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What Seattle Drinks

Boldface names tell us what they order and where.

Young Adult's Charlize Theron Could Totally Hail From--& Eat Greasy Food in--Everett

The Dinner: Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, fried fish, French fries, and Pepsi at the KFC/Long John Silver's hybrid in downtown Everett. The Movie: Young Adult at Alderwood 16 in Lynnwood. The Screenplate: As a 37-year-old functional alcoholic, I can state with supreme autho ... More >>

2011's Top News Headlines: The Edible Version

​There was plenty of news in 2011, and food was involved in almost every story. Here, the year's top ten headlines and the foods with which they'll be forever linked. Dec. 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire Although it was still 2010 when Bouazizi doused himself with paint thinne ... More >>

Ask a Mexican!

​There was plenty of news in 2011, and food was involved in almost every story. Here, the year's top ten headlines and the foods with which they'll be forever linked. Dec. 17, 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire Although it was still 2010 when Bouazizi doused himself with paint thinne ... More >>

Otto Zehm Police-Brutality Case Wraps Up in Spokane, Leaving City Changed in its Wake

Otto Zehm​UPDATE: Ofc. Karl Thompson has been taken into custody by federal agents to await sentencing for the excessive-use-of-force death of disabled janitor Otto Zehm. And while being led out of court by federal agents Thompson's fellow officers gave him one last salute, which, given that ... More >>

Pete Dexter Lets It Bleed

Hard at work on his eighth novel, the Deadwood author still packs a punch.

Barton Seaver Wants to Rename Sustainable Seafood

​Barton Seaver, a chef and author whose name is synonymous with sustainable seafood in ethical eating circles, is ready to dispense with the term "sustainable." "In 20 years of sustainable dialogue, there hasn't been any massive conservation shift," Seaver, author of For Cod and Country: Simp ... More >>

A Singing Puppy and Nine Other Commercials You'll Sit Through Just for the Music

​A lot of people like football. Even more like children dressed up as Darth Vader trying to use Jedi mind-tricks around the house. It's no wonder then that the last Super Bowl drew in more than 111 million viewers, setting the record for the largest U.S. television audience in a single broadca ... More >>

Most Interesting Last Meals for the Most Notorious Among Us

Six sodas and a saltine cracker.​There are so many things to check off your bucket list before Saturday, the day the world is supposed to end by way of Rapture. You've got to sky-dive, read that book you put on the shelf thinking there'd be time for it later, and, last but far from least, you ... More >>

Osama Bin Laden Death Photos: They Have Been Released, If You Can Tell the Difference

ReutersFor real?​In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death, federal officials are telling Seattle, King County and state law enforcement to be on the lookout for, well, everything and nothing. Derailed trains included - or maybe not. That's the deal with terrorism: it works even when it does ... More >>

7 Must-Have Movie Snacks

Thank God for 3D glasses--the true equalizer, making everyone look equally cheesy and bringing all sorts of unsavory characters off the screen and into your lap.​Spring has been so nonexistent this year that Seattle will basically jump from the dead of winter right into the moderate Northwest ... More >>

Amazon to Offer Discount Kindle (That's Crammed Full of Ads)

​How much is the fact that your Kindle doesn't try and sell you toothpaste worth? Because if it's worth $25 or less, then Amazon has quite the deal!

What's Better: Crack or Heroin? Debate Between Addicts Leads to Murder, Police Say

​Like mayonnaise vs. Miracle Whip or Coke vs. Pepsi, the debate over whether crack is preferable to heroin or vice versa has raged among certain circles for, well, let's just say centuries. But while having a healthy Rock vs. Smack deliberation is one thing, slashing your friend's throat with ... More >>

Brandon Sanchez, Oregon Gay-Haircut Assaulter and Now Sentenced Felon, Has Some "Gay" Pics of His Own

​Sometimes convicted criminals have Facebook pages. Sometimes less-hip convicted criminals have MySpace pages. Brandon Sanchez is of the latter variety. And the photos he's posted there sort of put into serious question his reputation as a guy who will fuck you up if your haircut looks "gay."

Top 7 Gross Things Found in Food

Used bandages, animal parts, hypodermic needles, condoms. There are some things (okay, quite a lot) that we don't ever want to think about biting into. But, a few unlucky eaters have literally bitten off more than they could chew -- or imagine. Fortunately, none of them resulted in serious injury or ... More >>

Like Moths to a Flame

Late-night orbiters flock to Beth’s Café.

