Anchorage is just about the same distance from Seattle as Chicago, yet it falls to Seattlest to chronicle not the latest Obama puppy story but an Alaska fish tale. more ›

Either there's some serious Heisenberg Effect happening on Discovery Channel's Alaskan fishing Reality show The Deadliest Catch, or the producers are giving us a severe whitewashing. If you're like us and everything you know about Alaskan fishing comes directly from the show you might think that while there are some hard dudes around they are mostly serious professionals interested in carrying out family traditions safely and effectively under the watchful eyes of benevolent and all-powerful captains. more ›

Nothing fishy about this breaking news. Yesterday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to ban Chinook salmon fishing off the California coast and most of Oregon for this year. The regulations ban commercial salmon fishing outright for the season, but do allow for limited sport fishing of Coho salmon. The regulations approved are the most severe in the history of Pacific Coast salmon fishing. more ›

The popular sayings are, "women and children first" and "age before beauty," but a lesser-known saying is "cakes before fish." So, in the spirit of cakes before fish, we give you today's leading food stories: more ›

Old guy: "I'm sick of this shit!" more ›