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  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Download Red Jacket Mine's Genial New Single, "Poplar Bluff," For Free

    Seattle rock-and-soul trio Red Jacket Mine will be releasing a 7-inch, "Listen Up (If the World is Going to Hell)," next month on Fin Records. To tide fans over in the meantime, there's "Poplar Bluff," a genial single that boasts easy, mellow instrumentation, a compelling chorus, and the sharpest ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Tell Me About That Album: Tape Club by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

    This week's edition of Tell Me About That Album features Tape Club from Springfield Missouri's favorite indie rock band, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. The band has released three studio albums to date, and their latest collects over two dozen B-sides, demos and leftovers from their more tha ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2011

    Tweaking the Formula

    Why Washington's new meth law won't work.

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Meth Cooks Already Exploiting Washington's New Cold-Medicine Tracking System in Other States

    Washington pharmacies are about to adopt a new system that tracks purchases of pseudoephedrine, a drug that makes the sniffles more bearable when found in products like Sudafed but also happens to be a key ingredient in homemade methamphetamine. Starting October 15, when a tweaker walks into the loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Seattle Wants Late-Night Drinking, Should Follow St. Louis' Example

    Image source​Updated with the City Council resolution and additional details from the Mayor's office. Seattle, Washington and St. Louis, Missouri. There's not much the two cities have in common, save for a whole lot of people employed by Boeing. The Midwestern metropolis, oft labeled "The Mos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Foodborne Illness Sufferers Confront Medication Shortage

    ​An over-the-counter medication widely used to treat the symptoms of mild food poisoning is in short supply around Seattle. Imodium A-D, a brand-name loperamide, is promoted as an effective anti-diarrheal drug and has become a mainstay of many travel toiletry kits. But manufacturer McNeil Con ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 18, 2011

    Music From Winter's Bone

    ​An over-the-counter medication widely used to treat the symptoms of mild food poisoning is in short supply around Seattle. Imodium A-D, a brand-name loperamide, is promoted as an effective anti-diarrheal drug and has become a mainstay of many travel toiletry kits. But manufacturer McNeil Con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Tornado Alley, the 5 Spot's Most Unfortunately Timed Regional Menu Ever

    Erin K. ThompsonThe taste of devastation.​The 5 Spot, along with its Chow Foods kin, regularly boasts a globetrotting regional menu that changes every three months or so. The current region featured: Tornado Alley, which, in the wake of the deadliest spate of heartland tornadoes the country ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    High 5 Pie's "New and Improved" Pies Disappoint

    ​According to a triumphant release from High 5 Pie last week, the Capitol Hill bakery is now serving "better pies, with MORE butter." But a tasting of the "new and improved" pies suggests there are problems butter can't fix. I never had a chance to sample High 5's old and mediocre pies, but m ... More >>

  • Arts

    April 13, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​According to a triumphant release from High 5 Pie last week, the Capitol Hill bakery is now serving "better pies, with MORE butter." But a tasting of the "new and improved" pies suggests there are problems butter can't fix. I never had a chance to sample High 5's old and mediocre pies, but m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2011

    David Koechner

    ​According to a triumphant release from High 5 Pie last week, the Capitol Hill bakery is now serving "better pies, with MORE butter." But a tasting of the "new and improved" pies suggests there are problems butter can't fix. I never had a chance to sample High 5's old and mediocre pies, but m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Top 6 Songs About Mother Nature's Worst Hits

    ​These days it seems the whole world is crumbling beneath our feet. Earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand and the recent earthquake and devastation in Japan have rattled nerves around the planet. From songs of great floods to dust-bowl ballads, songwriters have long been giving voice to the d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Anita Ramasastry, UW Prof, Lays Down the Law on 'Sextortion' by Laptop

    ​As you've likely realized by now, the Internet's a two-way deal. Enlightenment flows both ways, as does garbage. The latest drawback, recently unveiled by the FBI, is electronic blackmail called "sextortion."

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Dodging Construction For a Quick Breakfast at Delite Bakery

    Photos by Matthew Piel​The Stop: Beacon Hill The Vibe: "Um, can I walk here?" The street behind the Red Apple across from the Beacon Hill station was a chaos of people in hard-hats, torn up asphalt, massive trucks, and forbidding fences. It didn't bode well for getting much needed coffee an ... More >>

  • News

    September 1, 2010

    Dog Beat Dog

    To pull off the biggest dogfighting bust in U.S. history, investigators went deep undercover. So did their dogs.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Eggs Will F#@&ing Kill You: Friday Food Freak-Out Comes A Day Early

    Yeah, that's a lot of eggs​My original choice in using Friday as my day to write about all the various food recalls and terrible environmental news was not arbitrary or just a nice bit of alliteration. No, the Friday Food Freak-Out became a Friday thing because Friday is the day that all compa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Nathaniel Rateliff Shine Like Veterans on First Headlining Tour, Last Night at the Triple Door

    Photo by Laura Musselman​Nathaniel Rateliff The Triple Door Tuesday, August 3 I wonder what kind of music Nathaniel Rateliff would've written had he not grown up in small-town Missouri. Though he moved to Denver some time ago, his music is still decidedly archetypical alt-country, extra part ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Nathaniel Rateliff

