To Do List
Tuesday, May 13
Wednesday, May 14
Thursday, May 15
Friday, May 16
Saturday, May 17
Sunday, May 18
Monday, May 19
Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs has become the rock star of the tell-all dysfunctional-f... More>>
Town Hall, Tue., May 13, 7:30pm
The Dirtbombs, Dan Sartain, Terrible Twos
Detroit's Dirtbombs are back with their first full-length in five
years. Th... More>>
Neumo's, Tue., May 13, 8:00pm, $12 adv
Dorothy Rissman
Much to the chagrin of her Wallingford neighbors, Dorothy Rissman began dum... More>>
Fetherston Gallery, Daily from Mon., April 21 until Sat., May 24, 11:00am
87 more things to do today>>
The American String Project
What’s more fun than playing chamber music with friends? Convening a w... More>>
Benaroya Recital Hall, Wed., May 14, 7:30pmFri., May 16, 7:30pmSun., May 18, 2:00pm, $10-$35
I Am My Own Wife
The Pulitzer- and Tony-winning I Am My Own Wife had a long and complicated ... More>>
ArtsWest, Every week Sunday from Sun., May 25 until Sun., June 1, 3:00pmEvery week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., May 14 until Sun., June 1, 7:30pm, $10-$29
Seattle Opera
The opera world’s current big buzz is over tenor Juan Diego Florez... More>>
McCaw Hall, Every week Sunday from Sun., May 4 until Sat., May 17, 2:00pmEvery week Wednesday, Saturday from Sat., May 3 until Sat., May 17, 7:30pmFri., May 16, 7:30pm, $25-$162
110 more things to do today>>
French Noir at SAM
Claude Chabrol's 2004 adaptation of the Ruth Rendell novel The Bridesmaid i... More>>
Seattle Art Museum, Every week Thursday from Thu., May 1 until Thu., June 5, 7:30pm, $7 (individual), $58-$65 (series)
I Am My Own Wife
The Pulitzer- and Tony-winning I Am My Own Wife had a long and complicated ... More>>
ArtsWest, Every week Sunday from Sun., May 25 until Sun., June 1, 3:00pmEvery week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., May 14 until Sun., June 1, 7:30pm, $10-$29
Living Dead in Denmark
Some people know wine and cheese. I know zombie movies. And now—zombie... More>>
Theater Off Jackson, Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 24, 8:00pm, $10-$15
125 more things to do today>>
The American String Project
What’s more fun than playing chamber music with friends? Convening a w... More>>
Benaroya Recital Hall, Wed., May 14, 7:30pmFri., May 16, 7:30pmSun., May 18, 2:00pm, $10-$35
The Fisher Ensemble
Garrett Fisher’s operas—for lack of a better term—are often ... More>>
Good Shepherd Center, Fri., May 16, 8:00pmSat., May 17, 8:00pm, $12-$15
I Am My Own Wife
The Pulitzer- and Tony-winning I Am My Own Wife had a long and complicated ... More>>
ArtsWest, Every week Sunday from Sun., May 25 until Sun., June 1, 3:00pmEvery week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., May 14 until Sun., June 1, 7:30pm, $10-$29
155 more things to do today>>
The Fisher Ensemble
Garrett Fisher’s operas—for lack of a better term—are often ... More>>
Good Shepherd Center, Fri., May 16, 8:00pmSat., May 17, 8:00pm, $12-$15
I Am My Own Wife
The Pulitzer- and Tony-winning I Am My Own Wife had a long and complicated ... More>>
ArtsWest, Every week Sunday from Sun., May 25 until Sun., June 1, 3:00pmEvery week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., May 14 until Sun., June 1, 7:30pm, $10-$29
Living Dead in Denmark
Some people know wine and cheese. I know zombie movies. And now—zombie... More>>
Theater Off Jackson, Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., May 24, 8:00pm, $10-$15
158 more things to do today>>
The American String Project
What’s more fun than playing chamber music with friends? Convening a w... More>>
Benaroya Recital Hall, Wed., May 14, 7:30pmFri., May 16, 7:30pmSun., May 18, 2:00pm, $10-$35
Mark Morris Dance Company
Last week, a group of scholars spent an enjoyable evening picking apart the... More>>
Paramount Theatre, Fri., May 16, 8:00pmSat., May 17, 8:00pmSun., May 18, 2:00pm, $35-$75
Dorothy Rissman
