The Week in Protests: Ed Murray wanted protesters to know that he would not tolerate property damage. How do you lose a grand jury indictment, anyway? What do protesters want? What does the Seattle Police Union leader mean when he talks about protesters? What did the protests look like? Are undercover cops infiltrating the movement? What the hell was the Seattle Times thinking? Did the SPD violate protesters' rights? Are protesters really ruining Christmas? What do Republicans think of Eric Garner's death? Wait, George W. Bush said what?
And Maybe They Won't Kill You: If you read only one Slog post about Ferguson this week, read this one.
Municipal Broadband on the Way: Seattle is plotting...or is it plodding?...toward the future of the internet.
The Firefighter Trial Continues: Cienna Madrid is on the case.
Two Beloved Movie Theaters Face an Uncertain Future: The Harvard Exit and the Varsity are both changing in January. What's happening? We're not entirely sure, but here's a rumor.
Hetero Sex Is So Gay: Wait, what?
City Attorney Will Not Press Charges Against Westlake Security Guard Who Pepper Sprayed Raymond Wilford: Come the fuck on.
Welcome, Heidi Groover! Our new City Hall reporter investigates the deal with iPhone theft and asks why Spokane is doing better on pay equity than Seattle.
What Can Progressives Learn from the Fight for Marriage Equality? Here's an interview with Marc Solomon, campaign director of Freedom to Marry.
No Female Ejaculation for You: Dan Savage on the United Kingdom's weird new porn laws.
The Trouble with Rolling Stone: We do not need to place more barriers in the way of victims of sexual assault.
Need Some Terrible Gift Ideas? Kelly O's got you covered.
Quote of the Week: Is from this interview with musician Daniel John Riddle, who says that it was easy to find allies for his band everywhere, "...Unless motherfuckers were too busy posing and fronting, in which case you knew those people were filled with plastic shit anyway and you couldn't be real with them until they had a near death experience or found gay Jesus."
Sounders Win for Losing: Spike Friedman explains soccer to you.
Seattle's New Comedy King: Meet Nathan Brannon.
Lawnmower Man Goes to the Mall: I used a virtual reality shopping app and now I just want to spend all my time shopping in virtual reality.
The Truth Behind Fiction: Dave Segal interviews real, live professional drummers about what they think of excellent drumming movie Whiplash.
Police Reports Illustrated: A heartbreaking story of juicers and sleepwalking.
Proust and Cosby: Charles Mudede investigates the connection.
