Arts
In Bed with Nancy and Joe Guppy
Nancy Guppy gets intimate with writer and performer (and husband) Joe Guppy
Known best for his stint as a writer/performer on the comedy show Almost Live, Joe Guppy was once a patient in the psych ward at Providence Hospital. His new memoir, My Fluorescent God, revisits that experience from the perspective of his current occupation—as a psychotherapist. Hear him read and reflect at the book launch (9/13,…
Top Stories from the Week
If you missed one of our best stories from this first week of September, we've got you covered
Thank goodness it’s Friday! And what a good Friday it is after a particularly stellar season opener last night by the ‘Hawks. Our defense definitely lived up to its outstanding reputation. A wonderful weekend awaits and if you need some inspiration on what to do, check out our weekend Must List. In case you were too…
Deep Sea Diver’s “Always Waiting” EP Released Today
No more waiting for "Always Waiting"
Deep Sea Diver just released its extended play Always Waiting. Indie rockers know that Deep Sea Diver is Jessica Dobson’s baby. Who is Jessica Dobson? Well if you read Seattle Magazine’s 50 Bands Rocking Seattle Music Right Now this month, you probably heard her. Dobson is pretty much the coolest person I’ve heard about in the Indie…
Seattle Symphony To Release “Become Ocean”
Pulitzer Prize Winner, John Luther Adams's masterwork will soon be heard and experienced by all
The opening strains of the symphony Become Ocean are like some faraway aural mirage—so low and rumbling that at first, it’s unclear if what you are hearing is real. But soon a magnificent soundscape crystallizes, one that ebbs and flows, pulling and pushing the listener along as if at the mercy of the tides. The…
A Tasty Coffee Experience Enhanced
A Seattle-born coffee topper makes to-go cuppas taste better
Who better than a Seattleite to come up with a high-tech coffee lid? Doug Fleming, a native son and avid follower of “third wave” coffee trends, thought it was a shame to ruin high-quality coffee by sipping it through a poorly designed lid. He founded a company called Vaporpath in 2007 and devoted years to…
#Throwback Thursday: Seahawks Through The Years
The team that started as a mere expansion team has truly made its mark in NFL history
It is a perfect, sunny gameday Thursday and the weekend is imminent. What could make today better? How about a quick Seahawks history lesson and some old school Seahawks pictures? In honor of our Super Bowl champs returning to CenturyLink Field tonight, I’d say it would be downright fitting. Disclaimer: I quickly learned that our…
Mossback Monday (On Tuesday Afternoon)
Today's news roundup...still recovering from the long weekend
Protests: Fast-food and home care workers plan strikes to boost $15 minimum wage effort in six U.S. cities this week. Transport: Seattle streets are worse than ever. Weather: Oh, what a summer it was. Coffee Culture:A Drive-thru Latte Bordello? Taking steamy to a new level. Innovations:I’m not sure being shot out of a tube at…
Must List: Seahawks, More Seahawks & The Washington State Fair
What to do this weekend
Must EatOysterfest Northwest Takes Over LyndenSaturday (9/6, 12 to 4 p.m.) — Jaunt north to Bellewood Acres in Lynden for this year’s Oysterfest Northwest, a delish celebration brimming with briny bivalves and clams, U-pick apples and tribal dances. Must Cheer6 Ways to be the Ultimate 12th FanThe first official Seahawks game kicked off yesterday. In…
Must List: What to See at Bumbershoot, Tall Ships & More Events
What to do this weekend
Must FestBumbershootThe city’s best summer fest is back, featuring stellar big names (Elvis Costello! Mavis Staples! The Afghan Whigs!), killer local bands (The Head and the Heart! Pickwick! La Luz!) and cool “words and ideas,” from The Failure Variety Show (artists celebrating major fails) to Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields) talking to arts editor…
Top Thrills (and Spills) of Seattle’s Red Bull Soapbox Race
Yesler Way is torn asunder by home-made vehicles speeding towards… well, various outcomes
The Red Bull Soapbox Race, a decidedly zany event held all over the world, came to Seattle last weekend. Around 46,000 spectators lined both sides of Yesler Way in Pioneer Square to watch 36 teams–strapped into homemade, gravity-powered vehicles that looked just as crazy as their drivers are–brave the steepest course in Red Bull Soapbox…
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