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Desperately seeking your soulmate, or your former self? Apps may be on the way

Wed, May 25, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

At the recent TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in New York, 500 or so techies in teams built amazing apps. One gives the homeless jobless a foot in the door.

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If Bill or Paul ran Seattle

Tue, May 17, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

What would the city be like if one of Microsoft's co-founders were in charge?

A novel idea for hooking the reluctant soccer fan

Sat, May 14, 3:28 p.m.

By Mike Henderson

In advance of the Sounders' big match against the Portland Timbers on Saturday (May 14), a sports fan admits his struggle to get into the game. And he offers his own solution.

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The Seattle ethics commission takes up social-media guidlines for elected officials. Just imagine a time when we could Tweet our tunnel vote, pay our toll through an embedded chip and still have time to read our neighbors' trivial FB status updates.

There goes another Seattle startup!

Mon, Apr 25, 2 p.m.

By Bill Stafford

The sad tale of how Crosscut has been lured overseas, and how helpless this country was to ward off this terrible loss.

One good Seattle manifesto deserves another

Tue, Apr 19, 2 a.m.

By Clark Humphrey

Our esteemed mayor wrote a recent photo essay outlining the high ideals of his city's people. Here's another take.

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Lauren Weedman: full-throttle energy, but a missed opportunity

Sat, Apr 16, 5:16 p.m.

By Alice Kaderlan

The award-winning comedian brings her newest one-woman show to Seattle this weekend (through April 17), but misses a chance to fully explore the subject of her own adoption.

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Mossback's '36 hours' in Duwumps

Fri, Apr 8, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A native Seattleite offers a midweek slice-of-life as lived in this 'world-class' town.

Bigfoot returns

Fri, Apr 1, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

After leaving Mars, he's now down south, caught on film, jaywalking.

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How sexy is Seattle?

Fri, Mar 25, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A comparison to San Francisco offers insights.

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Where'd you get that nice toga, Senator?

Thu, Feb 24, 2 a.m.

By Bill Stafford

Lessons about trade for our modern budget-slashers and government-bashers, courtesy of an early emperor named Obamatus.

Cutting to the quick on Seattle's police issues

Wed, Feb 23, 11:37 a.m.

By Tina Podlodowski

With one courageous vote, and a jolt to the pay envelope, Seattle's City Council could bring all the parties to the table.

Claire Dederer's first-rate 'Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses'

Mon, Jan 17, 1:06 p.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

Why are we trying so hard to be good? Dederer's memoir is a jaunty, captivating journey toward liberation. She reads at the Elliott Bay Book Co. on Monday, Jan. 17.

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An ode to two years: one just past, the other here so fast

Sat, Jan 1, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A reflection on pathetic sports teams, dashed political dreams, and hoped-for urban planning themes.

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On the first day of Christmas, from Amazon to me: A big box of broken pottery

Tue, Dec 7, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

On the second day of Christmas, from Amazon to me: Another broken pot ...

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Crosscut's main humor writer, Steve Clifford, lived a previous unhumorous life as CEO of King Broadcasting and once played a role in saving New York City from bankruptcy.