In preparation for his upcoming visit, Seattlest sat down and emailed four fairly inane questions to the novelist, essayist, and MacArthur genius Colson Whitehead. It's true: we could have tried asking Whitehead insightful questions about his brilliant novels , but we figured, everyone tries to do that and he winds up getting asked them same question over and over again. So instead, we asked him about Barack Obama, why people don't read, and why he seems to like Portland better than Seattle. Anyone wanting more insight into the great writer's work should get tickets to his Monday, Jan. 14 appearance at Benaroya for Seattle Arts & Lectures. more ›

We have gathered some of the top political writers in the country and asked them to discuss the presidential race throughout the year. Today they review Tuesday's doings in New Hampshire. more ›

. We admit it: actually being at an event rocks at least ten times harder than watching it streamed online, no matter how good the audio/video feed is and no matter how much you love the internet. Day Three of The Program involved Seattlest physically putting our hands in the air and side to side (Grynch said to!), and even doing some headbanging to The Saturday Knights. Yes, we did spend physical, non-internet money on Day Three, but we also got to experience Grynch, Khingz (and co.), and TSK in physical, non-internet person. We jogged home during the break between TSK and Blue Scholars... Maybe we'll stay on Day Four. more ›

Our Southern California based Al Qaeda correspondent, Jeff Schell, is here with analysis on the new Intel report regarding Al Qaeda's desire to "use contacts and capabilities in Iraq to mount an attack on U.S. soil." more ›

We got these "Complimentary VIP" tickets in the mail about a million years ago advertising some "wealth creation workshops" at various hotels around Seattle. We finally got around to calling them to see what the hell this was about and the phone answerer acted completely sketchy. We asked where the Income Strategies Institute is located and she said, "I can't answer that. All I can tell you is: somewhere in Utah." more ›

In the beginning, there was the whole bear, the whole goat, the whole hog. You caught it, you cooked it, you ate it. Civilization basically meant you could roast smaller pieces and eat smaller chunks. Now, by the 21st century, we've reached the ultimate indulgence: a whole meal of mini-portions. more ›

As bad as the Dawgs looked against Gonzaga is how good they looked Wednesday night against LSU. more ›

Stupid cone of silence! King County Metro doesn't read Seattlest. They never link to us. (We bet they steal our posts, too.) So we're pleased to see them getting busted by the Weekly for not having a useful bus map. Cries out newcomer Kauffman: more ›

Before we get to the Sonics, let's start off with some humor, courtesy of the Seattle Times' consistenly suicide-inducing "Sideline Chatter." more ›

The boys putting together the new WaMu tower across from Benaroya Hall had some trouble yesterday when a beam fell and injured three. The details are slow in coming, but somehow a beam that was designated as part of the flooring escaped the grasp of a crain that was holding it in place. One of the injured men is in critical condition at Harborview. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries is, of course, hastily dispatched investigators to the site. more ›

He's part of our Northwest lore. He is our Northwest lore. He's the one rocking the trampoline dunks at Sonics games. He's large, furry, and apelike, but walks like a man on two prodigious feet that give him his name. He's Bigfoot. more ›