Megan Seling

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WEDNESDAY 4/23  Kelly Goto with Lori Matsukawa and Seattle Kokon Taiko (BOOKS/MUSIC) Once upon a time, Seattle had a homegrown comic chronicling Japanese American life with a little bit of samurai swagger. From 2012 to 2018, artist Sam Goto drew Seattle Tomodachi (“friend of Seattle”) for the North American Post, capturing stories of immigration, incarceration, and resilience with heart and idiosyncratic humor.

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WEDNESDAY 4/9   Hanif Abdurraqib (BOOKS) I was there last year when, also in April, Hanif Abdurraqib spoke at Town Hall Seattle. He took to the stage wearing a Sue Bird jersey—on the same day it was announced that Bird joined the Seattle Storm ownership group—and passed out flowers to people in the crowd. He read from his then-new release, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, which went on to land on the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

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Trump’s Tariffs Tank Global Economy: Good morning! Last night, while America slept, much of the rest of the world woke up Wednesday morning to Trump’s new tariffs, which included a 104 percent tariff against China.

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Photos by Megan Seling Thousands of people filled Seattle Center today as part of the Hands Off national day of protest. AP is reporting that more than 1,200 rallies took place across all 50 states.  Every nook and cranny of the Seattle Center was packed with people—from the plaza in front of the Vera Project to the walkways leading to the Armory. Crowds gathered and waved signs from atop the Fischer Pavilion while others pored into the bowl of the International Fountain.

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On Saturday, April 5, some of Seattle’s funniest comedians will take the stage as part of The Stranger’s annual Undisputable Champions of Comedy showcase. It’ll be hilarious! The lineup was curated with help from everyone’s comedy bestie, Emmett Montgomery, co-host of Joketellers Union at Clock-Out Lounge and purveyor of all things delightfully weird.