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Colombia

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Many American Girls Born in 2009 Will Lead Shorter Lives Than Their Mothers ... But Not in King County

    Our unhealthy American habits and lifestyles may finally be catching up with us, according to new findings from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations (IHME). Among other interesting nuggets, the IHME study shows that nationwide women's lifespans are improving at ... More >>

  • Film

    January 4, 2012

    Urbanized: Part Three of Gary Hustwit's Design Trilogy

    Our unhealthy American habits and lifestyles may finally be catching up with us, according to new findings from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations (IHME). Among other interesting nuggets, the IHME study shows that nationwide women's lifespans are improving at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Bellevue Company Loses Court Battle Over $17 Billion in Sunken Treasure

    ​A Bellevue company engaged in a 22-year battle to win its rightful share of a sunken treasure off the coast of Colombia suffered a devastating loss Monday when a federal judge ruled the statute of limitations for its case has expired. Sea Search Armada has fought the Colombian government for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 14, 2011

    Hector Acebes

    ​A Bellevue company engaged in a 22-year battle to win its rightful share of a sunken treasure off the coast of Colombia suffered a devastating loss Monday when a federal judge ruled the statute of limitations for its case has expired. Sea Search Armada has fought the Colombian government for ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 7, 2011

    The Fussy Eye: Uneasy Images of Colonial Africa

    Problematic yet gorgeous.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    A Coffee Tourist's Guide to Washington's State Capital

    Colombia Estrella del Sur at Batdorf Bronson in Olympia, WA​In 28 years of being a Washington State resident, last week marked my very first visit to the city of Olympia. While neglect of state capitals seems to be an embedded trend within West Coast tourism (who travels to California to see S ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 2, 2011

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    Colombia Estrella del Sur at Batdorf Bronson in Olympia, WA​In 28 years of being a Washington State resident, last week marked my very first visit to the city of Olympia. While neglect of state capitals seems to be an embedded trend within West Coast tourism (who travels to California to see S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    The 2011 Northwest Regional Barista Competition: A Reason to Spend a Weekend in Tacoma

    Tyler Stevens of Barista in Portland pours his signature coffee beverage, while technical judge Alex Negranza looks on.​It can only be by some cruel and slightly twisted scheme that an event such as The 2011 Northwest Regional Barista Competition would be scheduled to begin in the morning. Mos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Seattle's Eastside Does Coffee Too at Urban Coffee Lounge

    ​This past fall, Apple launched a "cupping" application for the iPhone. It comes as no great surprise, since the iPhone pretty well has an app for everything by now. This one allows coffee cupping notes to be neatly organized, ranked on a sliding scale (with any of that pesky math stuff done f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Hackers Are Gathering in Seattle This Weekend and It's For Your Own Good

    ​If you're not a hacker yourself, then the cryptic, geek-speak invite sent out by Random Hacks of Kindness and Geeks Without Bounds about a big event this weekend may seem a tad confusing. But within the endless acronyms and tech jargon, it seems clear that there will be quite the hacker shind ... More >>

  • Diversions

    November 24, 2010

    Why Mexicans Should Learn How to Dance to Tropical Music

    ​If you're not a hacker yourself, then the cryptic, geek-speak invite sent out by Random Hacks of Kindness and Geeks Without Bounds about a big event this weekend may seem a tad confusing. But within the endless acronyms and tech jargon, it seems clear that there will be quite the hacker shind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Le Rêve Bakery Opens in Queen Anne

    ​After weeks of anticipation, Le Rêve Bakery has finally opened in Queen Anne. The little French cafe features beautiful pastries, freshly made sandwiches and soups... but I went for the coffee. It isn't often I purposely go to a bakery to get my espresso, but since Le Rêve is one of the onl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Cafe Flora's Vegetarian Thanksgiving Feast: Saving the World, One Turkey At A Time

    None of this on the menu at Cafe Flora​Thanksgiving can be tough on my vegetarian brethren. While everyone else is out there sucking down gravy by the boat and chewing on drumsticks like some fat guy at a renaissance faire, the vegans and vegetarians are, well, not. Most of them aren't actuall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Glenn Beck, Meet Your Neighbor Shawna Forde

    ​It could turn into a lifelong series if we began correcting the mistakes of Fox News commentators. So in this case we'll leave it to Shawna Forde, the pride of Everett, to correct Glenn Beck, the pride of Mount Vernon. (Pride having since turned to deep, regretful, abhorrent, how-could-we-hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Adventures in Drug Smuggling: Cocaine Truffles and Bacon-Scented Heroin

    Okay, but how do I get that truffle up my nose?​See that picture? See the white stuff inside the broken-open truffle? Yeah, that's cocaine. In what has to be one of the more innovative schemes for getting Bolivian Marching Powder through customs, Robert Lopera, carried about 15 pounds (yeah, ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2010

