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Russell Wilson Is Worth Every Penny
RUSSELL WILSON IS THROWING FOOTBALLS TO ME. Well, not to me, exactly. I am standing just behind Mark Baysinger, Wilson’s…
We Came Here to Get Away From You: Gentrification in the Gayborhood
It was 3 in the morning last March when Adé Cônnére was attacked. Cônnére had been performing at the gay…
How the Seahawks Became the Social Justice Warriors of the NFL
They were on the plane when they heard what Trump said. On a late Friday night in September, the Seattle…
My Father, the Charming Womanizer
My father weighed 67 pounds when he died, but that’s not how I remember him. I remember him in his…
Amazon is Ruining My Sex Life—Dame
I sat across from him and listened. He was trim, tall, bearded (as they all seem to be), a recent…
Women Edging Their Way Into the D.J. Booth – NYTIMES
When the D.J. duo Nervo, the Australian twins Olivia and Miriam Nervo, first began spinning three years ago, they used…
My Gloria Allred Nightmare—Daily Beast
The interview with Gloria Allred was not going well. First, there’d been a technical snafu. And then, after a series…
A Night Out With – Vincent Kartheiser – Vincent Kartheiser of ‘Mad Men’ Is Enjoying the Ride – NYTimes.com
Los Angeles A MAN is measured by his automobile in this city. But Vincent Kartheiser, the actor who plays the…
Richard Simmons—Still Sweatin’ To the Oldies — NYTimes
YOU hear Richard Simmons before you see him. On a recent Saturday morning, his tittering acolytes waited in the small…
He Was Never Afraid — The Stranger
In 2005, Ace Hotel founder and Seattle native Alex Calderwood went to Dubai with his friend and business partner Nasir…
Better Hearing Through Bluetooth – New York Times
Like many men of his generation, Larry Faust, 61, of Seattle, went to a lot of rock concerts in his…
The Problem With Dr. Masters – Slate
On a recent episode of Masters of Sex—which wraps up its first season this Sunday—Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) did…
‘Blurred Lines,’ Robin Thicke’s Summer Anthem, Is Kind of Rapey – The Daily Beast
Here’s a sure-fire way to get the No. 1 record in the country: engineer a fake controversy by making an…