Your roundup of this week’s most widely-read, shared, and discussed stories.

Fancy.
Fancy. Courtesy of BMW

• Seattle is the first North American city to take a joyride in BMW’s new car-sharing service, which is surprisingly not that expensive. Some commenters think it’s “neat”, others are unimpressed because they “already own a BMW.”

• It seems that we stoked the flames of an angry internet by telling our readers to shut up already about their thoughts on the 2016 presidential race. We’re not sorry, and you should still shut up.

• We then shared our own thoughts on the 2016 presidential race: Charles Mudede wrote about how the Panama Papers scandal—which Bernie may have predicted back in 2011—would affect the Democratic contest.

• Readers were elated to hear that racial slurs would be removed from names of Washington geographic places.

• They were less elated to hear that the FBI has been circling downtown Seattle with surveillance planes. What’s up with that?

This is an installation view of Martha Roslers If You Lived Here..., part of what was going to be a yearlong, three-part exhibition anchoring the citywide project spearheaded by The New Foundation.
This is an installation view of Martha Rosler's 'If You Lived Here...', part of what was going to be a yearlong, three-part exhibition anchoring the citywide project spearheaded by The New Foundation. COURTESY OF THE NEW FOUNDATION SEATTLE

• The sudden closure of the New Foundation art gallery in Pioneer Square begets the question: what does it mean for the future of funding for risky art?

• Seattle was expected to break weather records this past Thursday, and while break records it did not, our compilation of ways to enjoy rare warmth in the city is a good thing to bookmark for sunnier days to come.

• Looking for something to eat this weekend? What about Rainier Restaurant and BBQ? They serve a delicious whole fried catfish. Oh, and also python and alligator.

See stand-up comedian Hari Kondabolu at his $7 scratch night on Sunday.
See stand-up comedian Hari Kondabolu at his $7 scratch night on Sunday. Courtesy of Hari Kondabolu

• If you’re hungry for something cheaper, we’ve got you covered, too.

Enjoy the sun this weekend.