Equity Eat tacos, fund the arts: a new hyper-local approach in Seattle Sprout is a local dinner, including locally sourced foods, where people dine and vote on funding for arts projects. by KaschaSemonovitch / August 21, 2011
Tech What's behind Amazon's Twitch obsession The Twitch area at Pax Prime 2014 in Seattle. by Rustin Thompson / September 2, 2014
Tech Seattle: more than ever a poetry center Several events this month suggest the depth of Seattle's writing talent, and raise questions about why there is so much good poetry here. by KaschaSemonovitch / April 2, 2012
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
Culture Digital Prospector: What's hot in online video. The star of the YouTube channel, ItsJudysTime, also has a blog. by Rustin Thompson / June 16, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Bogosian's back. Wes Anderson collected. MOHAI's minutes. Plus, extreme moviemaking with the Go Pro HD. Critic Rustin Thompson unearths the best - and worst - in online entertainment. by Rustin Thompson / October 20, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Ballmer farewell. Galifianakis talk show. Jay Z's Made in America. Plus, Jordan's Solar mamas. Critic Rustin Thompson unearths the best - and worst - of online video. by Rustin Thompson / October 6, 2013
Politics 'The Internet's Own Boy', the sad, searing tale of Aaron Swartz 'The Internet's Own Boy' documents the life and suicide of brilliant computer programmer Aaron Swartz. by Rustin Thompson / June 26, 2014
Culture Viral Video: Could digital imaging resurrect Philip Seymour Hoffman's acting career? A human facial animation 101 video course raises questions about reality and the power of digitization. by Rustin Thompson / May 4, 2014
Tech "Big Men" documentary: Pricey and confusing Oil rig in Cape Town Harbour by Derek Keats by Rustin Thompson / April 17, 2014