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Reverb Monthly, Seattle Weekly's New Music Magazine, Launches August 31

Laurie Pearman​I'm excited to announce that on August 31, Seattle Weekly will add a magazine, Reverb Monthly, to its family of music outlets, which currently includes a daily blog and weekly section of the paper. A monthly magazine will allow us to escape the hustle of daily and weekly deadli ... More >>

Seattle Makes GQ's List of Top 40 Worst-Dressed Cities

Mark Byrne, a GQ contributor, called out Seattle for its abundance of plaid​Flannel is comfy. But for the fashion police at GQ, apparently Seattle's plaid-clad populace (including half of Seattle Weekly's newsroom) is out of touch, earning the city a spot on the magazine's list of top 40 wor ... More >>

Seattle Magazine Sellers Still Waiting on Lucky Peach

​Two weeks after Lucky Peach's official debut, some Seattle readers are still having trouble finding the much-heralded food quarterly from David Chang, Momofuku's chef-owner and latest star of HBO's Treme. "We're going to have it," an Elliott Bay Book Co. staffer promises. "Hopefully soon." ... More >>

Jonathan Coulton

​Two weeks after Lucky Peach's official debut, some Seattle readers are still having trouble finding the much-heralded food quarterly from David Chang, Momofuku's chef-owner and latest star of HBO's Treme. "We're going to have it," an Elliott Bay Book Co. staffer promises. "Hopefully soon." ... More >>

Riot Grrrls, Grrrls, Grrrls: the Book

Sara Marcus tidies up the history of the revolution.

Airbus to Make See-Through Planes; Your Move, Boeing

​European plane-maker Airbus recently asked its engineers to lock themselves in a room, eat their weight in peyote and dream up the Aircraft of the Future. What they came up with were morphing seats that conform to a person's shape, holographic projections that can change a private cabin into ... More >>

Time Magazine Calls FAIL Blog Overrated, Doesn't Register Irony

​FAIL Blog, the celebration of all things done poorly owned by Seattle-based Cheezburger Network, has just been named one of Time's most overrated blogs of 2010. Notes the newsweekly: "But as time goes by, what originality or distinctive voice can FAIL Blog provide to keep visitors coming? Aft ... More >>

Colton Harris-Moore Has Had a Big Effect on Camano Island, But Not as Big as the Media Covering Him

Things tend to change once these guys show up.​An anonymous reader responds to Camano Islanders Vent Frustration Over Colton Harris Moore...in Song. "One of the things a lot of folks don't see in this Colton saga is the role of the press and the media down here on South Camano Island and no d ... More >>

Wine Spectator's Annual Top 100 Wines: Rah Rah WA

​Every year, just before the holidays, the Wine Spectator unleashes their Top 100 wines of the year. It's a compendium of top scoring wines from past issues. Every year, in wine shops around the country, trophy hunters experience profound frustration when they can't validate their tastes with ... More >>

Erica Barnett Wastes No Time Sinking Her Teeth Into Her Stranger Successor

Claudia Rowe is a former P-I reporter who is the new news editor at the Stranger, succeeding Erica Barnett, who is now Publicola's news editor. And now that her successor's been named, Barnett wastes no time going after her, asserting that Rowe wrote a slanted anti-Nickels story that had the benefit ... More >>

Parent Map Magazine: A Threat to the Health and Safety of Our Nation's Children?

​Remember that cover of Dog Fancy magazine that showed an adorable Springer Spaniel being fed a Hershey bar? You don't? Well, perhaps more memorable (because it actually existed) was last month's issue of Parent Map magazine, which showed an adorable baby sound asleep on its stomach. Not surp ... More >>

Andrew Wyeth

​Remember that cover of Dog Fancy magazine that showed an adorable Springer Spaniel being fed a Hershey bar? You don't? Well, perhaps more memorable (because it actually existed) was last month's issue of Parent Map magazine, which showed an adorable baby sound asleep on its stomach. Not surp ... More >>

Paste Magazine Needs Help

As my header already states, Paste Magazine needs your help, music fans. As my colleague and friend Kevin Capp said to me this morning, the advertising cow is not currently lactating, which (on top of the demise-of-print-journalism-in-general) is doing a number on the music magazines we've known and ... More >>

