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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. editor@thestranger.com (The Stranger Editor) webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Best of Slog: A Week of Poor People, Bigots, and Failed Candidates http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/18/the-best-of-slog-a-week-of-poor-people-bigots-and-failed-candidates http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/18/the-best-of-slog-a-week-of-poor-people-bigots-and-failed-candidates Paul Constant <p><strong>It Is Better to Barely Try and to Give Up Than to Never Run at All: </strong>Tim Burgess<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/17/tim-burgess-drops-out"> is out of the mayor's race</a>, and Goldy <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/17/in-which-i-dont-declare-my-candidacy-for-seattle-city-council">isn't running for city council</a>.</p> <p><strong>President Obama Did Something Awful</strong>: And Ansel Herz says that <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/this-is-what-you-get-liberals-obamas-surveillance-scandal">this is what you get</a>, liberals.</p> <p><strong>In Need of a Bus Pass</strong>: Seattle <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/13/hey-seattle-bus-riders-your-commute-could-be-at-risk">came out strong</a> for their <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/bus-service-shouldnt-be-optionalit-should-be-a-right">bus service</a>.</p> <p><strong>No Tall Men for You</strong>: Sonics fans <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/14/eat-pray-love-the-sonics">showed their support for our sports team</a>, but were <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/fucking-nba-rejects-kings-move-to-seattle">disappointed yet again</a>.</p> <p><strong>In Which the <em>Seattle Times</em> Pretends to Care About Poor People</strong>: <em>The Seattle Times</em> wants <em>The Stranger </em>to stop picking on <em>The Seattle Times</em>, so they Googled how many times <em>The Stranger</em> mentioned <em>The Seattle Times</em> this year. That turned out to be <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/14/quick-everyone-insert-the-word-homeless-into-whatever-youre-writing">a genius plan</a>. On <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/if-the-seattle-times-can-afford-7-editorial-board-members-surely-it-can-afford-an-ombudsman">multiple levels</a>.</p> <p><strong>It's Spring</strong>: Which means it's time to <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/16/its-spring-whos-ready-for-street-harassment">talk about street harassment</a>.</p> <p><strong>Where in the Bible Does God Talk About Cakes?</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/it-doesnt-matter-if-youre-black-or-gay-it-doesnt-matter-if-youre-at-a-lunch-counter-or-a-bakery">Dominic explains again</a> why it's discrimination if you refuse to bake a cake for a couple just because they're gay. Plus, the bigot florist <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/16/bigot-florist-files-countersuit">strikes back</a>.</p> <p><strong>This Old House</strong>: In which an Occupy offshoot tries to <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/occupy-offshoot-blockades-home-to-save-south-park-man-from-eviction">save a man from eviction</a>.</p> <p><strong>This Headline Would Mean Something Completely Different on a Tech Blog</strong>: "<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/14/michael-pollan-is-the-steve-jobs-of-food">Michael Pollan Is the Steve Jobs of Food</a>"</p> <p><strong>Once Every Five Years Or So, Slog Actually Teaches You Something</strong>: Here, use the afternoon to memorize the capitols of all fifty states:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="375" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sNUDDaEOvuY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/18/the-best-of-slog-a-week-of-poor-people-bigots-and-failed-candidates#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16795846&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/18/the-best-of-slog-a-week-of-poor-people-bigots-and-failed-candidates?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16795846&id=comments 23 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:05:46 -0700 The Stranger From the Mailbag... http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/17/from-the-mailbag http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/17/from-the-mailbag Brendan Kiley <p>Sometimes, I curse the fact that I am on the email list of 6 bazillion publicists who want to tell me about every comedian coming through Wenatchee, every phony "IT solution" for my "business," and every press conference about who farted at the county parks department meeting last week.</p> <p>But then I'll get something like this, which helps me remember what a weird and many-splendored world we live in. From the US Attorney's office:</p> <blockquote><p>A 25 year-old Vancouver, Washington man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to conspiracy to traffick in counterfeit goods, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. VY, was arrested April 2, 2013 after being indicted by a grand jury in Seattle. In his plea agreement Y admits that between June 2011 and June 2012, <strong>he sold more than 900 counterfeit vehicle airbags he had purchased from a source in China.</strong> Under the terms of the plea agreement both sides will recommend a sentence of ten months in prison, but U.S. District Ronald B. Leighton is free to impose any sentence up to the ten year maximum allowed by law. Sentencing is scheduled for August 23, 2013.</p> <p>According to the statement of facts in the plea agreement, Y operated a business, Vital Auto Parts and Sales, out of his Vancouver home. He allegedly imported counterfeit Honda, Subaru and Toyota airbags from sources in China and elsewhere, and sold them over the internet representing them as the genuine product. Y <strong>sold at least 964 of the counterfeit airbags via eBay with a sales total of $137,243.</strong> Y sold individual Honda airbags for an asking price of $110. Investigators believe that many of the airbags are sold to independent garages who install them in vehicles believing they have purchased a genuine airbag. Y has agreed to pay restitution of $137,243 to Honda Motors Corporation and Toyota Motors Corporation.</p></blockquote> <p>Also, there's this sweet story about <a href="http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNMk56a3hOams0TlE9PQ==§ionid=TURRd01BPT0=">a Thai monk who is believed to have been reincarnated as a bird</a> after a little yellow feathered friend flew into the room during his funeral:</p> <blockquote><p>After the service, Mr. Anusorn said, the bird flew into the chapel and flew around in circles 2-3 times, then rested on the wall and the top tiers of the Buddha statue, scanning the attendees of the funeral service with its black eyes.</p></blockquote> <p>What a wonderful world.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/17/from-the-mailbag#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16792289&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/17/from-the-mailbag?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16792289&id=comments 7 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:42:32 -0700 The Stranger A Critical Overview of The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger Harry Knowles, Film Critic, Ain’t It Cool News <p><small><em>We're observing <strong>Slog silence from now until 11 a.m.</strong> while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/IssueArchives?oid=16764818"> entire paper's worth</a> of stuff for you! Here's what Harry Knowles has to say.</em></em><br /></small><br /><a href="http://www.thestranger.com"><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:412px; background-color:transparent; border:none;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/d66c/1368580767-cover-400.jpg" alt="cover-400.jpg" title="" width="400" height="553" /></div></a></p> <p>Ask any of my director friends... Guillermo, Brett, Quentin... and they'll tell you I love movies. I was born during a showing of <em>Yojimbo</em>, and my dad chewed through the umbilical cord, set me on his lap, and made me watch the rest of the film. Let me tell you, I was hooked... since then, I've celebrated all the greatest films of our time, nay, of all time... the Matthew Broderick <em>Godzilla</em>, <em>Green Lantern</em>, <em>Tron Legacy</em>... on my site, Ain't It Cool News. In case I haven't made myself clear, let me just say, I'm kind of a big deal.</p> <p>So why hasn't SIFF brought me up to Seattle to celebrate their film festival? Especially when I've already seen the opening-night film, Joss Whedon's <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em>, and it's practically made for me? Guest of Honor Harry Knowles could put some butts in the seats, and I even headline my own film festival down here in Austin, so I know how it's done. But I'm not mad... like Uncle Ben told Peter Parker, people don't always appreciate your talents... that's why you've gotta wow them. Peter Parker's got sticky palms. I love movies. So here's a review, for free.</p> <blockquote><p><b>Much Ado About Nothing</b><br />USA (109 min)<br />Dir. Joss Whedon</p> <p>Why should you give two shits about this film? Well, it is based on a series of books by William Shakespeare that has huge fans. Benedick is essentially the most badass Romantic Comedy Lead that there ever was. He found problems. That life is in the rearview, and now he wanders the earth like Kane from <em>Kung Fu</em> having sexy adventures. Now, there's no Eastern philosophy. Benedick is a bit more like John Rambo... except a whole lot more romantic. Shakespeare's dialogue for Benedick is so choice. In fact, if you watch Alexis Denisof's Benedick... hilarious & self-important describe his actions, dialogue, and line of thought. He keeps things explosive, even if they're barbs of the verbal side. Benedick is an old-school man with internally created way of life. He's a man like the Outlaw Josey Wales. Now I know, I've brought up <em>The Outlaw Josey Wales</em>, so I assume you have to want to know, what's better? Well, <em>The Outlaw Josey Wales</em>. Duh. By miles, because that's my favorite Eastwood western. Love it. But this film is called <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em> and after you see it, you'll know the name and what it stands for.</p></blockquote> <p>So I'm not in <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/IssueArchives?oid=16764818"><em>The Stranger</em>'s SIFF Guide</a>, either. It's not very good, but at least it's got <a href="http://thestranger.com/siff">every SIFF movie</a> in it, I guess... but I don't know, where's the enthusiasm? The way you should write about SIFF is like imagine SIFF is the tongue, mouth, fingers, and lips of a lover. The audience is the clit. SIFF goes down on the audience... watching the audience begin to squirm, then he takes the audience's clit in his mouth and just licks it like crazy. Damn, SIFF respects the clit!</p> <p>See what you missed? This is what I could bring to SIFF. Oh, well... maybe next year, Seattle...</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16767154&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/15/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16767154&id=comments 9 A Critical Overview of <em>The Stranger</em> Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700 The Stranger Meanwhile, in Downtown Everett http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/12/meanwhile-in-downtown-everett http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/12/meanwhile-in-downtown-everett Bethany Jean Clement <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/76a5/1368379500-2013-05-10_09-42-29_812.jpg" alt="2013-05-10_09-42-29_812.jpg" title="" width="500" height="282" /></div></p> <p><small>Thanks, Jeffrey!</small></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/12/meanwhile-in-downtown-everett#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16744861&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/12/meanwhile-in-downtown-everett?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16744861&id=comments 14 In Downtown Everett Sun, 12 May 2013 10:26:54 -0700 The Stranger The Best of Slog: A Week of Geniuses, Drunkenness, and Awful Fast Food Jobs http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/11/the-best-of-slog-a-week-of-geniuses-drunkenness-and-awful-fast-food-jobs http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/11/the-best-of-slog-a-week-of-geniuses-drunkenness-and-awful-fast-food-jobs Paul Constant <p><strong>It's Genius Season</strong>: Meet <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/the-2013-genius-awards-finalists-get-their-cake">all the big brains </a>who were shortlisted for Genius Awards this year. Now <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/genius-on-kuow">listen to a conversation </a>about Genius.