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Amazon's Kindle Fire Gets Its Very First Patent Lawsuit

​Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet has now taken perhaps its largest step toward being recognized as a legitimate player in the computer gadget wars.

Free Kindles Available Now at Seattle Public Library

​In perhaps the most subtle move thus far in its war on physical books, Amazon announced today that it would be giving Kindles to some 11,000 libraries across the country to be loaned out for free--starting right here at the Seattle Public Library.

Top 10 Osama Bin Laden Death Tweets

Unconfirmed photo of bin Laden's corpse.​Osama bin Laden is dead. Fuck yeah. And while some Americans have taken to the streets to ring in the news by waving flags and doing the Bin Laden is Dead Dance, a much larger swath are celebrating in a more socially-accepted way: via Twitter.

Can You Fit Five Foo Fighters and 50 Friends Into Your Garage?

​Didn't get your tickets to Sasquatch in time? Well, here's another option--instead of driving to the Gorge and beating the throngs of festival-goers flocking to see the Foo Fighters, enter this sweet BlackBerry-sponsored contest. If you win, the Foo Fighters will come to your garage and play ... More >>

Billy Chambers, "Tuba Man" Killer, Arrested Again--This Time for Armed Robbery

​Perennial scumbag Billy Chambers, who at the tender age of 15 made his name by joining two other young teens in savagely beating beloved street performer Edward "The Tuba Man" McMichael to death in the street, is back in jail. And this time he's all grown up.

David Wu, Oregon Congressman, Wears Fuzzy Tiger Suit, Does Crazy Stuff

​When a photo turned up a week and a half ago of New York Congressman Chris Lee shirtless, flexing and hoping to seduce a random woman he'd just met on Craigslist, there was no question what it meant, and in a matter of hours the newly minted and very much married House Rep resigned from his o ... More >>

The Genius of Ke$ha

The next Madonna? The next Lauper? Either way, you love her.

The Top 10 Seattle Hip-Hop Videos of 2010, Because an Incomplete History Wasn't Enough

Today we at Seattle Weekly printed an Incomplete History of Seattle's New Hip-Hop Cinematography--and while it touched on a wide spectrum of The Town's phenomenal rap visuals, the designation of "incomplete" was pretty necessary. To supplement it, YouTube and Vimeo pages have been scoured for the T ... More >>

Today in Sex: An Active Sex Life Helps Men Live Longer (Unless They're Cheating)

​In a study that will certainly be forwarded to husbands everywhere, a team of Italian researchers have determined that an active sex life keeps men more heart-healthy and therefore, alive longer. Diabetic men seem to get even more beneficial effects from sex and regardless of blood sugar leve ... More >>

My Dirty Laundry, As Aired By My Daughter, Grace

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Of the more than 100 columns I've written thus far for Seattle Weekly, I would say that probably a good quarter have been centered around my life as a family man. The ... More >>

Sol Makes His Music Video Debut With "Dear Friends"

More than a handful of music videos for local hip-hoppers have hit the web in recent days--see J. Pinder, State of the Artist, Eighty4 Fly, Wizdom, and Grynch's legendary "My Volvo"--and its exciting to see Sol jump into the mix with some visuals for the title track from his most recent release, Dea ... More >>

An Incomplete History

The difference between producers Rick Rubin and T Bone Burnett.

Jonathan Tropper

The difference between producers Rick Rubin and T Bone Burnett.

Rhapsody in Zune

The best feature of Microsoft's underrated mp3 player just lost some of its shimmer.

OK, Who Emptied the Brita?!?!

The best feature of Microsoft's underrated mp3 player just lost some of its shimmer.

Windows Phone 7: The Early Reviews Are In

All new! All different! But you can't buy it yet.​Windows Mobile is dead. Long live "Windows Phone 7 Series," which kills Microsoft's old, unloved WinMo at version 6.5. Announced today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the renamed and redesigned mobile OS is expected to reach the ma ... More >>

Leap Year: Amy Adams Deserves Better

All new! All different! But you can't buy it yet.​Windows Mobile is dead. Long live "Windows Phone 7 Series," which kills Microsoft's old, unloved WinMo at version 6.5. Announced today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the renamed and redesigned mobile OS is expected to reach the ma ... More >>

"Game Over" for Microsoft?

