From UFOs to African-American sci-fi to Paul Allen’s latest museum, take an unexpected trek into the unknown.
The Gates Foundation wants to remake American education, and ground zero for their billion-dollar experiment is Mountlake Terrace High School. Results so far? It’s been a learning experience.
VAN GOGH TO MONDRIAN Sat., May 29–Sun., Sept. 12. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., 206-625-8900. Every summer needs a…
A new film inspires women to stand by their choices and speak out. There’s even talk of the moral complexities—up to a point.
The Green River plea bargain and the case for capital punishment.
NOBODY KNOWS, or has any way of knowing, what sequence of events caused the space shuttle Columbia to disintegrate. But…
Some environmentalists think the way to deal with Bush forest policy is to cut a deal that involves cutting a lot of trees.
Picking up pebbles on the Big Island, and other blasphemies.
As the Seattle School Board ponders closing schools, charter-school advocates rush to see if they can open new ones.
The most appalling police news of the week wasn’t the alternately aggressive and nonexistent response to drunken, obnoxious Mardi Gras…
Sometimes, even socks and underwear are luxuries for those in need.
Troubling pages in the old family photo album
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Bide your time, baby. Save your strength. This first week of your birthday month promises to…
Cancer (June 21-July 22) How far have you come, Cancer? Another birthday’s gone by; it’s time to honestly assess the…
Some boondoggles can still be worth doing.
GRATEFUL HATEFUL Washington legislators who want to ban drivers from making cell phone calls at the wheel are delighted that…
It’s not easy being me. Sure, I’m pretty good at telling other people how to run their lives, but where…
Valentine’s Day advice for singles, couples, and even cynics.
Last week, our friends over at Amazon.com came up with yet another e-commerce innovation, one that got them in a…