Much to the chagrin of her Wallingford neighbors, Dorothy Rissman began dum... More>>
Fetherston Gallery, Daily from Mon., April 21 until Sat., May 24, 11:00am
90 more things to do today>>
Dorothy Rissman
Much to the chagrin of her Wallingford neighbors, Dorothy Rissman began dum... More>>
Fetherston Gallery, Daily from Mon., April 21 until Sat., May 24, 11:00am
Correo Aereo
On Monday nights, when most restaurants declare a day of rest, there’s... More>>
Agua Verde Cafe and Paddle Club, Every week Monday, 6:30pm, free
The History of Fashion in Flight
“If the airline industry had a baby book, 1930 would surely be an impo... More>>
Museum of Flight, Daily from Sat., February 9 until Mon., June 2
54 more things to do today>>
Reader Comments
I guess this discusting image is less offensive to you: http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2006/10/Dog-Killer-2-455.jpg
The paper that found THIS ad offensive runs ads offering GREAT SEX for some sex therapy place, runs ads for Viagra, Cialis, and other “Erection Enhancement” potions, including disclaimers about 4 hour long erections and the like, The ads for bras of all kinds, including full page, color enhanced Victoria Secrets ads from the week prior to Valentines Day and so on.
Apparently the Boston Clinic ads screaming GREAT SEX TONIGHT with a juicy photo of a couple looking lustful are OK… not embarrassing or offensive, yet a non-descript heart is "Oh-My-God-hide-the-kids-eyes-scary."
Will the Seattle Times also not allow photos of some Orchids?
Thank GOODNESS they are there to protect our eyes. GREAT SEX TONIGHT is OK, but a Vagina is not allowed to have a monologue. I guess one is independent of the other. At least it seems to be in the mind of the Seattle Times ad management.
I can’t wait till this Sundays Sears ad to see if all the bra photos are made less offensive. Thank you Seattle Times for saving me from sinful art.
And seriously, there's nothing subtle about this artwork. I'd be interested in how people would react if that were an anatomically correct erect penis in the middle of that heart (in an ad for "The Penis Monologues").
Finally, the first commenter links to a *parody* of the Times done by The Stranger. How she thinks that's relevant here, or somehow an indictment of the Times, I have no idea.
What is really sad in all of this is that a non-profit organization, trying to raise funds for family and children's issues (funding scholarships, lobbying for health care, operating support services for survivors of domestic violence, etc.) has had to hire security - a big chunk of money wasted because people turned ugly. How quickly anti-Semitism and anti-women comments crept into the conversation! I'm making a donation to them to defray those costs.
However, one would hope that a newspaper abide by journalistic standards against censorship out of principle, rather than legal oblication. In that case, one might even dare to hope that the newspaper would carry journalistic principles to its business decisions as well. So much for that hope with the Seattle Times....
Bottom line, the Times' refusal to run the ad in order to protect its readers' (imagined) sensibilities underlines the urgent need for the voice of The Vagina Monologues.
When we will ever learn?
I saw the Vagina Monologues as performed by Eve Ensler and loved it. It's powerful and important. Time's refusal to show the imaginative and clever artwork show far we still have to go to get rid of sexism and our ridiculous immature attitudes towards our "naughty bits." I suppose The Times would rather keep such things in the dark along with rape,incest and sexual abuse which, by the way, is the message of the performance.
I saw this performance SEVEN years ago! Not only is the Time's keeping its readership in the dark, it's keeping them way behind! WAKE UP Seattle Times! Get a clue, better yet, get your (decision) staff tickets to the show. For crickeys sake - this ain't Kansas!