American Idol Sanjaya Malakar Now Working, Singing at Pagliacci Pizza

What this man really wants to know is whether you'd like some salad or a two-liter Pepsi with that pepperoni microphone.​Every first Monday of each month, the Broadway affiliate of Pagliacci Pizza stages a standup comedy night. And last night, according to one of the performers, an unexpected ... More >>

You Wanna Eat Where? Seattle's Favorite Fictional Restaurants

Got Milk?​"What's it going to be then, eh?" There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie and Dim, Dim being really dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar making up our rassodocks what to do with the evening, a flip dark chill winter bastard though dry. The Korova Milk ... More >>

So Many Ways to Say Good Morning!

Got Milk?​"What's it going to be then, eh?" There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie and Dim, Dim being really dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar making up our rassodocks what to do with the evening, a flip dark chill winter bastard though dry. The Korova Milk ... 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.

Go Cups

Starbucks is just the latest in a long line of head-scratching NASCAR sponsors.

The Five Most Unlikely NASCAR Sponsorships

Nothing says "easy pun" like a car with Viagra on its hood.​Yesterday when we found out that Starbucks was the latest company to buy ad space on a NASCAR vehicle we reacted with stupefied disbelief. Not being NASCAR fans, the partnership didn't seem to make sense. What did $4-a-cup coffee have ... More >>

10 Years Later, American Pie Has Never Been The Same

"​I must admit that I already had American Pie on my mind after looking at all of Kevin Casey's pictures accompanying Jonathan Kauffman's pie feature this week. But after seeing that Jason Biggs--aka "Jim"--was attacked by a monkey while hiking in Gibraltar, I decided it was time to take a lo ... More >>

Overheard Rap Conversations: Fatal Lucciauno and Buffalo Madonna?

The other night, I heard an interesting conversation between two of the city's wildest MCs that makes me look forward to the next couple of months. Fatal Lucciauno, who many people know as a gangsta rapper/street poet who raps about the harsher elements of Seattle, was chatting with Buffalo Madonna ... More >>

Is the U.S. Exporting Its Undesirables to Tijuana?

The other night, I heard an interesting conversation between two of the city's wildest MCs that makes me look forward to the next couple of months. Fatal Lucciauno, who many people know as a gangsta rapper/street poet who raps about the harsher elements of Seattle, was chatting with Buffalo Madonna ... More >>

"Craigslist Killer" Headlines Threaten to Overshadow Craig Newmark's Memorial Speech for Victim

Besieged by politicians and media, Craig Newmark finds an unlikely ally: A victim's family.

Tea Party Post Mortem

Here's the deal. For whatever reason conservatives just don't protest. You don't see them marching down the street, chaining themselves to trees or buildings and screaming incoherently into megaphones at the top of their lungs. This is one of the reasons why yesterday's Tea Party protests have garn ... More >>

Gassy politicians

Here's the deal. For whatever reason conservatives just don't protest. You don't see them marching down the street, chaining themselves to trees or buildings and screaming incoherently into megaphones at the top of their lungs. This is one of the reasons why yesterday's Tea Party protests have garn ... More >>

Can Sasquatch’s “Carbon Negative” Efforts Help Save the Planet?

Or is it all just PR?

Tad Screening Tonight!

Or is it all just PR?

Heavy Nostalgia: Tad Doyle Crushes Everything in His Past

The new TAD documentary, Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears, celebrates the brilliant ugliness created by the band’s collision of garage-punk and sludge-metal.

Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears

The new TAD documentary, Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears, celebrates the brilliant ugliness created by the band’s collision of garage-punk and sludge-metal.

Eating Well at Husky Stadium

As sports concessions go, this place is a bargain.

$13 at Husky Stadium

As sports concessions go, this place is a bargain.

Meet the Housing Authority's Chief Vending-Machine Detective

How one man's love of Ruger wafers led to the unearthing of an alleged housing authority snack-skimming racket.

Cock Out

The Electric Six's high-voltage camp.

Notable Shows

This week's music calendar.

Pepperdock

This week's music calendar.

North America

This week's music calendar.

Cases of Bad Judgment

Also: A cheer for the Seahawks by Sonics fans, a holy war, and a Seattle activist is convicted.

Have a Little Faith

Keeping it real with the women of Nashville, however ersatz 'real' may be.

Art for Art's Sake

New Yorkers Lansing-Dreiden triangulate rock, visual art, and the fine art of anonymity.

This Is Your Brain on a Frappuccino

With a Starbucks on every corner, America could be headed for a wake-up call when it comes to caffeine's effects.

The Revenge of the Fixer

When there's nothing else you can afford in Seattle, the DIY special becomes a viable, if arduous, choice. Just be prepared for the rats, renters, and cost overruns.

The Money Keeps Flowing

After federal reform, Washington's wealthy political donors find new outlets.

This Week's Reads

Max Barry and Peter Manseau & Jeff Sharlet.

Bodies of work

The Henry puts on quite a show—figuratively speaking.

Not-so-suite deal

The Seattle Mariners are headed for unprecedented financial travail, new ballpark or no new ballpark.