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I wear my sunglasses at night … rocker uses Spectacles to capture stage view at Seattle concert

Remember when rock stars wore sunglasses to look cool? Or to hide the lingering side effects of being a rock… Read More

The stars align: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin treated in New Zealand hospital by Dr. David Bowie

Only an out-of-this-world coincidence could produce such earthly results. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is in a New Zealand hospital after falling ill… Read More

Small Seattle-area team helps Oreo target fans directly with limited holiday cookies and tins

If you want to leave Santa a cookie with a little extra special holiday flare this season, Oreo is on… Read More

ThinkGeek opens new location at Seattle’s Northgate Mall and the geeks come out in force

Mall rats who love ThinkGeek now have a reason to step away from their computers and step out in Seattle… Read More

Dress like the stars in ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ with these spot-on jackets from Columbia

Fans who were lucky enough to snag tickets for the premiere weekend of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” can… Read More

Inspired by a photo of a Christmas tree, a computer wrote this eerily charming holiday song

Neural Story Singing Christmas from Hang Chu on Vimeo. Is it a warning? Is it a sign of genuine intelligence?… Read More

That’s a lotta LaCroix: Zillow’s year in numbers = 280,000 cans of water fueling 200 app updates

It’s been a busy year at Zillow Group, the Seattle-based real estate media company. Judging by the number of new… Read More

Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka to host ping pong tournament to benefit charity for homeless

Seattle Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka, who is widely considered the best ping pong player in the team’s locker room, will… Read More

Amazon feels the Bern: In Seattle on book tour, Sanders addresses huge crowd at company’s HQ

It’s been three weeks since the presidential election and months since the primary, but many “Feel the Bern” bumper stickers… Read More

Ultimate geeks reunite: Watch Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro share tots in new Burger King ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNSZIEG7gRg Film geeks who love film nerds couldn’t ask for a more delightful cast to celebrate than those who appeared… Read More

Santa’s North Pole home is on Zillow — check out the Zestimate and photos of ‘toy lover’s paradise’

Santa Claus will be visiting plenty of homes around the world when he makes his deliveries for the Christmas holiday,… Read More

Wahoo! A Nintendo world is coming to Universal Studios

If all you’ve dreamed about since plugging in your first N64 cartridge is attending an IRL Mario Party or smoking… Read More

Twitter feed and hashtag keep tabs on Hillary Clinton — hiking, shopping, smiling with fans

Twitter is increasingly becoming the best place to keep up with the two candidates who ran for president this year.… Read More

More music fans looking and listening as Seattle’s KEXP hits 500M views on its YouTube channel

Seattle’s KEXP entertains plenty of listeners through its terrestrial and internet radio broadcast, but it hit a major milestone this… Read More

Reality bites: Watch as man using VR in Microsoft store falls from fake cliff and hits real floor

The makers of virtual reality headsets and content may still be waiting for consumers to fall for the medium as… Read More

‘Cards Against Humanity’ has raised more than $100,000 to dig a massive, pointless hole

It gives the phrase “money pit” a whole new meaning. “Cards Against Humanity,” the renegade game company known for such… Read More

Star Wars fans jam up ‘Rogue One’ ticket websites – and get new trailers to watch

The past 24 hours have brought good news and bad news for throngs of Star Wars fans who are eagerly… Read More

Trump ‘Make America Great Again’ ornament on Amazon gets ALL the reviews, the best!

Here’s a Christmas tree topper for ya — a small, red, baseball hat ornament that reads “Make America Great Again.”… Read More

Elusive ‘Pikachu Illustrator’ Pokémon card sells for record $54,970 at auction

The rarest and most valuable Pokémon card in the world was sold over the weekend for a whopping $54,970 during… Read More

On this day in history, the Internet was born

Forty-seven years ago today, two computers hooked up. They bridged the gap between UCLA and Stanford and their amorous union… Read More

Party planners considering using the Space Needle can visit Seattle landmark in virtual reality

If you’re thinking about putting on or attending an event at Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and want to see what… Read More

LGBTQ community rallies around #TransLawHelp to get trans people legal services before Trump takes office

Transgender Americans aren’t confident that president-elect Donald Trump will protect their rights, which makes Jan. 20 a deadline of sorts.… Read More

Oscar-winning director Iñárritu offers the reason why he’s doing a new VR film about immigration

PALM DESERT, Calif.—Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu has taken audiences on mind-blowing experiences in recent years, telling stories of vengeance… Read More

‘Saturday Night Live’ needs to make room for Seattle and other cities in its ‘Bubble’ skit

Sometimes the best comedy can hit too close to home. Maybe that’s why President-elect Donald Trump can’t resist tweeting his… Read More

Conan O’Brien tries VR: ‘This is going to put the marijuana industry out of business’

Conan O’Brien visited YouTube’s VR Lab in New York City and reacted pretty much the way everyone does when they… Read More

Chimp flailing around in a VR headset is a sad commentary on our own reality

“Take your stinking tech off me, you damned dirty human!” There, I just wrote some dialogue for the next installment in the… Read More

Jeff Bezos tweets his love for touching Amazon ad showing friendship between priest and imam

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos doesn’t tweet a lot, but on Thursday he was moved to share a new television commercial for… Read More

#CalExit gets some Northwesterners dreaming about Cascadia region

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, true-blue California is talking about making a #CalExit – and that’s stirred up some buzz… Read More

Meet MoPOP: Paul Allen’s EMP Museum changes name to Museum of Pop Culture

Update: The museum shared a news release about the name change late Tuesday. This story has been updated to reflect… Read More

You’ll get a howl out of this: Supermoon turns Buzz Aldrin into American Werewolf

This week’s supermoon has been pretty much clouded out in Seattle, but it appears to have had an effect on… Read More