We hear the insults. Bloggers are no-names. We are malcontents. We live in our parents' basements, practicing onanism like Tiger Woods practices putting. Well we have news for you, blogger-haters. Laugh no more, because a man who has the earned respect of many for his political activism and musical genius is joining our growing club. Krist Novoselic has started a blog. This hero of the 1990s, a man who had the courage to throw his......

--A portion of all Sonics/Storm ticket sales now go to opposing civil rights for gays!. --Local bloggers watched the Oscars: Slog, Northwest Progressive Institute, Blatherwatch, --The brackets for the 4A state boys and girls tournaments are set. --The best and worst of customer service in Kirkland. --The Pacific is learning how we talk about the weather in Seattle. --Why is the 48 called the Tiger Woods of the bus system?......

It's the end of an era. Check out the standings list below and you'll see "Hüsker Don't," as you might expect -- but you'll see them in third place. Ever-renamed team State of the Onion played Nancy Zerg to HD's Ken Jennings, as did comeback kids Thaiku Hookers, who took second place. Of course, Tiger Woods doesn't win every golf tournament; just because Hüsker Don't is mortal doesn't mean they're pushovers. It was a raucous......

This weekend Seattlest ventured out into the wilderness to spend both nights in Ballard. This rarely occurs, but we're willing to make the arduous journey if we know the music's going to be worth it. Friday night was Dan Bern at the Tractor. We've seen Dan perform approximately nine million times, and he's always good and full of charming stage banter, especially when there's politics to discuss. So Dan did his best nasally Bob Dylan......

The National Football League released the Seahawks 2005 schedule yesterday, and it is not a pretty sight. There are several things about the NFL that annoy us. Instant replay is one. The culturally anachronistic ban on end zone celebrations is another. But the most aggravating thing about the league is the way that they create each team’s schedule. An NFL team that finishes first in their division will play other first place teams. Second......