Food & Drink
Coffee Genes
You may think reaching for that morning cup of coffee is a matter of taste and routine—but researchers say it could be your biology buzzing on caffeine.According to the Coffee and Caffeine Genetics Consortium study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, you may not be able to help your coffee habits. Researchers, which include two from Fred…
Seattle vs. San Francisco: Which City is Better for Dogs
Did you know that 20 percent of U.S. dogs named Kale live in Seattle? Neither did we
You may remember Seattle mag’s Twitter war last year with San Francisco magazine prior to the NFC Championship game between the Seahawks and the 49ers. (We so won.) If you need a visual refresher of our spirited and very polite spat, here are a few of our favorite back-and-forth barbs: The famous competitiveness between our…
UPDATED: Is Your Pet a Cover Star?
We're putting a Seattle pet on the cover of our February 2015 issue. It could be yours
Thank you everyone for your fabulous entries. We loved seeing all the adorable photos of dogs, cats, bunnies, geckos and horses. It was difficult but we’ve picked three finalists. So if you haven’t heard from us, your fantastic pal is not headed for our cover. But don’t despair, there’s good chance your submission photo will…
Waterfront Woes: The New Designs Still Don’t Get It Right
The new renderings for the waterfront redesign continue to sell an unrealistic view of Seattle
In our bi-monthly Seattlemag.com column And Another Thing…, Knute Berger–who writes regularly for Seattle Magazine and Crosscut.com and is a frequent pundit on KUOW–takes an in-depth look at some of the highly topical and sometimes polarizing issues in our city. There’s a lot to be critical of when it comes to Seattle’s proposed waterfront makeover….
The Urban Death Project: Should We Compost Human Remains?
Katrina Spade designs a green alternative to traditional burial and cremation
In the face of shrinking land resources and concerns about carbon footprints, what do we do with our loved ones when they die? For Katrina Spade, 37, a Capitol Hill–based designer with a master’s degree in architecture, that question arose after she had two kids and began thinking about her own mortality. Traditional burial and…
Top 5 Things I Ate This Week
A week of eating summed up in 5 snapshots
It was another week of marathon eating, most of it good. Here are some of the highlights of my last 7 days of feeding: Snickers parfait at Trove The “old school” Snickers soft-serve ($6) is served in a mason jar—which can be all yours for $1—and topped with nougat, peanuts and chocolate sauce. (The “new…
11 Fall Festivals & Haunted Events to Attend
'Tis the season for haunted and/or various pumpkin-themed activities
I was just remarking last night how sad I was to see summer end, to which my husband responded “Why? You’re obsessed with fall.” Touche, dear husband. He’s right. I am obsessed. And I’ve got the shipment of Pottery Barn mercury glass pumpkins with a set of matching wrought-iron owl lanterns (OMG) on the way…
‘Do You Know Bruce?’ Opens at the Wing Luke Museum
The Wing Luke Museum illuminates Bruce Lee’s formative years
The name Bruce Lee instantly conjures images of the shirtless martial artist performing speed-of-light kicks, unstoppable blows and nunchaku tricks. But instead, picture the young Lee attending classes at Seattle Central College (then called Edison Technical School) in pursuit of his high school diploma. Imagine him working nights as a waiter at Ruby Chow’s Restaurant…
Must List: The Egyptian Reopens, ‘Vaudevillians’ Hits the Stage
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must WatchSIFF Cinema Reopens the Egyptian TheatreStarting 10/3, times vary — This month SIFF officially reopens the Egyptian movie theater as a year-round venue heretofore known as SIFF Cinema Egyptian. Go for the slew of opening-weekend events, including screenings of the Egyptian’s greatest hits (Amélie, My Neighbor Totoro, Y Tu Mamá También), to and return…
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