Yevtushenko http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/give-a-fuck-about-yevtushenko http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/give-a-fuck-about-yevtushenko Kelly O <p><iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=3846293079/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://yevtushenko.bandcamp.com/album/do-2">Do. by YEVTUSHENKO</a></iframe></p> <p>(<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=16844509">Lo-Fi</a>) I was recently handed a sticker that said nothing more than "<a href="http://www.yevtushenkotheband.com/">Yevtushenko</a>. ROOM FULL OF FUCKS." Well, lemme tell you, because my brain is partially that of a <strong>horny 15-year-old boy</strong>, I immediately ran for a computer to find out WHERE this room could be and WHAT, in fact, was "a yevtushenko." Instead of being an exotic... well, I'm not going to TELL you what I thought (because then you would tell me my brain is fried from too many years of watching HUMP! <em>The Stranger</em>'s amateur porn fest), Seattle's Yevtushenko are a new, unsigned, female-fronted indie-rock band. They list their influences as<strong> the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Florence and the Machine</strong>, and listening to them proves this is true. They're good! You should give 'em chance or, rather, "give a fuck."</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/give-a-fuck-about-yevtushenko#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16845671&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Tonight http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/24/give-a-fuck-about-yevtushenko?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16845671&id=comments 0 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:01:00 -0700 The Stranger