Pet Dish
Generally, I focus on the grass-and-puddles world, where we have the most satisfying experiences with our pets. And I like to keep things local. But today, I'm making an exception for an online art gallery that set the hair on the back of my neck on end, which is an image I'll never think of in exactly the same way since killing an hour sifting through the morphed pictures at Human Descent.
January 30, 2008
Convergence Zone
We want you to show Seattle a good time. Send in your nightlife photos -- pictures of you and your friends, spouses, lovers and relations out on the town. Send us shots of you at karaoke nights, on crowded dance floors, at charity events or just hanging out at your favorite bar, and we'll put them in our new gallery, "Your Nights Out". Don't forget to give names to the faces -- after all, every star that comes out at night has a name.
By Geoff Carter | January 30, 2008
Gentle Snark
Photographer Lilly Warner may be one of the founding members of the Rat City Rollergirls, but this coming month at Cafe Venus, she pulls a surprise move: All this time, she's wanted to be a wrestler. "Seattle Semi-Pro Wrestlers" features dozens of Warner's photos of these tough yet stylishly dressed bruisers in backstage repose, calmly gathering their wits about them before they go out and slam some poor sucker into the mat.
By Geoff Carter | January 30, 2008
Pet Dish
Back in the 1970s, a pair of Northwest vets started something called the Delta Foundation to fund research into the health benefits of the human-animal bond. It was the dark ages, and the idea that companion animals could measurably contribute to better mental and physical health still needed to be quantified. And so it was. Study after study demonstrated the advantages of living with pets, including lowered blood pressure and stress, reduced cholesterol levels, and extended life-expectancy in heart-attack patients.
By Lisa Wogan | January 30, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
When the old Kingdome was imploded, the city seemed to pause and salute. Even on a smaller scale, the sight of a big demolition project is always somewhat thrilling to me; the guts of a building are suddenly exposed, and one can ponder the resources that went into its making. In Georgetown this Sunday, we saw the old Rainier Cold Storage Building ripped open, its rebar sagging like reeds from its open side. If your kids are the types who love to peer through fences at the action of cranes and bulldozers, they might love this. I doubt it will be there for long.
By Lilium Pierson | January 30, 2008
Daily Find
If the Super Bowl spirit gives you a giant headache, surrender the roost to the football fanatics and seek reprieve in a dose of fantastic shopping.
By Britt Olson | January 30, 2008
