Scott Kennedy (at right, with the guv) is trying to get $20 pledges out of 100 Seattleites to buy a $2000 MacBook Pro for the syndicated ultra-lefty radio and tv show "Democracy Now." more ›

Here at Seattlest HQ, also known as "Library Dorks R Us," we've laid bare our woes of overburdened library hold queues (and overdue quotas) in the past. When 5 books, many over 300 pages, come due at the same time, what is an SPL whore to do? Well, it looks like we're in for another beating; here's what is in our queue, in order of likelihood to arrive: more ›

Tomorrow morning, a local boy's going to try to make toothpaste confiscation funny: One of the few shows produced by NPR that actually achieves wit on a regular basis, Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me, is gonna be guest-hosted by a Seattleite for the next three weeks.

As our kids slouch back to school weighed down with our expectations for their futures, it might lighten their loads to hear a little about Luke Burbank, Nathan Hale High School and University of Washington grad, fast-rising NPR radio star and lifelong muck-up. more ›

This week, we're tempted by David "Fathead" Newman's Tuesday and Wednesday gigs -- a tenor saxman who used to play with the Ray Charles Band, Newman is said to belong in the company of Coltrane and Getz. But Saturday night we were at the Triple Door for the Rocco DeLuca/Sierra Swan bill.
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