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RANDOM LINKS FOR 7/23/11

July 22nd, 2011 by Clark Humphrey

Seattle artist Ginny Ruffner’s giant plastic robotic flower pot is now fully operational at Seventh Avenue and Union Street, across from ACT Theatre and in front of the back end of the Sheraton Hotel. Any resemblance to “Wilting Willie,” the puppet flower pot from the old local kids’ TV show Wunda Wunda, is purely coincidental.
Update #1: Upon the request of the Tulalip Tribes,Â Microsoft has removed the internal code name “Tulalip” from its otherwise not officially announced social networking project.
Update #2: There will indeed be one last art party at the 619 Western studios, before all 100-or-so artists in the 101-year-old building get evicted. The hastily arranged event is “Last Thursday,” to be held, yes, on July 28.
The state Liquor Board’s response to Seattle’s request to let bars stay open after 2 a.m.? They’ll “consider it.”
War on Working Americans Dept.: Someone allegedly turned on heat lamps beamed at a picket line outside an on-strike Hyatt hotel in Chicago, in the middle of the worst heat wave America (except the Pac NW) has seen in years.
There’s now aÂ foosball table with female players! And they’re not Barbies!
Today, we are all Sons and Daughters of Norway.