</p> <p><strong>Cashed</strong>: A local credit union <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/07/verity-credit-union-cancels-pot-bank-accounts">cancels all the pot-related bank accounts it opened</a>.</p> <p><strong>A Shitty Week for Seattle Media</strong>: <em>Seattle Weekly</em> <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/seattle-weekly-eliminates-restaurant-critic-position">eliminates a restaurant critic position</a>, <em>Seattle Times</em> forces its reporters to<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/seattle-times-tries-charging-its-reporters-to-access-their-own-website"> pay for access</a> to their own website, and <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/10/seattle-loses-another-local-publication-that-you-may-have-never-heard-of">Seattle Pulp is gone</a>.</p> <p><strong>In Which Someone Other Than Goldy Pays Attention to the <em>Seattle Times</em> Editorial Board</strong>: Mayor McGinn rightfully attacked a stupid <em>Seattle Times </em><a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/06/mcginn-spanks-seattle-times-editorialist-over-garbage-editorial-on-the-citys-gender-wage-gap">editorial by Bruce Ramsey</a> about the gender wage gap. (But the <em>Seattle Times</em> <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/seattle-times-struggles-not-to-murder-children">exacted petty revenge</a> on McGinn later in the week.)</p> <p><strong>We've Been Jinkxed</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/06/americas-next-drag-superstar-is">It's Monsoon season</a>. For <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/07/let-the-tuesday-afternoon-jinkx-monsoon-fan-club-once-again-commence">sure</a>.</p> <p> <strong>Why the Service at McDonald's Sucks</strong>: "If you <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/the-customer-service-problem-at-mcdonalds-is-a-symptom-of-a-much-bigger-problem">treat your employees like garbage</a>, they're going to treat your customers like garbage." Speaking of which, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/proof-that-paying-mcdonalds-employees-more-leads-to-happier-employees">read this too</a>.</p> <p><strong>The Only Cool Thing About Delaware</strong>: They <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/07/delaware-beats-minnesotaeleventh-state-to-legalize-gay-marriage">approved gay marriage</a> this week! (Minnesota's <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/marriage-equality-scores-a-big-win-in-minnesota">looking good</a>, too.)</p> <p><strong>Troll School</strong>: Dan Savage on <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/06/i-shouldnt-do-this">the proper spelling of "faggot."</a></p> <p><strong>Henry Louis Gates Jr, Through Bleary Eyes</strong>: Is <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/drunk-me-and-henry-louis-gates-jr">this what it's like </a>to be Charles Mudede?</p> <p><strong>Dan Vs. Dog</strong>: The <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/09/your-dog-sucks">smack heard 'round the world</a>.</p> <p><strong>Fit for a King Street</strong>: Three cheers for our pretty <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/06/the-theater-of-king-street-station">new old train station</a>!</p> <p>And finally, because <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/10/what-do-you-think-of-the-gravity-trailer">I don't think enough of you appreciated it yesterday</a>, I demand that you watch the <em>Gravity</em> trailer. <em>This</em> is how you cut a goddamned suspenseful movie trailer:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xgGPTa7-vlE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/11/the-best-of-slog-a-week-of-geniuses-drunkenness-and-awful-fast-food-jobs#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16733573&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/11/the-best-of-slog-a-week-of-geniuses-drunkenness-and-awful-fast-food-jobs?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16733573&id=comments 10 Sat, 11 May 2013 11:19:04 -0700 The Stranger A Critical Overview of The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger Bruce Ramsey, Writer, <em>Seattle Times</em> Editorial Board <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com"><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:412px; background-color:transparent; border:none;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/e97e/1368035262-cover-400.jpg" alt="cover-400.jpg" title="" width="400" height="551" /></div></a></p> <p><em>We're observing <strong>Slog silence from now until 11 a.m.</strong> while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/IssueArchives?oid=16696269">entire paper's worth</a> of stuff for you! Here's what Bruce Ramsey has to say.</em></p> <p>A new study says that Seattle has the largest wage gap between women and men among 50 American cities, but I wouldn't be too worried about it. It's just that the kind of jobs we have are jobs that disproportionately benefit men.</p> <p>Seattle has a lot of computer, engineering, and science jobs. I see tech people every day at lunch: Most are men. I do not see science people at lunch, but that's probably because I do not eat lunch where science people eat. Engineers, I understand, eat lunch at their desks. In any case, the fact that more men eat lunch in public where I eat lunch is not discrimination; it's that more men can afford good lunches because Seattle's employers are willing to pay good money for men to do their computer (and, I assume, science and engineering) work for them.</p> <p>The Seattle area also has well-paid blue-collar jobs: aircraft assembly, shipyard work, machine shops, stevedoring, commercial construction, etc. There are women in all these fields, but more men. Women can work hard for long hours, but more men than women can handle a jackhammer or a big chain saw, or drive a big yellow bulldozer, or conduct a choo-choo train, or hoist a garbage can full of trash, or stevedore it up on a hot summer day. This has nothing to do with discrimination and everything to do with men's superiority over women.</p> <p>Women have made huge strides in indoor work: law, accounting, finance, waiting tables, changing diapers, mopping floors, academia, and government. Why, this very issue of <em>The Stranger</em> is practically festooned—festooned like a stevedore's clipboard, we like to say around the old newspaperman's lunch table—with writers of the feminine persuasion. The fairer sex is exemplified throughout. After a meaty (if woefully wrongheaded) <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-fight-against-small-apartments/Content?oid=16701155">feature about aPodments by DOMINIC HOLDEN</a>, we are treated to a lighter-than-air profile of <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/no-two-performances-will-be-the-same/Content?oid=16701373">some sort of performer by one MELODY DATZ</a>. (True, the profiled performer is a man, but let us not pick nits where nits can safely go unpicked.) How pleasant, to alternate news pieces with inessential portraits of individuals who are doing non-newsworthy things! As I said, women have their place, and <em>The Stranger</em> knows exactly where that place is.</p> <p>What else is women's work? <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/a-date-with-kay-ryan/Content?oid=16701217">SARAH GALVIN espousing</a> the work of a (female) poet! <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/stop-eating-dessert/Content?oid=16696370">MEGAN SELING waxing rhapsodic</a> about milkshakes and <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/cruel-summer/Content?oid=16699279">interviewing a (female) musician</a> about melancholy feelings, as women do! As print journalism only becomes more and more vital with the passage of time, Seattle will perhaps one day see an entire newspaper "manned" by ladies writing about women's topics. And one day, when my compatriots at the <em>Times</em> and I are eating our newspaperman's lunch, we will gaze across the lunching-place toward these gainfully employed lady journalists, and we will tip our martinis at them, and they will raise their cosmopolitans to us, and smile their comely smiles, before returning to their chatter about, I don't know, menstruation or whatever it is that women discuss. (It doesn't really matter.)</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16706966&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/08/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16706966&id=comments 11 A Critical Overview of <em>The Stranger</em> Wed, 08 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700 The Stranger "Tattoos Are the Ultimate Branding Statement" http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/07/tattoos-are-the-ultimate-branding-statement http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/07/tattoos-are-the-ultimate-branding-statement Brendan Kiley <p>From the mailbag this morning—yet another person selling us her p.r. services. (We get a lot of those, clearly from people who have no idea who we are or what we do. Here's one from yesterday: "What Can The Right IT Systems Management Tool Do For Loaded For Bear Publishing?" Hm. I dunno. Go fuck itself?)</p> <p>Anyway, this morning's marketing email is about tattoos:</p> <blockquote><p>This past Saturday I was in a ballet class and noticed the tattoo on the dancer in front of me. Nicole had a large butterfly tattoo on her back. For me, <strong>this was a branding moment.</strong> I don't know Nicole that well, but I do know that butterflies are so meaningful to her that she wants one on her back for the rest of her life. According to a 2012 Harris Poll, one in five American adults has at least one tattoo, which is up dramatically from polls conducted in 2003 and 2008. <br /> <br />Tattoos are much more than body adornment, but have become a powerful expression of your individual brand. <strong>In fact, tattoos are the ultimate branding statement.</strong></p></blockquote> <p>(Wouldn't <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=branded&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=MTmJUarWM4KMigK57ICYBg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1002&bih=679#tbm=isch&sa=1&q=tattoo+branding&oq=tattoo+branding&gs_l=img.3..0l10.4029.6390.2.6453.15.12.0.1.1.0.236.1015.6j3j1.10.0...0.0...1c.1.12.img.Hhzu9_bTuDM&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46226182,d.cGE&fp=58589245d3892ac4&biw=1002&bih=679">being branded</a> be the ultimate branding statement?)</p> <p>Now that the Seattle weather is getting warmer and the clothes are getting scarcer, the tattoos are coming out—which always presents a dilemma for me. Last weekend, for example, I was at the beach and some of my fellow bathers were like walking billboards, if billboards were designed by stoned skateboarders: acronyms, sentences that didn't parse, arcane symbols. (My favorite was a jaggedly drawn dagger with the letters "PMS.") I wanted to ask about each tattoo's back story, but didn't. It felt like prying. But p.r. lady says tattoos are branding, and de facto public.</p> <p>What do you think, Sloggers? Now that summer is here, is it okay to ask strangers about their tattoos?</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/07/tattoos-are-the-ultimate-branding-statement#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16695288&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping The Weather http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/07/tattoos-are-the-ultimate-branding-statement?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16695288&id=comments 38 Tue, 07 May 2013 11:50:00 -0700 The Stranger Sloggo de Mayo http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/05/sloggo-de-mayo http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/05/sloggo-de-mayo Bethany Jean Clement <p>Friends of Slog <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/come-to-the-unofficial-slog-happy-this-saturday">gathered</a> at <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/auto-battery/Location?oid=4332493">Auto Battery</a> last night... the unanswered question: Was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/459330734141496/?ref=notif¬if_t=plan_user_joined">the corgi</a> there???