Subjected to the light of day, Sarah Palin doesn't look like a maverick at all.
Exposing a construction-site scam only a San Francisco cop could love.
Ronald Taylor is one of perhaps hundreds of innocent people Harris County has put in prison.
Sloppy U.S. government paperwork is putting the lives of asylum seekers at risk.
If you take the time to look around, you might think you're seeing double. Or triple. Maybe it's because we're mostly practical, casual dressers, or maybe it's because we like a little fun along with our fleece, but a few items really stand out these days:

1) Tattoos, fast becoming the accessories du jour, are now available as simple, flexible jewelry. Chokers and bracelets in all colors make the wearer look like they've withstood hours of painful, subcutaneous body art.

2)You're not a courier? Well, then, explain that sidepack. Besides being easy on the back, they're slim and eons away from the college dweeb backpack thing.

3)Don't forget the '90s version of the painter pant, the Cargo Pant, pockets bulging from all sides for a military-meets-carpenter look. They're everywhere!

4) Lastly, this wouldn't be Seattle if residents didn't dream of living where the sun always shines—tropical prints aren't going anywhere.
Photos by Ryan Sherman