    Photo by Laura Musselman​Nathaniel Rateliff The Triple Door Tuesday, August 3 I wonder what kind of music Nathaniel Rateliff would've written had he not grown up in small-town Missouri. Though he moved to Denver some time ago, his music is still decidedly archetypical alt-country, extra part ... More >>

  • News

    June 16, 2010

    The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

    A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    We're No. 36! Washington Narrowly Beats DC in National Happiness Ranking

    What's the matter, Washington? Still bummed about the election results?​Of course you are familiar with the Oswalt/Wu index of life satisfaction. The two scientists have published a paper in Science magazine (see abstract), based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ... More >>

  • Food

    November 25, 2009
  • Diversions

    August 26, 2009

    SPECIAL TWO-LINERS EDITION

    It’s about damn time.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Fun With Statistics: State School Superintendent Gets Creative to Make State #1 in Test Scores

    ​You can tell a lot of stories with numbers, and the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction just told one of them. In a release entitled, "State SAT Scores Lead the Nation Again" the office notes that, among states in which more than half of high school graduates took the SAT ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Putting Seattle's Heat Wave In Perspective

    ​ Yes, it's hot for Seattle. Real damn hot. Record hot, maybe. And the Seattle Times, predictably, can't get enough of it. We're not pointing fingers here: Such flood-the-zone weather coverage has been a club in many a daily's bag for decades, if not centuries. The local network affiliates' ha ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 13, 2009

    Visual Arts: SAM’s Americana

    Masterpieces you can’t miss alongside Antiques Roadshow foofaraw.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    The Mariners Should Give These Out on a Promotional Night

    Ken Griffey Jr. can't field, and so far he hasn't hit. (He's currently out because of a colon condition.) But if he can continue to provide anecdotes like this from the clubhouse, perhaps he's worth his (relatively) small salary: Last week he ensured each player had a white tie with a blue likene ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Black-Eyed Holograms & Fuck-You States

    Ken Griffey Jr. can't field, and so far he hasn't hit. (He's currently out because of a colon condition.) But if he can continue to provide anecdotes like this from the clubhouse, perhaps he's worth his (relatively) small salary: Last week he ensured each player had a white tie with a blue likene ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    WA Gov Race Top Priority

    Ken Griffey Jr. can't field, and so far he hasn't hit. (He's currently out because of a colon condition.) But if he can continue to provide anecdotes like this from the clubhouse, perhaps he's worth his (relatively) small salary: Last week he ensured each player had a white tie with a blue likene ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Last Night: Death Cab & Fleet Foxes in St. Louis

    Ken Griffey Jr. can't field, and so far he hasn't hit. (He's currently out because of a colon condition.) But if he can continue to provide anecdotes like this from the clubhouse, perhaps he's worth his (relatively) small salary: Last week he ensured each player had a white tie with a blue likene ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2008

    The Hustle and Flow of the Rose Garden

    If you’re homesick for Washington Park, Ill., they’ve got your Mickey’s waiting.

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2008

    Sheryl Crow

    Saturday, August 30

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2008

    Tad Carpenter

    Saturday, August 30

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2008

    Elder Mason

    Tuesday, August 26

  • Calendar

    October 17, 2007

    White Rabbits

    Thursday October 18

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2007

    Ha Ha Tonka

    Monday, October 15

  • Film

    August 22, 2007
  • News

    February 14, 2007

    Love Letters

    A seemingly innocuous proposal to cut down on junk mail has the state's rural carriers going postal.

  • Film

    October 4, 2006

    Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing

    A chat with the Jesus Camp co-directors.

  • Film

    October 4, 2006

    Jesus Camp

    Opens at Metro, Fri., Oct. 6. Rated PG-13. 84 minutes.

  • Arts

    June 14, 2006

    Chris Crites

    Opens at Metro, Fri., Oct. 6. Rated PG-13. 84 minutes.

  • Food

    April 6, 2005

    The Meaning of Food

    Opens at Metro, Fri., Oct. 6. Rated PG-13. 84 minutes.

  • News

    December 3, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    I think the quality of life interests who arent confirmed slackers are living a pre-bubble-burst pipe dream. . . .

  • News

    July 9, 2003

    The Myths and Myopia of Lewis and Clark

    These first ugly Americans bequeathed hubris, self-righteousness, and double standards.

  • Music

    March 12, 2003

    Ellen Says No

    These first ugly Americans bequeathed hubris, self-righteousness, and double standards.

  • Music

    August 7, 2002

    Rhymes with Seltzer

    These first ugly Americans bequeathed hubris, self-righteousness, and double standards.

  • Diversions

    November 21, 2001

    Hot or not?

    These first ugly Americans bequeathed hubris, self-righteousness, and double standards.

  • News

    October 31, 2001

    Making baby elephants

    It took a lot more than a stork to bring Hansa. Now that she's turning 1, was it worth it?

  • Food

    September 26, 2001

    The Hot Sheet

    What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.

  • Arts

    November 22, 2000

    Moving on

    McMurtry's latest frontier epic falls short.

  • Music

    April 14, 1999

    My imaginary Kansas

    McMurtry's latest frontier epic falls short.

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