</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/0d20/1367776915-screen_shot_2013-05-05_at_10.43.07_am.png" alt="Screen_shot_2013-05-05_at_10.43.07_AM.png" title="" width="500" height="212" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">mr. herriman</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/05/sloggo-de-mayo#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16677889&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/05/sloggo-de-mayo?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16677889&id=comments 76 Sloggo de Mayo Sun, 05 May 2013 11:03:46 -0700 The Stranger The Best of Slog: A Gay Basketball Player, May Day Ups and Downs, and Walla Walla's Least Favorite Son http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/04/the-best-of-slog-a-gay-basketball-player-may-day-ups-and-downs-and-walla-wallas-least-favorite-son http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/04/the-best-of-slog-a-gay-basketball-player-may-day-ups-and-downs-and-walla-wallas-least-favorite-son Paul Constant <p><strong>Jason Collins Came Out of the Closet</strong>: Dan Savage <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/nba-player-comes-out-im-a-34-year-old-nba-center-im-black-and-im-gay">first told us about Collins</a> and then <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/what-he-said-frank-bruni-on-jason-collins-and-when-gay-people-will-shut-up-about-being-gay">defended him </a> from <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/idiot-espn-writer-pretends-to-be-the-voice-of-god-while-talking-shit-about-jason-collins">the inevitable idiots</a> and <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/brave-cbs-reporter-speaks-up-for-underprivileged-older-christian-white-men">Christians</a>. Anna Minard pointed out that Collins <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/jason-collins-isnt-the-first-openly-gay-pro-basketball-player">wasn't the first professional basketball player to come out of the closet</a> and then explained why Collins' decision was <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/yes-its-different-for-men">still a huge deal</a>.</p> <p><strong>The NBA Came Out Against Seattle</strong>: The Sacramento Kings are <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/nba-committee-rejects-hansen-bid-to-purchase-sacramento-kings">staying put</a>, but Charles Mudede's anonymous source says there's <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/now-is-a-good-time-to-revive-that-rumor-about-the-sacromento-kings">still hope for the Sonics</a>. We still <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/sodo-arena-deal-still-alive-even-if-kings-deal-is-dead">might get a stadium</a> anyway, and Key Arena is probably <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/keyarenas-days-are-numbered-whether-or-not-we-get-a-sodo-arena">reaching the end of its lifespan</a>. Also, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger">this happened</a>.</p> <p><strong>May Day: The Phantom Menace</strong>: SPD said that May Day <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/seattle-police-may-day-is-not-the-apocalypse">would not be the apocalypse</a>. Anarchists were reportedly <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/anarchists-target-downtown-seattle-goldman-sachs-offices-for-may-day">targeting Goldman Sachs</a>, but <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/breaking-not-goldman-sachs-windows">not really</a>. <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/breaking-oh-no-balloons">Downtown</a> was <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/breaking-westlake-park-hotdog-vendor-terrorized-by-lack-of-may-day-business">surprisingly</a> calm <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/all-quiet-on-the-westlake-front">all day</a>. We maybe forgot the <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/may-day-reading">true meaning of May Day</a>.</p> <p><strong>May Day II: The Smashening</strong>: Just when everyone thought everything was going to be calm: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/some-may-day-drama-may-be-brewing-outside-seattle-central-right-now">The drama</a>! The <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/police-throwing-flash-bangs-into-crowd-like-beads-at-mardi-gras-at-5th-and-olive">flash bangs</a>! The <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/may-day-seattle-hey-um-guys">innocent bystanders</a>! The <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/man-arrested-in-cal-anderson-park-while-friends-loudly-sing-bohemian-rhapsody">operatic events</a>! The <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/watch-spd-liberally-apply-pepper-spray-to-protester-faces">pepper spray</a>!</p> <p><strong>May Day III: The Hangover</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/late-night-may-day-wrap-up">Brendan Kiley wrapped-up the evening's events</a>. The city filed "light misdemeanor" <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/city-files-light-misdemeanor-charges-against-six-may-day-demonstrators">charges</a>, which is probably better than light treason charges. Seattle's so-called "Real Life Superheroes" are <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/seattle-needs-to-shame-the-real-life-superheroes-into-retirement">a problem we should do something about</a>. The SPD said the SPD <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/spd-supports-free-speech-and-doesnt-use-excessive-force-police-say">did a really good job</a>. The behatted man was <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/03/an-interview-with-the-man-in-the-hat-upon-his-release-from-jail-after-his-may-day-arrest">set free</a>. Anarchists announced that they will <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/03/may-day-anarchists-will-compensate-small-businesses-whose-windows-were-smashed">repay small businesses for the damage</a> to their windows.</p> <p><strong>And More Importantly</strong>: The <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/whats-been-missing-from-may-day-coverage-so-far">May Day immigration reform march </a>was <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/hundreds-march-for-immigration-reform">a huge, peaceful success</a>.</p> <p><strong>The Mayor's Race Is Still Unexciting</strong>: Goldy <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/hope-and-no-change-first-mayoral-forum-promises-a-spirited-debate-about-nothing">went to the first Mayoral forum</a> and told you all about the nothing that happened. Later, Cienna Madrid would point out that Tim Burgess <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/tim-burgess-if-only-all-women-were-as-good-as-his-daughters-there-wouldnt-be-a-wage-gap">said something stupid</a>.</p> <p><strong>The W in WTF Stands for "Walla Walla"</strong>: Mike Hewitt's got <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/walla-walla-is-embarrassed-by-senator-mike-hewitt-r-walla-walla">a gay farming problem</a>, but he seems to think <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/03/walla-walla-senator-mike-hewitt-finally-gives-an-interview-and-it-is-a-doozy">everyone else has the problem</a>.</p> <p><strong>Suicide Watch</strong>: America's growing suicide epidemic is a side effect of <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/middle-age-americans-offing-themselves-in-record-numbers">America's love affair with guns</a>.</p> <p><strong>Spoiler Alert: It's A Long List of Musicians</strong>: Look who's <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/02/look-whos-playing-bumbershoot-2013-death-cab-for-cutie-heart-fun-bassnectar-kendrick-lamar-the-breeders-superchunk-mgmt-crystal-cas">playing Bumbershoot</a>!</p> <p><strong>Education Watch</strong>: Teachers ask parents to <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/seattle-teachers-ask-parents-to-join-testing-boycott-by-opting-kids-out">opt their kids out</a> of tests. In happier news, Seattle Community College is <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/seattle-community-college-plans-to-fully-cover-tuition-costs-for-poor-students">fully funding tuition</a> for 225 financially strapped students.</p> <p><strong>The Young Fnarfs of Rochefort</strong>: A very special special guest <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/16645922-the-slog-netflix-streaming-club-the-young-girls-of-rochefort">hosted the Viewing Club </a>this week.</p> <p>And finally, for no real reason at all, enjoy I Can't Believe It's Not Morgan Freeman reading that dumb, cuss-laden sorority letter:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bJONEmbW_hg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/04/the-best-of-slog-a-gay-basketball-player-may-day-ups-and-downs-and-walla-wallas-least-favorite-son#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16665552&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/04/the-best-of-slog-a-gay-basketball-player-may-day-ups-and-downs-and-walla-wallas-least-favorite-son?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16665552&id=comments 9 Sat, 04 May 2013 11:07:27 -0700 The Stranger We're Hiring! Stranger Tickets Web Support! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/were-hiring-stranger-tickets-web-support http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/were-hiring-stranger-tickets-web-support Anthony Hecht <p>Hello there and good morning! I won't take up much of your time.</p> <p>Stranger Tickets, aka The Stranger, is hiring for a new position which we're calling "<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/jobs/Page?listing=16627639">Ticketing Web Support</a>".</p> <p>This person will be responsible for becoming an expert in how our ticketing system works, and then handling client requests for new event setups, custom sites, configuration changes, and building and maintaining custom web sites, with a keen instinct for keeping these kinds of things out of our development team's hair.</p> <p>We need someone who knows modern front-end coding techniques - HTML and CSS, and some Javascript (jQuery), has a good eye for design and UI, and is obsessed with getting the details right.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/jobs/Page?listing=16627639">Here's the whole job description.</a> If this is you, or someone you know, <a href="mailto:techjobs@thestranger.com?subject=Tickets Web Support Job">please email us</a>! And spread the word! Slog readers are, and are friends with, the best people.</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/02/were-hiring-stranger-tickets-web-support?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16654723&id=comments 0 Thu, 02 May 2013 09:29:01 -0700 The Stranger A Critical Overview of The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger David Stern, NBA Commissioner <p><small><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:262px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/a20b/1367388699-cover-400.jpg" alt="cover-400.jpg" title="" width="250" height="343" /></div><em>We're observing <strong>Slog silence from now until 11 a.m.</strong> while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/IssueArchives?oid=16345744">entire paper's worth</a> of stuff for you! Here's what David Stern has to say.</em></small></p> <p>The yokels who run this shitty little rag think I'm going to write a nice, polite note in this space <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/jason-collins-is-the-envy-of-straight-men-everywhere/Content?oid=16638642">praising Jason Collins</a> for coming out of the closet. And you know what? Good for Jason Collins. He's a stand-up guy. I think anyone who hates on gay people is either a bigot or just has too much time on their hands. But that's not why I'm writing this note. You know why I'm writing this note?</p> <p>Because I want Seattle to know it can go fuck itself.</p> <p>Yeah, you heard me. You bumble around with your cocks in your hands, and you lose your basketball team to a bunch of inbred Okies, and then you turn around and try to poach Sacramento's team instead? Fuck you. Sacramento is a beautiful little city, full of good-natured, proud Americans. I visited Seattle once, back in the '80s sometime. All I remember is that it was wet, gray, full of whiners, and the coke was some seriously low-grade shit. I was walking around, being assaulted by hoboes on every street corner, and I was like, "The fuck is this?"</p> <p>Truth is, I just don't like you, Seattle. I didn't like you in the '80s, I didn't like you in the '90s, with your greasy-haired, whiny musicians, and I don't like you now, with your goddamned speak-songs about how you like to buy dirty shit at junk shops and pretend you look good doing it. And as long as I draw breath, you're not going to get a goddamned ball team. Not on my watch. You can be sure of that.