The ball-spinning, free throw-landing, slam-dunking showboaters the Harlem Globetrotters are coming to KeyArena this weekend (with other Seattle-area apperances this week) to rock your world with their superhuman basketball powers and their kick-ass whistled theme song. And you’re not going to miss it. more ›

. We loved their shtick, from the cool uniforms to the way they pantsed their opponents. We mistakenly assumed they were simply too good to be allowed in the NBA. more ›

While your coupled friends gaze lovingly at each other across some pork chops in a carmelized onion glaze, you're going to be alone tonight, questioning why the gender of your choice finds you so unappealing. Is it your breath? Your clothes? Your insistence on a first date "test drive"? In any case, we at Seattlest have some ideas for getting you through the evening without killing yourself. more ›

If the Academy Awards---now but a distant, boring memory---got you feenin’ for some short films of the animated, live action, or documentary variety, you’re in luck. The Northwest Film Forum, located on Capitol Hill between Pike and Pine, is currently showing seven of the Oscar-nominated animated and live action shorts, all in one sitting. The selection includes both winners of the short film Oscars, Ryan for best animated and Wasp for best live action. Act fast, because these films will only be showing twice a night, 7pm and 9:15pm, now through Thursday. Tickets are $8, available here. more ›

Seattle-area high school sports teams are proving that they deserve to be considered among the nation's elite. Earlier this year, Bellevue High's football team defeated national powerhouse De LaSalle, which hadn't lost a game in thirteen years. And on Saturday, the Garfield High women traveled south and beat Piedmont (Oakland) High, ranked #2 nationally by USA Today. Garfield, though #1 in Washington's 4A classification, wasn't even ranked among the top 10 teams in the West. They surely will be now. more ›