By Paul Jenulis

Lips. Those wonderful pinkish folds of flesh; the very tools that help us speak, whistle away our days or smoke away our lives; the soft frame around the mouth, responsible for the b, m, and p sounds, the essential equipment for drinking, spitting, sucking and kissing ...MORE

By Cathy Sorbo

I’ve been getting “cold sores” since I was two years old. Somebody with herpes kissed me, and who can blame him or her, really? I was pretty cute. Still would be if it wasn’t for the herpes-induced scar tissue on my upper lip...MORE

Big Mouths Strike Again

You probably recognize their voices. We didn't think so! Which is why we've asked five of Seattle’s most famous mouths, "What makes your voice so unique?"..MORE

By T. Morgan

The kiss is indisputably an important segue to that happy sexy place we crave. Despite this, however, there are often more barriers than we care to admit. We know too well the phrase, “it takes two to tango,” but what we often forget is that it all starts with your lips meeting mine in an impassioned embrace overlooking the fog-laden bay— ...MORE

By Van Tran

There are those webmasters who straddle the fine line between pop culture analysis and goofy fun. For the creator of Hello Kitty Has No Mouth website, their time and attention has turned to why the beloved feline cartoon is missing the ability to vocalize her thoughts...MORE

By Whitney Jasinski

From supermarket tabloids, entertainment television programs and the Internet, gossiping has become a staple of our diet, seemingly as necessary as the “real” news. We live in a world of constant happenings that spark the topics of our gossip...MORE

By Jonathan Lawson

Olympia’s location at the southern dregs of Puget Sound, separated from metropolises to the north and south, limits its access to some of the great community media coming out of Seattle and Portland. The city’s smaller size has left its radio airwaves relatively uncrowded by comparison; making it remarkable that fans of noncommercial radio and progressive news programs like “Democracy Now!” and “Free Speech Radio News” are already well-served by local broadcasts...MORE

What is the most disgusting thing you have ever put in your mouth and why?...MORE

By Jill Charles

Cheap Eats in Seattle: Downtown, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, Belltown, the Central District, and ...MORE

The Seattle Drinking Directory
With Donald from Ozzie's Behind the Bar...MORE

The Portland Drinking Directory
With Greg from Aura's Behind the Bar...MORE

By Van Tran

We live in a society where food is presented in neat packages, free of the gristle, head and innards of the animal. Food is also plentiful here and we have the luxury to choose what we want to eat. In other cultures, food is harder to come by and all aspects of an animal—brain, feet, insides—are readily and heartily consumed...MORE

By Miranda Pinero

Is this aging? Is it, holy god, surrender? Possible, but unlikely. I’m still full enough of angst and outrage, neuroses and passions, that it feels more like pragmatic acceptance. Why boohoo about my lack of a New York loft when I never did like taking the subway?...MORE