The distribution of phone books has been targeted by environmentalists and others in much of the world: This Flickr photo from Australia has a caption mocking paper phone books.
Knute "Mossback" Berger, second from left, the newly named Space Needle "Writer in Residence." Seated with him: Petyr Beck of Documentary Books (far left); publicist Dan McConnell and the Space Needle...
The gay-rights movement started by Seattle's own Dan Savage has spawned more than 10,000 videos viewed 30 million times around the world. It now has its own book, plus an upcoming Town Hall event.