So, perhaps you have heard, the Super Bowl is this weekend. And, although the Seahawks didn't make the cut, it doesn't mean you can't get into the spirit of the Big Game. more ›

Two or three good things (depending on how you feel about the Saints) coming out of La Grande Soupière (as the Frogs would refer to it), the Soup Bowl in Miami. Referring of course to the Parisian Love ad from Google. more ›

Today is the Super Bowl, the first of three days during the calendar year when Americans wear special clothing and drink themselves en masse into oblivion (St. Patrick’s Day and Halloween being the other two). more ›

Ronald will attend the Seattle Wine Outlet Sausage Fest (Kielbasa Kickoff? Andouille Offsides? Pepperoni Potluck? Mortadella Mashup? Boclwurst Bowl? Wurst Wrangle?) on Sunday. Sarah is dog sitting the best dog in the world (Friday night doggy fashion show), birthday partying, and spending the whole super bowl commenting on how wildly unattractive Peyton Manning is. more ›

ARJ BARKER:Come on, come on, step right up. Hurry, hurry, hurry. You, madam, do you like comedy? A little titter in your twitter every now and again? You, sir! Are you a fan of the heartfelt guffaw? If so, then come right in the Parlor, where tonight and tomorrow you can catch that veteran of stand-up, the scene-stealing character actor of Flight of the Conchords, that mop-headed muppet of mirth: the incomparable Arj Barker. 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. // Parlor // Tickets: $15 more ›

Primanti Brother's vs. Cooking Super Bowl Preview more ›

Spitfire is impressive to people who are mesmerized by flat screens, not unlike birds by shiny objects. Initially we felt disdain for the vulgar abundance of screens but eventually got sucked in ourselves. There’s just too much to ignore. The problem with Spitfire is it’s a blank slate. You would never know it was here, the only thing in the place that says "Seattle" is the liquor license. No "Hawk fan12" sports radio placards, no Sue Bird bobble head, nada. Disloyal like nearby Sport, but even worse because there was no discernible sports memorabilia anything--not even Boston crap--just a few sports-oriented paintings that look like they belong in Jay Buhner’s billiards room. more ›

We’ve watched every Super Bowl since XXII. more ›

STRONG, WILY OL'D MAN: My! Oldominion, a legendary and superdope Northwest hiphop collective boasting members who happen to be some of our area's strongest and most creative artists, certainly has aged well. The group turns ten years old this year, and to celebrate, they're throwing a family reunion/party/show combo at Neumos this weekend. On the bill: The Saturday Knights, Grayskul, and assorted extremely important members of the crew. We're just saying, Oldominion knows how to party. more ›

With the return of the dreaded S-word juxtaposed with some of the most beautiful sunshine we've seen in months, the Northwest is feeling a bit punchy. In that spirit, Josh Feit at Publicola takes on Seattle's odd political climate ("green urbanists" vs. "economic populists"). It's a wonder we get any political dialogue accomplished at all, given how sore people are--still!--over the infamous Seahawks in the Superbowl referee fiasco. Pouring salt on the open wound, the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers wrote a letter explaining precisely how fair that referee was. After reading the letter on the Daily Weekly, you might feel a little punchy yourself and need to scream about it. Just let it out, you'll feel better. If yelling doesn't help, have you considered turning to alcohol? Some tequila from Sammamish, perhaps? The Issaquah Reporter has the story (via GreenerGrad). more ›

The chronically East Coast-focused ESPN crowned Cleveland the most tortured fan base in all of sports last year, before the collective treachery and vindictiveness of the unholy Schultz-to-Bennett takeover cost us our oldest franchise. With the advent of this past weekend's debacle in Buffalo, it’s time for Cleveland to step aside. There’s a new redheaded stepchild on the professional sporting block and its name is Seattle. more ›

Not all wounds heal quickly, as evidenced by allegations from a Pittsburgh Steelers fan who claims a fast-food-working Seahawks fan spit in his burger this week. more ›

href="http://torontoist.com/2008/02/phototo_snowbal.php">photographing a big, organized snowball fight.

Honestly. Why aren't more book readings held in bars? Bookstores are antiseptic places where talking loudly is verboten--when an author does it at a reading, it feels impolite. more ›

Central Cinema, over at 21st and Union, is showing the Super Bowl on its big screen. This Sunday, 3pm. The biggest football you've ever seen. We've checked the Big Picture's website, and it looks like Central Cinema has this idea all to itself. more ›

Lately the Seahawks' offense has been about as offensive as a Bastyr College commencement address. more ›

(This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook. On Sunday morning, following a trip to a local farmer’s market/major supermarket chain, we will be preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks opponent. Then at halftime we will throw our badly burned hands in the air and make hot dogs.) more ›

(This season we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook. On Sunday morning, following a trip to a local farmer’s market/major supermarket chain, we will be preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks opponent. Then at halftime we will throw our badly burned hands in the air and make hot dogs.) more ›

Today is "BC Day" in Canada, commemorating the moment of victory when Canadians finally liberated themselves from the Indians. Because of this unfair "three day weekend" tactical advantage, Canadian surfer and skateboard punks swarmed Westport to such a degree that the Seattle contingent was pitifully outnumbered and forced to surrender their beaches like Germans on D-Day. more ›

Laser Rocket Arms hates it when we call them "the new Husker Don't." more ›

Got this email from reader Beth earlier in the week:

Hey Seth - more ›

If you're wondering why Seattlest has been so disputatious lately--bitching about local music venues, local novelists, and local sports team management--it's not because we're angry, joyless pessimists. No, we're just trying to fire up Mariner outfielder Jose Guillen. more ›

Today is Mariners Opening Day, and we are feeling optimistic (buoyed mostly by the two dollar Rainiers at the Triangle). However, there are people in the world who don't like the Mariners. One of those people is our college friend Bill Arkansaw, who besides being an A's fan also loves to punch kittens in their face. We asked Arkansaw to preview the upcoming Mariners season. more ›

According to ESPN, Seattle is the sports suffering epicenter of the world. more ›

With the sun out, the temperatures high, one can only think of one thing-- what's going on in the World of the -ist's? more ›

--The L.A. Clippers signed former Husky Will Conroy, late of Memphis, to a 10-day contract. The Clippers play in Seattle tomorrow Thursday night. more ›

In the future, when Vegas favors your Super Bowl opponent by a touchdown or more, it's best to consider that they're perpetrating some fraud on the betting public or simply don't know what they're talking about only after you've thought long and hard on the possibility that they indeed know exactly what they're talking about. You should, unlike Seattlest -- born and raised in the Windy City -- think long and hard on it before you finish a particularly drinky NFC Championship by seating yourself in front of Southwest.com. In retrospect, no way the Bears are winning that game, and even if they do it's ten below outside -- only the most jingoistic of idiots turns cars over and parties in the streets when it's ten below. There was no Shuffling in Chicago this weekend. It was more of a mad dash from one thermostat to the next. more ›

--After one city council member's aide was killed by a car while crossing the street, and another's stepson was seriously hurt in a similar accident, you'd better believe the council's ready to take the most decisive action they can. That's right--city charter be damned--they're going to "approve a resolution creating a pedestrian master plan and a city-appointed advisory group to develop it." Ugh. more ›

might be the Best Best of the -ists ever. We're exhausted just thinking about it. more ›

--Yeah dude, that's a pretty weird dream. more ›