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The plume of oil reflects our obsession with scarcity
The Black Plume rises from the ocean floor in grim, silent opposition to our beliefs that we need ever more energy, possessions, and control.
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Belltown proves hard soil for nurturing wine shops
Two fine wine shops will soon be gone from Belltown, one evicted and the other deciding there isn't enough business there to keep going.
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Handmade pies tell a story of our evolving food culture
Eating on the Edge: Chris Porter grew up in a slice of American culture where home meals were prepared from scratch. The Mountlake Terrace boy who was cooking his own pies by age 10 grew up to go into TV journalism and the PR profession before launching a brand new pie baking venture in Seattle.
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Crosscut Tout: Soccer's international culinary appeal
Catch a World Cup game at any number of places around Puget Sound, starting Friday (June 11) and running through July 11.
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UW librarians go YouTube Gaga for research
Information specialists at the UW were recently videotaped grooving in the stacks. Other Northwesterners are shimmying on YouTube, too.