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Big Brother In Your Grocery Cart?: QFC's introduction of loyalty cards, that shoppers can use to get extra savings, is examined. For an additional perspective, read Grocery Store Loyalty Cards: The Bigger Picture.
News of the Weird: This news is so weird, it makes Ozzy Osbourne look normal.
Fashion Smashin' for Charity: With fashion categories such as "Synchronized Yuppies" and "Dr. Seuss Meets Versace," this irreverent fundraiser for the Millionair Club can be enjoyed by even the haute-couture challenged.
Hash: A woman parks her car at Golden Gardens park on Memorial Day at 1:30 p.m., and goes for a walk on the beach. As she returns to her car, she hears a loud popping noise...
ARTS
Committed to Hilarity: When is schizophrenia an art? Why, when it's David Scully in the one-man play Fully Committed. With over 30 different characters--all coming from one man's mouth--this play is dizzying and hilarious.
Books for Kids
Fathers' Day Tales: In the last installment of her book reviews until November, Nicole Jones reviews three books ideal for Father's Day.
News of the Weird: Type a short synopsis of the article in this space.
Folklife
Folklore Isn't Just Food and Music: The Northwest Folklife Festival is where the fun side of culture meets the serious side of cultural preservation. Cindy Payne interviews the people who planned the whole thing.
There From Here
Wonkish ETC Board Disdains Voters: It's time for the Elevated Transportation Company to decide how members of its successor organization will be selected. Will they choose to elect or appoint the people who will take Monorail ahead?
Teacher Ted
Kids Combat Prejudice: One of the words kids often throw around in their ever-changing vernacular has stayed the same for decades--"gay." Now, students are taking it into their own hands to change the derogatory use of the word.
News Of The Weird: Weirder and weirder all the time!
Books for Kids
Childhood's Greatest Hits: Nicole Jones reviews a collection of her favorite kids' books from years past. Some of your favorites is probably here, too.
Hash: A pair of bicycle patrolmen ride up University Way on a Friday at 5:08 p.m. They observe two men sitting on the sidewalk on the east side of the street...
Folklife
Finding Her Hidden Voice: The long journey of Maggie McLellan from shy vocal performer to director of the Phinney Neighborhood Community Chorus.
Fine Roman Hand
It Was Not Always So: Stephen Herold reviews Eliot Porter's In Wildness is the Preservation of the World.
News of the Weird: The very latest in weirdness from Chuck Shepherd.
Teacher Ted
Small Steps Toward Healthy Schools: Ted's health students are setting goals and working towards healthier lifestyles. Seattle's schools should do the same.
News Of The Weird: The latest of the strangest.
Hash: There is an incident in the Fraternity Row area of the University District on a Saturday night...
Volunteers Get Hands Dirty in Earth Day Cleanup: Hundreds of volunteers gathered on Earth Day to restore the Duwamish.

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