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Is This the World's Worst Fake HOV Lane Passenger? (SURVEY)

​Late last year I wrote about a guy who got pulled over in Renton for illegally riding in the HOV lane on Route 167. He had a Dora the Explorer doll strapped into the passenger's seat that was made to look like a real infant. This is ridiculous. Though it's not necessarily uncommon. Now anoth ... More >>

Duff McKagan: You Know You're a Seattle Hipster If . . .

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Hacking It

Music journalism needs to get over itself.

Music Journalism Gets Pummeled by a Hack Attack

​You wouldn't think music journalism would be a difficult job. It's a wonder, therefore, that so many music journalists cop the weary cynicism of WWI trench medics, as though proffering their opinion about other people's creations has drained them of any hope for humanity. Bitter attitudes a ... More >>

6 Sure-Fire Signs That You're a Seattle Hipster

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.​There seems to be a premium these days on a certain avenue and chic-ness of cool, to those young city folk who may very well be the leaders of art and culture. And then of course there are the outwardly visible hipsters who would like to thi ... More >>

Driver Ticketed in HOV Lane With "Diego" Doll May Be the Worst Fake Passenger Attempt Yet

​Every year, on some crowded expressway in some traffic-choked city, a poor working stiff decides that inching along in bumper-to-bumper traffic just isn't going to cut it. But since legally riding in the carpool lane would involve actually sharing a car with another human (um, gross), this pe ... More >>

Piñata-Bashing

​Every year, on some crowded expressway in some traffic-choked city, a poor working stiff decides that inching along in bumper-to-bumper traffic just isn't going to cut it. But since legally riding in the carpool lane would involve actually sharing a car with another human (um, gross), this pe ... More >>

Your Arts & Goats Weekend Planner

​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

Puyallup Fair

​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

Gore to the Choir:

​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

Call Me a "Wetback." I Dare You.

​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

Holiday Calendar 2005

​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>

2002 Holiday Calendar

​It's a gorgeous weekend, and that can mean only one thing: Drive to Puyallup and see the goats! We're talking about the Puyallup Fair, and Lauren Lynch supplies a preview: This year's Puyallup Fair begins Western style with a cattle drive through downtown. (No, there aren't ordinarily cows i ... More >>