‘The Future is Analog’ review: Keep baking that sourdough, and change the world
David Sax’s “The Future Is Analog” is a moan-ifesto about the woes of quarantine for an upper-middle-class parent of young children, Alexandra Jacobs writes.
Reopening from Coronavirus
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U.S. heart attack deaths jumped sharply among young adults in 2nd year of pandemic
The number of fatal heart attacks in the U.S. soared during the coronavirus pandemic, with the biggest jump among adults 25-44, new research finds.
Save Third Avenue, save Seattle's downtown | Jon Talton
Buses aren't the biggest problem facing a critical artery in Seattle, writes columnist Jon Talton. Most of all, people need to be safe.
Arts-relief funding down in Seattle mayor’s proposed 2023 budget
The proposed 2023 budget for ARTS is about $3 million less than the adopted 2022 budget, much of it due to discontinuation of one-time pandemic-relief...
Amtrak service from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., returns
The Amtrak line from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., hasn't run since 2020 due to the pandemic and staffing shortages.
What smartphone data shows about Seattle's downtown recovery | FYI Guy
A new study looks at smartphone data to measure how downtowns of 62 cities are recovering. Downtown Seattle saw a huge decline, but it's far...
Everyone is talking about ‘quiet quitting,’ but it may be a bad idea
The "quiet quitting" trend has taken off on TikTok. Rather than quit outright, workers are giving up on going above and beyond. Here are the...
Billions in pandemic fraud leave prosecutors struggling to catch up VIEW
Investigators say there was so much fraud in federal Covid-relief programs that — even after hundreds of prosecutions — they’re still just getting started.
Cruise bookings spike as coronavirus testing requirements are loosened
Unvaccinated passengers on Carnival Cruise Line ships will no longer be required to submit to an “exemption request process.”
Why a Pioneer Square security guard hopes you’ll return to the office VIEW
COVID emptied downtown Seattle's offices, leaving one security guard too alone for too long: “It was really depressing.”