Do you really care if this software is or isn't on your phone?​Up in the San Juans, tech analyst Mark Anderson publishes an influential newsletter called Strategic News Service, little read by laypeople but studied intently by industry players in Redmond and Silicon Valley. In a recent pronoun ... More >>

Microsoft WinMo Getting Ass Kicked by Cupcake

​While Redmond is crowing and Steve Ballmer is gloating about the successful launch of Windows 7, the smartphone platform Windows Mobile is being treated like a bastard stepchild--locked and starved in the basement, if you will. With the PC operating system market now fairly mature, the new gr ... More >>

John Freeman

​While Redmond is crowing and Steve Ballmer is gloating about the successful launch of Windows 7, the smartphone platform Windows Mobile is being treated like a bastard stepchild--locked and starved in the basement, if you will. With the PC operating system market now fairly mature, the new gr ... More >>

Dow, But Not Out

Having led a charmed political career, can Council Chair Constantine come from behind in the race for King County Exec?

You Need an Intern to Mind Your Manners for You

Having led a charmed political career, can Council Chair Constantine come from behind in the race for King County Exec?

Jonathan Tropper

Having led a charmed political career, can Council Chair Constantine come from behind in the race for King County Exec?

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

Having led a charmed political career, can Council Chair Constantine come from behind in the race for King County Exec?

Amazon Vs. Barnes & Noble: The Tale of the Tape

So Barnes & Noble, the world's largest retail bookstore chain, is entering the the ebook market in a big way. As the company announced today, it's promising "more than 700,000 titles, including hundreds of new releases and bestsellers at only $9.99, making it the world's largest selection of eBooks ... More >>

Nate Robinson, Little King

How an effervescent “small guy from Seattle” became basketball royalty in the Big Apple.

Favorite Restaurants: Fine Dining for the Flush

How to eat for between $30 and $50.

Should MSFT Get Into Smartphones?

Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

Ronald C. White

Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

Is There a Graceful Way to Adjust Your Package?

Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

New Music From Ra Ra Riot and N.E.R.D.

Both acts are pimping their latest wares in town this week.

How to Spot a Canuck: Kerry Colburn

The frenemy is among us. But how can we identify this well-mannered, self-effacing menace from the great white north?

Gabriel Iglesias

The frenemy is among us. But how can we identify this well-mannered, self-effacing menace from the great white north?

Saloon

Belly up, cool down, repeat

Geniuses Gather in Lake Forest Park!

Belly up, cool down, repeat

SBFY Part Five: Crazyberry

Belly up, cool down, repeat

Hurry Up and Live: The Nick Sears Story

The 16-year-old lives like there’s no tomorrow. He has to. He has terminal cancer.

SIFF 2007: Week Three: Picks and Pans

The 16-year-old lives like there’s no tomorrow. He has to. He has terminal cancer.

The Media-Overload Inspirations of Fujiya & Miyagi

The 16-year-old lives like there’s no tomorrow. He has to. He has terminal cancer.

The Long Winters are Scared of the Cat in the Hat

The 16-year-old lives like there’s no tomorrow. He has to. He has terminal cancer.

Passing the Butt

"Business owners might invest in a used coffee can on the sidewalk, filled with sand, and a sign that says 'Park Your Butts Here.'"

Lo-Fi

"Business owners might invest in a used coffee can on the sidewalk, filled with sand, and a sign that says 'Park Your Butts Here.'"

Fantasy Island

Is it a wetland paradise? Or 100-year-old fill? Either way it's likely to be reamed by a new Evergreen Point bridge.

Greg Nickels' Quiet Storm

The mayor's nightlife policies have led many to believe he wants the city's sidewalks to roll up after dinner. But a visit to a secret smooth-jazz hideaway in West Seattle shows just how wrong that notion is.

New Brain on the Block

Jeopardy! genius Ken Jennings moves to the smartest city in America: Seattle.

Jessica Biel Silenced

SIFF news, notes, and picks.

Swing Your Pardner

Why Brokeback Mountain is the perfect date movie for straight guys.

Election Solutions?

Task Force on Elections recommends eliminating poll sites and electing a King County auditor.

CD Reviews

Task Force on Elections recommends eliminating poll sites and electing a King County auditor.