This week, our Flickr pool contributors captured what it was like in Seattle during Thanksgiving week 2011: the comforts of home, the annual traditions revisited, and a timely reminder that not everything is as it should be. more ›

Sliders: they're, like, one of the most popular bar foods of 2011! What what are sliders really, other than tiny sandwiches made on rolls? Nothing. They're tiny sandwiches, made on rolls. And what do you have in your 'fridge today? Rolls. Also, turkey. Also, the ingredients to make a damn fine slider. more ›

It's Black Friday. You need a drink. more ›

Happy Black Friday! Let the games begin. more ›

Superhero infighting, Black Friday shopping and more troubles for Nickelsville, all in our holiday weekend news roundup. more ›

This past summer was, yet again, a magical time for independent record stores and vinyl lovers alike. April 17th was national record store day and there were patrons lined up down the sidewalk outside Sonic Boom Records in Ballard (and, most likely, every other location as well as Easy Street, Jive Time, and all of Seattle's finest vinyl retailers). As the doors opened, we all buzzed with excitement hoping to nab that favorite album (or more likely albums) that had caught our eye on the list of special releases specifically launched for that day. more ›

Busiest shopping day of the year, nexus of downtown Seattle commerce, the hard core of the retail core: Westlake Mall. And what do we have? Well, people doing their holiday shopping, of course. And getting ready for the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas Tree. But who are those spoilsports with the signs, already? Ah, that would be the protesters, the anarchists, the enemies of the public good. So nicely dressed, too. So polite, so well-groomed. Those signs, what do they say? Down with the capitalist state? No, the signs are actually encouraging commerce. "Buy More Stuff," they implore. "Hurry," they urge. more ›

Turns out Amazon.com's customer service department isn't staffed by computers -- just sarcasm-savvy people who use computers. Consumerist broke the story: Amazon Sends "Best Customer Service E-mail I've Ever Received". We'll summarize: One of Amazon.com's Black Friday deals was the chance to win a $1000 laptop for $299. Many people entered; most of them were unsuccessful. Some theorized that Amazon employees had snatched up all the good deals, since no one they knew had won... more ›

Until the day after Thanksgiving, Seattlest hadn't seen The Nutcracker -- probably the world's most famous ballet -- in years. But we had a solid image in our head of what it looked like because when Seattlest was a little kid, our mom made an annual birthday tradition to see it every year on opening night. For much of our childhood, this meant getting all spiffed up and walking a few blocks to Lincoln... more ›