It's your friendly breakdown of stories that appeared in the latest edition of The Stranger (April 5-11), plus a look at the most-read content on the Slog and Stranger website. Let's dive in, shall we?
In features, Heidi Groover reported on a group of Bellevue-based libertarian lawyers who work for a branch of the Pacific Legal Foundation, hate big government, love landlords, and are currently fighting Seattle's progressive housing laws. Alissa Greenberg talked about racism, Trump, the current political climate, and more with Robin DiAngelo, a Seattleite who teaches classes on social justice at the University of Washington's School of Social Work, travels around the state giving diversity workshops, and coined the term "White Fragility."
In news, Heidi looked at a new candidate from the left ready to take on Mayor Ed Murray: Nikkita Oliver, who's launching a campaign on the new "Peoples Party" platform.
In weed, Lester Black examined how Washington State led the legal weed charge and is now schooling the world on how to regulate weed.
Open City found Ana Sofia Knauf taking a self-defense class from Fighting Chance Seattle, the dojo that taught the Golden Gardens jogger how to fight off her attacker. We also have a new "Your Wrong About That" column by the ever dark and acerbically witty Francine Colman-Gutierrez (it's the "Keep Hope Alive" edition). And in I, Anonymous, this week's unidentified commentator asserted, "White People, Stop Asking Me to Pay for Your Party.'
In theater, Christopher Frizzelle delivered the dish on the nail-biting moments of new Cirque du Soleil show, Luzia (which runs at Marymoore Park through May 21), while Rich Smith chatted with David Byrne about the disco musical he wrote with Fatboy Slim concerning a Filipino dictator, Here Lies Love, which is staged at Seattle Repertory Theatre through June 4.
For film, Daudi Abe watched Dave Chappelle's new two-part Netflix special, and wondered if his humor was from a time before Black Lives Matter. Ahamefule J. Oluo discussed the new documentary I Called Him Morgan, about underknown jazz trumpet genius Lee Morgan. More film reviews include Ned Lannamann's assessment of filmmaker Joe Swanberg's more conventional turn in Win It All and Andrew Wright's look at partially crowd-sourced horror film The Void.
In this week's music lead, Dave Segal shined a light on a guitar-slinging busker who regularly haunts Sound Transit mezzanines: Patrick Neill Gundran. There's also a piece by Sean Nelson that compiled nine songs defining the majesty of Radiohead by staffers and freelancers who dig the band (which played KeyArena this past Saturday night), and Ciara Dolan's conversation with Mitski, indie rock’s current favorite bard who played in Seattle this past Saturday, too.
In Food & Drink, Tobias Coughlin-Bogue gave the lowdown on The Sovereign, a hip and classy restaurant operating out of Pioneer Square's underground and serving novel yet comforting snacky delights ranging from deviled eggs to cheesy baguettes.
Jessica Fu introduced local film fiend and longtime Scarecrow Video staffer Matt Lynch as a Person of Interest.
And of course, there were the latest editions of Free Will Astrology, and Dan Savage's reader-favorite sex advice column, Savage Love.
MOST READ ON SLOG, APRIL 3-9
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3) Is Dave Chappelle's Humor From a Time Before Black Lives Matter?
4) I, Anonymous: White People, Stop Asking Me to Pay for Your Party
6) So What the Fuck Happens Now with Mayor Ed Murray?
8) The Kendall Jenner Pepsi Commercial is Totally Despicable and Also Kind of Accurate
