July 18, 1934: The Battle of Smith Cove
Smith Cove, located at the southern foot of Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood, might seem sleepy these days — yet on this date in 1934, it was the site of a truly epic labor-management struggle. Jeff Stevens histories you once again.
An Open Letter to TPP Negotiators: Copyright Term Extension
An open letter to the dreadmeisters of the Trans-Pacific Partnership from the new CEO of Creative Commons, Ryan Merkley.
Loose in the Wires
You shouldn’t play with your food, especially when you’re eating bugs that contain gods. Fiction by John D. Brown.
Waking to the Night
For those who face the night. Poetry by Jerry Kraft.
Kickstarting Seattle’s Parks: The Star Interviews Omar Willey about “Natural Advantages”
Parks remain one of those things that tie us together, though we rarely think about them that way. A park—public land—serves the communities around it. Any real document of that land must serve the public, too, the best way possible.
Rice Boy: Beginning
We begin our serialization of Evan Dahm’s exquisite tale, Rice Boy, today in the Star.
This Week in Performance: Week of July 11, 2014
With temperatures already reaching the upper 80’s
in early July, we have every indication that the proverbial dog days of Summer will be a lengthy period this year. There won’t be a shortage of entertainment options, however, and this weekend provides Shakespeare galore, Serge Gainsbourg inspired dance, improv based on the mob genre and more. José Amador leads you through it all
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