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Cultural History

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Hunts Under the Sea for Apollo 11 Engines

    What is it with the super rich and the bottom of the sea? Only days after Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron returned from his one-man voyage to the deepest part of the ocean (with Paul Allen nearby on his gigantic yacht tweeting the hell out of it), Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, worth roughly $18.1 ... More >>

  • Arts

    March 7, 2012

    Opening Nights: Red

    A tale of two painters.

  • Calendar

    February 15, 2012

    Red

    A tale of two painters.

  • Calendar

    December 28, 2011

    Joe Swanberg's Full Moon Trilogy

    A tale of two painters.

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2010

    11/100

    A tale of two painters.

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2010

    Back to the Future

    A tale of two painters.

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2009
  • Calendar

    February 25, 2009

    The Munich Secession and America

    A tale of two painters.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Happy Bean Day

    Today, January 6th, is National Bean Day. It's also National Cuddle Day... You'd think they would have separated these two. I mean, it's celebrate one or the other.I came across these facts on this site, FoodReference.com, a web-based desk calendar of sorts assembled by a man in Minnesota, chock ful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Art History 101, Brought To You By Your Coffee Table

    Title: ARTAuthor: VariousPrice: $50Publisher: DK PublishingReleased: October 20, 2008As far as coffee table books go, I've always felt the best ones tend to be books of art or photography. Usually, you're not reading a coffee table book cover to cover, so it's ideal when you can flip to any page and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Downloading the making of In Utero

    Local writer Gillian G. Gaar is probably one of the best authorities on local music history we have, so it's no surprise that the 33 1/3 folks tapped her to write about the making of Nirvana's swan song. In a shrewd marketing move, they've made it available for download in audio book form. Check it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2008

    Dark Nights

    Local writer Gillian G. Gaar is probably one of the best authorities on local music history we have, so it's no surprise that the 33 1/3 folks tapped her to write about the making of Nirvana's swan song. In a shrewd marketing move, they've made it available for download in audio book form. Check it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2008

    Still Life Redux: Vik Muniz at SAM

    Local writer Gillian G. Gaar is probably one of the best authorities on local music history we have, so it's no surprise that the 33 1/3 folks tapped her to write about the making of Nirvana's swan song. In a shrewd marketing move, they've made it available for download in audio book form. Check it ... More >>

  • Arts

    August 6, 2008

    Still Life Redux

    Vik Muniz at SAM.

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2008
  • Calendar

    July 23, 2008
  • Calendar

    June 11, 2008

    Iraq in Fragments

    Vik Muniz at SAM.

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    Back to the Future

    Vik Muniz at SAM.

  • Calendar

    February 6, 2008

    The History of Fashion in Flight

    Come fly with some stylish stewardesses

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2007

    Why I Love the Public Library, Reason #4172(c)

    Come fly with some stylish stewardesses

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    The Life of Galileo

    A battle for scientific freedom with contemporary resonance

  • Film

    September 19, 2007

    In the Shadow of the Moon: Astronauts Make Like Al Gore

    A battle for scientific freedom with contemporary resonance

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2007

    Re: What Is A Pink Floyd?

    A battle for scientific freedom with contemporary resonance

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2007

    Continuing Education Fridays: Pacific Northwest Food

    A battle for scientific freedom with contemporary resonance

  • Arts

    November 1, 2006

    The Art of Eric Carle

    Great art hides in kindergarten libraries everywhere.

  • Diversions

    July 26, 2006

    Before the Discovery

    Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

  • Arts

    May 3, 2006

    On the Walls

    An opinionated guide to gallery and museum shows, inlcuding First Thursday openings.

  • Arts

    April 26, 2006

    Visual Arts Listing

    An opinionated guide to this week's gallery and museum shows.

  • Arts

    April 26, 2006

    The Constant Curator

    Contemporary art specialist Michael Darling may not be daring, but he's a safe, solid choice for SAM.

  • Arts

    April 19, 2006

    On the Walls

    An opinionated guide to this week's gallery and museum shows.

  • Arts

    April 12, 2006

    On the Walls

    An opinionated guide to what's showing in museums and galleries this week.

  • Film

    March 1, 2006

    Who Gets to Call It Art?

    Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., March 3– Thurs., March 9. Not rated. 80 minutes.

  • Arts

    November 23, 2005

    Nov. 23-29, 2005

    Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., March 3– Thurs., March 9. Not rated. 80 minutes.

  • Arts

    November 16, 2005

    Nov. 16-22, 2005

    Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., March 3– Thurs., March 9. Not rated. 80 minutes.

  • Arts

    October 19, 2005

    Linda Davidson

    Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., March 3– Thurs., March 9. Not rated. 80 minutes.

  • Arts

    April 27, 2005

    Revolutionary Kitsch

    Slovenian arts collective NSK turns totalitarian imagery against the state.

  • Arts

    October 13, 2004

    The Wright Stuff

    How bargain hunting by the city's greatest arts patrons gave Seattle a masterful collection of 20th century art.

  • Arts

    November 12, 2003

    Arts Picks

    How bargain hunting by the city's greatest arts patrons gave Seattle a masterful collection of 20th century art.

  • Arts

    May 7, 2003

    The Originators

    Two Seattle artists make theater their own way.

  • Arts

    January 22, 2003

    What Civilization Owes to Scatology

    A far-flung history of cultural histories.

  • Arts

    January 30, 2002

    Curatorial Communist

    Maria Medina is looking to create "a comfortable experimental atmosphere."

  • Film

    April 4, 2001

    Keeping the signal

    Four men struggle to hold a global TV audience.

  • Arts

    November 15, 2000

    Disc Man

    Four men struggle to hold a global TV audience.

  • Music

    August 9, 2000

    Whadchagit?

    Four men struggle to hold a global TV audience.

  • Arts

    January 26, 2000

    Reality bites

    Two shows turn art history on its ear.

  • Arts

    June 9, 1999

    Impre$$ioni$m

    A SAM show of paintings worth mega-multiples of their weight in gold.

  • Arts

    December 2, 1998

    Another severed head, Caravaggio?

    Why the bad boy of the Baroque still kicks up controversy.

  • Film

    October 21, 1998

    Color my world

    A different kind of red scare.

  • Arts

    September 9, 1998
  • Arts

    August 26, 1998

    Go figure

    California's figurative painters brought the body back into art.

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