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RANDOM LINKS FOR 9/17/13

September 17th, 2013 by Clark Humphrey

via washingtonpost.com

Our ol’ pal Lynda Barry reveals “The 20 Stages of Reading.”
Knute Berger sez the real issue in recent local violent crimes isn’t political “leadership,” it’s the sorry state of mental-health care.
We now know where Bauhaus Coffee is going, temporarily, while its building gets knocked down and replaced. It’s moving into the about-to-close Capitol Club’s space, just two blocks up East Pine.
Chick-Fil-A, the fast food chain with the cow commercials and the homophobic CEO, is coming to Northgate.
A micro-apartment developer wants Amazon to put up its short-stay employees, vendors, etc. at his buildings instead of hotels. So much for the argument that “we’re just trying to make affordable housing pencil out businesswise” etc.
In case you care, Bill Gates is the richest guy in the country again.
A Nation of Change essay comparingÂ Libertarians’ ideological justifications for selfishness to “comic book writing” is an insult to comic book writers everywhere (yes, even at Marvel).
Bob Woodward describes the GOP standard operating procedure these days as “extortion and blackmail.”
My fellow Stranger refugee S.P. Miskowski now writes horror stories, and she’s looking for good examples of “bad woman” characters. Not daring rebel women who were really good but just called bad, mind you. She wants real (fictional) female baddies.
Playboy’s latest, er, re-vamp in search of lost circulation and ad bucks: “natural” glamour, instead of bleach and silicone. Also, 1 percent-y lifestyle articles.

One Response

Art Marriott AKA "ArtFart" writes:
September 17th, 20131:00 pmat

Playboy may be having its tribulations, but the LA Times is reporting today that the company that owns what’s left of Penthouse just filed for bankruptcy.