Jason Collins Came Out of the Closet: Dan Savage first told us about Collins and then defended him from the inevitable idiots and Christians. Anna Minard pointed out that Collins wasn't the first professional basketball player to come out of the closet and then explained why Collins' decision was still a huge deal.
The NBA Came Out Against Seattle: The Sacramento Kings are staying put, but Charles Mudede's anonymous source says there's still hope for the Sonics. We still might get a stadium anyway, and Key Arena is probably reaching the end of its lifespan. Also, this happened.
May Day: The Phantom Menace: SPD said that May Day would not be the apocalypse. Anarchists were reportedly targeting Goldman Sachs, but not really. Downtown was surprisingly calm all day. We maybe forgot the true meaning of May Day.
May Day II: The Smashening: Just when everyone thought everything was going to be calm: The drama! The flash bangs! The innocent bystanders! The operatic events! The pepper spray!
May Day III: The Hangover: Brendan Kiley wrapped-up the evening's events. The city filed "light misdemeanor" charges, which is probably better than light treason charges. Seattle's so-called "Real Life Superheroes" are a problem we should do something about. The SPD said the SPD did a really good job. The behatted man was set free. Anarchists announced that they will repay small businesses for the damage to their windows.
And More Importantly: The May Day immigration reform march was a huge, peaceful success.
The Mayor's Race Is Still Unexciting: Goldy went to the first Mayoral forum and told you all about the nothing that happened. Later, Cienna Madrid would point out that Tim Burgess said something stupid.
The W in WTF Stands for "Walla Walla": Mike Hewitt's got a gay farming problem, but he seems to think everyone else has the problem.
Suicide Watch: America's growing suicide epidemic is a side effect of America's love affair with guns.
Spoiler Alert: It's A Long List of Musicians: Look who's playing Bumbershoot!
Education Watch: Teachers ask parents to opt their kids out of tests. In happier news, Seattle Community College is fully funding tuition for 225 financially strapped students.
The Young Fnarfs of Rochefort: A very special special guest hosted the Viewing Club this week.
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:
