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Clark Humphrey

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Seattle. Music, pop culture, weird film, print ephemera, history, MISCosity. Editor of MISCmedia MAIL: a daily e-newsletter of Seattle news headlines.

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

10/9/26: WHEN OUR DEAD SOUGHT THEIR DEAD - Spiritualism and seances in early Seattle; Microsoft fights back after H-1B visa program suspension; city attorney’s ‘community court’ successor program; what is ‘Cascadia’ anyway? (Hint: It’s really big.) mailchi.mp/2d8456f6987a...

10/9/26: WHEN OUR DEAD SOUGHT THEIR DEAD

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

10/9/26: WHEN OUR DEAD SOUGHT THEIR DEAD - Spiritualism and seances in early Seattle; Microsoft fights back after H-1B visa program suspension; city attorney’s ‘community court’ successor program; what is ‘Cascadia’ anyway? (Hint: It’s really big.) mailchi.mp/2d8456f6987a...

10/9/26: WHEN OUR DEAD SOUGHT THEIR DEAD

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

10/8/26: GETTING THE ‘TEAM’ BACK TOGETHER - Queercore band Team Dresch’s new album; protesters (and Mayor Wilson) denounce Gaza siege; state may tighten developmental-disability services eligibility; Boeing as an example of the ‘financialization’ of everything. mailchi.mp/33a3264b09b2...

10/8/26: GETTING THE ‘TEAM’ BACK TOGETHER

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

10/8/26: GETTING THE ‘TEAM’ BACK TOGETHER - Queercore band Team Dresch’s new album; protesters (and Mayor Wilson) denounce Gaza siege; state may tighten developmental-disability services eligibility; Boeing as an example of the ‘financialization’ of everything. mailchi.mp/33a3264b09b2...

10/8/26: GETTING THE ‘TEAM’ BACK TOGETHER

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

10/7/26: THE JOYS OF ‘NOISE’ - Local book imprint with a ‘young, feminine, alone-in-your-bedroom’ vibe; ferry service (mostly) back after Mon. disruptions; WA Supreme Court candidate openly ‘anti tax;’ Walmart plans drone deliveries in the region. mailchi.mp/56980611ddb8...

10/7/26: THE JOYS OF ‘NOISE’

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

10/7/26: THE JOYS OF ‘NOISE’ - Local book imprint with a ‘young, feminine, alone-in-your-bedroom’ vibe; ferry service (mostly) back after Mon. disruptions; WA Supreme Court candidate openly ‘anti tax;’ Walmart plans drone deliveries in the region. mailchi.mp/56980611ddb8...

10/7/26: THE JOYS OF ‘NOISE’

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

10/6/26: SEA, SICK? - Ferry crews stage apparent mass ‘sick out;’ protest keeps ICE out of Tacoma strip mall; Dick’s Drive-Ins settles ex-worker’s lawsuit; Metro makes money selling ‘carbon credits’ for its electric buses. mailchi.mp/ffd7f14b5cdc...

10/6/26: SEA, SICK?

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

10/6/26: SEA, SICK? - Ferry crews stage apparent mass ‘sick out;’ protest keeps ICE out of Tacoma strip mall; Dick’s Drive-Ins settles ex-worker’s lawsuit; Metro makes money selling ‘carbon credits’ for its electric buses. mailchi.mp/ffd7f14b5cdc...

10/6/26: SEA, SICK?

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

10/5/26: STRAIGHT OUTTA TULALIP - Comedian Joey Clift’s book on Native life and misconceptions; Dem-on-Dem races for Legislature; Amazon vows $1 billion for ‘data center communities;’ why Seattle’s still got data center projects moving forward. mailchi.mp/fcbfb1303860...

10/5/26: STRAIGHT OUTTA TULALIP

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So glad the Seattle Times is still funding this pointlessly sexist shit Horsey, and I can't emphasize this enough, is INCAPABLE of being normal about women

seattletimes.com

Seattle officially joins the ranks of top cities

It is nice to see my hometown get placed right up there with New York City, London and Paris.

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

10/2/26: LIFE AND LUNACY - A trans artist’s look at perimenopause and other craziness; judge rules White House can’t fire local US Attorney; Boeing engineers OK new contract; Seattle libraries way outpace national borrowing rates. mailchi.mp/4e48651447d2...

10/2/26: LIFE AND LUNACY

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

10/2/26: LIFE AND LUNACY - A trans artist’s look at perimenopause and other craziness; judge rules White House can’t fire local US Attorney; Boeing engineers OK new contract; Seattle libraries way outpace national borrowing rates. mailchi.mp/4e48651447d2...

