Irish wolfhound and its master strolling near South Lake Union.

Irish wolfhound and its master strolling near South Lake Union. Charles Mudede

What could this ever mean? A beast that’s long associated with the British aristocracy and its white American master happen to be a block away from Amazon’s headquarters, the new center of power and wealth in this city. What else can we expect to soon see here? A foxhunt charging down Denny?

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory...