What is “the space of innovation” and why is it valuable? Some environments -- office spaces, media platforms, even biological ecosystems -- just have an uncanny track record of generating interesting new ideas (or in the case of nature, interesting new ways of living.) Other spaces -- bureaucracies, prisons, deserts -- are unusually bad at generating new ideas. This book is about the shared properties that all those spaces possess. more ›

Kim might go to some shows at the Triple Door this weekend: Robyn Hitchcock on Saturday and Eleni Mandell on Sunday. Or she might go see Lushy on Saturday at the Skylark. Or she might just take some very long bike rides and spend the evenings recouping. Tomorrow and the next day are anyone's guess. Tonight, however, she'll be playing her own music for free at Trabant in the U-District, and yall should come. more ›

As we alerted you the other day, author Steven Johnson was in town this week for a flurry of book talks. We caught up with him at Vivace and talked with him a little about his new book, The Invention of Air, but also about the life of Steven Johnson, author. This is the second and final installment. Here's Part One of the interview. more ›

As we alerted you the other day, author Steven Johnson was in town this week for a flurry of book talks; we caught up with him at Vivace--he didn't imbibe, he was already sufficiently caffeinated he said, and in fact we got 45 minutes of talk into our half-hour interview slot--and talked with him a little about his new book, The Invention of Air, but also about the life of Steven Johnson, author. Here's some of that--we'll post more later as we type it up. more ›

It's been a long time since Kim had a tourist to show around, so she's looking forward to giving her father a stellar tour of Seattle and its environs. On the agenda: Chateau Ste. Michelle, Bainbridge Island, the Fremont troll, and plenty of great food--finally an excuse to go to the Kingfish! Before pops arrives, she'll kick the weekend off right, with Sera Cahoone and Zoe Muth tonight at the Tractor. more ›

Sometimes book readings are news because of the book; sometimes because of the author. With Steven Johnson, you get both. He's in town for a few days on his book tour for The Invention of Air: at Elliott Bay Book Company on Sunday, at 3 p.m.; Town Hall on Monday, 7:30 p.m., and holding court at a "Words & Wine" event at the Pan Pacific Hotel on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. more ›

Seattlest has come to borrow from you again. more ›