AltWeeklies Wire
The New Cold Warnew
On the front lines of the costly fight for America's high-tech future.
Seattle Weekly |
Caleb Hannan |
11-09-2012 |
Tech
What Is 'Artisanal' Anymore?new
Are fiscally ambitious heartlanders running afoul of food's haughtiest label?
Seattle Weekly |
Hanna Raskin |
06-29-2012 |
Food+Drink
Porn, Piracy, & BitTorrentnew
As the film industry mounts a sketchy legal strategy in response to illegal downloads, many innocent internet surfers are serving as legal cannon fodder while moviemakers and their lawyers line their pockets with plunder.
Seattle Weekly |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-16-2011 |
Tech
Eat Your Oatmealnew
How web programmer Matthew Inman created one of the internet's top cartoons.
Seattle Weekly |
Abe Aboraya |
09-22-2010 |
Cartoons
Tags: Matthew Inman, The Oatmeal
Michael Pollan on $8 Eggs and $4 Peachesnew
When you've been too broke to buy soup, some iconoclastic dickhead trying to tell you that paying $4 for a peach is a good idea because it is a really good peach can be the kind of thing that makes you want to buy a rifle and a map to the homes of famous food writers.
Seattle Weekly |
Jason Sheehan |
08-09-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma
Super Furry Manimals: A Tribute to Seattle Music's Finest Beards and Stachesnew
Jesse Smith was slinging hash at the old Croc in 2007 when he told Seattle Weekly that "the chubby, hairy-guy thing is really going to blow up the music scene in '07. Mark my words." Three years later, chubby-and-hairy has yet to go out of fashion
Seattle Weekly |
Chris Kornelis |
03-01-2010 |
Fashion
The Winter Olympics Have Meant Big Business for Granite Curling Clubnew
Curling had a coming-out party during the 2006 Olympics in Turin, surprising everyone by besting more traditional winter sports like figure skating and hockey in the television ratings. Soon, curious Seattleites began to trickle into the club, eager to try their hand.
Seattle Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
02-22-2010 |
Sports
Amazon's Supply Chain: When You've Got the Monopoly, You Set the Recordsnew
Tech writers working this past holiday weekend were blessed with a last-minute gift from Jeff Bezos: On Dec. 26, Amazon issued a press release proudly trumpeting the fact that on Christmas Day, for the first time ever, its online superstore sold more electronic books than regular books.
Seattle Weekly |
Caleb Hannan |
01-04-2010 |
Tech
Despite Seattle's Battle Against Some Seedy Motels, Their Regulars Remain Undauntednew
After years of complaints from neighborhood residents and hundreds of calls to the police for service, the city has declared war on the seedy motels of Aurora Avenue North -- five of them, anyway.
Seattle Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
09-14-2009 |
Culture
How 'Twilight' Made a Bag Lady's Fortunenew
The Bella Bag, as it's now known, is handmade in a basement studio by Angie Bowlds. The 27-year-old seamstress is frantically churning them out and mailing them off to Twilight fans.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
04-27-2009 |
Fashion
Exploring the Phenomenon of the Lesser Showbiz Brothernew
It's not unusual for siblings to enter similar lines of work. They share the same genes, after all. But when siblings enter a field in the public eye—be it sports, politics, or entertainment—how one compares to the other(s) becomes, well, quite public.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
03-09-2009 |
Performance
How Atheists Are Botching Their War on Religionnew
The atheist lobby and its standard-bearers attack all religion as dangerous and delusional. But religion can be a life-enriching experience that promotes community feeling and social values. Should we Imagine No Sports because of steroids, concussions, and Pioneer Square knife fights?
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
02-02-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: atheism, church-state separation
Homebrewers Find Washington State Laws a Bit Prohibitivenew
Homebrewer Jerome Seipp can't bring his beer to a wedding or even the barbecue next door, as state law allows homebrewers to transport only one gallon out of their house.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
01-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
A Pro Gambler's Guide to Gaming the Super Bowlnew
Professional gambler "Noah" knows how the average bettor can make a mint on the big game. Only he's no average bettor.
Seattle Weekly |
Damon Agnos |
01-26-2009 |
Sports
Seattle's New Way to Fetishize Coffeenew
As a marketing strategy, "cupping" is straight from the wine-industry playbook. As a means of enjoying coffee, it's mostly hot air.
Seattle Weekly |
Jonathan Kauffman |
12-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
