SEAResults: "thestranger"
John Cole Is Mad As Hell And He's Not Going To Take It Anymore
John Cole was getting his haircut at a barbershop with a handful of old timers—all Fox News viewers—and he held his tongue while the men complained about how Obama was destroying the country, wanted to see everyone on welfare, the country is going to hell in a hand basket, etc., etc. When one of the men said, “You can’t even pray anymore. Christians get ... read more →
4 days 6 hours agoCity Hall Organizes Against Shooting Death at Hands of SPD
Part of a growing movement of city leaders, the union of Native American city employees vented concerns to Seattle Police Chief John Diaz in a letter sent last night about the shooting death of John T. Williams, a Native man who was killed by an SPD officer on Monday. \'We believe that the Native American community in Seattle deserves honest answers and ... read more →
4 days 6 hours agoToday in Charitable Jockstrap Donations
A jockstrap worn, autographed, and donated by British rugby hunk Ben Cohen earned $460 at an auction benefitting a British gay men's health charity. That is all. Thank you for giving me a reason to post another Ben Cohen picture, Towleroad. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 6 hours agoHari Kondabolu vs. Marc Maron
Hari Kondabolu recently wrote a sweet, thoughtful little rumination about the jittery early days of his comedy career, and the weirdness of becoming a peer to his mentors. He closes with a series of texts he exchanged with Marc Maron, after Maron mentioned on his podcast that Hari does \''an Indian version' of him, which he finds 'flattering.'\' It's funny: ... read more →
4 days 6 hours agoMan Ordered to Return Judge's Dirty Pics, Canadian Paper Manages To Track Down Non-Imbecile For Comment
This sounds about right: Two days after shocking Manitoba’s legal world with claims that he was pressured to have kinky sex with a lawyer-turned-judge, Alexander Chapman was hit with a court order forcing him to return explicit photographs of the jurist. Chapman also found himself on the receiving end of a counter-lawsuit, alleging he violated privacy laws ... read more →
4 days 7 hours agoOn Comic Books and Copyright
Comic book writer (and Boom! Comics editor-in-chief) Mark Waid gave a great keynote speech at this year's Harvey Awards. It was about copyright and comics and the internet. Of course, a few people immediately accused Waid of promoting piracy and idea theft. Waid posted his entire speech here, and I think it's a great, thoughtful take on copyright... culture ... read more →
4 days 7 hours agoThis Is Our Tooth
\'This has been on the ground at the 1st and Republican bus stop on Queen Anne since Wednesday,\' writes Slog tipper Lilzillla. \'What is its deal? Hobo fight that somehow didn't splatter blood everywhere? Crazy person's keepsake that fell out of their pocket? Teenager who got his wisdom teeth out and thought he'd gross out strangers? Art project? We may ... read more →
4 days 7 hours agoOverheard in the Office
\'Anarchists give great head.\' [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 7 hours agoPreviews of Every Single Thing Happening at Bumbershoot on One Really Long Page
Just what it sounds like. Read gems like these: BOAT (Mon, 2 pm, EMP) Now these guys are fun. They aren't reinventing rock music, but they are totally your guys if you don't care about the reinvention of rock music. They'd rather spend time making giant cardboard Diet Cokes in their garage to wave around onstage and writing songs that require D. Crane's ... read more →
4 days 7 hours agoChow Bio: Thoa Nguyen of Wabi Sabi Sushi Bar & Restaurant
The owner of Wabi Sabi (and Chinoise and Thoa's) holds forth on wanderlust, Spam, and the only vegetable she refuses to eat here. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 8 hours agoTrent Moorman Found Alive on Mainland United States
Read all about his harrowing journey to Guam and back. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 8 hours agoNative American Leaders Deliver Demands to SPD After Shooting Death of Carver
Jenine Grey speaking this morning. Roughly 20 Native American and civil rights leaders from around the region assembled this morning to demand major changes in training and protocol at the Seattle Police Department. Their demands are a response to the August 31 death of John T. Williams, a Native American wood carver shot by an officer while holding his ... read more →
4 days 8 hours agoFriday in Iran
It's Al Quds Day—a day of support for Palestine—and AJ is not happy about the latest Israel/Palestine peace talks, saying the only path for the Palestinians is \'resistance.\' People cheered. But people always cheer for AJ. He pays them to. And, for a sideshow, please enjoy a moment midway through this interview that seems like a bit from the Daily Show. ... read more →
4 days 8 hours agoAnarchists on Broadway and Pine
Protesting the death of John T. Williams... Flyers after the jump... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 8 hours agoShine Your Shoes and Get a Haircut
Not yet, but soon: Vito's reopens on Thursday, September 16, and the Genius Awards (with Shabazz Palaces) are the very next night (tickets here). Sweet. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 9 hours agoHuman Rights Commission Says It Has "Serious Concern Regarding the Fatal Shooting of John T. Williams"
The Seattle Human Rights Commission expressed grave concern about a police officer fatally shooting John T. Williams on Monday, saying in a letter this morning to Police Chief John Diaz, \'Regardless of his economic, physical, or emotional condition, it is a tragedy that John Williams’ life ended in such a violent manner.\' (The full letter is after the ... read more →
4 days 9 hours agoSL Letter of the Day: You're Tired Of Porn Fights?