</p> <p>I mean, look at this bullshit you're reading this in right now. You call this a newspaper? Christ! You've got a <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/you-know-a-may-day-protest-was-successful-when/Content?oid=16636009">feature by BRENDAN KILEY</a> that actually takes those snot-nosed anarchist punks seriously. You know what we call those losers in New York? Losers. In Seattle, though, everybody takes them seriously because they're so busy being worried about everyone's feeeeeelings, and apparently there's a book about it, so we should spend our time wringing our hands over these window-smashing shitheads like they matter or something. A city that spends any amount of time not cracking the baby-soft skulls of these turds is a city that doesn't deserve a world-class basketball franchise.</p> <p>I tried to read around this thing, and nothing grabbed my attention. I think there's <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/freak-out/Content?oid=16635994">a restaurant review</a>, a <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/cruel-and-unusual-punishment/Content?oid=16636352">bleeding-heart story</a> about a bunch of people who met at a co-op to give books to prisoners (Christ, don't even get me started on this one), and a thing on a <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/real-world-horror-film-world-triumph/Content?oid=16638121">movie about sex trafficking</a>, like that's anything anyone would ever want to watch unless they already live in the most depressing fucking city in the whole United States. Seriously, why would anyone live in Seattle? I refuse to do that to my players and coaches and support staff. I wouldn't wish Seattle on my worst enemy. You know who agrees with me? All the NBA franchise owners, unanimously. So go fuck yourself, Seattle. Enjoy your WNBA, assholes.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16640383&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16640383&id=comments 10 A Critical Overview of <em>The Stranger</em> Wed, 01 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700 The Stranger Come to the Unofficial Slog Happy This Saturday http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/come-to-the-unofficial-slog-happy-this-saturday http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/come-to-the-unofficial-slog-happy-this-saturday Megan Seling <p>Do you miss Slog Happy? Well don't be sad! Some of your fellow commenters have put together an unofficial Slog Happy for this Saturday at <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/auto-battery/Location?oid=4332493">Auto Battery</a> on Capitol Hill. It starts at 5:30 pm and the main photo on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/459330734141496/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_joined">Facebook event page</a> is a very <strong>adorable leaping corgi</strong>.</p> <p>Will that corgi be there? If that cori is there then I will definitely be attending.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/come-to-the-unofficial-slog-happy-this-saturday#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16627312&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/30/come-to-the-unofficial-slog-happy-this-saturday?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16627312&id=comments 5 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:23:57 -0700 The Stranger Does Your Literary Event Take Place Between June 5 and September 10? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/does-your-literary-event-take-place-between-june-5-and-september-10 http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/does-your-literary-event-take-place-between-june-5-and-september-10 Paul Constant <p>Are you planning a literary event that will be taking place in Seattle between June 5th and September 10th? We want to include you in the next issue of <em>A&P</em>, our fancy arts and performance quarterly. We're working as hard as we can to make the calendar comprehensive, but we can't do that without your help: If you've got an event this summer, send an e-mail with the <strong>date, time, location, and a few details about the event</strong> to:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="mailto:readings@thestranger.com">readings@thestranger.com</a></div></p> <p>Do this as soon as possible and we will reward you with a listing in <em>A&P</em>, an online listing in <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/gyrobase/EventSearch?eventSection=26455&page=4">our fabulous readings calendar</a>, and our eternal gratitude. Thank you for your kind attention.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/does-your-literary-event-take-place-between-june-5-and-september-10#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16626631&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping Books http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/29/does-your-literary-event-take-place-between-june-5-and-september-10?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16626631&id=comments 1 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:09 -0700 The Stranger The Best of Slog: The Transit Fight, Gay Farmers, and a Bad Excuse to Post a Katy Perry Video http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/the-best-of-slog-the-transit-fight-gay-farmers-and-a-bad-excuse-to-post-a-katy-perry-video http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/the-best-of-slog-the-transit-fight-gay-farmers-and-a-bad-excuse-to-post-a-katy-perry-video Paul Constant <p><strong>Policing the Police Yields Mixed Results</strong>: Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/25/interim-police-chief-apologizes-for-video-mocking-the-homeless">offered an unsolicited apology</a> for a homeless-mocking video he made in the 1980s, and the<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/court-monitor-finds-spds-cops-particularly-the-right-wing-cop-union-still-resist-reform"> federally appointed monitor of the Seattle Police Department says</a> the SPD is resisting reform.</p> <p><strong>Transit Catfight!</strong> <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/25/why-i-oppose-sub-area-equity-for-sound-transit">Ed Murray opposes</a> sub-area equity for Sound Transit. <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/what-does-ed-murray-have-against-rail-in-seattle">Mike McGinn thinks</a> that's—and I'm heavily paraphrasing, here—bullshit.</p> <p><strong>No Contract (Minor Contractual Obligations May Apply)</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/25/wa-ag-bob-ferguson-orders-t-mobile-to-end-deceptive-no-contract-advertising">Goldy breaks down </a>the Washington AG's gutsy smackdown of T-Mobile's new ad strategy.</p> <p><strong>Cool Story, "Pastor" Mark</strong>: God's tool from Mars Hill "Church" <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/24/mark-driscoll-compares-wives-to-water-torture">shoots off his idiot mouth again</a> about how much he hates women.</p> <p><strong>Thus Began the Gay Farming Movement</strong>: For a good time, call 360-786-7630. Ask them how they feel about this sentence: "<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/office-of-anti-gay-bill-sponsor-reportedly-argues-that-gay-people-can-just-grow-their-own-food-if-stores-wont-serve-them">Well, gay people can just grow their own food</a>."</p> <p><strong>A Bookshelf Built for Two</strong>: Two Slog writers have upcoming books. <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/22/publishers-weekly-american-savage-one-of-the-best-books-of-the-summer">Here's one</a>. And <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/23/publishers-weekly-hasnt-said-squat-about-my-new-book">here's another.</a></p> <p><strong>"Besides being a radionic psychotronic expert with Asberger's and an undying love of Tiffany..."</strong>: This has to be the best qualifying clause beginning a sentence on Slog this week. <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/24/the-slog-netflix-streaming-club-i-think-were-alone-now">This weeks' Slog Netflix Streaming Club</a> is kind of mind-blowing.</p> <p><strong>I Will Miss the Erotic Han-Solo-in-Carbonite Sculptures</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/23/rip-relic-of-mcgay-culture">The Broadway Grill is closing</a>.</p> <p><strong>Best Slog Headline of the Week</strong>: "<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/23/not-with-a-bang-but-a-side-order-of-cheese-sticks">Not With A Bang But A Side Order Of Cheese Sticks</a>."</p> <p>Lastly, our <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/23/thank-seattles-corporate-overlords-for-this-years-fireworks">Patriotic Corporate Overlords</a> have ensured that this song is going to be played a whole lot around Seattle in July:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QGJuMBdaqIw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/the-best-of-slog-the-transit-fight-gay-farmers-and-a-bad-excuse-to-post-a-katy-perry-video#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16599188&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/the-best-of-slog-the-transit-fight-gay-farmers-and-a-bad-excuse-to-post-a-katy-perry-video?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16599188&id=comments 9 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:14:38 -0700 The Stranger Brendan Kiley to Receive the WACDL's Champion of Justice Award for His Reporting in The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/brendan-kiley-to-receive-the-wacdls-champion-of-justice-award-for-his-reporting-in-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/brendan-kiley-to-receive-the-wacdls-champion-of-justice-award-for-his-reporting-in-the-stranger Christopher Frizzelle <p>We heard today from the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL) that <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/brendan-kiley/Author?oid=1124&section=Features">Brendan Kiley</a> is going to become one of only two journalists in the organization's 25-year history to receive their annual Champion of Justice Award. "Past recipients include a Supreme Court Justice, a Senator, a Representative, the Innocence Project Northwest, and other esteemed individuals," WACDL writes. The award is for "an individual who may not be a lawyer, and may not be a member of WACDL, but who—through legislative, judicial, journalistic, or humanitarian pursuits—has staunchly preserved or defended the constitutional rights of Washington residents and endeavored to ensure justice and due process for those accused of crime."</p> <p>WACDL singled out not only Kiley's reporting about <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/freedom-is-frustrating/Content?oid=16403520">the grand jury refusers</a> who were <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/christmas-in-prison/Content?oid=15565849">jailed for failing to testify about other people's political beliefs,</a> but also his extensive reporting about drug distribution and sentencing disparities and related issues (see <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/high-time/Content?oid=10653749">here</a>, <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-mystery-of-the-tainted-cocaine/Content?oid=4683741">here</a>, <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/f-is-the-new-h/Content?oid=7081932">here</a>). </p> <p>In their internal nomination materials, WACDL wrote, regarding <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/freedom-is-frustrating/Content?oid=16403520">Kiley's reporting about grand jury refusers:</a></p> <blockquote><p>Few mainstream journalists are willing to confront the ethical issues associated with these proceedings. <strong>Brendan Kiley is the only one who has been willing to move beyond "is it legal?" to "is it moral?"</strong> And although his interest was initially piqued by the iniquitousness of the grand jury, he has written several feature-length articles since, humanizing the individuals caught in the dragnet, decrying the cruel and arbitrary conditions at the Federal Detention Center, and updating the public about the status of the case. Throughout, Kiley's approach has been replete with <strong>humanity, eloquence,</strong> and—despite the grimness of the issue—even <strong>humor.</strong></p></blockquote> <p>Hear, hear! Congratulations, Brendan.