Quoted: A law that requires employers in Europe to limit workers’ exposure to noise has affected the repertories of orchestras.

i'm a little disappointed that he's going to be part of a dave matthews show, but oh well, i suppose no one is perfect, and even the dalai lama can have bad taste in music.

Quoted: The Dalai Lama’s visit to Seattle is pitch-perfect for an area with one of the country’s lowest rates of church attendance and a notable lack of interest in mainstream American religion.

i saw a preview for this, it looks awesome!

what bodes well for seattle does not bode well for the book world. the thought of starbucks and costco as literary tastemakers kinda makes me want to vomit.

Quoted: Though the big publishing houses are still in New York, the Seattle area is home to Amazon, Starbucks and Costco, companies that increasingly influence what America reads.

how do people get away with this shit?

Quoted: A British chef who reportedly invented his knighthood has been dropped by his US TV employers.

what i'm helping to organize.

just a simple man and his donkey.

Quoted: Jonathan Dunham is just a guy searching for the meaning of life. One day two years ago, he left Oregon and began walking south.

i don't really know why anyone would need a midi guitar, but hey, they look cool.

haha! lee, my city is greener than yours!

Quoted: Want to see a model for successful and rapid environmental action? Don't look to the federal government—check out your own town. Here, our list of the 50 communities that are leading the way. Does yours make the cut? Credit: Elizabeth Svoboda,