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by Matt Driscoll | Will a proposed cigarette tax just lead to more contraband sales? Plus: What’s new with the officers’ union and the fight against

Citizens United

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9 The Audacity 
 of hope

by Rick Anderson | Untangling the complex domestic life of the U.S.’s highest-profile female soccer star.

food&drink

15 Queens of Tarts

by Dakota Mackey | A trans-continental pie-loving summit meeting.

15 | Food News

15 | The Weekly Dish

16 | The Bar Code

arts&culture

17 Projections 
 of Faith

by Brian Miller | A preview of the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.

17 | The Pick List

19 | Opening Nights | Mistrans-lations in China, ruminations in a cinema.

20 | Performance/Ear Supply

21 | VisuAl Arts/The Fussy Eye

22 | Books

23 FILM

Opening This Week | Ballet, kung fu, the new Cinderella, and a terrifying visit 
to 1971 Belfast.

25 | Film Calendar

27 MUSIC

by Dave einmo | Talib Kweli’s magic moments. Plus: the Funhouse, the Dodos, and two jazz masters.

32 | The Week Ahead

odds&ends

4 | Chatterbox

33 | HIgher Ground

34 | classifieds