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/brendan-kiley-to-receive-the-wacdls-champion-of-justice-award-for-his-reporting-in-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16601031&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/26/brendan-kiley-to-receive-the-wacdls-champion-of-justice-award-for-his-reporting-in-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16601031&id=comments 30 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:15:27 -0700 The Stranger A Poem for The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/24/a-poem-for-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/24/a-poem-for-the-stranger Amanda Palmer <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:212px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/7033/1366762507-cover-400.jpg" alt="cover-400.jpg" title="" width="200" height="277" /></div><em>We're observing <strong>Slog silence from now until 11 a.m.</strong> while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/IssueArchives?oid=16570832"> entire paper's worth</a> of stuff for you! Here's what Amanda Palmer has to say.</em></p> <p>you don't know how it felt to be in the womb but it must have been at least a little warmer than this.</p> <p>you don't know how it feels to write a poem in nine minutes and then have the whole internet misread it.</p> <p>you don't know how to stop. you just really don't know how to stop.</p> <p>you don't know how little you've been paying attention until you look at your eyebrows in the mirror and they look like brown mcdonald's arches sprawled across your forehead.</p> <p>you don't know how many vietnamese soft rolls to order, but that's okay, because the wonder coffee & sports bar, <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-business-of-audacity/Content?oid=16571704">reviewed by CHARLES MUDEDE</a> in this issue, doesn't carry them anyway.</p> <p>you don't know how precious your iphone battery time was until you're reading <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/sleeping-with-strangers/Content?oid=16573298">REBECCA BROWN's essay about sleeping</a> in a homeless shelter in a cafe in boston and there are no free outlets available to recharge.</p> <p>you don't know how to convince these fuckers to let you use a fucking outlet.</p> <p>you don't know if these people don't know who you are.</p> <p>you don't know how it's possible to feel total compassion in one moment and total disconnection in the next moment.</p> <p>you don't know how <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/you-have-to-wild-child-it/Content?oid=16571120">CATE MCGEHEE's story about diy culture</a> in the university district somehow makes you feel total compassion, but you feel it anyway.</p> <p>you don't know how to exploit the diy scene into playing music for free at one of your concerts, but you'll figure it out somehow.</p> <p>you don't know how to again reiterate the fact that you are in boston, where the terror happened, without making it seem like you're just looking for attention.</p> <p>you don't know how to tell the girl in the chair next to you that you've been peeking at her dissertation draft and there's a grammatical typo in the actual file name.</p> <p>you don't realize that the fact that you're writing hundreds of words without a single proper capitalization makes you not the best unsolicited copy editor a dissertation-writer could ask for.</p> <p>you don't want two percent but it's all they have.</p> <p>you don't want to read all of <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/get-ready-for-your-close-up/Content?oid=16575549">DOMINIC HOLDEN's story about surveillance</a> post-boston-bombing, but you want to mention it anyway, just so people remember that you're in boston right now and wonder if you're okay.</p> <p>you don't know where your friends went.</p> <p>you don't know where the bathroom is.</p> <p>you don't know where the bathroom is.</p> <p>you don't know where the bathroom is.</p> <p>you don't know... never mind.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/24/a-poem-for-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16575449&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/24/a-poem-for-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16575449&id=comments 12 A Poem for <em>The Stranger</em> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700 The Stranger A Critical Overview of The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/17/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/17/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger The Ninth-Century Chinese Guy Who Discovered Gunpowder <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:262px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/c211/1366171047-cover-400-2.jpg" alt="cover-400-2.jpg" title="" width="250" height="346" /></div><em>We're observing <strong>Slog silence from now until 11 a.m.</strong> while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/IssueArchives?oid=16507320">entire paper's worth</a> of stuff for you! Here's what the Ninth-Century Chinese Guy Who Discovered Gunpowder has to say.</em></p> <p>Hi there. I'm the ninth-century Chinese guy who discovered gunpowder, and I've come back from the mists of history to ask you all a simple question: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?</p> <p>Seriously. I cannot fucking believe what you all have done with my dumb little discovery. You know who I was when I discovered gunpowder? Just a simple Taoist alchemist, searching for the elixir of life. That's right—I discovered gunpowder while looking for a cure for death. Talk about irony. On the advice of an old lady who lived next door, I mixed up a bunch of saltpeter with a little charcoal and a little sulfur, and BOOM! (Literally. It wasn't pretty.) Turns out, saltpeter plus charcoal plus sulfur wasn't the elixir of life. But some of my neighbors thought it was "cool" and invented fireworks. You know, to make the kids happy on special occasions. Fine by me. I love special occasions as much as the next ancient Taoist alchemist. I didn't even mind when a couple of jackasses from the next town over thought it'd be funny to fire up some of my discovery in an outhouse while the town bully was taking a dump.</p> <p>But now? Exploding each other at a marathon? What point, exactly, is that supposed to prove? That you're anti-fitness? That you're anti-people? Either way, you got your wish—your bomb packed with ball bearings shattered through a large crowd, separating runners from their limbs and at least three people from their lives, including at least one child. I just can't fucking believe this shit. And you've been doing it for centuries! People exploded at Pashtun weddings. People exploded at shopping malls. People killed in carpet-bombing campaigns. Over time, it's dawned on me: You're all fucked. Totally fucked. I can't believe you people would stoop to that for any reason at all.</p> <p>Mostly, as the peaceful Taoist who discovered gunpowder, looking at all this with centuries of perspective, I want to tell you this: To live in the world is to participate in the world, and you all are participating in a world of extraordinary viciousness. And I'm not talking about the piddling forms of rhetorical dissention peddled by this here newspaper. <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/i-hate-the-beacon-hill-library-and-you-should-too/Content?oid=16511281">CHARLES MUDEDE writing about a library</a> whose architecture he loathes? <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/swan-lake-is-so-goddamned-boring/Content?oid=16508792">MELODY DATZ writing about some dancing</a> that she feels is "so goddamned boring"? <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/la-luz-looks-into-the-future/Content?oid=16508658">BREE MCKENNA introducing a band</a> called La Luz to a clairvoyant with fairies in her pocket? This is harmless stuff. It's fluff. Enjoy it while you can. It can almost make you forget about the very real harms out there, many of which I am responsible for.</p> <p>See you on the other side (and sorry, in advance, if you get exploded on your way there).</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/17/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16512601&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/17/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16512601&id=comments 4 A Critical Overview of <em>The Stranger</em> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700 The Stranger Gloomy Gus, Where You At? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/16/gloomy-gus-where-you-at http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/16/gloomy-gus-where-you-at Dominic Holden <p>We miss you, bro.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/16/gloomy-gus-where-you-at#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16510762&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/16/gloomy-gus-where-you-at?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16510762&id=comments 45 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:18:56 -0700 The Stranger Hey Bars and Restaurants! Tell Us About Your Happy Hour! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/16/hey-bars-and-restaurants-tell-us-about-your-happy-hour http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/16/hey-bars-and-restaurants-tell-us-about-your-happy-hour Megan Seling <p>It's almost time for a new issue of <em>The Stranger</em>'s <a href="http://post.thestranger.com/seattle/special/cocktailcompass">Cocktail Compass</a>! Which means today would be a really good day to ensure we have the most up-to-date happy hour information for your bar or restaurant.</p> <p>If you own or manage a bar, just go to <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/LocationSearch?locationSection=2115789">our online bar listings</a>, search for your business, and take a look at the happy hour info we have listed. If it's correct, then you don't need to do a thing! If it needs updating, though, you can either <a href="http://post.thestranger.com/seattle/special/cocktailcompass?view=businesses&tab=update">go here</a>, click "Update Your Info" and <strong>fill out the online form</strong> or you can e-mail updates to <a href="mailto:cocktailcompass@thestranger.com">cocktailcompass@thestranger.com</a>.</p> <p>And! If you have a happy hour that isn't yet listed at all, <a href="mailto:cocktailcompass@thestranger.com">e-mail us all the information</a> (days, hours, specials) and we'll get you included before the new issue hits the streets.</p> <p>For all the rest of you who like <strong>cheap food and drinks</strong>, do you have the FREE Cocktail Compass app on your phone yet? Hundreds of nearby happy hours, updated regularly! For free! <a href="http://post.thestranger.com/seattle/special/cocktailcompass">Get it here.</a></p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/16/hey-bars-and-restaurants-tell-us-about-your-happy-hour?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16507404&id=comments 0 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:41:34 -0700 The Stranger The Best of Slog: Drones, Taxis, and a Dog Named Woofus http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/the-best-of-slog-drones-taxis-and-a-dog-named-woofus http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/the-best-of-slog-drones-taxis-and-a-dog-named-woofus Paul Constant <p><strong>A Bouquet of Lawsuits</strong>: The state <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/state-sues-florist-who-refused-service-to-a-gay-wedding">sues a florist </a>for discriminating against a gay couple's wedding. The <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/gay-couple-makes-florist-choose-between-supporting-gay-rights-or-getting-sued">couple sued</a>, too. Dominic, brilliantly, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/yes-liberals-we-should-sue-that-anti-gay-florist">explains why this is important</a>.</p> <p><strong>Don't Let the Door Etc</strong>.: SPD Chief Diaz is retiring. Here's why <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/08/diaz-retiring-is-great-for-the-city-and-mcginn-but-the-leadership-vacuum-at-spd-is-enormous">that's great news, kinda</a>.</p> <p><strong>Woofus and Gallant</strong>: News intern Ben Steiner <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/do-you-want-a-free-mean-dog">saves a mean dog </a>and <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/wheres-woofus">does the right thing</a>.</p> <p><strong>What's That Droning Sound?</strong> It's probably a drone! <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/08/slog-drone-vs-paul-constant">A drone spied on me</a>. Obama <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/the-obama-administration-has-been-lying-about-overseas-drone-strikes">lied about drones</a>. Republicans <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/when-republicans-dont-like-drones">suddenly don't like drones</a>. <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/why-drones-matter">Drones matter</a>. Drones<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/the-myth-of-the-surgical-drone-strike"> can't be surgical</a>.