Culture Cruise ships: In Seattle or Italy, they are meant to be impressive The Costa Concordia after it hit a rock by Don Fels / January 18, 2012
Culture New Orleans is from Venus, Seattle is from.... And the party continues. by Don Fels / December 27, 2011
Culture Visiting in Holland, a view of a crisis Amsterdam's main department store, where shopping seemed to be brisk despite the Euro crisis. by Matt A. Fikse / December 5, 2011
Culture Alden Mason's NW landscapes: a radiant and quirky beauty 'Billy,' 1986. Acrylic on canvas, 61 x 51 in. (154.9 x 129.5 cm), Gift of The Persis Corporation by Don Fels / June 30, 2011
Culture A year without Recalling "Bandit" in a trip to Disneyland, as grief slowly begins to receed. by Matt A. Fikse / December 15, 2009
Culture Microsoft to XP Crowd: 'And we'll be honest, it could take you a couple of hours' Upgrading to Windows 7? Redmond's video guide, while helpful, seems almost like an Apple-produced parody. by Matt A. Fikse / October 14, 2009
Culture Braised words: 'Julie & Julia' inspires a retro writing experiment The popular movie about Julia Child inspires our writer — not to cook with lots of butter, but to write longhand, and then use a typewriter and carbon paper. Tasty lessons result. by Matt A. Fikse / September 24, 2009
Culture Guardians against farelessness A light rail train in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel by Matt A. Fikse / September 20, 2009