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Geographic Apostrophe Death
The Wall Street Journal has an article about the lack of apostrophes in US place names titled "Theres a Question Mark Hanging Over the Apostrophes Future." (Reading this makes me apoplectic.) The U.S., in fact, is the only country with an apostrophe-eradication policy. Show More Summary
It's Spring! Who's Ready for Street Harassment?
I was walking to work this morning up Pike Street, daydreaming about hot coffee and fresh peaches and sun and mole cancer. I see a man coming in the opposite direction, so I automatically scoot over to my side of the sidewalk and then, just as we're passing each other, I hear him whisper: "Nice tits." And I froze. Show More Summary
Bigot Florist Files Countersuit
She's suing the state. Here's the Tri-City Herald with details: A florist facing lawsuits from the Washington attorney general and the American Civil Liberties Union for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding has filed her...Show More Summary
The Passion of Saint Genet Has Begun
And it has already included cops at dawn, with rifles drawn, trying to stop one of the performances.
bk Ryan Mitchell, two hours ago.
bk Blood and wine.
Quick primer: Starting tonight, Saint Genet will be performing its Paradisiacal Rites at On the Boards. Show More Summary
Stephen King's Son, a Novel Written by a Troll, and the History of a Hurtful Book
Tonight: If you're not going to see Kay Ryan tonight, you have a few other attractive readings options. First, Gary Greenberg is at Town Hall reading from The Book of Woe: The Making of DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry, which is a look at a book that has done a whole lot of damage to a whole lot of people in the last century. Show More Summary
Black Market Elimination Fail: Draft Pot Rules Call for Ban on Hash and Hash Oil
I just puffed my last bit of hash oil, which is, coincidentally, a supply I won't be able to replenish at a legal pot store if the Washington State Liquor Control Board has its way. This morning the liquor board posted these draft rules for implementing Initiative 502, the cannabis legalization initiative passed by voters last fall. Show More Summary
Other Stuff by Dre
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Neighborhod News: Don't Pick Up Dogs with Your Mouth and Toss Them Aside
Posted by news intern Ansel Herz Dog Attack Allegedly Leads to Stabbing in Cal Anderson Park: We've written about this Dan Savage-free incident on Slog. Now CHS Seattle has more from Nick Siemon, the homeless stabbing victim who explains...Show More Summary
The Birth of Partying
Electric Literature's blog The Outlet brings this to our attention: “Using ‘wicked’ as a term of approval” was first recorded in Fitzgerald’s 1920 novel This Side of Paradise, said Churchwell. And the act of partying (as a verb) was first used by E. Show More Summary
More Than 2,700 American Soldiers Have Killed Themselves Since 2001
That's not counting veterans and it's not counting "National Guard and reserve troops who were not on active duty when they committed suicide," according to this haunting piece of reporting in today's New York Times, entitled "Baffling Rise in Suicides Plagues U.S. Show More Summary
Fox News Loathes Failure, Unless That Failure Turns Out to Be a Success
Watch Tesla go from a Stimulus boondoggle to a thrilling private sector success on Fox News in just over two minutes: [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Obama Has "No Apologies" for Spying on Reporters
Because the president can seize stuff from news outlets when he's investigating a crime: Asked to address the controversial seizure of phone logs from Associated Press journalists by the Department of Justice, President Barack ObamaShow More Summary
Boehner's Daughter Marries a Rastman
As the world turns:The daughter of Republican House Speaker John Boehner got married on Friday in Delray Beach, Fla. Lindsay Boehner, 35, and 38-year-old Dominic Lakhan wed Friday evening in Delray Beach, Fla. He has long dreadlocks....Show More Summary
MIRROR's Other Face
Ginny Ruffner's painted glass sculpture of a water cycle on display inside Traver Gallery, with the rainy bars of Doug Aitken's video installation MIRROR running on the northern facade of Seattle Art Museum across the street.
I've been...Show More Summary
US Military Grants Itself the Power to Police American Streets and "Quell" "Civil Disturbances"
The Long Island Press has noticed that the US military has quietly given itself the power to police Americans and "quell... civil disturbances," which they do not define. The lines blurred even further Monday as a new dynamic was introduced to the militarization of domestic law enforcement. Show More Summary
Worn Out: Liberace Extravaganza!
The performer Liberace's life is a cascading story of fame and riches and fantasies, utterly bought into. Sure, there were smack-talkers along the way, such as William Connor, writing under the byline Cassandra for London's Daily Mirror,...Show More Summary
On a Wall in Pioneer Square
AM That is a detail of this poster: AM Which is a Smurfized, gender-neutral version of this brilliant list of rape-prevention tips. And to the left of this poster... A lovely raccoon by Baso Fibonacci. AM [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Bea Arthur Nude
All I can say is that Bea Arthur deserved better. (h/t Todd) [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Red Room Studio's Matt Bayles Talks Shop
PHILIP JAMIESON MATT BAYLES: Seven years ago, he left Minus the Bear to focus on making records. Matt Bayles is a Seattle-based producer/engineer/mixer (and founding member of the band Minus the Bear) who owns and runs the beloved Red Room recording studio. Show More Summary
