We've been Ellen Forney fans since we read "I Was Seven in '75" -- back when it ran in The Rocket. Her latest project is Lust, a collection of the "Lustlab Ad of the Week" cartoons she does for The Stranger, published this month by Fantagraphics. We interviewed Forney about the cartoon at Georgetown's All City Coffee, just down the block from the Fantagraphics store where there will be a book launch party tomorrow night. more ›

Hey, Seattlest! more ›

Profilic sex writer and all-around erotic person Violet Blue was in town for Hump 2! We'll let The Stranger use her positive comments to toot their own horn -- they're so good at it! more ›

According to Wikinews, staff members for U.S. Senators have been spending some of their time editing Wikipedia articles. And, while "the vast majority of edits to Wikipedia from Senate IPs were beneficial and helpful," other edits involved removing facts from articles. more ›

-4000 black employees who brought a racial discrimination suit against Boeing were told today that the aircraft manufacturer did not, in fact, violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964. more ›