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It's your friendly weekly digest of stories that appeared in The Stranger this past week, and a breakdown of most-read posts on Slog. Read on...

At the forefront of all things significant in Seattle news, there's those allegations of child sex abuse rising up against Mayor Ed Murray, who is not only staying in office but has vowed to keep running for reelection. Heidi Groover looked at what the alleged victims say, what the Mayor and his team say, what the rest of City Hall says, what we know about the lawyers repping his accuser, and what happens next. Eli Sanders wrote an accompanying piece as well, which looks at potential challengers to Murray in the upcoming mayoral race.

In News, Ana Sofia investigated the reason for the demise of Siren, the feminist dating app that was recently forced to shut down, while Sydney Brownstone reported on Jose Robles, a Tacoma dad whose suspended license could cause him to be deported by way of the Trump Administration's current immigration policies.

In Open City, Chase Burns discussed how American Apparel helped him realize he was gay as spurred by the store's imminent (and permanent) close. We also have a (tongue-in-cheeky) Declaration of Seattle Principles for New Out-of-Town Hires and a spanking new edition of I, Anonymous.

Weed found David Schmader getting high via Skype with a Moroccan college student who "lives in the closet" in regards to her marijuana use, her feminism, and her pansexuality, all qualities that her country finds intolerable.

In film, Marc Mohan had an enlightening chat with Colossal Director Nacho Vigalondo; Charles Mudede examined two documentaries on the death of the public spirit in architecture and public planning, which screened at the ByDesign Festival this past weekend; Elinor Jones heaped praise on Gifted, a film about a young girl with math chops and the people orbiting her world (including Chris Evans and Jenny Slate, who play her uncle and teacher, respectively); and Erik Henriksen took positive aim at The Fate of the Furious, insisting, "If you’re one of those joyless fucks who still thinks they’re too good for the Fast and Furious movies, you are only hurting yourself."

In Music, Sean Nelson talked to Carl Newman about his band, the New Pornographers (which played Moore Theatre on April 15), and their latest album, Whiteout Conditions; while Dave Segal hipped us to why we should give a fuck about Giorgio Moroder, an Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and producer who lands at Neptune Theater this Sat, April 22.

In Theater, Rich Smith sheds some light on Wellesley Girl, a post-apocalyptic play set 448 years in the future, where everyone (all 435 people left in humanity) is a member of Congress. It runs at 18th & Union through April 29.

In Books, Rich chatted with science writer Jennifer Ackerman about The Genius of Birds, her new work that focuses on the misunderstood avian brain. He also nabbed an exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming book, Ghosts of Seattle Past by Elmer Dixon, as told to Anisa Jackson.

In this week's Chow, Michael Rietmulder hit up various bars around Seattle to find out more about yuzu, the Asian "superfruit" bartenders are currently in love with.

And I profiled this week's Person of Interest: Lisa Geertsen, a Seattle blacksmith who channels her creativity using metal and fire.

Of course, there's also Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology (for the week of April 12), and Dan Savage's reader preferred sex and love column, Savage Love.

MOST READ POSTS ON SLOG, APRIL 10-16.

1) Horrifying News out of Chechnya: "World's First Concentration Camp for Homosexuals Since Hitler's in the 1930s"

2) Savage Love Letter of the Day: Horny Feminist Seeks Porn That Won't Destroy Her Faith in Humanity

3) Local EPA Staffer Sends Scorching Resignation Letter to Trump-Appointee Scott Pruitt

4) The United Airlines Incident (and Delta's Ongoing Cancellations) Reflect How Much Plane Travel Is Sucking Right Now

5) Guest Editorial: The Motivation Is Political

6) Guest Editorial: The Motivation Doesn’t Matter. It’s Time to Step Down.

7) "I'm Not Lying": One of Mayor Murray's Alleged Victims Tells His Story

8) Police Reports Illustrated: Two Men Want Tattoos

9) Seattle Times Editorial Board to Ed Murray: Drop Out Before Nikkita Oliver Ends Up Mayor

10) The Morning News: Uncle Ike's Owner Appears to Be Insensitive to the Racial History of the CD, What's Worse than Finding Bits of Rat in Your Salad?

11) Beverly Cleary Turns 101 Years Old Today

12) Radiohead Was So Goddamn Good on Saturday Night That Life Briefly Seemed Tolerable Again