</p> <p><strong>The Most Efficient Way to Kill People</strong>: What did we learn on Tuesday evening? Guns are so simple, even <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/two-year-old-shoots-mother-in-the-stomach-with-significant-others-glock">a two-year-old can shoot somebody </a>with one. It's much harder to <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/knives-dont-kill-people-well-not-as-easily-as-guns-do">kill people with knives</a>.</p> <p><strong>Taxi Rides: Better or Worse Than Being Forced to Watch <em>DC Cab</em>?</strong> We've been <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/fyi-we-already-tried-deregulating-seattles-taxi-industry-it-didnt-work">talking </a>about<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/its-true-seattle-cabs-suck"> taxis</a> this week, because the internet is fucking with yet another industry. Are taxis going to go the way of the music industry, bookstores, video rental stores, and shame?<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-war-on-cabs/Content?oid=16460368"> Find out here</a>!</p> <p><strong>Our Boring Mayor's Race</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/11/latest-fundraising-reports-reveal-that-nobody-wants-to-be-mayor">Nobody's raising</a> any money. McGinn had an <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/its-been-a-good-couple-days-for-mayor-mike-mcginn">okay couple of days</a>. Ed Murray <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/it-shouldve-been-a-good-month-for-ed-murray">didn't have a good month</a>.</p> <p><strong>If You Love Your Gun So Much, Why Don't You Marry It?</strong> <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/nice-try-pro-gun-poster">Megan Seling investigates</a>.</p> <p><strong>Cheap Housing in South Lake Union</strong>: Nick Licata <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/how-to-make-slu-an-affordable-neighborhood">talks about it</a>.</p> <p><strong>Hell Is Other People</strong>: In which <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/the-american-movie-theater-business-isnt-looking-good">I complain about people complaining about movie theaters</a>, and everyone complains about movie theaters in response.</p> <p><strong>Where Were These People When <em>Serenity </em>Was in Theaters? </strong> Joss Whedon <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/joss-whedon-sells-out-siff-in-record-time">breaks all SIFF records</a> for opening night ticket sales.</p> <p><strong>OP Doesn't Get The Joke</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/dear-redditwe-get-it">Oh, Reddit</a>.</p> <p>This weekend, you need <strong>a therapy llama</strong>:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/embed/iframe?aspect_ratio=3x2&auto_start=0&pf_id=9621&rel=3&show_title=0&va_id=4011508&volume=8&windows=1" width="425" height="330"></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/the-best-of-slog-drones-taxis-and-a-dog-named-woofus#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16485614&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/the-best-of-slog-drones-taxis-and-a-dog-named-woofus?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16485614&id=comments 12 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:11:28 -0700 The Stranger The Summer Issue of A&P Approaches! http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/the-summer-issue-of-aandp-approaches http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/the-summer-issue-of-aandp-approaches Bethany Jean Clement <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:232px;"><a href="http://seattleaandp.com/index.html"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/2b15/1365798850-ap-cover-issue-5.jpg" alt="ap-cover-issue-5.jpg" title="" width="220" height="292" /></a></div></p> <p><em><a href="http://seattleaandp.com/index.html">A&P</a></em>: It stands for Art & Performance, it's <strong>Seattle's Only Arts Magazine™</strong>, and <em>The Stranger</em> is putting out the next issue on June 5—one that will tell you everything you need to enjoy this summer to the utmost, artwise. Plus, a full calendar of summer festivals.</p> <p>The summer <em>A&P</em> will also contain profiles of the Most Fascinating People in Seattle Arts Right Now™, aka <a href="thestranger.com/genius">the 2013 Genius Award finalists</a>. (You know—those awards where every fall since 2003, <em>The Stranger</em> has given a check for $5,000 and an obscene amount of attention to five artists in five disciplines. Also, cake—winners are notified via cake.)</p> <p>If you didn't save a copy of the spring <em>A&P</em>, they're still out in special boxes on the street and in galleries and places like Vito's (which hosts great live jazz, as noted in Charles Mudede's <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/some-of-that-jazz/Content?oid=16162395"><em>A&P</em> jazz calendar</a>). And look: <a href="http://seattleaandp.com/index.html">It's all here online for you</a>, including ongoing calendars of what you should NOT be missing in Seattle arts RIGHT NOW. If you want to page through a PDF of the whole issue as it appeared in print, <a href="http://etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Seattle1//Magazine23678/Full/index.aspx?id=23678">you can do that too.</a></p> <p>Aaaaannnnddd, speaking of calendars, if you're <strong>a performer or arts organization that would like your summer events listed</strong> in the next <em>A&P</em>, info for events from June 5 through September 10 is due to us by May 1 at <a href="mailto:calendar@seattleaandp.com">calendar@seattleaandp.com</a>. Send it on over!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/the-summer-issue-of-aandp-approaches#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16483569&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Arts Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/12/the-summer-issue-of-aandp-approaches?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16483569&id=comments 3 The Summer Issue of A&P Approaches! Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:03:38 -0700 The Stranger A Critical Overview of The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger John Diaz, Soon-to-Be-Former Seattle Police Chief <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:212px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/0747/1365607831-cover-400.jpg" alt="cover-400.jpg" title="" width="200" height="276" /></div><em>We're observing <strong>Slog silence from now until 11 a.m.</strong> while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/gyrobase/IssueArchives?oid=16455564">entire paper's worth</a> of stuff for you! Here's what John Diaz has to say.</em></p> <p>I am going to make this statement short because you know how much I love doing these. I'm resigning as police chief. </a>Look, I don't leave from a fight, but this is clearly the time to go. In my time in office, we saw some of the worst crimes in our city, but luckily statistics don't capture the moral abhorrence of crimes, just the frequency of them, so it currently looks like Seattle is as crime-free as it was when President Kennedy was in office. Say what you will about SPD's race problems, the out-of-control fascistic behavior of individual officers, and the department's poor management—the fact is that there are fewer marijuana-based arrests now than at any point in the last 50 years, and I will take credit for that success. So I'm clearly going out on top.</p> <p>With those unpleasantries out of the way, I'm happy to announce what I'm going to be doing next. Ever since I was a young boy, my life's passion has been theater criticism. There's nothing like the thrill of a house quieting down as the lights dim; the untapped possibilities of an actor taking her first tentative step onto the stage, into the lights, being momentarily struck—you can physically see this, if you watch closely enough—with the expectations and goodwill of the audience; and the fragile first utterances of words escaping the lips of an actor for the first time.</p> <p>I have spent too long on the sidelines; it's time for me to finally throw my voice into the mix. As anyone who has followed my tenure as SPD chief can probably tell, theater critic is the role of my lifetime, the part I was born to play. It's time for me to stop reading theatrical criticism and instead set my pen to the task. And perhaps <em>The Stranger</em> is the ideal home for my writing.</p> <p>I'm not knocking<em> Stranger</em> theater editor BRENDAN KILEY, but maybe it's time for him to step down? Look at his review of New Century Theater Company's <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/putting-the-cleavage-back-into-kafka/Content?oid=16456153">staging of <em>The Trial</em></a>, and you'll see what I mean. So many words in this review are dedicated to violence and conflict: <em>kick-ass, shockingly, goose step, tension, high-pitched whine, menacingly, threats,</em> and so on. Kiley even takes the illogical leap of considering this staging as an indictment of Seattle's criminal justice system! My reviews will be more inclusive, more friendly, more supportive than Kiley's, and they won't contain all this unnecessary social criticism. When you read a theater review by John Diaz, you'll be reading a love letter <em>from</em> Team Theater to Team Theater, week in and week out.</p> <p>To see something more like what I'm planning, look at <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/pill-popping-zinger-flinging-genius/Content?oid=16460433">GOLDY's review of <em>August: Osage County</em></a>. I dislike Goldy's journalism, but his tone here—hyperbolic, giddy, like an infant blown away by the very concept of theater—is exactly what I'm gunning for. In fact, if he agrees to keep his opinions about the city to himself, I'd like to propose a partnership: If Goldy will accept me as his sheriff on this new journey into the heart of drama, I will gladly take him as my deputy. With Goldy by my side, I intend to do to Seattle's world-class theatrical scene what I've already done to Seattle's police department. Only, you know, in a good way.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16461752&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/10/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16461752&id=comments 7 A Critical Overview of The Stranger Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:00:07 -0700 The Stranger I Guess Some People Really Do Buy Playboy for the Articles http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/i-guess-some-people-really-do-buy-playboy-for-the-articles http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/i-guess-some-people-really-do-buy-playboy-for-the-articles Brendan Kiley <p>This has been lying on the floor near my desk for years:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/f3eb/1365529957-playboyuse003.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/f3eb/1365529957-playboyuse003.jpg" alt="playboyUSE003.jpg" title="" width="500" height="651" /></a></div></p> <p>It's part <em>one</em> of the April 2008 issue of <em>Playboy</em>:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2013/04/09/1365530284-playboywide010.jpg" alt="playboywide010.jpg" title="" width="500" height="689" /></div></p> <p>And here's the original cover:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:408px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/5218/1365530166-playboycolor.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/5218/1365530166-playboycolor.jpg" alt="playboycolor.jpg" title="" width="396" height="522" /></a></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/i-guess-some-people-really-do-buy-playboy-for-the-articles#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16454057&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Media Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/09/i-guess-some-people-really-do-buy-playboy-for-the-articles?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16454057&id=comments 12 I Guess Some People Really Do Buy Playboy for the Articles Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:59:51 -0700 The Stranger The Best of Slog: A Victory, a Surrender, a Bike Lane http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/the-best-of-slog-a-victory-a-surrender-a-bike-lane http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/the-best-of-slog-a-victory-a-surrender-a-bike-lane Paul Constant <p><strong>It Takes a Village to Get the Seahawks to Condemn a Player's Homophobic Remarks</strong>: Dominic Holden's <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/02/seahawks-say-they-are-fine-with-players-anti-gay-comments">fight against the Seahawks</a> wins the week. Bless his heart.