Each week, the staffers at Seattlest share with you their favorite things of the week. From the shucked oysters availabe at a local market to the current season of The Amazing Race, Seattlest's writers want you to be in on everything that made them smile this week. What are your favorite things? Send 'em along to tips@seattlest.com more ›

You know how when you're watching television during a presidential address and you're frantically flipping channels to get away from it, but his face just reappears on the screen every time with a new logo splashed in the corner? Seattlest had that experience while trying to watch the news this morning, except instead of running from the president we were trying to escape American Idol. Did you know that American Idol is having auditions in Seattle this week? Whatever, liar, you totally know. more ›

Cool: Active/inactive holds breakdown. Seattlest noticed that now, in addition to telling you how many people have a library item on hold, the online catalog tells you the total and how many of those are active vs. inactive holds. more ›