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Aquatic Animals

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    100 Favorite Dishes: Spicy Squid at Ka Won

    I first dined at Ka Won with five friends whose collective Korean cuisine exposure tallied up to perhaps half a dozen meals. If I was more sensitive, I probably would have ordered barbecue. But I wagered my worldly companions could handle two things which are apt to scare tentative eaters: Squid and ... More >>

  • Music

    March 28, 2012

    An Evening With the Whale Riders

    Orca Team holds back, looks sharp.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Whale Riders: Orca Team Holds Back But Looks Sharp

    The situation I'm spending the evening with the surf-rock trio Orca Team--vocalist/bassist Leif Anders, guitarist Jessica B., and drummer Dwayne Cullen--in the back room of Capitol Hill's Liberty Bar. The South Park episode in which Cartman's hand is Jennifer Lopez is playing distractingly on a larg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Dangerous Times For Puget Sound Sea Lions; Rash of Killings Prompts Reward Offer

    ​NOAA investigators are mystified as to why eight California sea lions -- seven of them with bullet fragments in their carcass -- have washed up on south Puget Sound shores since Dec. 1. "This is quite unusual, and we don't know what's happening -- and we want to know," NOAA Fisheries Brian Go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    PETA Sues SeaWorld for 'Enslaving' Whales, Citing 13th Amendment That Ended Black Slavery

    ​"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." So says the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. And according to PETA, that ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 7, 2011

    Ryan Henry Ward Paints the Town

    The tragic past and optimistic future of Seattle's most prolific muralist.

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    HELP!!!!! I'm Suffocating Under This Absurdly Large Jellyfish!!!!!

    Sherman Pike, Jr.Oliver Pike with his new friend.​Oliver Pike thought it was a monster. When it started moving, the 7-year-old adjusted his hypothesis: It must be an alien. Eventually, with the help of the Internet, Oliver and his dad, Sherman Pike, Jr., would correctly identify the large, sl ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 22, 2011

    The Fussy Eye: Oil and Water

    Eco art, courtesy of Deepwater Horizon.

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2011

    Daniel Beltrá

    Eco art, courtesy of Deepwater Horizon.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Watch This Family of Canadian Geese Get a Police Escort on I-90 (VIDEO)

    ​We're not sure how this mother goose and her goslings got onto I-90. But we do know how they got off.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    This Man Turned His Amputated Arm Stump Into a Dolphin

    ​Man: "So I want a tattoo that says "My missing arm doesn't mean that I can't love aquatic mammals as much as the next guy.'" Tattoo Artist: "What if I make your stump into a dolphin?" Man: "I guess everyone needs a porpoise."

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Ten Courses Go Down Smooth and Heady at Brouwer's Home Brew Chef Collaboration Dinner

    Curtis CartierBrouwer's Cafe became a gourmet man cave last night.​Speaking before a packed house of more than 100 thirsty brew heads last night at Brouwer's Cafe in Fremont, Firestone Walker Brewing Company Owner David Walker declared in a European accent that "the beer industry in Europe is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Local Restaurant Owners Shrug At Shark Fin Ban Enacted Today

    ​Legislation that's riled eaters in California quietly gained approval in Washington today, as Governor Chris Gregoire signed into law a ban on shark fin sales. While Hawaii and Guam have adopted similar legislation, the law's passage makes Washington the first state in the continental U.S. t ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 4, 2011

    Opening Nights: Shipwrecked! An Adventure

    ​Legislation that's riled eaters in California quietly gained approval in Washington today, as Governor Chris Gregoire signed into law a ban on shark fin sales. While Hawaii and Guam have adopted similar legislation, the law's passage makes Washington the first state in the continental U.S. t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Puffins: More Delicious Than a Box of Penguins

    ​Cereal Philanderer is a weekly feature in which Jason Sheehan talks about cereal more than he probably should. Cereal du Jour: Puffins, America's favorite Icelandic-waterfowl-based cereal. History: I swear to God, I am taking this straight from the Barbara's Bakery website: "We got the name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011
  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    The Garbage We Eat: Pacific Fish Ingesting Our Plastic Before We Ingest Them, Says New Study

    Curt, shoe​It's no surprise to scientists that humans are unknowingly eating their garbage. As former University of Washington oceanographer Curt Ebbesmeyer, tracker of floating shoes and body parts, told SW in 2008, floating oceanic garbage patches that include refrigerators, TVs, computer s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Anyone Want a Bloated Cow Carcass?

    ​Because there's one on the beach in West Seattle right now and no one seems to know what to do with it.

