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Invasive wild pigs are a big problem. They destroy crops, chase out native species, and are generally unpleasant to be around. Oregon passed a law last year requiring farmers to shoot or trap wild pigs on sight (or at least let someone else kill or trap them). But the state is thus far unsati ... More >>
That festering pool being Montana, of course--the land of big skies, open spaces and endless seas of angry white people.
That festering pool being Montana, of course--the land of big skies, open spaces and endless seas of angry white people.
Attention choir! We have a new, international team of pastors in church today and they'd like to preach to you.
Image sourceThe top federal prosecutor in Oregon and 33 of the state's district attorneys announced last week that they are going to put an end to prescription pot sales. The authorities say that although Oregon currently has nearly 40,000 people enrolled in its voter-approved medical marijua ... More >>
A tourist-friendly transportation alternative is primed for a resurrection.
Sweaty walls.
Our neighbor's twisted logic when it comes to kids and marijuana.
In last night's Mitt-Romney-makeout of a Republican primary debate, Newt Gingrich attempted everything possible to try and reanimate the corpse of his candidacy. And packed within his talk of space stations on the moon and the "Obama depression," he threw some bloody meat to his party's raven ... More >>
When Dell Schanze leaped from the Astoria Column in Astoria, Ore. and floated down in a paraglider, I declared him a "badass." Since then, he's been arraigned on criminal charges for his stunt and the video of his column descent has been picked up by several media outlets. But who is Dell Sc ... More >>
With crawfish season winding to an early end this year (warmer-than-normal temperatures have sent the overheated critters scurrying for the cool of their ponds' muddy walls), I seized the opportunity yesterday to enjoy what's likely to be my last bag of Viet-Cajun crawfish in 2011. Crawfish ... More >>
After years of becoming accustomed to getting my legal medicinal cannabis from dispensaries in Washington, it feels faintly ridiculous to revert to the black market. But nausea and pain from hepatitis C are strong motivators, which get stronger every day unless I use cannabis. Dignity semi-intact, h ... More >>
Pssst! Wanna ruin your day? Here's a video produced by the animal-rights group Mercy for Animals which shows a bunch of pigs getting thrown around, castrated, kicked, and otherwise abused at Iowa Select Farms in Kamrar, Iowa--a farm that supplies "Swift" brand pork to Costco.
Pssst! Wanna ruin your day? Here's a video produced by the animal-rights group Mercy for Animals which shows a bunch of pigs getting thrown around, castrated, kicked, and otherwise abused at Iowa Select Farms in Kamrar, Iowa--a farm that supplies "Swift" brand pork to Costco.
In numerous tweets blasting Village Voice Media, Ashton Kutcher never once mentioned shelter and counseling for underage prostitutes.
Yesterday, like many an American, I was at a fairly epic 4th of July BBQ. A cornucopia of meats was being grilled, a marathon set of Bruce Springsteen played on the soundsystem, and on the big screen TV an animated gif of the Boss from the Born in the USA cover photo shoot kept turning around to loo ... More >>
The very last episode of Friday Night Lights airs tonight, an occasion I consider so momentous I'm mentioning it even though it gives Eater another chance to run a picture of me with a Texas-shaped thought bubble over my head. As my friend Lisa Fain noted on her blog Homesick Texas yesterda ... More >>
This week Weekly staffer Keegan Hamilton brought you the story of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's new "Secure Communities" program. The program is designed to deport illegal immigrants who are found to have committed serious crimes. But instead, records show that nearly 80 percent of th ... More >>
Suppose you're an anarchist who'd like to protest the treatment of inmates at the Pelican Bay prison in California. You could: Travel to California and hold a rally near Pelican Bay; travel to California and hold a rally outside the Department of Corrections headquarters in Sacramento; hold a ... More >>
Alaskan Way Viaduct Program Manager Ron Paananen takes issue with previous reporting (PubliCola, The Stranger) about eviction letters sent to tenants at the artist-occupied apartments at 619 Western Ave. informing them they have to move out six months earlier than planned. He says the notices ... More >>
Last week, after years of false starts, Spotify, the much-hyped music-subscription service launched in the U.S., three years after it opened up shop in Europe. Like its U.S. rivals such as Seattle-based subscription-pionneers Rhapsody, Spotify offers its paying users unlimited streaming of millio ... More >>
Somewhere in a dark corner of Seattle, Chris Kornelis is weeping. Kings of Leon has just announced that they've cancelled their entire U.S. tour. The reason? Lead singer Caleb Followill is too sick to perform. Here's the official word from the tour's promoter, Live Nation: We are so sorry to ... More >>
Somewhere in a dark corner of Seattle, Chris Kornelis is weeping. Kings of Leon has just announced that they've cancelled their entire U.S. tour. The reason? Lead singer Caleb Followill is too sick to perform. Here's the official word from the tour's promoter, Live Nation: We are so sorry to ... More >>
The U.S. launch of Spotify is enticing listeners--and labels--to give subscription services another look.
The U.S. launch of Spotify is enticing listeners--and labels--to give subscription services another look.