</p> <p><strong>Two Wheels, No Engine, Many Opinions</strong>: Some Reasonably Polite Seattleites <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/04/protected-bike-lanes-are-impossible-to-build">built their own short-lived bike lane</a>. Also, somebody with access to a computer has his own, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/a-modest-proposal-for-mayor-mcginn-i-know-you-like-bikes">very non-specific plan</a> for bikes in Seattle.</p> <p><strong>Arizona Continues to Suck</strong>: Dan Savage on<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/03/the-worst-place-on-earth"> a new anti-transgender law</a>.</p> <p><strong>Bobby Kennedy: Hot or Not?</strong> President Obama<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/04/president-obama-calls-female-politician-the-best-looking-attorney-general"> calls Kamala Harris</a> "the best looking attorney general." Fox News <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/fox-news-defends-president-obama-by-announcing-that-uppity-feminists-should-just-relax-a-little">defends President Obama</a>. President Obama <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/president-obama-has-apologized-to-kamala-harris">apologizes</a>.</p> <p><strong>The School of Cyber Hard Knocks</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/01/online-classes-are-not-college">Goldy says </a>online classes are not college.</p> <p><strong>Wait, This Is All Going On the Internet?</strong> Dan Savage directs us to <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/today-in-the-east-carolinian">a shitty opinion piece by a dumb kid </a>that will now stick around forever, thanks to Google.</p> <p><strong>Our Hero</strong>: Goldy saved us all from nuclear annihilation by<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/03/scary-headline-of-the-day-north-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-us"> surrendering to North Korea </a>on Wednesday.</p> <p><strong>Slog Headline of the Week</strong>: Is from Brendan Kiley: "<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/03/oh-the-austerity">Oh, the Austerity!</a>"</p> <p><strong>Two Thumbs Down to Cancer</strong>: Everybody loves and misses <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/04/roger-ebert-has-died">Roger Ebert</a>.</p> <p><strong>You've Gotta Love Yelp</strong>: No, wait. No, you don't.</p> <p><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zkyVDwDngD8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/the-best-of-slog-a-victory-a-surrender-a-bike-lane#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16429737&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/05/the-best-of-slog-a-victory-a-surrender-a-bike-lane?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16429737&id=comments 2 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:23:26 -0700 The Stranger Hippies: Back in Style? http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/04/hippies-back-in-style http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/04/hippies-back-in-style Bethany Jean Clement <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/made-in-seattle-we-are-all-hippies-now/Content?oid=16401488"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/6a12/1365104597-arthouse-570.jpg" alt="Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle" title="Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle" width="500" height="351" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption"><em>Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle</em></li></ul></div></p> <p>This week's <em>Stranger</em> deals with damn hippies in not just one, but two places. Coincidence? From <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/made-in-seattle-we-are-all-hippies-now/Content?oid=16401488">Charles Mudede's review of the local documentary <em>Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle</em></a>: </p> <blockquote><p>...In <em>Back to the Garden</em>, however, we see that <strong>some hippies did not give up the fight</strong>, did not surrender their dreams, but continued dancing to African drums, worshipping Mother Earth, and growing their own food.</p> <p>But here is where the documentary becomes very interesting: In 1988, the rural hippies looked just plain crazy (the director even says as much), talking endlessly about nature this, sustainability that, and the like. But today, they sound totally sane and even urban. The director reinterviewed some of the hippies in 2008, and it's clear that they now live in a world that's realizing more and more of their dreams—using cloth diapers, recycling waste, turning to solar energy, breaking with Judeo-Christian morality, and seeing humans as just one life form among many.<strong> The hippies have moved from the cultural fringe to the center of rational discourse. </strong>We need more arts, more communal cooperation in the care of our children, more free time to enjoy life, more trees, more food grown without chemicals, more sources of renewable energy—the list goes on and on. We are all hippies now.</p></blockquote> <p>And in <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/bar-sajor-is-the-answer/Content?oid=16402993">my review of new Pioneer Square restaurant Bar Sajor</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>...Bar Sajor's food is not merely delicious, it is also healthy, for <strong>Matt Dillon (appearances to the contrary) is a damn hippie.</strong> Evidence: He is cooking everything by fire, all natural-like. He worries, arguably excessively, about the happiness of chickens. He lives on a farm (the Old Chaser Farm) on an island (Vashon). He is <strong>making his own vinegar</strong> (with which he makes hale drinks) and bread (three kinds, including a sourdough that is as stellar as bread can be) and pickles (which he says make people burpy, but then they feel <em>so good</em> the next day). Bar Sajor's menu has lots of things that are sprouted, and seeds, and even <strong>kombucha on draft</strong>. The establishment is stylish and upscale, and Dillon himself is close-cropped and jovial, but the case rests itself...</p></blockquote> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/04/hippies-back-in-style#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16417764&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/04/hippies-back-in-style?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16417764&id=comments 18 Hippies: Back in Style? <em>Back to the Garden, Flower Power Comes Full Circle</em> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:01:13 -0700 The Stranger A Critical Overview of The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/03/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/03/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger Christopher Clemons, Seattle Seahawks Defensive End <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:212px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/b450/1364969940-cover-400-1.jpg" alt="cover-400-1.jpg" title="" width="200" height="277" /></div><em>We're observing <strong>Slog silence from now until 11 a.m.</strong> while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/IssueArchives?oid=16400753">entire paper's worth</a> of stuff for you! Here's what Christopher Clemons has to say.</em></p> <p>There have been a lot of rumors lately. People have been whispering about sexuality and closets and all sorts of things I can't quite wrap my entire brain around, because my brain gets knocked around my skull a whole lot, on account of my day job. Who on God's earth is this person working for <em>The Stranger</em> saying they are coming out of the closet as a straight person? I'm not against anyone, but I think it's a selfish act. They are just trying to make themselves bigger than the paper. Whoever this person is, it doesn't matter how good they are. That will immediately separate a newsroom and divide a paper.</p> <p>Everyone knows <em>The Stranger</em> is gay. That's just how it is. The <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/News">news section</a> is gay, the reviews are gay, the <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=16403197">advice column</a> is way too gay—they even have a column called <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-homosexual-agenda/Content?oid=16403140">The Homosexual Agenda</a>, written by a person named ADRIAN RYAN, who I assume is super-gay. I just read the column, and it's full of gay words like "crème" and "OMG" and "hardwood" and "Red Vines." It doesn't get much gayer than that. Why would someone come in here and straight this place up? It makes no damn sense.</p> <p>Something I've noticed when I sit and stare quietly at the TV, trying to picture what all the dead synapses in my frontal cortex must look like, is that whenever people on the news talk about gay people marrying other gay people, they talk about people marrying goats. And what's in the <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/they-didnt-want-to-call-the-cops/Content?oid=16403615">news story by BEN STEINER</a>? A goat named Richard Conlin. You know what's short for Richard? Dick! A goat named Dick! Does it get any gayer than that? If <em>The Stranger</em> was a song, like "Eye of the Tiger," the guitar would just go "GAY! GAY-GAY-GAY! GAY-GAY-GAY! GAY-GAY-GAAAAAAAAAAY. GAY!" And then the lyrics would be all "Something gay/And something else gay/Something gay and something ribald," until you're all like, "I get the point! You're gay, 'Eye of <em>The</em> <em>Stranger</em>,' okay? I get it!"</p> <p>Sometimes I wake up crying and shaking and drenched in sweat, and my doctor says it's because I keep getting hit in the head all the time.</p> <p>Where was I? Right! So my point is, if a <em>Stranger</em> writer wants to be straight, they should just do it, without telling anybody. Why would they want to go and ruin the reputation of a perfectly gay newspaper?</p> <p>And who could this straight mole be? CHARLES MUDEDE writes about how he <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/riding-with-strangers/Content?oid=16402966">shares a car with people</a>, which sounds like hitchhiking, which is I think pretty gay. BETHANY JEAN CLEMENT calls Matt Dillon <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/bar-sajor-is-the-answer/Content?oid=16402993">"a damn hippie,"</a> which sounds pretty butch to me. Maybe there's no truth to all this. Maybe there is no straight person in the closet at <em>The Stranger</em>. But if there is, I would advise that they stay put in there. It's nobody's goddamn business, and they don't need to go parading their heterosexuality around...</p> <p>Oh, shit. Guys. I just started bleeding out of my ear. That can't be good, right?</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/03/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16404962&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/04/03/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16404962&id=comments 4 A Critical Overview of <em>The Stranger</em> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700 The Stranger The Best of Slog: And It's Worth Every Penny http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/the-best-of-slog-and-its-worth-every-penny http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/the-best-of-slog-and-its-worth-every-penny Paul Constant <p><strong>Meet the Free Seattle Times</strong>: It's like the <em>Seattle Times</em>, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/27/the-seattle-times-paywall-is-for-suckers">but it's free</a>! Also, it never endorsed George W. Bush!</p> <p><strong>Inside Man</strong>: Slog correspondent Joseph Landau was inside the Supreme Court while the Prop 8 and DOMA arguments were being made. <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/26/the-tough-questions-in-the-supreme-courts-prop-8-case-and-what-they-mean">Here's his first report</a>, and here's <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/27/the-justices-most-pressing-questions-about-the-defense-of-marriage-act">his second report.</a></p> <p><strong>Too Terrible To Even Think About</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/26/driver-who-hit-four-pedestrians-blew-nearly-three-times-over-legal-alcohol-limit-say-prosecutors">This headline</a>: "Driver Who Hit Four Pedestrians Blew Nearly Three Times Over Legal Alcohol Limit, Say Prosecutors."</p> <p><strong>Who Could Have Predicted That a Football Player Would Say Something Dumb?