• Jobs are difficult to find, but not so scarce that P-I staffers aren't feeling free to turn down Hearst's online operations job offers. "Bottom line: An online-only P-I is not a done deal. At least not yet," says Publicola's Sandeep Kaushik.
• Southlake reports on a man shot in the butt, and Queen Anne View has a kickass firefighter who won a stair-climbing competition.
• Over at Schmudget (caution: policy wonkstrosity ahead), they're talking about sub-prime lending in Washington state all week long. Today, their angle has to do with the depressing racial disparity in the mortgage market. Best of all, the post includes an infographic!

Curious about Chris Cornell and Timbaland's Sunday Showbox set, but not enough to buy a ticket? Then go see them that afternoon at Tukwila’s Verizon Wireless store—for free. The duo will smolder, issue autographs, and perform something from Scream, Cornell's upcoming collaboration with Timbo. more ›

Your favorite super-duper producer is performing at Showbox SoDo on November 2, and the Ticketmaster presale ends today at 5pm. Presale codes are "showbox" and "verizon." Mista Timba will perform his most recently wrapped album in its entirety. You know, the one by Chris Cornell. (Yes, he's also on the bill.) more ›

Stunned and confused, we withheld comment on early 2008 reports that the former Soundgarden frontman would collaborate with hip-hop hitmaker Timbaland. Instead, we waited for a punch line. But the joke’s on us. Not only were those reports accurate, but the first fruits of the duo’s labor are now making the internet rounds….and they're sickly soft-pop sweet. Give "Long Gone" ("ft. Timbaland") a listen. (Listen closely and you may hear Kim Thayil laughing.) The album, Scream, will be released this fall. Cornell has described it as having a "psychedelic aspect," not unlike Dark Side of the Moon. Seattlest doesn't hear that in "Long Gone," but we do hear a former rock icon slipping sadly into over-produced irrelevance. more ›