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  • News

    October 5, 2011

    Amanda Knox: Feminist Icon

    Why calling a woman a "witch" is a call to arms.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Amanda Knox: "She-Devil, Witch" or Feminist Icon?

    ​Amanda Knox has been called many things as her epoch murder trial has twisted and turned through the Italian courts. But yesterday beat all as a lawyer labeled her a "she-devil" and "witch." With that, Knox became a prime candidate to become a feminist icon.

  • Arts

    September 14, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​Amanda Knox has been called many things as her epoch murder trial has twisted and turned through the Italian courts. But yesterday beat all as a lawyer labeled her a "she-devil" and "witch." With that, Knox became a prime candidate to become a feminist icon.

  • Music

    May 4, 2011

    Cold Cave: Oh My Goth

    Cherish the Light Years is the magnum opus of indie rock's newly embraced dark side.

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    In Honor of Modest Mouse Working With Big Boi, 7 Other Unlikely Indie/Hip Hop Mash-Ups

    .bbpBox63368266483105792 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/214078480/bestill5.jpg) #1a1b1f;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Manther Introduces "Missin' the Sonics"

    A Manther is the male version of a cougar: an older man who preys on younger women. It's also the name of a hip-hop group out of Salem that's just given the world this five-minute ode to the dearly departed SuperSonics. I was having a hard time figuring out why I almost liked this video. The worl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Northwest Pilots Who Overshot Runway Blame Air Traffic Control, Each Other

    Warning: Pilots are known to hide their conniving ways behind a friendly facade.​There may be no honor among thieves. But careless airline pilots seem pretty willing to knife each other in the back too. You may remember Capt. Tim Cheney, 53, of Gig Harbor and First Officer Richard Cole, 54, o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Northwest Pilot Who Overshot Runway Calls Gig Harbor Home

    These pilots are demonstrating an underrated skill of the modern flight-jockey: consciousness.​UPDATE: The FAA has revoked both pilots' licenses. Details after the jump... The captain of the Northwest Flight that overshot its intended destination by 150 miles lives outside Seattle. Tim Cheney ... More >>

  • Food

    April 29, 2009

    Search & Distill: In Search of an Honest Pint

    Oregon’s legislature just might do something about those oft-stolen two ounces.

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    De-Nesting Cuckoo

    Nine years ago, then-Gov. Gary Locke spoke bravely of tearing down Lakewood's gloomy Western State Hospital, the state's biggest mental institution other than the state capitol building, and replacing it with a modern treatment facility. Instead, he cut its budget. Now 136 years old, it has been rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Save the Date

    June 13 Neumos For Art Brut's only scheduled NW appearance. I generally try not to get too jacked up about records I haven't heard yet, but "the buzz" (made in 12 days last December at Wavelength in Salem and produced by none other than mothaf'n Frank Black) regarding Art Brut's upcoming relea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    The Thermals Stop by Neumos on Their Spring Tour

    The Thermals Portland rock superstars the Thermals will be touring the entire US this spring, and they will be stopping in Seattle for a show on April 11 at Neumos. And if you go to the Thermals' page on Kill Rock Stars, you can download the first single from their upcoming album, "Now We Can See. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    Last Night: Scarub at Nectar

    The Thermals Portland rock superstars the Thermals will be touring the entire US this spring, and they will be stopping in Seattle for a show on April 11 at Neumos. And if you go to the Thermals' page on Kill Rock Stars, you can download the first single from their upcoming album, "Now We Can See. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Reclaiming Chum, American Beer, and Beaver Ribs (plus Other Food News)

    The Thermals Portland rock superstars the Thermals will be touring the entire US this spring, and they will be stopping in Seattle for a show on April 11 at Neumos. And if you go to the Thermals' page on Kill Rock Stars, you can download the first single from their upcoming album, "Now We Can See. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2008

    Saturday's Sasquatch! Fans of the Day

    The Thermals Portland rock superstars the Thermals will be touring the entire US this spring, and they will be stopping in Seattle for a show on April 11 at Neumos. And if you go to the Thermals' page on Kill Rock Stars, you can download the first single from their upcoming album, "Now We Can See. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 20, 2008

    Frederick Kaufman

    We are what we eat, especially in America

  • Arts

    October 24, 2007

    Dreams in the Witch House Doesn’t Quite Fly

    We are what we eat, especially in America

  • Music

    June 6, 2007
  • News

    July 5, 2006

    Fertile Common Ground

    Farmworkers and growers are uniting against a common foe: price pressure.

  • Arts

    June 21, 2006

    CLAY?

    Farmworkers and growers are uniting against a common foe: price pressure.

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Courtney's Family Curse

    Kurt Cobain's wild widow comes from a long line of misbehaving mamas.

  • Arts

    August 24, 2005

    The Crucible

    Also: The Elsinore Diaries.

  • News

    March 23, 2005

    A Populist Paradise?

    Hanging together or hanging separately: secession and politics in the struggle for Ecotopia.

  • Music

    October 27, 2004

    Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2004

    Hanging together or hanging separately: secession and politics in the struggle for Ecotopia.

  • Music

    May 19, 2004

    Seven Nights

    Hanging together or hanging separately: secession and politics in the struggle for Ecotopia.

  • Diversions

    July 3, 2002

    Outdoorsman

    Independent Celebrations

  • Arts

    June 5, 2002

    The straight and narrow

    Professional poker's a hard way to make an easy living.

  • News

    April 24, 2002

    Update from the battlefields

    Dispatches from Nablus and Jenin.

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Stop sampling

    State Senate bill aims to put an end to cigarette giveaways.

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    Balls at the Walls

    Historic $2.4 million settlement may soon be reached in inmate testicular radiation case.

  • Arts

    May 12, 1999

    The Devil's work

    ACT revives an American classic and shows what we've been missing.

  • News

    April 28, 1999

    PROGRESSIVES' PARADISE LOST?

    How did the political pendulum swing so far to the right in the former'Soviet of Washington'? And is it swinging back?

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