Category Archives: Seattle culture

Does a 1941 description of Seattle still ring true?

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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‘Farthest Reach,’ by Nancy Wilson Ross, provided an unflattering view

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Proof of ‘Seattle Freeze’ is found in all the dogs

Posted on by June 3, 2015
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Canines outnumber children by better than a 3-to-2 margin

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New-arena debate in Seattle involves city’s self-image

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Do residents want a big-time city, or not?

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Latest novel about Seattle lampoons city’s persona

Posted on by May 30, 2015
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‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’, by Maria Semple, finds much fodder in local doings

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The other museums of Seattle

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Pinball machines, giant shoes, bizarre junk: The city has them all on display.

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Monumental Seattle

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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The city’s considerable number of public statues and memorials is revealing

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Signs in Seattle of …. what?

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Some public notices are, uh, thought-provoking

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What do so many no-solicitation signs say about Seattle?

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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The city is not a very friendly place

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All sex-story roads lead to Seattle

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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Puget Sound angle seems to be everywhere

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NY Times headline cites Seattle ‘bubbles of corruption’

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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But it only refers to a novel

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The Rime of the Seattle Mariners

Posted on by July 6, 2014
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I hear little talk about the city’s baseball team

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Fifty shades of Seattle

Posted on by July 31, 2014
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New “mommy porn” trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, is set along Puget Sound

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Stressful Seattle: HOW CAN THAT BE??!!

Posted on by July 7, 2014
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Metro area ranks No. 9 in list of “most stressful” areas.

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A dubious charity solicits in Seattle

Posted on by July 7, 2014
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Cancer Fund of America looks for donations around Puget Sound

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Gender equality in Seattle

Posted on by February 25, 2012
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T-shirts cost 33% more for women than men.

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What’s all this talk about crime in Seattle?

Posted on by July 7, 2014
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Rise in violent offenses looks more like a statistical blip

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‘Oklahoma!’ casting is PC reaction to Seattle’s racist past

Posted on by October 25, 2025
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Controversy misses the real issue

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In Seattle, car washes in the rain

Posted on by July 7, 2014
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Commercial facilities seem to do a good business, too

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Shoveling snow in Seattle: “You must be new here”

Posted on by July 7, 2014
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Few seem to clear their sidewalks

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Where they’re from: the meaning of Seattle death notices

Posted on by July 7, 2014
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Most of them are for people born elsewhere who moved to the city.

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