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Jan 14, 2016, 10:43 AM

Seahawks punter describes broken play and broken nose: ‘This isn’t Madden’

Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan will not be remembered as the kicker who most impacted last Sunday’s wildcard playoff game… Read More

Jan 14, 2016, 10:15 AM

‘The Force Awakens’ video reveals lots of magic, and some reality, in film’s visual effects

https://vimeo.com/151728142 One thing we can agree on when it comes to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is that the film… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 4:31 PM

Snoop Dogg angry with Xbox Live problems, asks Bill Gates what the f*** he’s doing

Embed from Getty Images Xbox Live went down on Wednesday and one legendary rapper isn’t happy. Microsoft’s gaming servers are having… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 2:22 PM

Microsoft donates $500k to Portland college where Steve Jobs was a dropout

Microsoft has made a significant contribution aimed at jumpstarting a computer science program at Reed College in Portland, Ore. Students… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 1:17 PM

Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes takes a stand with design of easy, affordable stand-up desk

If you’ve considered purchasing a stand-up desk for yourself or your company and have been put off by the price,… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 11:57 AM

Travelers would pick smartphone over toothbrush, deodorant or driver’s license, Expedia study finds

Imagine your perfect travel companion. Is it your partner? Your best friend? Someone out of the latest Sports Illustrated? Well,… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 10:52 AM

Amazon’s next original movie will feature ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ star Adam Driver

Actor Adam Driver, fresh off his role as Kylo Ren in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will put down his… Read More

Jan 13, 2016, 10:34 AM

Legal startup Avvo hopes to get tongues wagging with humorous new ad campaign

The comedy that comes with legal predicaments is fueling another new ad campaign from Avvo, the Seattle-based legal services directory and… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 4:03 PM

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Star Wars analysis: The Starship Enterprise would destroy the Millennium Falcon

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a smart man — perhaps too smart. After butting heads with Star Wars fans last month… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 1:56 PM

Puppy Bowl fur will fly in VR with ‘360 degrees of cute’

For some, the heightened suspense of football season in January just means we’re that much closer to another Puppy Bowl.… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 10:28 AM

Watch Seahawks and Vikings fans’ passionate reactions to that missed field goal

Seahawks and Vikings fans everywhere were stunned when Minnesota kicker Blair Walsh missed a field goal in the last minutes… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 10:14 AM

These are the actors vying to play young Han Solo in ‘Star Wars’ spinoff

Before he was wooing princesses, chartering Jedis, and helping rebels save the galaxy, Han Solo had a few adventures of… Read More

Jan 12, 2016, 12:01 AM

Video inspired by ‘The Martian’ tackles real-life mystery: How to sleep in space

How do you get your Z’s in zero-G? Sleeping in space is one of the subjects tackled in a new video series from… Read More

Jan 11, 2016, 5:12 PM

A crumbling Space Needle? MTV’s ‘Shannara Chronicles’ is TV’s latest fictional vision of Seattle

Four decades ago, when author Terry Brooks published the first novel in his incredibly successful Shannara series, readers probably didn’t… Read More

Jan 11, 2016, 11:18 AM

One glorious GIF celebrates David Bowie in the best possible way

The death of David Bowie led to an outpouring of remembrances on social media on Monday as fans shared songs,… Read More

Jan 11, 2016, 10:05 AM

White House joins Snapchat to engage in ‘new and creative ways’

Taking aim at a demographic that may be too young to even vote, the White House on Monday announced that… Read More

Jan 10, 2016, 8:22 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella selling Seattle-area home at asking price of $3.5M

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s home in Clyde Hill, Wash., was listed for sale this week at an asking price of $3.488… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 1:04 PM

New REI app designed to take visitors deeper into national parks

Opting outside got a little more interesting this week as REI unveiled a new app designed to help users go deeper… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 11:59 AM

Seahawks, Vikings to face frigid weather in state-of-the-art undergarments

Embed from Getty Images There’s sure to be some exposed skin on the big, bad football players who take the… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 10:33 AM

Paul Allen adds $5.4M bungalow to his collection of Mercer Island properties

A couple weeks before Christmas, Paul Allen stuffed his stocking with yet another home on Mercer Island. The billionaire Microsoft… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 8:39 AM

Here’s when HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 will premiere

Season six of HBO’s beloved fantasy series “Game of Thrones” will premiere April 24, HBO announced overnight. The highly anticipated… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 6:50 PM

Living Ink updates invisible messages with morphing algae for Kickstarter project

Remember invisible ink? You could write a secret message with the stuff, watch your words disappear, then make them magically… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 5:19 PM

NASA’s newest women astronauts get the Glamour treatment: Want to join them?

That’s one small step for NASA’s women astronauts, one giant leap for Glamour magazine. Women have had a hard time… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 1:28 PM

Artist captures pure joy by combining ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ with ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

Whatever childhood pleasures you got out of the return of Star Wars will surely be doubled when you see one… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 12:22 PM

‘Super Trailer’ mashes together dozens of 2016 movie teases into one great preview

Now that you’ve seen “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” nine times, it’s time to start thinking about how you’re going… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 10:00 AM

‘T-Mobile Arena’ in Vegas: Wireless carrier snags naming rights to glitzy new sports and entertainment venue

A new sports and entertainment venue set to open this spring in Las Vegas will be officially named T-Mobile Arena,… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 3:30 PM

16 geeky new movies and TV shows to watch in 2016

It’s a good time to be a geek. The once-fringy sci-fi, fantasy, and comic genres have crossed over to the mainstream,… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 2:32 PM

Washington state’s trailblazing new transgender policy you’ve probably never heard of

Washington state residents now have the freedom to use restrooms and locker rooms based on identity, rather than anatomy. On… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 1:37 PM

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ passes ‘Avatar’ as highest-grossing film ever in North America

That screaming you hear coming from a galaxy far, far away is the Na’vi. Starkiller Base just zapped Pandora. “Star… Read More

Jan 6, 2016, 12:26 PM

Bill and Melinda Gates don’t Whip or Nae Nae after eating Cocoa Puffs and Wheat Chex

Bill Gates says that he and his wife Melinda are interviewed dozens of times a year, but in a new blog… Read More