“Moxie Parade, Emoji of the Future” cover by Ellen Forney with Jacob Fennell. Art prints of the above image available at ellenforney.com. Profits to be donated to badass women’s nonprofits.
“Moxie Parade, Emoji of the Future” cover by Ellen Forney with Jacob Fennell. Art prints of the above image available at ellenforney.com. Profits to be donated to badass women’s nonprofits.

It's your friendly weekly digest that breaks down the stories that ran in the paper this week (the issue of March 8-15), in case you missed anything, plus a look at the most-read stories on the Slog last week.

Amber Cortes had an amusing (and rather adorable) text conversation with cartoonist/graphic artist/educator Ellen Forney, who's behind this week's International Women's Day-inspired cover illustration featuring her menstruation-friendly Shticker emojis. Amber also interviewed this week's Person of Interest, Renee Jarreau Greene, a DJ who doubles as a community organizer.

Katie Herzog wrote about her experiences in microdosing in this week's feature, exploring the new trend of taking small amounts of psychedelics to decrease depression, anxiety, and chronic pain by undergoing a personal experiment—and not without a mis-dose along the way.

In a Weed and News mash-up, Lester Black examined Trump's impending war on drugs, and how it has affected Washing State's efforts to clean up the messy history left behind from our old cannabis laws.

Open City included a news transmission from a possible future, 'Future News, Dateline 2047: Whatever Happened to Milo Yiannopoulos?,' along with an essay from Sophia Lee about what it means to be a trans woman on International Women's Day, and a pooch-centric edition of the ever-beloved I, Anonymous.

In Film, we have Suzette Smith's comic-style rendering of the inspiration behind director Jordan Vogt-Roberts's Kong: Skull Island, which opened last weekend. (There's also Kathy Fennessy's review of Happy Hour, a five-hour Japanese flick about four female friends at a crossroad in their lives, but it's not longer showing in Seattle.)

In music, we have stories about Helado Negro (who played Seattle last Thursday), Bob James (who played Seattle Thurs-Sun this past weekend), and Amber Cortes' survey of two separate grunge tours taking tourists (and curious locals) to historic music locations around town right now.

Rich Smith explored the 'Indescribably Weird and Wonderful World of Mount Analogue,' a small press operating out of Seattle; he also reviewed Bright Half Life—a 12th Avenue Arts production that explores nonlinear time and the complexities of interracial lesbian love—but it's final run happened this past weekend.

In Chow, Naomi Tomky introduced Edmonds-area Korean joint Stars in the Sky, which serves up a quality menu of eats (including some shouldn't-be-so-damn-delicious fried chicken) in its private karaoke rooms.

And of course, there's Free Will Astrology (for the week of March 8), and the new edition of Dan Savage's wildly popular weekly advice column, Savage Love.

MOST READ ON SLOG, MARCH 6-12

1) This Amazing Sign Just Appeared on the Fence Surrounding the Capitol Hill Light Rail Station.

2) Seattle Hiphop Pioneer Jonathan Moore Dies at 47

3) Savage Love Letter of the Day: Should I Warn My Mom's New Girlfriend About My Mom?

4) Tomorrow Is International Women's Day. Here's What's Happening and Why It's Controversial.

5) Would Someone Please Explain to Paul Ryan How This "Insurance" Stuff Works?