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Sleigh Bells 
channeling Sabbath  
Moment of Bliss, Sasquatch!  
The Brooklyn duo welded the opening of “Iron Man” to their hit “Crown on the Ground,” unleashing a thing of pure, brutal beauty. HL 
#deathtoelectroclash #shitozzyhates #youtubeit

Joseph Gordon-Levitt 
Actor, Los Angeles 
I’m stylish, but compared to this guy, my clothes look like they were stolen from a hobo. He’s not bad at saying words at cameras either. AO 
#goingtosinglewhitefemalehim

Sizzle Pie  
Pizzeria, Portland  
Relapse Records owner Matthew Jacobson serves wood-fired pies with hesher-friendly names like “Napalm Breath” and “The Four Horsemen”. Open till 4 a.m. on weekends. HL 
#deathtofalsepizza #PDXlatenight

YOB  
Band, Eugene, Ore.  
Influential, awe-inspiring doom-meisters claim Kim Thayil and Tad Doyle as fans. Don’t miss them in concert at El Corazon July 1. HL 
#essentialnwmetal #thingstolistentowhilestoned

Kindle Singles 
The Future, Seattle 
Kindle invents a new publishing model with its series of digital-only short stories by both known (Susan Orlean) and unknown writers (Mishka Shubaly’s author website is a MySpace page). WR #therevolutionisdigitized #longlivetheword

Every Dress a Decision 
Book of poetry, Seattle 
Local poet Elizabeth Austen’s new book is concise, smart and funny. She reminds me that I actually like poetry. NG 
#ioftenneedareminder

Compline 
Religious service, St. Mark’s Cathedral 
Every Sunday night at 9:30, a choir of monastic rock stars chants hymns to a packed house at St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill. NG 
#nofaithnecessary #enigma

Delicatus 
Pioneer Square, Seattle 
Finally, the oldest part of town has a bar that, with its tall windows and dark wood, mirrors the scale of history and industry beneath it. Deli by day, watering hole by night. WR 
#allmartinieverything #psquarepride

Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes 
Artist, Seattle 
The Seattle native runs Pun(c)tuation gallery on Capitol Hill, designs tailored shirts for Tarboo, art-directs Shabazz Palaces’ music videos (including costumes) and makes haunting sculptures. WR 
#hometownhero #iknewhimwhen

Public Speaking 
Documentary, NY 
Hilarious Scorsese doc about New York-based writer, intellectual and professional talker Fran Lebowitz. Note to self: Never get on Fran’s shit list. NG  
#supersmartypantsalert

Madison Park Conservatory 
Restaurant, Mad Park 
Craft cocktails, crab deviled eggs, red carpet entrance. Bonus: They don’t get mad if you write Swizz Beatz lyrics all over the chalkboard bathroom walls. WR 
#youfancyhuh #deliciousplantsandanimals

Books 
Reading material, the world 
You guys know about these things? Like e-books but made of trees. There are books on at least 50 different topics (but mostly vampires). You look wicked smart holding them. AO 
#levarburtonwasright
#halfpricebooksisbetterthanelliotbaybecausetheyareliterallyhalftheprice

Scenic Hot Springs 
Natural wonder, Skykomish 
On Rapture Day, Scenic’s rustic tubs were shrouded in fog and dappled by rain—a warm, wet womb from which to witness the end of the world. JZ 
#moreraptureplease

American: The Bill Hicks Story  
Documentary, On-demand via Comcast, Amazon, iTunes  
Long-awaited biopic of the most subversive American comic since Lenny Bruce features animation that bring archives of still photos to life. HL 
#funnysadtrue #unconventional

Rockport shoes 
Footwear, Massachusetts 
Like a summer home in Rhode Island for your feet. I’m rocking blue suede, so pick a different color/texture. This is my thing. AO 
#timetogrowup

Margaritas 
Adult beverage, my house 
This recipe knocked me out, in every sense of the word: 1 can limeade, 1 can light beer, 1 can-full of tequila. Mix, pour, drink, keep drinking. NG
#attentionalcoholics!

Uneeda Burger 
Restaurant, Fremont 
The right size burger cooked the right way by the chef from Zoë and Quinns. Also: fries, onion rings and hand-dipped milkshakes. NG 
#givememeatorgivemedeath

Bria Pilates 
Fitness regimen, Interbay
Strapping yourself to a reformer in the name of waist-whittling isn’t cheap, but the $200 unlimited monthly membership at Bria is one of the best deals in the city. HL
#summerslimmingsecrets #priceypilates 

Integratron
Energy rejuvenation machine, Landers, Calif.
In 1954, an extraterrestrial named Solganda instructed George Van Tassel on how to build this domed, acoustically-perfect tabernacle on a natural energy vortex in the Mojave Desert. JZ
#soundbath #electromagnetic #believe 

The Long Goodbye 
Memoir, Brooklyn 
Losing your mother is a process that can’t be described clinically; it’s a crushing, disorienting ocean. Meghan O’Rourke’s lyrical memoir gave me mooring during my sudden unmothering. WR 
#kimrickettsforever #deadparentsbookclub

The Polar Bar
Bar, downtown Seattle
Elegant and fancy with a big fireplace, pool table and bartenders in white tuxedos, this posh spot on the second floor of the Arctic Hotel used to only serve rich white dudes. I like to tell their ghosts I’m sleeping with their granddaughter. AO
#absintheismyreparation #pinkiesout #reversegentrification 

By Nancy Guppy (Art Zone), Hannah Levin, Ahamefule Oluo (musician, writer, comic), Whitney Ricketts (Sasquatch Books) and Jonathan Zwickel