Hairless Howie.In June, the hit television show America's Got Talent held open auditions in front of a live audience at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. Among the group of hopefuls was a long-haired Alaskan man dressed in high heels who introduced himself as "Alaska" and announced that his p ... More >>
Hairless Howie.In June, the hit television show America's Got Talent held open auditions in front of a live audience at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. Among the group of hopefuls was a long-haired Alaskan man dressed in high heels who introduced himself as "Alaska" and announced that his p ... More >>
Conor Oberst and his band, Bright Eyes, play The Paramount on Sept. 28.Several weeks after Navy SEALs killed Osama Bin Laden, Conor Oberst stood on stage at the Gorge during his set at Sasquatch, and dismissed the operation as one that killed "an old man in his bedroom," and blamed the hatred ... More >>
The Bright Eyes frontman burned a Quran in "Four Winds," but has no regrets.
Congressman Dennis Kucinich loves Ohio. He's "been praying" oh so hard that his home state would finally come to its senses and agree not to kick him out, via redistricting. As for all those trips he's been taking to Washington State this summer--the sweaty afternoons at the labor rallies; ... More >>
Bears. If they're not eating people or stealing their picnic baskets, they're apparently slowing down their Internet. In no state is the latter phenomenon more prevalent than our neighbor to the east, Idaho.
As this week's 393-obituaries-long print edition underscores, death is one of the ways of keeping score in America's wars. But as we reported in 2004 and detailed in a book, Home Front: The Government's War on Soldiers, it's the lesser-noticed post-war toll that truly determines the country' ... More >>
How a Republican aristocrat and loyal Bush soldier turned into a marijuana activist and public pot-stirrer.
Varese's chaotic cityscape still sounds ballsy decades later.
Varese's chaotic cityscape still sounds ballsy decades later.
Image SourceFederal prosecutors in California moved yesterday to shutdown hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries across the Golden State, sending "extremely threatening" letters to the pot shops' landlords warning that they could face criminal charges and confiscation of their property if ... More >>
Image SourceFederal prosecutors in California moved yesterday to shutdown hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries across the Golden State, sending "extremely threatening" letters to the pot shops' landlords warning that they could face criminal charges and confiscation of their property if ... More >>
Image SourceFederal prosecutors in California moved yesterday to shutdown hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries across the Golden State, sending "extremely threatening" letters to the pot shops' landlords warning that they could face criminal charges and confiscation of their property if ... More >>
Did anyone notice that at times the tear-down of the southern portion of the closed Alaskan Viaduct - which reopens ahead of time midday tomorrow, by the way - took on a gritty sci-fi quality - a lifeless city, vast wastelands, robotic Transformers (the Autobots?) pecking at its bridges, Sea ... More >>
Did anyone notice that at times the tear-down of the southern portion of the closed Alaskan Viaduct - which reopens ahead of time midday tomorrow, by the way - took on a gritty sci-fi quality - a lifeless city, vast wastelands, robotic Transformers (the Autobots?) pecking at its bridges, Sea ... More >>
Happy Friday, everyone! Today's Comment of the Day winner found an old post and spruced it up with a new, Warren Buffett-style idea.
Our recently-concluded The Hunt Club contest called upon Voracious readers to find 10 esoteric edibles somewhere in Seattle. This week, we'll look more closely at a few of the listed items - and tell you where our top scavenger hunter found them. When Henry Wansey toured the United States i ... More >>
Saying that capital punishment is "morally wrong," Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber effectively banned the death penalty in his state, two weeks before the state was set to execute its first inmate in 14 years.
California Rolls have successfully served as the gateway drug to many a sushi addiction. Fans can easily recall the first time they broke the back end off their first roll, sank it in wasabi/ginger soy sauce and got hooked. Though sushi zealots dismiss the California Roll as the ultimate Amer ... More >>
Criminals: This is not your target marketGranted, my experience in the criminal business is rather limited. But from what I've heard, one of the first lessons new crooks are taught in school is that when picking a house to burglarize, they should avoid the ones SWARMING WITH PITBULLS.
What's the upside of a mountain-pine-beetle infestation? United States trade official say it's the opportunity to use the bugs as a way of undercutting American lumber prices.
Nicely frostedArtist: Sta Hi Brothas Album: Christmas Trees Label: self-released Release: out now In the spirit of their F#%K A Valentine EP, Sta Hi Brothas Vitamin D and Maine have crafted a phenomenal collection of tinsel-hating jams that amount to some of the hottest holiday-slandering ra ... More >>
Nicely frostedArtist: Sta Hi Brothas Album: Christmas Trees Label: self-released Release: out now In the spirit of their F#%K A Valentine EP, Sta Hi Brothas Vitamin D and Maine have crafted a phenomenal collection of tinsel-hating jams that amount to some of the hottest holiday-slandering ra ... More >>
Nicely frostedArtist: Sta Hi Brothas Album: Christmas Trees Label: self-released Release: out now In the spirit of their F#%K A Valentine EP, Sta Hi Brothas Vitamin D and Maine have crafted a phenomenal collection of tinsel-hating jams that amount to some of the hottest holiday-slandering ra ... More >>
Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend.
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