10/2/26: LIFE AND LUNACY

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

10/1/26: PARTY LIKE IT’S 1991 - Gillian Gaar’s latest book about Seattle rock back then; what’s near the new light-rail station; unionized UW staffers poised to strike; Seattle lost 18,000 jobs (mostly from downtown offices) in 2024-5. mailchi.mp/77af23ffd444...

10/1/26: PARTY LIKE IT’S 1991

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

10/1/26: PARTY LIKE IT’S 1991 - Gillian Gaar’s latest book about Seattle rock back then; what’s near the new light-rail station; unionized UW staffers poised to strike; Seattle lost 18,000 jobs (mostly from downtown offices) in 2024-5. mailchi.mp/77af23ffd444...

10/1/26: PARTY LIKE IT’S 1991

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

9/30/26: FOR A BETTER FUTURE—HELL, FOR ‘A’ FUTURE - Mayor Wilson with ‘End Times Fascism’ authors; remembering a defiant voice for change; ‘lost’ Homelessness Authority funds were just a ‘ledger error’; Boeing whistleblower claims ‘retaliation.’ mailchi.mp/f6db3d17ee52...

9/30/26: FOR A BETTER FUTURE—HELL, FOR ‘A’ FUTURE

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

9/30/26: FOR A BETTER FUTURE—HELL, FOR ‘A’ FUTURE - Mayor Wilson with ‘End Times Fascism’ authors; remembering a defiant voice for change; ‘lost’ Homelessness Authority funds were just a ‘ledger error’; Boeing whistleblower claims ‘retaliation.’ mailchi.mp/f6db3d17ee52...

9/30/26: FOR A BETTER FUTURE—HELL, FOR ‘A’ FUTURE

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

9/29/26: ‘RED DRESS’ IN MOURNING BLACK - Singer-songwriter Gary Minkler RIP; cities-ranking list puts Seattle #4 in the world; city govt. study links Seattle’s tax base to Amazon’s stock price; big Seattle U art donation getting smaller. mailchi.mp/65c63585629d...

9/29/26: ‘RED DRESS’ IN MOURNING BLACK

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

9/29/26: ‘RED DRESS’ IN MOURNING BLACK - Singer-songwriter Gary Minkler RIP; cities-ranking list puts Seattle #4 in the world; city govt. study links Seattle’s tax base to Amazon’s stock price; big Seattle U art donation getting smaller. mailchi.mp/65c63585629d...

9/29/26: ‘RED DRESS’ IN MOURNING BLACK

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

9/28/26: GOODBYE, ‘GOODBYE BASEBALL’ - Rick Rizzs’ last Ms game; SPD not satisfied with getting more money in city ‘austerity’ budget; nationwide ICE arrests ‘reach record highs;’ Bill Gates joins the AI ‘doomers.’ mailchi.mp/a7fd27d1ebe1...

9/28/26: GOODBYE, 'GOODBYE BASEBALL'

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

9/28/26: GOODBYE, ‘GOODBYE BASEBALL’ - Rick Rizzs’ last Ms game; SPD not satisfied with getting more money in city ‘austerity’ budget; nationwide ICE arrests ‘reach record highs;’ Bill Gates joins the AI ‘doomers.’ mailchi.mp/a7fd27d1ebe1...

9/28/26: GOODBYE, 'GOODBYE BASEBALL'

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

9/25/26: FOR THE LOVE OF ‘HATE’ - Comics creator Peter Bagge talks about his long career; Macklemore announces ‘Free Palestine’ tour; two separate pedestrian deaths on Sounder tracks; Microsoft wants to put commercials into video games. mailchi.mp/99afaa2a1924...

9/25/26: FOR THE LOVE OF ‘HATE’

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

9/25/26: FOR THE LOVE OF ‘HATE’ - Comics creator Peter Bagge talks about his long career; Macklemore announces ‘Free Palestine’ tour; two separate pedestrian deaths on Sounder tracks; Microsoft wants to put commercials into video games. mailchi.mp/99afaa2a1924...

9/25/26: FOR THE LOVE OF ‘HATE’

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

9/24/26: GETTING ANIMATED HERE - Local animation creators’ big dreams; ‘praise and skepticism’ for Wilson’s budget plan; school bus drivers authorize a potential strike; Seahawks cofounder and arts patron dies at 92. mailchi.mp/5bdf0c8915e1...

9/24/26: GETTING ANIMATED HERE

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

9/24/26: GETTING ANIMATED HERE - Local animation creators’ big dreams; ‘praise and skepticism’ for Wilson’s budget plan; school bus drivers authorize a potential strike; Seahawks cofounder and arts patron dies at 92. mailchi.mp/5bdf0c8915e1...

9/24/26: GETTING ANIMATED HERE

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

9/23/26: A ‘GRANDER ILLUSION’ - Grand Illusion taking over the three-screen Varsity; City Council outlaws grocery ‘algorithmic pricing;’ more layoffs at Microsoft, Expedia; Wilson’s first budget is big on austerity (except for cops). mailchi.mp/b8b9052ebc85...

