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The coming shift of niche online communities into real-world hubs

Will your city be one of them?

On Jul 15, 2014 by [email protected]

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Sext-happy surgeon suspended for lewd selfies in scrubs

"Can't talk, I'm hella busy with C-sections right now."

On Jun 10, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Macklemore performs surprise show in offensive costume

Who thought this was a good idea? 

On May 18, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Is it Amazon’s fault this guy can’t get a date?

Damn you, Jeff Bezos. Damn you straight to hell.

On May 13, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Seattle detective finally fired for posting revenge porn of ex-lover

David Blackmer promised to "ruin" the life of his ex-lover.

On May 10, 2014 by Kevin Morris

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This man is turning homeless people into walking billboards

"Hoodies for Hobos" is capitalism at its foulest.

On Apr 10, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Microsoft catches alleged leaker by searching private Hotmail account

Alex Kibkalo, a Russian national who spent seven years working for Microsoft, was arrested yesterday.

On Mar 20, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Seattle police disable wireless mesh network over surveillance worries

New technology was put in place without a clear policy for its use.

On Nov 13, 2013 by Miles Klee

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You can get a kitten delivered to your office—if you’re lucky

In honor of National Cat Day (yeah, it's a thing), you can order a cat to your New York, San Francisco, or Seattle office.

On Oct 29, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski

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Not content to steal dogs, Craigslist scammers are now ruining weddings

When this showed up at the house they'd rented for their wedding, they found it was already lived in.

On Aug 3, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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FBI ran bustling child porn site for weeks as users exchanged thousands of illegal images

Agents claim they needed to keep the site running to catch pedophiles. 

On May 29, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Seattle’s “Bitter Barista” fired over his snarky blog

Matt Watson, 30, was fired from his job at All City Coffee after being outed as the "Bitter Barista" behind a satirical blog about his service-industry experiences.

On Feb 13, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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Politician’s son fundraises to keep dad from going “Gangnam Style”

Connor McKenna wants to make sure his gubernatorial candidate dad is too busy running for office to embarrass him again.

On Oct 16, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

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4chan massacre threat shuts down high school

4chan administators told police the threatening post originated in Sweden.

On Sep 21, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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“Colonel Meow” goes from regular housecat to Facebook star

One Seattle, Wash. bartender's cat has become Facebook-famous thanks to an expressive face and some clever captions.

On Sep 19, 2012 by Fidel Martinez