Maybe the first thing we should tell you about Striking 12 at CHAC -- besides the SAD tie-in, the rave reviews, or the fact that only 600 people in Seattle will have the chance to see it -- is that you can win half-off tickets to it. A limited number of $15 tickets are being held for those who correctly answer the following trivia question:Name at least one of the bands featured the first year......

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. In Gothamist's neck of the woods, they found out that many things are possible: A man caught a 40+ pound fish off the Rockaways and took it home on the subway. Graffiti......

Seattlest has no mercy. Whether it's mastery of the blogosphere, dominance on the dodgeball circuit, or destruction of competition when it comes to trivia, Seattlest has no problem decimating all that step in our path. Think you can take us? Well, tonight you'll get your chance to be embarassed. Consider yourself warned, or come down to point and laugh at the losers in our wake. Organized by the same people that do this in......

We told you last week about the local kids who'd made it to the nationals in both the Geography Bee and the Spelling Bee. First, the Geography Bee, which Seattlest watched and had the curious experience of basically not having a clue on any of the questions. Sammamish's own Max Sugarman fared well--he made the final ten, and won our hearts by announcing to Alex Trebek that he was wearing otter socks and also an......

If you're a fan of the documentary Spellbound or a fan of reliving your awkward junior-high years, the next two weeks are all you. First off, we have the National Geographic Geography Bee, which takes place today and tomorrow in D.C. and will be televised Saturday at 9 am on KCTS (channel 9). The GeoBee is similar to a spelling bee--rounds of questions and you're out if you miss one. It's hosted by none other......