In this corner, we have the accused, Amanda Knox, Seattle's girl-next-door and alleged participant in the murder of one. Google News hits: about 1,811. In the other corner, Risperdal aka risperidone, one of the most widely used anti-psychotics in the world, approved for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and marketed off-label for the "irritability" associated with autism, Asperger's, ADHD, and being teen-aged or elderly, and related to the deaths of at least 1,000 people (according the... more ›

Dammit, do we really have to open up a front of the "War on Christmas" in Seattle? The Port removed a bunch of holiday trees from the airport this weekend ("holiday trees" are evergreens that have been decorated with lights and garland and small hanging ornaments - They're similar to Christmas trees, except holiday trees don't go to heaven when they drop their needles). The holiday trees were removed because a local rabbi sued the Port to get his 8' holiday menorah put up alongside the trees. more ›

We can't not repost this Metblogs item today, even though it's started to creep into Google News territory by now.. Before continuing it should be noted that taking your pants off and walking around the office with a thumb in your ass would be safer for work than the rest of these links. more ›

Seattlest is having fun this morning with the new Google News Archive, which finds newspaper articles back to the 1800s. Using the timeline feature on a search for "Seattle," we find these gems: more ›

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Newspaper circulation numbers for daily newspapers were released recently, and (you may want to sit down for this) circulation is down! We'll give you a moment to clutch at your heart and flop about in your Aeron - Just nod when you're ready for us to go on... more ›