More on Open-Source Versus Patent Monopoly Financing of Drug Development
Open sourcing research would greatly improve the pharmaceutical market for governments and citizens. Dean Baker writes.
Cyclops Cafe & Lounge Proves Seattle’s Funky Culture Still Exists
I had the distinct pleasure of dining recently at the famous Cyclops in Seattle. It’s been around for a long time and has…
Sunday Comics
We’re charging our battery and now we’re full of energy. We are the robots. We’re functioning automatic and we are dancing mechanic. We are the robots. We are programmed just to do anything you want us to. We are the robots
On the Ferry from Osaka to Beppu
More from the travel journals of Dennis Nyback.
Free Thing of the Week:Seattle Star Creative Commons Jazz Mixtape #6
We return to the jazz fold with this international chrestomathy of Creative Commons-licensed jazz, just for you.
Sunday Comics
Truckers pass calling out their handles to the kid. Chess Piece Face and The Big Duluth call her every day, “hammer down” and “rabbit ears” are the only words they know…If you pass the rabid child say “hammer down” for me.

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