Some Wines Are Worth 8 Hours of Your Time

Stranger News Editor Erica C. Barnett took a deal this morning to avoid trial and dodge a criminal record after allegedly boosting an $8.99 bottle of wine from the northern Broadway QFC. She will be required to perform eight hours of community service within 30 days, as well as stay away from QFC an ... More >>

For the Next Stranger Regrets Issue

Everyone has the occasional trouble with the law and the cross-town rival news editor (and former SW writer), Erica C. Barnett, had her own run-in earlier this year. According to a police spokesperson, the SPD received a shoplifting call from the northern Broadway QFC on Jan. 28 at 6:50 p.m. Barnett ... More >>

Knife in the Water

Everyone has the occasional trouble with the law and the cross-town rival news editor (and former SW writer), Erica C. Barnett, had her own run-in earlier this year. According to a police spokesperson, the SPD received a shoplifting call from the northern Broadway QFC on Jan. 28 at 6:50 p.m. Barnett ... More >>

Brian Barr Published In Latest Issue Of Oxford American

That's right, kiddos. He isn't gonna tell you, so I will. Our lovely music editor Brian Barr wrote a piece about Bobby Charles that is in the latest bi-monthly issue of Oxford American.  I believe you will have to actually pick up the magazine and read it, as his article is not online.  If ... More >>

Arthur No. 32 Cannot Be Printed

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

Jon Meacham

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

Travel and Leisure Magazine Ranks Seattle Top of 25 Cities for Cafes, Farmers Markets, and Smarts

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

ARTHUR NEEDS HELP!

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

Fancher Retiring From Times

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

Speaking of Jews Controlling the Media

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

NYT Magazine, Seattle Edition

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

New Yorker establishes satellite office in Capitol Hill!

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

Not One but Three Local Food Mags Debut

Nasty times, y'all. The latest issue of Arthur, the free counterculture zine, is unprintable. As Arthur's website states, the magazine ran out of cheap credit a couple months ago, and also saw a precipitous decline in ad revenue. But, Babcock & Co. soldier on. They will ramp up the Arthur we ... More >>

Arthur Magazine Is Back After a Short-Lived Death

Editor Jay Babcock is now calling all the shots.

Poor Hansa

Editor Jay Babcock is now calling all the shots.

Arthur's Triumphant Return

Editor Jay Babcock is now calling all the shots.

Arthur Magazine Only Kinda Dead

Editor Jay Babcock is now calling all the shots.

ARTHUR MAGAZINE DEAD

Editor Jay Babcock is now calling all the shots.

Paper Tigers

Editor Jay Babcock is now calling all the shots.

DIY Style

Crafty Seattleites take their fashion destinies into their own hands.

Leaping Lizards

How a Seattle tech company created the entire archive of the country's best magazine—for $100.

Miramax ♥ Heart.

How a Seattle tech company created the entire archive of the country's best magazine—for $100.

Retraction Distraction

How a Seattle tech company created the entire archive of the country's best magazine—for $100.

Survivors of the Fray

While most dot-com media experiments failed, Microsoft-backed Slate thrived—though not as first envisioned.

This Just In . . .

While most dot-com media experiments failed, Microsoft-backed Slate thrived—though not as first envisioned.

Unsubscribe

Mainstream is in, esoteric is out as the library prunes its periodicals list.

Bad Reputation

Trundling out an endless parade of designer divas and pop tarts, Rolling Stone raises the ire of many who still love rock 'n' roll.

The Write Time

Thirty-six years ago, Paul Williams started a revolution—music journalism hasn't been the same since.

Gluteus Maxim-us

Thirty-six years ago, Paul Williams started a revolution—music journalism hasn't been the same since.

Needle Exchange

"News about Seattle from far and wide."

Small World

A person who needs People

New Balance

A publisher from the heyday of 'zine culture reemerges with the book-style

It's a guy thing

Mainstream men's magazines answer a rousing call: More cleavage, please!

Say it ain't so

After three issues, Starbucks and Time's jointly published Joe grinds to a halt.

King of the road

Seattle's No Depression magazine lumbers on as the definitive source for the ill-defined alt-country genre.