For those keeping track at home: “The [Seattle] police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a ‘Lord of the Rings’ marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to.”
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Now that an ounce of recreational pot is legal in the state of Washington for adults 21+ in age, the Seattle Police Department has released an FAQ, written by a former reporter for alt-weekly The Stranger, on smoking and possessing dope in the city. The entire thing is hilarious, answering questions such as: “Can I [...]
Since 2005, Seattle photographer Christopher Boffoli has created a series of clever landscapes using food and model toys he affectionately calls “Big Appetites“.
A few music items that caught my eye. 1. Seattle’s The Head & The Heart released one of my favorite records last year and now that they’re signed with Sub Pop it seems like they’re getting to do things like make music videos. Here’s the latest for the stellar album opener, “Cats and Dogs.” Seems [...]
Jennifer Hopper is the survivor of what’s become known as the “South Park rapes and murder” in Seattle. She wrote and incredibly powerful and brave first-person account of the ordeal for The Stranger. Today, at 38, I find myself craving to have my identity back. I am prepared to have my name enter the public [...]
Daniel Blue’s glitchy-folk project Motopony has put out a spectacularly great debut album. It’s really quite good. It doesn’t feel entirely out of place from the Seattle scene, but it also feels distinct, like it’s on the outside looking in. Yeah, it’s folk and country based rock music, but it’s not pastoral. This is another [...]
When you think of superhero stomping grounds, you would initial think of Gotham or Metropolis or even the faux-NYC created by Marvel Comics. One doesn’t necessarily think of Seattle, or The Emerald City, as being a hotbed of superhero infighting. But that seems to be the case, as two rival superheros have begun to amp [...]
Seattle’s The Head and The Heart have signed with Sub Pop Records, though there’s been no official announcement. This is great news for both the band and record label. It’s interesting to see the transformation of Seattle’s music scene in the two decades since grunge first put them on the map. Now? Well, The Head [...]
The AV Club has a serious looking back at “alternative” culture in the early 1990′s — best epitomized by grunge, Seattle and that Cameron Crowe movie Singles. The third part examines Pearl Jam’s rise to fame and their subsequent disappearing act. It’s an exceptional piece of music history/writing by Stephen Hyden. Ten was already in [...]
Stop what you’re doing and go read this account of the city of Seattle making a wish come true for 13-year-old Erik Martin. Martin is dying of liver cancer and his one wish was to become his superhero alter-ego, Electron Boy. I’m pretty sure your cynical heart will melt at the ingenuity that led to [...]