    A Report From Juarez, the Bleeding Front Line of the War on Drugs

    Okay, but how do I get that truffle up my nose?​See that picture? See the white stuff inside the broken-open truffle? Yeah, that's cocaine. In what has to be one of the more innovative schemes for getting Bolivian Marching Powder through customs, Robert Lopera, carried about 15 pounds (yeah, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Q&A: Yeasayer's Chris Keating on 4/20, LSD, Cocaine Cowboys, and Ben Franklin

    Ryan DombalChris Keating & Yeasayer will be at Neumos tomorrow night.​Yeasayer's playing a sold-out show tomorrow night at Neumos. I'm super stoked to hear their killer most recent record, Odd Blood, performed live, and I talked to front man Chris Keating recently about the band's plan for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    A.M. Music News: James Brown's Body, Japandroids, Metallica Fans Riot, Gorillaz

    ​--NME: James Brown's daughter, LaRhonda Pettit, is claiming that her father's body has disappeared. --Pitchfork: Vancouver's Japandroids will release a collection of their early singles, titled No Singles, on May 11. Click the link to listen to "Darkness on the Edge of Gastown." --NME: 160 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2009

    Seattle International Latino Film Festival

    ​--NME: James Brown's daughter, LaRhonda Pettit, is claiming that her father's body has disappeared. --Pitchfork: Vancouver's Japandroids will release a collection of their early singles, titled No Singles, on May 11. Click the link to listen to "Darkness on the Edge of Gastown." --NME: 160 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Is Starbucks Trying to Clean Up Anjulie's Music?

    ​About two or three weeks ago, I got an advance of Toronto-based pop singer Anjulie's new self-titled album. I'd heard about her almost a year earlier and have been looking forward to listening to the finished product. Anjulie, born to Guyanese parents and raised in the greater Toronto area, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    Euphoria Up, Immune System Down: Local Cocaine Supply Tainted With Anti-Parasite Cattle Drug

    These guys are on the caseThis is something you don't hear about in Clipse songs, though with the way it's supposedly gaining steam, maybe you will. Seattle public health authorities are reporting that local cocaine supplies have been tainted with levamisole, an anti-parasite drug used on cattle. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Waiting for Godoy: Human Rights for $1 Million

    Godoy Seattle is already a mecca for global public health work, as it's home to the headquarters of big-name organizations like PATH and the Gates Foundation and to the recently established UW Department of Global Health. Could it be a mecca for human rights work as well?Perhaps it could, if Senato ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2008

    Coffee: A Matter of Spirituality

    And more on Columbia City and Moneytree.

  • Food

    December 3, 2008

    Seattle’s New Way to Fetishize Coffee

    As a marketing strategy, “cupping” is straight from the wine-industry playbook. As a means of enjoying coffee, it’s mostly hot air.

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2008

    Iron Maiden

    As a marketing strategy, “cupping” is straight from the wine-industry playbook. As a means of enjoying coffee, it’s mostly hot air.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2007

    The Beginning of the End

    As a marketing strategy, “cupping” is straight from the wine-industry playbook. As a means of enjoying coffee, it’s mostly hot air.

  • Film

    November 8, 2006

    Harsh Times

    Opens at Meridian and other theaters, Fri., Nov. 10. Rated R. 120 minutes.

  • Arts

    August 2, 2006

    A Schmear for Sean Penn

    The star has a bagel moment in Seattle. Plus: News from Artist Trust and West Edge Sculpture Invitational.

  • Diversions

    April 6, 2005

    Below the Belt

    Where to find the latest hits in underwear and lingerie.

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    Still Praying for Snow

    All but two ski areas are open now, but the base is thin and the economic damage is done.

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    Media Follies!

    All but two ski areas are open now, but the base is thin and the economic damage is done.

  • Film

    December 15, 2004

    Maria Full of Grace

    HBO Home Video, $27.95

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2004

    HBO Home Video, $27.95

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Nuremberg Candidate

    HBO Home Video, $27.95

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    News That Wasn't

    HBO Home Video, $27.95

  • Food

    October 2, 2002

    The New Food Revolution

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • News

    March 6, 2002

    Who Said It?

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • News

    December 26, 2001

    The cost of health

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    Foreign correspondence

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    Living with terror

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • Music

    October 10, 2001

    Back to school

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • Film

    May 16, 2001

    The Films: MO-S

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • Diversions

    March 14, 2001

    Encyclopaedia of Evil

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • News

    February 28, 2001

    A diversionary tactic

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

  • Diversions

    November 1, 2000

    My generation

    Candidates court singles issues voters.

  • News

    July 12, 2000

    "Baseball, toys, and cartoons: Everything we need to be happy. Maybe later we could even add a golden SUV."

    Candidates court singles issues voters.

  • News

    March 15, 2000

    Generation Xterminate

    New reasons to sleep uneasy.

  • News

    March 8, 2000

    Target: Kaiser

    New reasons to sleep uneasy.

  • News

    December 29, 1999

    Auld Lang Syne.com

    New reasons to sleep uneasy.

  • News

    December 30, 1998

    Lists of the '90s

    Instant Nostalgia issue

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