I've written about so-called "nature deficit disorder" and the fact that old-fashioned summer camps – classic overnight camps that focus on nature and the outdoors – are becoming an endangered species...
Two different acquaintances recently e-mailed me links to Despair, Inc. I'm sure this is because I blog about quirky items, not a suggestion that I am the target customer for the Austin-based purveyor...
As the Internet behemoth introduces more online services, it's finding ways to gather data about you that are increasingly expansive, specific, and valuable. Is it time to get nervous, or should we...
As we near the eighth anniversary of the WTO protests, a look at the city's reputation as a capital of protest. In reality, save for a couple of exceptions Seattle has been a sleepy capital of...
Today's Post-Intelligencer has a fascinating story about the way Boeing allegedly spies on employees, reading private e-mails, tailing them, and monitoring keystrokes.
The story is framed with...
Connie Bruck delivers one of her classic profiles, "Rough Rider," in the November 12 issue. Sam Zell, born in Seattle and a major landlord in this region, (though he is every inch Chicago-raised)...
I've never watched Robert Redford's Sundance Channel but an ad caught my eye for Season 3 of a series called Iconoclasts. The show features pairings of famous people hanging out and sharing their...
