Daily Find
The new Queen Anne shop stocks everything from Parcheesi and Clue to The Game of Redneck Life By Geoff...
September 14, 2007
Convergence Zone
I could have headlined this blog entry with any number of terrible double entendres. I could have said "Ballard is getting Vain" or "Ballard receives a Vain effort" and slept well tonight, because I would be speaking the literal truth. Vain has opened a new branch on Ballard Avenue, and there is an awful lot of vanity on display in Ballard's bars and restaurants these days. (You know who you are, sweetness.)
September 7, 2007
Daily Find
In his science-fiction novel "Snow Crash," Neal Stephenson briefly describes the dream world of a genetically enhanced dog. It's a boundless paradise, where "porterhouse steaks grow on trees, dangling at head level from low branches, and blood-drenched Frisbees fly through the crisp, cool air."
September 7, 2007
Convergence Zone
In this era of rising gas prices and ever-spreading gridlock, we need new ways to make the trip between points A and B. Here's one you may not have previously considered: roller skates.
May 18, 2007
Convergence Zone
There are many pretenders to the throne, but make no mistake: Fantagraphics Books is the very embodiment of so-called alternative comics.
May 17, 2007
Holiday 2006
Once you've started keeping a yearly top 15 list of your favorite albums, it's impossible to stop. I haven't been a proper music critic since 1999 and yet I dutifully compile a top 15 every year, and will probably do so until the end of the music industry itself – which, by my estimates, should happen any minute now. When society falls down, the ice caps melt and bands no longer release "albums" purchasable in "record stores," I imagine I'll adapt with the times: a list of the top 15 downloadable album-like units in a given year, or perhaps a list of the top 15 most interesting lists from preceding years.
December 18, 2006
Holiday 2006
Say, here's an idea: Why not give a present that has to be experienced? Seattle is nothing if not an active town, and its residents love to go out and enjoy its natural and man-made attractions. They love spa days, live theater and interacting with nature. Why not give holiday gifts that enable your fellow Seattleites to do what they do best?
November 9, 2006
Holiday 2006
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a Holga from OKOK Gallery. The Holga, a cheap plastic camera that shoots medium-format film, is not a precision instrument; you could shoot the same photo with a hundred different Holgas and not get any two shots that resemble one another.
November 9, 2006
Seattle Style File
Owner/esthetician Danielle DeCanti provides a broad array of services, and her upbeat attitude and punky charm are half the reason to visit Helle.
November 1, 2006
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