9/23/26: A 'GRANDER ILLUSION'

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

9/23/26: A ‘GRANDER ILLUSION’ - Grand Illusion taking over the three-screen Varsity; City Council outlaws grocery ‘algorithmic pricing;’ more layoffs at Microsoft, Expedia; Wilson’s first budget is big on austerity (except for cops). mailchi.mp/b8b9052ebc85...

9/23/26: A 'GRANDER ILLUSION'

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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 22/09/2026

The novelist Stephens tags as the “lucky token” straight guy on the list previously admitted that his debut novel, about a teacher in his thirties having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student, was based on his own experiences as a teacher.

Literary author tests rules of fact and fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Maksik, a 40-year-old literary novelist, has learned a great deal about life and art and the unexpected ways they can meet.

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

9/22/26: TO THE ‘MAX’ - Commercial ‘psychedelia’ promoted Spokane’s world’s fair; Wilson issues ‘efficiency’ exec order; Archie McPhee’s owner denies supporting transphobic state initiative; Seattle schools to limit youngest kids’ screen time. mailchi.mp/235203e6f533...

9/22/26: TO THE ‘MAX’

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

9/22/26: TO THE ‘MAX’ - Commercial ‘psychedelia’ promoted Spokane’s world’s fair; Wilson issues ‘efficiency’ exec order; Archie McPhee’s owner denies supporting transphobic state initiative; Seattle schools to limit youngest kids’ screen time. mailchi.mp/235203e6f533...

9/22/26: TO THE ‘MAX’

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

9/21/26: ‘FOR THE BIRDS,’ OR NOT? - Seattle’s got a lot fewer birds these days; Harborview sends homeless patients out on the streets; man tries to torch Bellevue’s Planned Parenthood branch; Ninth Avenue un-removable paint dots to be painted over. mailchi.mp/1a5eb4d25cea...

9/21/26: ‘FOR THE BIRDS,’ OR NOT?

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

9/21/26: ‘FOR THE BIRDS,’ OR NOT? - Seattle’s got a lot fewer birds these days; Harborview sends homeless patients out on the streets; man tries to torch Bellevue’s Planned Parenthood branch; Ninth Avenue un-removable paint dots to be painted over. mailchi.mp/1a5eb4d25cea...

9/21/26: ‘FOR THE BIRDS,’ OR NOT?

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

9/28: WALK. WATCH. DANCE. JUST DON’T RUN - ‘WALKDONTRUN’ art walk marathon returns; ex-Councilmember Dolores Sibonga dies at 95; Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez helps Republicans on a key vote (again); WA Supreme Court nixes a Bryan Heywood initiative. mailchi.mp/9ff6d1c5efb5...

9/28: WALK. WATCH. DANCE. JUST DON’T RUN

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

9/28: WALK. WATCH. DANCE. JUST DON’T RUN - ‘WALKDONTRUN’ art walk marathon returns; ex-Councilmember Dolores Sibonga dies at 95; Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez helps Republicans on a key vote (again); WA Supreme Court nixes a Bryan Heywood initiative. mailchi.mp/9ff6d1c5efb5...

9/28: WALK. WATCH. DANCE. JUST DON’T RUN

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

9/17/26: HER OWN NIRVANA - ‘Happiest Dyke on Earth’ recalls a pivotal 1990 rock show; Macklemore donates a mil to Gaza relief; UW prof sez AI’s real threats are more immediate than scares about ‘extinction;’ Council debates rival public-safety plans. mailchi.mp/b3296d04149b...

9/17/26: HER OWN NIRVANA

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

9/17/26: HER OWN NIRVANA - ‘Happiest Dyke on Earth’ recalls a pivotal 1990 rock show; Macklemore donates a mil to Gaza relief; UW prof sez AI’s real threats are more immediate than scares about ‘extinction;’ Council debates rival public-safety plans. mailchi.mp/b3296d04149b...

9/17/26: HER OWN NIRVANA

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

9/16/26: END OF THE LINE (ER, TRACK)? - Orient Express (née Andy’s Diner) site could be redeveloped; rejected US Attorney candidate re-nominated; Ed Sheeran’s other tour mates side with Macklemore; Mariners reach their ‘tragic number’ for the season. mailchi.mp/0b62470969e2...

9/16/26: END OF THE LINE (ER, TRACK)?

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

9/15/26: INTELLIGENCE VS. ARTIFICE - Ex-local filmmaker’s hype-free take on AI; ‘cheering’ Supreme Court’s mail-voting decision; new local business-booster group launches; Macklemore fired from Ed Sheeran tour for pro-Palestinian stance. mailchi.mp/3fbd21917f28...