Ever since discovering two years ago that I look at porn—I'm a guy, shocker, I know—my girlfriend and I have gotten in numerous arguments over the subject. I seldom use porn, maybe once a week when she is not around. My GF and I usually have sex once a day, and I always make sure that she is satisfied. Porn has never gotten in the way of our sex lives, and I ... read more →
4 days 9 hours agoChinese Women: Still Leading the World in Animal and Robot Mimicry
Meet Miss China, a candidate for the Miss Universe pageant, whose talents include dating advice, gift giving, and wildly adorable impersonations of cows, rocket launches, and... robots? [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 10 hours agoUnion Accepts Contract That Evaluates Teachers Based on Student Test Scores, But Votes No Confidence in Superintendent
The Seattle teachers' union voted Thursday to approve a three-year contract following a much publicized and contentious negotiation process that threatened to delay the start of the new school year next week. At issue was whether student test scores had a bearing on teacher pay, evaluation, and termination. In the end, the union compromised and accepted ... read more →
4 days 10 hours agoToday The Stranger Suggests
Film 'Cairo Time' I will say it again: One of the best films you will see this year is Cairo Time. Directed by Arab-Canadian Ruba Nadda, the movie is about an American woman who visits Cairo, meets an Arab man, and falls in love with the city. And the man falls in love with the dreamy way she falls in love with the city that he loves. Very early ... read more →
4 days 10 hours agoWhat Are They Doing At St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral?
Whatever they're doing in there, says \'thoughtful conservative\' Hans Zeiger, it's \'hardly Christian.\' That goes for the people who worship at St. Mark's too. More at HA. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 10 hours agoRat of the Day
Awww—he was just hungry! See the photo here. (NSF people-who-don't-want-to-look-at-slimy-dead-rats-\'entombed-during-tinning.\' How is it that the British can make even this sound elegiac?) [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 10 hours agoReading Tonight: The Unknown Rocker
University Book Store hosts Dave Mustaine tonight. Mustaine, who was apparently in some kind of rock band or something, will sign copies of his book Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir. Has anybody heard of this guy? Pilot Books hosts what looks like a lovely group reading tonight. Alexis Wolf, Craven Rock, and Joshua James are three zine-makers. Wolf is the ... read more →
4 days 11 hours ago"Rap Against Rape"
For all those still unsure about the morality of rape and/or awesomeness of rap, here's some conclusive evidence from the 1990s. Thank you, Best Week Ever. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 11 hours agoJust in Time For Your '90s Redux Weekend: Pitchfork's Top 20 Tracks of the 1990s
This weekend, at Bumbershoot and outside its gates, you've got Weezer, Hole, and Pavement. And now you've got Pitchfork's Top 20 Tracks of the 1990s to get you all riled up/in the mood. No surprise who came in at #1. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 12 hours agoAnonymous Potiquette
Submitted last night to I, Anonymous: To all the stoners out there that give dealers like me paranoia: Please read and follow the following (its only common sense): 1) No texting blatantly explicit text messages. Use a metaphor if necessary. This can be fun, get creative if you need to, but don’t be stupid or overly obvious. Even a simple “Can we hang out?” ... read more →
4 days 12 hours agoDrama at the Chilean Mine
It's going to be a long four months:One of the trapped Chilean miners is going to have some explaining to do after his wife ran into his mistress at the mine's entrance. Britain's Sun newspaper reports the wife of Yonni Barrios was stunned and upset to find his girlfriend also conducting a vigil for him. How I love this big story and all of its micro ... read more →
4 days 12 hours agoIf God's Floods Don't Kill You...
Human terror will...A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing up to 43 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flood crisis. Pakistan, the country that only knows how to suffer. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more →
4 days 13 hours agoIn Case You Missed It: Hans Zeiger's Short List of Terrorist Organizations That Are Threatening America
The National Education Association, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network, NARAL, Planned Parenthood, Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The News Tribune calls Zeiger a \'thoughtful conservative.\' Goldy calls Zeiger out—along with the New Tribune, the Bellingham Herald, and the Seattle Times. It's required reading. [ Subscribe ... read more →
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