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2010

    Salmon in the Trees

    ​Because there's one on the beach in West Seattle right now and no one seems to know what to do with it.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard Takes the Earth Stage to Save the Whales

    Stone Gossard rocks out for Mother Earth​The Rock & Roll powers that be have finally thrown Mother Nature a bone by loaning her a legendary guitarist and one rich British bloke. Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam and David de Rothschild of banking clan fame are two of many supporters of Conservation I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Teddi the Dog Killed by Poison Cat Food Meant for Otters

    ​KING 5 is up with a story about Teddi, the black Pomeranian dog that was killed over the weekend after eating strychnine-laced cat food left on the dock at Elliott Bay Marina. The poison was apparently left to kill otters that climb into boats and shit everywhere. The dog's death is tragic, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Kingfish's Peasant Food Is Mostly Great, But Overpriced

    This is the face of an awesome hush puppy!​Southern cooking really is peasant food, even though when most people think of "peasant food" they think of Italian food. After all, you never hear assholes longing for a villa in Arkansas. Still, because it was traditionally cooked by the poor, south ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Get The Gang Together For Ethan Stowell's Mob-Hit Squid

    Photo by Geoffrey SmithLeslie Miller co-authored New Italian Kitchen with chef Ethan Stowell.​We're pumped to try so many of recipes in Ethan Stowell's New Italian Kitchen: Oxtail Soup with Farro and Root Vegetables, Marinated Octopus, Seared Scallops with Chanterelles and Parsnip Puree, Skill ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    Mae Ngai

    Photo by Geoffrey SmithLeslie Miller co-authored New Italian Kitchen with chef Ethan Stowell.​We're pumped to try so many of recipes in Ethan Stowell's New Italian Kitchen: Oxtail Soup with Farro and Root Vegetables, Marinated Octopus, Seared Scallops with Chanterelles and Parsnip Puree, Skill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    The Videos: Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Mrs. Agnes Marshall, Culinary Time Traveler

    2400 pages, not counting the cover​I don't know how much free time you've got on your hands, but if you've got an hour or so to kill and really, really get a hard-on over out-and-out galley geekery like liquid nitrogen, lasers and cutaway photography then man do I have a video for you. Thanks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Melissa Thompson, British Insurance Company Drone, Demolishes Text-Messaging Speed Record Using Swype

    ​It took only 25.94 seconds for Melissa Thompson to text the tongue-twister "the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human." In doing so, the 27-year-old British insurance industry ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Arline Fisch

    ​It took only 25.94 seconds for Melissa Thompson to text the tongue-twister "the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human." In doing so, the 27-year-old British insurance industry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Tilikum the Killer Whale Gets Profiled in Outside Magazine

    ​Tilikum is the orca made infamous when he killed a SeaWorld trainer back in February. Shortly after the death, it was revealed that Tilikum had been at the center of two other fatal "accidents" while at Sealand in Victoria, B.C. Now, Tim Zimmerman of Outside magazine has written a profile of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Imogen Heap

    ​Tilikum is the orca made infamous when he killed a SeaWorld trainer back in February. Shortly after the death, it was revealed that Tilikum had been at the center of two other fatal "accidents" while at Sealand in Victoria, B.C. Now, Tim Zimmerman of Outside magazine has written a profile of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Gray Whale Spotted in Israel (Video)

    For about 300 years, the Pacific Ocean has been the only hood the gray whale has called home. Until now. Conservationists in Israel are going whale-shit over the sighting of a 40-foot long, 200-ton mammal swimming in the Mediterranean. Care to explain, flabbergasted scientist?"This is sensational ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    The Great Seattle Boiled Crawfish Tour

    ​It's sloppy work eating boiled crawfish. There's peeling involved. Splattering too. And most folks just don't want to get that well acquainted with their food. Which is why doing so with a dining partner who is uninitiated, the squeamish type who might be moved to make a snide comment or two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Teenage Orcas Up to no Good Attack Defenseless Gray Whale

    Teenage orcas are officially the rule-breaking skater-punks of the animal world. Damn kids.

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2010

    Port O'Brien

    Teenage orcas are officially the rule-breaking skater-punks of the animal world. Damn kids.

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Who's Shooting Seattle's Sea Lions?

    How could you kill something so cute?​Five sea lions and one seal have washed up dead on West Seattle beaches this week. West Seattle blog first got wind of the carcasses last night. And today, following on-site necropsies (that'd be autopsies for animals), the National Marine Fisheries Servic ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2010

    Lonely Swan Must Hang On 'Til Next Year

    The legislature decides not to act on the merits of a new mate.

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2010

    James Martin

    The legislature decides not to act on the merits of a new mate.

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2009

    Tony Angell

    The legislature decides not to act on the merits of a new mate.

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2009

    Heide Hinrichs

    The legislature decides not to act on the merits of a new mate.

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2009

    Shelli Markee

    The legislature decides not to act on the merits of a new mate.

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    Savion Glover

    The legislature decides not to act on the merits of a new mate.

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2008

    Richard Ellis

    The legislature decides not to act on the merits of a new mate.

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2008

    The Ruby Suns at SP20

    Sunday, July 13

  • Food

    May 7, 2008

    Master Fried Sardines Hot & Spicy Pulutan

    Maybe jellyfish wouldn’t be so bad.

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Music Under the Midnight Sun

    They come from the land of the ice and snow

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Music Under the Midnight Sun

    They come from the land of ice and snow

  • Calendar

    November 28, 2007

    Seattle Aquarium Family Day

    Take a lesson from something with no backbone, go figure

  • Food

    November 2, 2005

    Nov. 2, 2005

    Take a lesson from something with no backbone, go figure

  • Film

    June 29, 2005

    Luc Jacquet

    The director of March of the Penguins.

  • Food

    April 13, 2005

    Settling Down

    The director of March of the Penguins.

  • Food

    April 30, 2003

    Dyeing for You

    Get rid of that unattractive gray; red salmon have more fun!

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