Central Park (New York)

Afghanistan 2001-2011

This Week's Recommended Shows

From Battles and Beach Fossils to Joan of Arc and The Cars.

End East Coast Bagel Snobbery

Photo by Matthew Piel​The Place: Market Bagels (1525 First Ave., 382-4297) The Hole: A plain bagel, an everything bagel, and a tub of salmon cream cheese. The Shit: You hear it from almost every Emerald City dweller who's spent time on the East Coast: "There are no good bagels here." Holey ... More >>

The Wackiest Anti-Smoking Quote You'll Ever Read

​New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is the Pied Piper of the anti-tobacco crowd: where he goes, others follow. Bloomberg was the first to ban smoking in restaurants and bars. Now he's got a new target: the outdoors.

Ben Gibbard Does Simon & Garfunkel, Radiohead Goes to School, and Reggie Watts As 2010's Galifianakis

Renee McMahonDeath Cab for Cutie at Bumbershoot 2008.​-- Pitchfork: Menomena -- whose next Barsuk release, Mines, drops on July 27 -- will support the album with a Sept. 10 at Showbox at the Market. -- Rolling Stone: It appears that Bristow, Virginia is the only city in the country's not comp ... More >>

Slush Pile! Warren Moon Edition

​You better be on time if you want to see a movie with Warren Moon. The former Husky star quarterback, who helped beat Michigan in the 1978 Rose Bowl, is a stickler about showtimes. It's one of the few concrete, character-illuminating nuggets in his new autobiography, Never Give Up on Your Dre ... More >>

Joan Hockaday

​You better be on time if you want to see a movie with Warren Moon. The former Husky star quarterback, who helped beat Michigan in the 1978 Rose Bowl, is a stickler about showtimes. It's one of the few concrete, character-illuminating nuggets in his new autobiography, Never Give Up on Your Dre ... More >>

Lily Koppel

​You better be on time if you want to see a movie with Warren Moon. The former Husky star quarterback, who helped beat Michigan in the 1978 Rose Bowl, is a stickler about showtimes. It's one of the few concrete, character-illuminating nuggets in his new autobiography, Never Give Up on Your Dre ... More >>

Letters to the Editor

"Transit belongs on city streets, not in parks. . . . "

This Week's Reads

Nick Licata, Julie Orringer, and Garrison Keillor.

Facing Our Losses - Afghanistan

Washington's toll in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the War on Terror.

Down With Love: Renee Zellweger Travels Back in Time

Vintage cheese is sure to please.