Politics Oil & Water: A captivating, coming of age story - with sludge Not your average documentary about Big Oil exploitation, "Oil & Water" is a buddy movie about the pressures of living up to expectations - your own and everyone else's. by Rustin Thompson / October 23, 2014
Culture Viral Video: Watermark A dreamy documentary offers up a ruminative celebration of our connection to water. by Rustin Thompson / May 11, 2014
Culture Viral Video: The science of mudslides This collection of videos from around the world conveys some sense of the power, terror and anatomy of mud on the move. by Rustin Thompson / March 26, 2014
Culture Digital Prospector: Slo-Mo Guys, UWTV's Backstory sessions, Albert Brooks impersonation kit Critic Rustin Thompson unearths the best - and worst - of online video. by Rustin Thompson / September 29, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: A climate showdown, zombie parkour & 101 classic video gems Critic Rustin Thompson digs up the best of online video. by Rustin Thompson / June 30, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Seinfeld and Silverman, STIFFY-winning Beyond Naked, Msg from the Gyre Critic Rustin Thompson unearths the best - and worst - in online video. by Rustin Thompson / June 23, 2013
Politics Japan's survivors bring new dimension to Mariners' opener A year later, devastation dots the landscape around Ishinomaki. by Art Thiel / March 28, 2012
Culture 3/11: The disaster that haunts Japan The tsunami that struck an elementary school in Ishinomaki also slammed cars into the building. The explosions ignited fires throughout the bulding. by Art Thiel / March 27, 2012
Politics M's Eric Wedge makes an awkwardly rushed visit to earthquake center During a 2012 trip to Japan, Eric Wedge gives tips to a young player in Ishinomaki, which was hard hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. by Art Thiel / March 27, 2012
Culture 'Snow wimps'? Who is the 'LA Times' calling a wimp? Snow at Pike Place Market by Art Thiel / January 19, 2012
