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10/6/23: KICKING IT OUT
Oct 5th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Megan Rapinoe’s big career finale, and other major local goings-away; the controversy (and limits) of AI-generated prose; Manny Ellis’s family speaks out at trial of officers who killed him.

9/14/23: A POTENTIAL ‘SLEEPER’ HIT?
Sep 13th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Film ‘Fantasy A Gets a Mattress’ shows struggles of being an artist in Seattle; stats show widening local wage gaps; more reaction to post-police-killing ‘joke;’ feds sue Amazon over ‘deceptive’ Prime subscription practices.

8/1/23: FROM THERE TO HERE TO THERE
Aug 1st, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Three Thai-born Seattle filmmakers get noticed at Cannes; Bellevue finally has a permanent men’s shelter; Harrell announces revised drug-crackdown bill; the Pee-wee Herman legacy.

7/11/23: NOT JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
Jul 10th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Stonewall icon appears on U District ‘mural house;’ many crimes in WA went up last year (but not as much as the population); J-Rod hits it big, then loses; long lines at ice cream festival.

7/5/23: BEACHES FOR ME
Jul 4th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

A newly-constructed beach opens off Pioneer Square; it’s been 15 years since the Sonics were taken from us; WA wildfire season’s well underway; can ‘weirdos, not bros’ revive downtown Seattle?

7/3/23: ARTIFICIAL, NOT INTELLIGENT
Jul 2nd, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

AI bot-written ebooks land (briefly) on an Amazon bestseller list; the would-be Obama bomber’s a Republican from Pasco; ex-Rep. Dave Reichert’s running for governor; still another Bartell Drugs location’s closing.

6/30/23: THE FAR RIGHT IN THE ‘UPPER LEFT’
Jun 29th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Author David Neiwert’s tales of NW extremism past & present; Rite Aid’s closing another Bartell’s; Seattle population nears 800,000; Rep. Jayapal’s stalker sentenced.

6/28/23: THE GOOD KIND OF ‘TROLLING’
Jun 27th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Danish artist’s giant troll sculptures coming to Seattle; Book-It Theatre suddenly closes; Black Coffee NW’s original location evicted; pro-trans slogan projected outside St. Mark’s.

6/27/23: BRIEF LIFE, BIG IMPACT
Jun 26th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

An extensive article (in USA Today of all places) on Elijah Lewis’s life and sudden death; why Pride is about ‘joy’ as part of resistance; WA could get another bad wildfire season; beefs with (and within) a homelessness advisory board.

6/20/23: FROM ‘MCDREAMY’ TO MCGRUNGY
Jun 19th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

TV producer Shonda Rhimes’ website profiles Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner; Everett co.’s tourist sub missing near Titanic wreckage; Portland radio station’s AI announcer; what Juneteenth means in a time of racist backlashes.

6/19/23: AS ETERNAL AS THE SUN?
Jun 18th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Fremont Solstice, once ‘fringe,’ now a familiar comfort in an age of change; Juneteenth’s local past and present; big cutbacks at Seattle Pacific U.; Amazon-contractor drivers strike in Calif.

5/26/23: SONG OF THE MACHINE
May 25th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

ChatGPT-written song lyrics are about what you’d expect; SPD killings rose during federal oversight; youth mental-health crisis viewed as a business opportunity; did Jeffrey Epstein try to blackmail Bill Gates?

5/18/23: ‘INHALER,’ EXHALED
May 17th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Thomas A. Doyle nixes a TAD reunion; Alberta wildfire smoke drifts here; new condo tower cuts prices 30 percent; COVID aid programs as an ‘experiment in single-payer care.’

 

5/2/23: DOTTING THE ‘JAY’
May 1st, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

Inslee won’t run for gov again; SPL lets right wing ex-actor hold ‘anti-drag-queen-story-time’ event; Washington Middle School cuts tech training and jazz band; national media find Kraken fans as surprising as the team.

3/21/23: UNCHARTED
Mar 30th, 2023 by Clark Humphrey

What (or rather who) is/isn’t in new Seattle Literary Map; Harrell launches $970 million affordable-housing levy drive; City Council candidate accused of reneging on paying campaign workers; Happy Indictment Day!

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