Seattle mental health blogger Philip Dawdy is less than impressed with the notion that CNN's Sanjay Gupta could be the nation's next doctor-in-chief. Says Dawdy, "As a reporter, Gupta strikes me as a lightweight outside of neuroscience and neurosurgery, who either gets his information straight from pharma companies and establishment doctors or is too incapable or incurious as a reporter to look for contrary information." And he offers as evidence Gupta claiming that there were ...

tags: sanjay gupta, class action suits, seattle mental health, furious seasons, philip dawdy, cnn, questionable cases, pharma companies, vioxx, neurosurgery, surgeon general, merck, neuroscience, suicides, notion, doctors, broadcast

Seattlest is broadening our horizons--to the runways. Not Boeing, couture. Yes, we're taking a good long look at Seattle's fashion community. No, we do have one. Srsly. And Cameron Levin is going to write about the goings-on for us. Here's her inaugural post, which as it happens is about one of the more unusual fashion events in Seattle. Canine couture from Idawg What does it say about Seattle that the first big ...

tags: fashion freedom, fashion community, fashion culture, fashion events, canine couture, seattlest, bell harbor, general admission, real entertainment, winterfest, talent competition, pet rescue, nonconformist, paris hilton, idawg, nwe, american idol, srsly, hoodies, runways

The dyslexia that insists in this pre-caffeine subset of time not only have I observed its effect on the eyes, but those of the ears as well; the radical focus of which applies itself in tandem to the subject at hand (my own dear fault) being relentless to the point of cruelty eradicates from memory those examples that would have supported the statement just before the semicolon. Early morning bus travel, yeah, and those ...

tags: lighthouse beacons, traps and snares, steeple hat, seattle times, full tilt, morning bus, statures, constant flux, nuclear winter, mr clean, field of vision, bus travel, 8 january, roaches, bombard, crackle, dyslexia, inaction, blockade, microwaves

KC is back, and not a moment too soon.According to the Seattle Times, The Magic Carpet Ride will return to the airwaves on KIRO (or whatever the hell they're calling it now-a-days) for a daily sports show starting on April 1st. Let's pray this isn't some sort of cruel April Fool's prank.

tags: magic carpet ride, kevin calabro, seattle times, april fool, kiro, daily sports, april 1st, hell

Elvis impersonators, start your engines: it's almost time for the 2009 Seattle Elvis Invitationals. You have a few weeks still to have your chosen gold sparkly jacket dry-cleaned and to grow the appropriate facial hair, but on January 24th, it's all going down. The prizes for this year's extravaganza at Club Motor are provided by Archie McPhee, Not A Number, and Piecora's Pizza. In honor of Elvis and the Seattle Elvis Invitationals, not to mention ...

tags: elvis songs, mcphee, n8, facial hair, extravaganza, january 24, groove, prizes, pizza, seattle, gold

Seattlest just received this email from Blind Pilot's publicist: "I just got word from the band... due to flooding on I-5, there is no way for Blind Pilot to get to Seattle, so the show is canceled." So, yeah, we told you to get out tonight and go see these guys play at the Triple Door, but we're taking it back. Stay inside and shield yourself from the effects of rainmageddon. We find that pizza, ...

tags: blind pilot, 80s movies, end of days, publicist, vodka, email, pizza, seattle

Special thanks to YouTuber acatron for captioning the locations. WSDOT says the water is still rising, though it's supposed to crest sometime today, and at this point estimates that I-5 will remain closed through the weekend. The flooding is also covering the train tracks, so Amtrak is not running between Seattle and Portland either. I-90 through Snoqualmie Pass remains closed, with no ETA on reopening. This photo gives an idea of the work remaining after ...

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My plan for this weekend involved two friends flying into Seattle, and four more friends driving up from Portland for a weekend of revelry (well, as much revelry as one can have when two of the six guests are under six months old). Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans for my weekend, and now my four friends in Oregon are not likely to be able to join the Seattle contingent. As disappointing as this was, ...

tags: revelry, four friends, two friends, kudos, mother nature, six months, seattle

The Seattle Times editorial board has published a correction today regarding a school scheduled for closure:  “It is the Old Hay building, not John Hay Elementary.” That’s okay.  Mistakes happen, and it’s always good form to correct them. No biggie. But as long as the Times’ editorialists are admitting their factual errors, it sure would be refreshing to see them admit their editorial errors as well.  You know… those times when their opinions were just plain wrong. For ...

tags: seattle times editorial, seattle times, editorial board, closure

"My Umbrella" by AaronBrethorst. West Seattle Blog was at the Seattle Public Schools board meeting last night to hear the discussion on final recommendations for school closures. She posts running updates from the conversation and links to the Save Seattle Schools blog, which was also posting to-the-minute commentary.Burien's B-Town Blog has also been busy going to city meetings. Gina Bourdage has detailed notes from a recent City of Burien open house ...

tags: north highline, label mates, minute commentary, seattle schools, seattle public schools, neighborhood news, city meetings, nwest, school closures, gay bars, common market, annexation, capitol hill, riff, board meeting, open house, umbrella, coffee

Snoqualmie Falls (Seattle PI) I don’t recall ever seeing the Falls this full before. Washington is in the midst of some serious flooding, with 40,000 urged to evacuate their homes, I-5 closed, a landslide on Rainier Avenue, and avalanches closing I-90 and Hwy 2.

tags: snoqualmie falls, seattle pi