9/15/26: INTELLIGENCE VS. ARTIFICE

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

9/16/26: END OF THE LINE (ER, TRACK)? - Orient Express (née Andy’s Diner) site could be redeveloped; rejected US Attorney candidate re-nominated; Ed Sheeran’s other tour mates side with Macklemore; Mariners reach their ‘tragic number’ for the season. mailchi.mp/0b62470969e2...

9/16/26: END OF THE LINE (ER, TRACK)?

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

9/15/26: INTELLIGENCE VS. ARTIFICE - Ex-local filmmaker’s hype-free take on AI; ‘cheering’ Supreme Court’s mail-voting decision; new local business-booster group launches; Macklemore fired from Ed Sheeran tour for pro-Palestinian stance. mailchi.mp/3fbd21917f28...

9/15/26: INTELLIGENCE VS. ARTIFICE

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11/26: SMIRKING IN THE FACE OF DEATH - Ex-local ‘Victorian Lowbrow’ artist ‘Madame Talbot’ RIP; biz leaders want new city public-safety plan; local group wants to reopen Egyptian Theater; one WA town that’s profited from data centers. mailchi.mp/2af51492f0b9...

9/11/26: SMIRKING IN THE FACE OF DEATH

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

9/14/26: SUBTEXT AND THE SUBCONTINENT - Jaipur Lit Fest’s local ‘microcosm;’ downtown crime’s down 50 percent in 8 years (yes!); Embassy Suites hotel strike finally ends; Jimothy makes the Sunday NYT front page! mailchi.mp/622d72f6d4a7...

9/14/26: SUBTEXT AND THE SUBCONTINENT

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

9/14/26: SUBTEXT AND THE SUBCONTINENT - Jaipur Lit Fest’s local ‘microcosm;’ downtown crime’s down 50 percent in 8 years (yes!); Embassy Suites hotel strike finally ends; Jimothy makes the Sunday NYT front page! mailchi.mp/622d72f6d4a7...

9/14/26: SUBTEXT AND THE SUBCONTINENT

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11/26: SMIRKING IN THE FACE OF DEATH - Ex-local ‘Victorian Lowbrow’ artist ‘Madame Talbot’ RIP; biz leaders want new city public-safety plan; local group wants to reopen Egyptian Theater; one WA town that’s profited from data centers. mailchi.mp/2af51492f0b9...

9/11/26: SMIRKING IN THE FACE OF DEATH

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

9/10/26: OZEMPIC AND ITS DISCONTENTS - Play about sisters who refuse to be fat-shamed; Wilson has plans to correct ‘sluggish’ local economy; why Seattle should finally stop acting inferior; Seahawks eke out a win despite losing QB Sam Darnold. mailchi.mp/9509a762ff26...

9/10/26: OZEMPIC AND ITS DISCONTENTS

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

9/10/26: OZEMPIC AND ITS DISCONTENTS - Play about sisters who refuse to be fat-shamed; Wilson has plans to correct ‘sluggish’ local economy; why Seattle should finally stop acting inferior; Seahawks eke out a win despite losing QB Sam Darnold. mailchi.mp/9509a762ff26...

9/10/26: OZEMPIC AND ITS DISCONTENTS

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

9/9/26: IT’S BIG. IT JUST LOOKS SMALL. - Local painter’s ‘macro’ lo-res images; camping trip ends with five ICE arrests; Seattle has more kids these days, many other cities have fewer; Seahawks return (for real) tonight, (national media still underestimates ‘em). mailchi.mp/4bce6aac7191...

9/9/26: IT’S BIG. IT JUST LOOKS SMALL.

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

9/9/26: IT’S BIG. IT JUST LOOKS SMALL. - Local painter’s ‘macro’ lo-res images; camping trip ends with five ICE arrests; Seattle has more kids these days, many other cities have fewer; Seahawks return (for real) tonight, (national media still underestimates ‘em). mailchi.mp/4bce6aac7191...

9/9/26: IT’S BIG. IT JUST LOOKS SMALL.

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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

9/8/26: ‘WAVE’ GOODBYE - Last weekend of Wild Waves water park; Macklemore proclaims ‘Free Palestine’ at NJ stadium concert; politicians join pickets at hotel workers’ strike; three fatal shootings in same vicinity, in less than 24 hours. mailchi.mp/bd38ae5be5a0...

9/8/26: 'WAVE' GOODBYE

Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

9/8/26: ‘WAVE’ GOODBYE - Last weekend of Wild Waves water park; Macklemore proclaims ‘Free Palestine’ at NJ stadium concert; politicians join pickets at hotel workers’ strike; three fatal shootings in same vicinity, in less than 24 hours. mailchi.mp/bd38ae5be5a0...

9/8/26: 'WAVE' GOODBYE