Indian Ocean

The Island President: Meet the Deposed Leader of the Maldives

Jane Kagira's Special Sauce

Spicing up Kenyan cuisine in Columbia City.

Running From Grief

Alexandra Fuller's tribute to her mother--and the continent that shaped her.

With Four Dead, America Asks: How Do We Stop Somali Pirates?

Image via Flickr​In the wake of yesterday's tragic news that four Americans had been executed after being kidnapped by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman, many are asking: Is there any way to end the hijackings in the seas east of Africa? History suggests swift and harsh punishment for the p ... More >>

Phyllis Macay & Bob Riggle, Seattle Yacht Travelers, Murdered By Somali Pirates

Macay and Riggle via Leadline, the Corinthian Yacht Club newsletter​The pair of boaters were abducted Friday along with a California couple off the coast of Oman in the Indian Ocean. Up until yesterday it was exciting and, frankly, kind of cool. But today, the situation came tragically to an e ... More >>

Five Extinct Animals That Would Be Way Cooler to Clone Than a Woolly Mammoth

​Last week a team of Japanese scientists announced that they would begin trying to clone a woolly mammoth, effectively bringing the beast back from extinction and making normal elephants seem really lame. Mammoths are cool, granted. But they're soooo cliché. Here are five extinct animals that ... More >>

Tame Impala

​Last week a team of Japanese scientists announced that they would begin trying to clone a woolly mammoth, effectively bringing the beast back from extinction and making normal elephants seem really lame. Mammoths are cool, granted. But they're soooo cliché. Here are five extinct animals that ... More >>

The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

​Last week a team of Japanese scientists announced that they would begin trying to clone a woolly mammoth, effectively bringing the beast back from extinction and making normal elephants seem really lame. Mammoths are cool, granted. But they're soooo cliché. Here are five extinct animals that ... More >>

Alice in Chains to Record Its Seattle Blackdiamondskye Show at KeyArena In 3D

Move over Jonas Brothers, you've got competition in the 3D concert film market.​First Alice in Wonderland was filmed in 3D, now Alice in Chains' is getting the 3D treatment. The band announced this week that HDlogix will be filming Friday night's set at KeyArena for a forthcoming 3D concert f ... More >>

Bran Nue Dae: A Bit of Glee From Down Under

Move over Jonas Brothers, you've got competition in the 3D concert film market.​First Alice in Wonderland was filmed in 3D, now Alice in Chains' is getting the 3D treatment. The band announced this week that HDlogix will be filming Friday night's set at KeyArena for a forthcoming 3D concert f ... More >>

Tonight: TRUST: BBQ Edition at the Red Lion, Indian Ocean at Neumos

​TRUST: BBQ Edition. Red Lion Inn Terrace Garden, 1415 Fifth Ave., 206-971-8010. 2 p.m. Free. Sure, you're already planning the summer's baddest BBQ at your house, but this free outdoor party (or "sundance" as we said in my raver days) is on a roof. Take in the skyline while grooving to a regg ... More >>

Indian Ocean

​TRUST: BBQ Edition. Red Lion Inn Terrace Garden, 1415 Fifth Ave., 206-971-8010. 2 p.m. Free. Sure, you're already planning the summer's baddest BBQ at your house, but this free outdoor party (or "sundance" as we said in my raver days) is on a roof. Take in the skyline while grooving to a regg ... More >>

The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

​TRUST: BBQ Edition. Red Lion Inn Terrace Garden, 1415 Fifth Ave., 206-971-8010. 2 p.m. Free. Sure, you're already planning the summer's baddest BBQ at your house, but this free outdoor party (or "sundance" as we said in my raver days) is on a roof. Take in the skyline while grooving to a regg ... More >>

India Outsourcing Its Storms to Seattle

Why couldn't she be what gets sent to us?​Seattle may get half of all of its expected June rainfaill by the end of the week thanks to a storm with origins in India. According to KOMO weatherman Scott Sistek, the squall set to soak our city tonight began as Cyclone Laila in the almost-coastal t ... More >>

SIFF Week 2: Picks & Pans

Why couldn't she be what gets sent to us?​Seattle may get half of all of its expected June rainfaill by the end of the week thanks to a storm with origins in India. According to KOMO weatherman Scott Sistek, the squall set to soak our city tonight began as Cyclone Laila in the almost-coastal t ... More >>

A Mystery of Violence

As the FBI investigates the possibility of a terrorism “recruitment network” in Seattle, the local Somali community struggles to understand why young men would return to a country they never knew.

Deep Water: Sailing Drives Men Mad

As the FBI investigates the possibility of a terrorism “recruitment network” in Seattle, the local Somali community struggles to understand why young men would return to a country they never knew.

Don’t Throw Stones

Politics under glass

Dubious Diplomacy

Slade Gorton says that 28-year-old Seattle grocer Koshin Mohamed is an official Somali representative to the U.S. But the State Department says otherwise.

Cash and Carry

Sources say a giant Eastside evangelical church borrowed tsunami/Katrina relief funds to cover its own expenses.

Seven Nights

This week's music calendar.

Master of Disaster

Earthquakes aren't the only unmet natural crises this British author sees for America. And he's coming to view another one on Seattle's waterfront.

Ask The Experts How to Cope

Earthquakes aren't the only unmet natural crises this British author sees for America. And he's coming to view another one on Seattle's waterfront.

Fiery Furnaces

Also: Mates of State, Pat Metheny Group, Brooks, Jesu, Dead Meadow, Dälek, Dead Automatica, Iron & Wine, Happy Apple, Pop Ambient 2005, and Psapp.

More or Lesser?

Readers join the debate over Seattle's size and ambitions.

This Week's Reads

Jared Diamond, David Laskin, Susan Gilman, and Douglas Coupland.

Letters to the Editor

"Michael Kinsley should stop being so arrogant about how wonderful his Microsoft-bought-and-paid-for site is. . . . "

Master of his domain

A Seattle salesman is using some tiny Indian Ocean islands to start what he hopes will be the next Internet land rush.