We spotted Jim from The Office--real name: John Krasinski--having drinks at the Crocodile Friday night with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie (who Seattlest Jack chatted with last week). more ›

Urban mythology loves The _____ Guy. Seattle's got The Link Guy and used to have those motorcycle / thrash guitar guys although both seem to be in either remission or retirement. Seattlest just received via email the second mention of The Duct Tape Guy that we've come across recently. more ›

Seattle area websites and the sys admins who tend to them are trembling in fear today after the horrific retrubution for the Mohammad Cartoons was paid upon our collective heads over the weekend. Riots, arson, killings, silly pictures drawn of our idols? No, worse! Hacktivism! A local motor scooter club for women had their site defaced with "If insulting a Messenger of Allah ( God ) is a Freedom of Speech !!!? & it Creates Hating Then, I'll Show you my Freedom Of H4x0ring in Your Servers !!!" and similar. more ›

The Seahawks are 6-2. Happy times! Let's let visions of Super Bowl rings and Gatorade showers dance through our heads. more ›

We're currently toning our TV watching muscles for the fall and we're extra excited about the new Seattle-based legal drama set to premiere as a part of Q13's Sunday lineup. King County Cold Case (or "K3C" as we'll immediately start calling it) is the story of a local crime lab headed by a hard-nosed prosecuting attorney played by Tom Skerritt. Hillary Swank will costar as a lawyer recruited by the department from the most-dangerous-offender project. One of the more significant subplots will involve a chaotic on-again off-again romance between Skerritt and Swank and their struggles to hold onto anything substantial in the present while they investigate the criminals of the past. more ›

[Ed. note: This post brought to you by our newest Seattlest contributor, Audrey Hendrickson. Welcome to Seattlest, Audrey.] more ›