</strong> Meet Christopher Clemons, the Seahawk who thinks that gay football players should <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/seahawk-says-a-player-coming-out-of-the-closet-would-be-selfish-and-divide-the-team">stay in the closet</a>.</p> <p><strong>What's Your Drone Refund Policy?</strong> Homeland Security apparently <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/27/homeland-security-apparently-calls-no-givebacks-on-seattles-unwanted-police-drones">doesn't want </a>the SPD's lightly used drones anymore.</p> <p><strong>Wait, He Makes <em>How</em> Much?</strong> What's it like to be <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/28/man-on-the-street-meet-a-paid-signature-gatherer">a paid signature-gatherer</a>?</p> <p><strong>Best Slog Headline of the Week</strong>: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/26/i-went-to-a-big-spectacle-and-all-i-got-was-this-big-spectacle-sams-big-unveiling">Is from Jen Graves</a>: "I Went to A Big Spectacle and All I Got Was This Big Spectacle."</p> <p><strong>He's for Liberty and Shit Like That</strong>: Sam Bellomio, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/26/my-ego-is-too-big-for-sam-bellomio">never change</a>.</p> <p><strong>Well, You Can't Give It to Homeland Security, Apparently</strong>: Eli Sanders wants to know: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/what-should-i-do-with-this-drone-someone-bought-me">What does Slog think he should do</a> with his drone?</p> <p><strong>And Finally</strong>: Here, via Slog tipper <strong>Rich</strong>, was the best cheap laugh of the week.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pmxxsiIg5nE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/the-best-of-slog-and-its-worth-every-penny#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16374183&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/the-best-of-slog-and-its-worth-every-penny?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16374183&id=comments 6 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:29:56 -0700 The Stranger Wanted: Stranger Chow Intern http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/wanted-stranger-chow-intern http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/wanted-stranger-chow-intern Bethany Jean Clement <p>Can you type? Do you like to eat food, but <strong>hate the word "foodie"</strong>? Then you might be the perfect new Chow intern!</p> <p><em>The Stranger</em>'s Chow internship is unpaid; you will, however, absorb the priceless knowledge of the editorial staff while experiencing the day-to-day operations of a weekly newspaper. Tolerance for the mundane is required; writing and blogging opportunities are possible, but are not the bulk of the intern experience. <strong>Investigatory food-eating </strong>may be occasionally involved. The Chow internship lasts for three glorious months, with a time commitment of 12–16 hours a week required (onsite here at <em>The Stranger</em>, during normal business hours, except not too early in the day, because we are tired).</p> <p>Applicants should be capable writers, computer literate, and <strong>sticklers for detail</strong> (listings and calendars are correctly spelled and carefully formatted affairs). To apply, send a (preferably brief/convincing/funny) letter of interest and two short writing samples ASAP to <a href="mailto:chow@thestranger.com">chow@thestranger.com</a>, with "Intern" in the subject line. Thanks and hello!</p> Chow Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/29/wanted-stranger-chow-intern?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16373120&id=comments 0 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:53:08 -0700 The Stranger A Critical Overview of The Stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/27/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/27/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger Jenkiss Curtain, Mall Easter Bunny <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:262px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/cc3d/1364346589-cover-400.jpg" alt="cover-400.jpg" title="" width="250" height="345" /></div><em>We're observing <strong>Slog silence from now until 11 a.m.</strong> while we have an editorial meeting, but look—we made an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/IssueArchives?oid=16345744">entire paper's worth</a> of stuff for you! Here's what Jenkiss Curtain has to say.</em></p> <p>My annual month of employment is about to come to a close, and I augur some bittersweet emotions about the whole importune occasion. On the one hand, the fully enclosed nature of the Easter Bunny suit means that excessive hygienic dutifulness is not entirely abrogated upon me; that is, to elucidate: I can simply shuttle myself back and forth from my makeshift bed hidden in the back stockroom of the Spencer Gifts directly to the ready room and don my bunny head and furry apparel without an unnecessary stop for ablutions along the way. The tang of gin, the whiff of sweat, the flume of indigestion: All those maliforous odors remain tightly enclosed within the pastel pelt, and all of Northern Seattle's good Christian children who perch momentarily upon my faux-fur lap for the nonce as my assistants snap a digital photograph are none the wiser.</p> <p>But these halcyon days of four weekly fat paychecks and rewarding daily employment are nearly behind me. Ordinarily, I would hop a boxcar and ride south until next spring dawns, but I grow old. My hair is gray and thinning, my alimentary canal has transmogrified into a dry leather sack, and the nubile young sales ladies down at the liquor store now confer upon me a respectful "sir" as they direct the local constabulatory to administer me violently from their shops for liberating their wares from their shelves without payment.</p> <p>In short, the time for lollygagging is past, and this old vagabond needs to muster a new gig. And so what better allocation than that of a humble scribe? It is a matter of well-repute that I am an autodidact nonpareil, and wordsmithery has always run deep in my veins like printer's ink. And so I impugn myself upon <em>The Stranger</em> to allow me this opportunity to augur my wit and inkpen in their service as public editor, in the hopes that steady employment—and thusly a thatched roof, a picketed fence, and a mayhaps a dog that does not eagerly abandon yours truly for a well-stocked Dumpster—will be mine.</p> <p>I notice that two of the "feature" yarns in this newspaper are written by the fairer sex! Here we have <strong>CIENNA MADRID</strong>, <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/who-would-jesus-fire/Content?oid=16348670">indignified for some reason</a> about local hospitals, and there we have <strong>KARY WAYSON</strong> penning a <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/city-of-secrets/Content?oid=16346362">ballad about the Hill of Queen Anne</a>. I have not read either piece—in several minutes, it will be time for a punishing 12-hour shift, and time is leaking from my time-slough—but they certainly appear informational.</p> <p>It must be ladies' night in this publication: <strong>MEGAN SELING</strong> composes an <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/whatever-happened-to-neanderfuck/Content?oid=16348111">ode about "Mudhoney,"</a> and <strong>ANNA MINARD</strong> details the strife <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/sent-to-the-sidelines/Content?oid=16348656">suffered by a soccer team</a> for the limpen-wristed. With such a corral of comely women in <em>The Stranger</em>'s employ, I certainly hope that the powers that be have adjudicated that I earned the public editor position. Ladies, the door of my new corner office will be available for comfort-giving at any moment; I am an expert in providing professional-level lap-sitting instructions.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/27/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16349091&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/27/a-critical-overview-of-the-stranger?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16349091&id=comments 1 A Critical Overview of <em>The Stranger</em> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0700 The Stranger The Best of Slog: Syphilis, Pot, and 50 Shades of Seattle Pride http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/the-best-of-slog-syphilis-pot-and-50-shades-of-seattle-pride http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/the-best-of-slog-syphilis-pot-and-50-shades-of-seattle-pride Paul Constant <p><strong>Of Seattle, By Seattle, For Seattle</strong>: Should the city demand that construction companies <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/21/should-seattle-mandate-that-construction-companies-hire-locally">only hire local workers</a>? And should we <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/seattle-needs-to-welcome-growth-and-get-over-itself">get over ourselves</a> and embrace growth?</p> <p><strong><em>Footloose</em> Meets the Boston Tea Party</strong>: On April 1st, nightclubs are <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/21/nightclubs-organize-dance-in-at-state-capitol-to-protest-dance-tax">staging a dance-in </a>on the steps of the Capitol Building to protest the dance tax.</p> <p><strong>Because You Don't Want a Sick Waiter</strong>: Why restaurant workers <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/20/do-you-want-me-to-have-healthcare-with-that-why-raising-restaurant-prices-in-seattle-will-not-end-society-as-we-know-it">deserve health care </a>like everyone else.</p> <p><strong>Speaking of Health Care</strong>: A Gig Harbor hospital <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/19/hospital-calls-police-on-patient-for-possessing-pot-legally">called the cops</a> on a patient because<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/20/catholic-hospital-admits-to-calling-cops-on-patient-for-marijuana"> he was carrying</a> a (totally legal) amount of weed.</p> <p><strong>How About You Stop Raping People, Rapists?</strong> Did you read Megan Seling's post about the Stubenville rapists? <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/17/a-rapists-life-doesnt-fall-apart-the-moment-theyre-convicted-of-rape-it-falls-apart-the-moment-they-decide-to-rape">You should</a>. </p> <p><strong>Dog Bites Man</strong>: <em>Seattle Times</em> makes an error, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/18/we-do-not-regret-our-error">can't really admit</a> that they made an error.</p> <p><strong>Let's Roll Out the Welcome Wagon</strong>: Someone just moved to town and he <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/18/a-man-who-just-moved-here-tells-us-about-seattle">wants to complain </a>about how we do everything. Also, a Seattleite wonders "<a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/19/why-cant-i-see-the-space-needle-a-letter-to-the-editor">why can't I see the Space Needle</a>?"</p> <p><strong>The Republicans Had a Stupid-Off and Everyone Won</strong>: Last weekend was packed with <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/15/great-moments-in-minority-outreach-at-cpac">racism</a> and <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/16/sarah-palin-just-spoke-at-cpac">Sarah Palin</a> and <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/16/rand-paul-is-king-of-the-assholes">Rand Paul</a>.</p> <p><strong>A Confederacy of <em>Bounce</em>s</strong>: Who said it: <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/21/gwyneth-paltrow-v-ignatius-reilly">Ignatius Reilly or Gwyneth Paltrow</a>?</p> <p><strong>A Wonderful Discussion About Cloris Leachman's Stage-Two Syphilis</strong>: Slog's inaugural Netflix Streaming Movie Club <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/17/the-slog-netflix-streaming-movie-club-someone-i-touched">discussed <em>Someone I Touched</em></a>. On Monday, <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/20/next-up-in-the-slog-netflix-streaming-movie-club-the-imposter">we will discuss <em>The Imposter</em></a>, but for right now, please enjoy this highlight reel of <em>Someone I Touched</em>.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="375" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4AETc_JJsSg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/the-best-of-slog-syphilis-pot-and-50-shades-of-seattle-pride#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16318333&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Housekeeping http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/03/22/the-best-of-slog-syphilis-pot-and-50-shades-of-seattle-pride?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16318333&id=comments 4 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:03:20 -0700 The Stranger