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Cellphones On Our Minds: UW's Henry Lai in The New York Times

Cellphones On Our Minds: UW’s Henry Lai in The New York Times

In January, Seattle magazine contributor Naomi Ishisaka told the story of UW professor Henry Lai, a bionengineering scientist whose research has placed him at the center of a persistent global debate around the effect cellphones have on brain activity. Check out this New York Times blog post elaborating on this connection, following the results of…

Vashon’s UMO Ensemble Makes Buffoonery Beautiful

Vashon’s UMO Ensemble Makes Buffoonery Beautiful

Clowns are freaky, we know. But if ever there was a time to conquer your coulrophobia, it would be

Clowns are freaky, we know. But if ever there was a time to conquer your coulrophobia, it would be right now, so as to enjoy the sophisticated antics of UMO Ensemble. Based on Vashon Island, the physical theater company has been around since 1987 and has taken more than 20 original shows across the globe….

Grey Matters: Finding a City’s Soul in Its Offbeat Restaurants

Grey Matters: Finding a City’s Soul in Its Offbeat Restaurants

Knute Berger remembers a Denny Triangle dive and investigates how restaurants provide a sense of pla

Restaurants provide a good way to introduce someone to a place. They often show off a city’s gustatory habits, its culture and subcultures. In strange surroundings, your first taste of a city’s food often leaves an indelible impression of place, even if the food isn’t particularly memorable. Which is why I remember certain meals and…

Taco Time’s ultimate soda fountain

Taco Time’s ultimate soda fountain

Parents: next time you bring your kids into Taco Time, get ready to blow their soda-loving minds.

Parents: next time you bring your kids into Taco Time, get ready to blow their soda-loving minds. Coca-Cola has spent the last half-decade transforming the soda fountain into every child’s dream with their new Freestyle soda fountain–and select locally owned Taco Time locatoins are the only places in the Northwest where you can give it…

Fashion + Style Friday: Vian Hunter Warehouse Sale, Lanvin Trunk Show and Curtis Steiner Shop Gossip

Fashion + Style Friday: Vian Hunter Warehouse Sale, Lanvin Trunk Show and Curtis Steiner Shop Gossip

Get your shop on at Mario’s next week; a sweet message in a bottle; Plus guess who is coming (back)

I’m just going to put out there: I don’t want to pretend this isn’t a tough Friday, many of us are deeply saddened and all hopes, prayers and thoughts are focused on our neighbors in Japan. We’re going to soldier on with Fashion Friday as usual, but if you’ll forgive me, I’m going to skip…

Cookus Interruptus Video: Thai Steak Salad with Cucumbers, Cilantro, Lime

Cookus Interruptus Video: Thai Steak Salad with Cucumbers, Cilantro, Lime

Medium rare steak strips, lime cilantro, cucumber. I'm salivating, how about you?

There’s no dilemma about this omnivore delight.  Lime, cilantro, garlic and some heat rubbed into some grass fed beef.  Medium rare strips served over salad with cucumber.  I’m salivating, how about you? Printable recipe? Click here.   Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about how to cook fresh local organic whole foods via 140+…

Preview: Nick Cave's Soundsuits Fill SAM with Exquisite Color, Craft and Curiosity

Preview: Nick Cave’s Soundsuits Fill SAM with Exquisite Color, Craft and Curiosity

Crocheted potholders, vintage tin tops, stripey wool sweaters, pipe cleaners, sequins, hooked rugs, porcelain birds, god’s eyes, Beanie Babies, synthetic hair, candy wrapper chains, unfurled cassette tapes and a million white pearl buttons. Such are the materials of Nick Cave’s delicious madness, on view starting today at SAM in the stunning exhibit, “Meet Me at…

Weekly Must List: Nick Cave's Soundsuits at SAM, Seattle Dances! and Myrhvold's Modernist Cuisine

Weekly Must List: Nick Cave’s Soundsuits at SAM, Seattle Dances! and Myrhvold’s Modernist Cuisine

MUST WALKBlitz Capitol Hill Arts WalkThursday (3/10) – Put on your rain gear and head to Capitol Hill for its monthly art walk, now in it’s second year. Explore more than 50 venues, covering visual arts, musical performances, artist receptions, tastings, food and beverage specials, movie screenings, book readings, DJ performances, and more. Navigate the…

Vote for Your Favorite Seattle Neighborhood!

Vote for Your Favorite Seattle Neighborhood!

Head to our Facebook page to "like" your favorite Seattle neighborhood featured in our March cover s

Head to our Facebook page to “like” your favorite Seattle neighborhood featured in our March cover story. The winner will get a shout out on our Facebook page and bragging rights for the next year. To vote, check out the entire Facebook gallery. Or follow the direct links below to “like” your favorite neighborhood! 34th…

Outdoors: Consider Rediscovering Discovery Park

Outdoors: Consider Rediscovering Discovery Park

Follow a Docent on a Hike Through Seattle's Premiere Park

If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of touring Discovery Park in Magnolia, join a Seattle Park’s docent on a 3.5 mile walk there this coming Wednesday morning from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. (ages 18+ only). Plan on some slight elevation gain and, given that this is Seattle, be prepared for mud and rain….

Fashion + Style Friday: Spring makeup trends, flirty rain boots and one last hoorah for Oslo’s

Fashion + Style Friday: Spring makeup trends, flirty rain boots and one last hoorah for Oslo’s

Get thee to Nordstrom’s Cosmetics Trend Show, 2009 Seamless winner Out of Line debuts a kickin’ spri

I will get up early on Saturday mornings—but it had better be for a darn good reason (because otherwise, sleep, reading the paper and drinking approximately 5 cups of coffee is the name of the game). However, it is well worth my time—and yours too—to get up early, grab that latte to go and get…

Weekly Must List: Dahlia Workshop's Biscuit Bar, a NW Indie Fest with Damien Jurado and More

Weekly Must List: Dahlia Workshop’s Biscuit Bar, a NW Indie Fest with Damien Jurado and More

Our editors' picks for the can't-miss events of March 3 - 9, 2011

Must SeeFirst Thursday art walk: Joey Veltkamp Thursday (3/3) – Seattle artist and local art blogger Joey Veltkamp has a well-documented owl obsession (his last show featured more than 30 papier-mâché owls), but now he’s on to something new—ghosts. For this show, he’s fired more than 20 ceramic spooks, using paint and resin to give…

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