You think you know someone. A fiery one-off German Romantic wunderkind. You've had beers with this guy. And then this Neefe dude pops up. As Byron Schenkman told the Town Hall audience: more ›

That chair, the one with the plaid fabric? Should it go next to the couch, or over by the fireplace? more ›

It's the end of an era. Check out the standings list below and you'll see "Hüsker Don't," as you might expect -- but you'll see them in third place. Ever-renamed team State of the Onion played Nancy Zerg to HD's Ken Jennings, as did comeback kids Thaiku Hookers, who took second place. more ›

Seattle area life-science-research non-profit organizations (read UW, Fred Hutch, Children's Hosp, SBRI, etc.) are seeing green. Gov. Christine Gregoire's $350 million Life Sciences Discovery Fund initiative could create a serious influx of nerdy science geeks for the next 12 years. The 20,000 new jobs are good for the economy but can only spell disaster for local lab mice and bunnies. Should I mention the money comes from the tobacco company trial settlement? more ›