It’s the first weekend without Trump stinkin’ up the White House, but the pandemic rages on. If you’re out of ideas for ways to stay entertained in these activity-restricted times, read on for our latest batch of suggestions, from hitting the Nordic trails at Snoqualmie Pass to going on a scavenger hunt to help save Alki’s historic Stone Cottage, and from places to go for National Pie Day (like Hood Famous) to restaurants newly opened for open-air dining (like Pho Bac Súp Shop). For even more options, read our guides to the best online events this week and the best movies to watch this week.
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Stack up a post-inauguration reading list. The sighs of relief are palpable now that Trump is no longer the president, but the vastly improved Biden-Harris administration is no reason to let individual social justice work fall to the wayside—especially after witnessing the impact of such work over these chaotic past four years. In addition to keeping up with the events on our activism & social justice (FKA resistance & solidarity) calendar, start by educating yourself about the policy reform Biden has planned for his first 100 days in office with books that address everything from the ongoing pandemic to immigration to climate change. Portland’s Powell’s Books has put together a reading list that includes Evan Osnos’s biography Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now, Anthony P. Carnevale’s The Merit Myth (which argues for top-to-bottom public education reform), Jason Stanley’s How Fascism Works, Zach Norris’s We Keep Us Safe (which deals with criminal justice reform), Michael E. Mann’s The New Climate War, and other essential tomes. For more options, be sure to tune in to Third Place Books’ Social Justice Syllabus Book Club, which meets virtually on the last Sunday of each month to discuss books dealing with topics from immigration to the patriarchy. Next week’s book is Asim Jabari’s Stop and Frisk: American Poems.
