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

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The sleeve of Prince's second album Prince.

• The legendary musician Prince passed away last Thursday, sending huge waves of sadness through the Stranger office and, you know, the entire world. TMZ reported that the singer may have overdosed on painkillers. We all mourn in different ways. For those who want to reminisce about his greatness, here’s your reading list of the best writing out there about Prince's life and death. For the rest of us, let’s belt out his best songs at a karaoke night soon.

• In an unfortunate coincidence, local musician and co-founder of Negativland, Richard Lyons, also passed away on the same day, at age 57. RIPs all around.

• Some fans of the formerly defunct coffeeshop Bauhaus celebrated its reopening last week. However, some former employees are speaking out against former owner Joel Radin.

• In a win against transphobic bathroom hysteria nationwide, a federal court ruled that Title IX protects trans students in bathrooms. Even Donald Trump gets it. Ted Cruz, however, does not. One commenter remarked that Cruz's face was one that "only a blind mother could love." Their words, not ours!

No one can reach the penis.
No one can reach the penis. Alex Garland

• There's a new naked statue in Seattle, and it has an identical twin in NYC. Except New Yorkers can polish their statue's penis, and Seattle's penis is out of reach. Is that unfair? Should we petition for it to be at a polishable level? One commenter writes: "We're Seattle, we're innovators, let's make it happen."

• An update on the case of Angel Padilla, an immigrant who is fighting both cancer and deportation. A judge ruled that he was eligible for release from detention—only if his family could raise a $15,000 bond, which they are fundraising for. It’s a saddening case that exemplifies all that is wrong with the immigration system.

• The world celebrated the announcement that Harriet Tubman would be replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Except Ben Carson. Charles Mudede pointed out the significance of her placement: With the poor more likely to use cash in payment transactions, and one in four black Americans living in poverty, a black American is a fitting face of cash money.

Cherry blossoms are always beautiful—rain or shine.
Cherry blossoms are always beautiful—rain or shine.Cherry blossoms/Shutterstock

• There won’t be much sunshine this weekend, but there will still be plenty cheap and easy things to do, including a Japanese Culture Festival featuring the always beautiful cherry blossom trees. Alternatively, take shelter a movie theater, enjoying the time off with one or more of our critics’ picks.

Enjoy the rain this weekend.