Culture The thin 'blanking' blue line Seattle police: not all fun and summer parades. by Knute Berger / May 25, 2011
Culture Attention, Steve Jobs: Sometimes people just want to make phone calls Technology can be a pleasure, or an obstacle. Sometimes it can get in the way of love. by Skip Ferderber / May 25, 2011
Culture Reclaim an NBA team for Seattle? Is this a fantasy in our confused political state? Lawmakers dream they'll see the Sonics back in Seattle, alive as you or me. But imagine the ire of Tim Eyman if it involves taxing needy athletes! by Mike Henderson / May 25, 2011
Culture SIFF documentaries: an antidote for sound-bite reporting A protester in "If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front." by Pamela Biery / May 25, 2011
Culture Shaw's churning and authentic mind lives on in 'Arms and the Man' Anne Kennedy Brady as Raina and Ryan Childers as Sergius in 'Arms and the Man.' by Ray Gastil / May 24, 2011
Culture Sounding the alarm for Tacoma's City Hall and our own Alcatraz The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation releases its 2011 annual "Most Endangered" list. by Knute Berger / May 23, 2011
Culture So the world didn't end? Consider this a second chance to really live Are your days numbered? Chase a dream, like visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. by Ted Van Dyk / May 23, 2011
Culture Bordeaux and its waterfront get a new 'center' of gravity Decades in coming, plans are finally unveiled for the city's new Center for Wine Culture and Tourism, destined to be a huge new riverfront draw. by Ronald Holden / May 22, 2011
Culture Weekend Tech Blog: Netflix soars; Barnes & Noble's ebook jockeys with Amazon The Internet was supposed to be the place where new forms of media would dominate. Then why are movies, TV, and books more popular than ever? by Skip Ferderber / May 22, 2011