Do you want to be a couple with a golden retriever boyfriend or a black cat girlfriend? A “golden retriever boyfriend,” a term originating from TikTok, is expected to be “loyal, affectionate, optimistic, supportive, and…
Posts published in October 2025
On Oct. 19, historic numbers of protesters gathered in small towns and city centers across the country for “No Kings” rallies, reaching an estimated seven million participants nationwide. In Seattle, about 70,000 people marched a…
The first voice is metallic, monotone, and cold—a digital sentinel at the gate. “This call is not private. It will be recorded and may be monitored. … To accept this free call, press one.” A…
On the night of Oct. 6, a small group of dedicated readers waited outside Elliott Bay Book Company’s locked doors for their copies of Thomas Pynchon’s latest book, “Shadow Ticket.” The midnight release for Pynchon’s…
Meditation is the practice of calming the mind and cultivating self-awareness. Often used to achieve mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual connection—meditation is a practice everyone should learn, but finding a teacher is always the…
Let’s skip the introduction: This is a brand-new album from Pennsylvanian pop phenomenon Taylor Swift. Swift is one of the biggest musicians not just right now, but ever. If you went out onto the street,…
The deep connection between scent and memory allows a simple sniff to feel like riding a time machine. Olfaction triggers memory and emotion more quickly than other senses related to sensory processing. This occurs because…
Eighty years ago, the first commemoration of the Nisei soldiers took place at Lake View Cemetery in Capitol Hill. The ceremony honored the sacrifices of second-generation Japanese Americans who fought for the U.S. during World…
Before sunrise on Sept. 25, Starbucks workers at the flagship Capitol Hill Roastery and Sodo Reserve found out, at the same time as the rest of the internet, that they were now unemployed. “It’s crazy…
Get your kicks this fall quarter with futsal – a faster-paced, tighter-spaced, five-a-side mini-soccer designed for play primarily indoors on a hard court. The sport is believed to have originated in 1930, Uruguay, the same…