One week from today, Seattlest is looking forward to heading over to Mt. Zion Baptist Church in our "Just Vote for the Bitch" t-shirt to be the lone Capitol Hill caucuser for Hillary Clinton. More on that later. more ›

This Seattlest has long been a Hillary supporter, so you could imagine our surprise when we started getting seemingly random emails on behalf of the Obama campaign. We were annoyed at first, until we remembered being a leftover on the John Kerry mailinglist from 2004. Kerry, of course, announced his endorsement of Obama recently, and he won't stop emailing us about his excitement and dedication. more ›

Seattlest watches as a S.L.U.T. is born and Seattle Flickr users go nuts over a local art installation. A restaurant critic demands a Diner's Bill of Rights over a gnat next to her drink, and, in lieu of a Portlandist, Seattlest debates with itself over the identity of the Northwest's crown jewel. Seattlest also joins the guys from Fantagraphics for an ill-fated gun party in the woods. more ›

THAT STARBUCKS "I WAS A CHILD SOLDIER" GUY: At twelve, Ishmael Beah found himself fleeing rebels, wandering from village to village. At thirteen, he was a soldier in Sierra Leone, hooked on drugs and capable of things he would never have imagined. Now, rehabilitated and living in the U.S., he tells his story in A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, in an attempt to raise awareness of the child soldier phenomenon. more ›

As the world holds it's breath, teetering precariously on the cusp of the Super Bowl (well, at least in America), the wheels of the -ists keep on turning. more ›

Texas A&M University believes that, because of some game in 1922, only they should be able to recognize football fans as the 12th man. more ›

Last month, you remember, there was all this hoopla over the notion of opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, thanks to its inclusion in a budget bill. Thanks in large part to public response, and to 20 Republicans who were able to suss out what "wildlife refuge" means, that provision failed. more ›

"Where is everybody?" you may be asking yourself. Well silly, they are all at the polls-- as we wrote yesterday, it is the Primary Election. more ›

While the mainstream media are easily diverted by the smoke screen for John Kerry's Seattle visit, Seattlest has no interest in barking up the National Conference of State Legislators tree. We happen to know that Kerry came to town on the usual tourists' quest for some fresh, tasty fish. more ›

Our right to elect a violent, delusional felon to the mayoralty of Seattle is in jeopardy. If you care about freedom, read on. more ›

Former anybody but Bush candidate Senator John Kerry is in town raising money, hosting forums and generally bringing…it…on. more ›

As the governor’s race grinds into its sixtieth straight month, things are now in the hands of the courts, lawyers, party donors, and--of course--statistical work done by political science professors. The state Republicans are citing a recent report by two college professors which shows that Dino Rossi would have won the election by 100 votes if all those pesky ineligible voters were thrown out. more ›