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The future of the future

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The future of the future

Are time capsules becoming a thing of the past?

Googling in the Bunker

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Googling in the Bunker

What I learned about homeland security.

Gonzogate

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Gonzogate

Hunter S. Thompson, Woodward and Bernstein: the mixed legacy of boomer journalism's icons.

Designer Governments

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Designer Governments

Last week, I feared Mayor Greg Nickels would find a way to avoid killing the Seattle Monorail Project…

Mossbacks Remembered: 2005

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Mossbacks Remembered: 2005

From Bozo to Scotty, an annual farewell to some of the locals who shaped life in our region.

Flying Dragons and Floating Hermaphrodites

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Flying Dragons and Floating Hermaphrodites

The riches of alchemical literature are as good as gold.

When Seattle looks deep down inside, does it see the face of a Seafair pirate?

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Soul-searching in Seattle

HAS SEATTLE LOST its soul? That’s the “angels on the head of a pin” question of our time.…

SW Needs a New Arena

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SW Needs a New Arena

It's a matter of fairness. And duct tape.

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More Miscellany

Don't put away that Shop-Vac just yet.

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Sidewalk RIP

Don't go there today.

1998 (left) and today.

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Bones and Blonds

Kennewick Man serves as a reminder to separate fantasy and science.

The Wrong Answer

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The Wrong Answer

Modern war presidents don't let facts get in the way of military conquest.

The Seventh Sign

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The Seventh Sign

One more sign of sanity, and a goodbye.

'Mandatory Lutefisk'

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‘Mandatory Lutefisk’

And other ideas on how to stop growth in its tracks.

The Manhattan Project

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The Manhattan Project

Greg Nickels' plan to beef up Seattle's skyline is a bomb.

The Immoderate GOP

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The Immoderate GOP

Whatever the outcome of the national election, voters in Washington have a real chance to do serious damage…

The Joy of 'No'

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The Joy of ‘No’

Recalling the monorail is a classic Seattle move—and a good one.

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Springtime for Hitler?

DO YOU SMELL fascism in the air? A little whiff of the Wehrmacht? A friend recently suggested that…

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Rogue Statesman

HOW DID GEORGE W. BUSH manage to transform himself from leader of the free world into the world’s…

ESW: First to sound a warning.

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What do we do when wildlife is no longer wild?

CANADA GEESE have been much in the news lately, as wildlife officials prepared to adopt WTO tactics to…