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Etiquette and Manners

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Let's Go Dancing With Greta Gerwig!

    The Dinner: crab ravioli, at The Tin Table (915 E. Pike St.). The Movie: Damsels in Distress, at Harvard Exit. The Screenplate: Whit Stillman loves dancing, and his endearing new oddball of a campus comedy features talk of dancing, dance rehearsals, and two musical numbers that allows his young ca ... More >>

  • Food

    November 16, 2011

    Etiquette Rules for Picky Eaters

    Is it OK to place dietary restrictions on dinner-party hosts?

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Etiquette Rules for Picky Eaters

    ​As folks who read this blog regularly may know, I'm married to an extremely picky eater. But that's not common knowledge among the kind cooks who sometimes ask us to their homes for dinner, which means I always wrestle with how to accept dinner invitations. Worried that my husband's silent r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 4, 2011

    Cluny Brown

    ​As folks who read this blog regularly may know, I'm married to an extremely picky eater. But that's not common knowledge among the kind cooks who sometimes ask us to their homes for dinner, which means I always wrestle with how to accept dinner invitations. Worried that my husband's silent r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Tit Pig Starts a Mosh Pit in a Kitchen on Saturday Night

    Rylan Morris SchererTit Pig​Local thrash provocateurs Tit Pig might not seem like the sort of band that would create opportunities for etiquette lessons, but that was the case at a house show this past Saturday. The show began as an early evening BBQ, and Tit Pig started playing just before du ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2010

    The Brothers Balthazar Post-Thanksgiving Hootenanny

    Rylan Morris SchererTit Pig​Local thrash provocateurs Tit Pig might not seem like the sort of band that would create opportunities for etiquette lessons, but that was the case at a house show this past Saturday. The show began as an early evening BBQ, and Tit Pig started playing just before du ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    7 Mysterious Pieces of Cutlery and Glassware (And What To Do With Them): Food Pairing for the Modern Sophisticate

    ​Last week, we continued our new series, "Food Pairing for the Modern Sophisticate," with an instructive piece about the best foods to eat while super drunk. This helpful and educational offering proffered the best edible suggestions for both the casual imbiber out for a night on the town and ... More >>

  • Diversions

    July 21, 2010

    Sign Language: This Week’s Horoscope

    ​Last week, we continued our new series, "Food Pairing for the Modern Sophisticate," with an instructive piece about the best foods to eat while super drunk. This helpful and educational offering proffered the best edible suggestions for both the casual imbiber out for a night on the town and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Ask the Bartender: Who Gets What in Holiday TIpping?

    It's that time of week when we answer the questions you're too drunk or shy to ask...This one came from Marie: I stress out this time of year because I don't know who to tip. I know I tip my mailman, but how much? We're on a very tight budget, and I want to do what's right. What is the proper etiqu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Blogwatch: A Moment With Seely, KGC, Food Philosophy

    Serious Eats has a great piece by Leslie Kelly about Mike Seely's book, Seattle's Best Dive Bars: Drinking & Diving in the Emerald City. The Surly Gourmand has a review of Oprah's Craptastic KFC, excuse me, KGC. (Yes, I know I'm encouraging him.) What Jeff Houck Believes: When the side-splitting ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2009

    She’s Rude. She’s Intimidating. She’s Still a Judge

    Judge Judith Eiler says she just doesn’t put up with “gobbledygook.”

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Judge Judy's Bad Days

    After the state Commission on Judicial Conduct lightly reprimanded King County District Court Judge Judith Eiler in 2005 for rudeness on the bench, she indicated she wouldn't have further exchanges like this one during a family court hearing, when she told an attorney, "This is not a divorce court! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    12 Courses, 13 Forks

    Just read on the White Center Blog about an etiquette program for people who feel Miss Manners is a rube: On Sunday, the Highline Historical Society is presenting a free program titled "Trial By Fork." Tames Alan will describe how Victorian housemaids would set the table for a 12-course meal, as we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Would You Pay $103 For Front Row Tickets To See...Fall Out Boy?

    ExCUSE me, KISS FM? What are you playing at? We're in a recession and you're charging $103 for front row tickets when your headliner is FALL OUT BOY? Jingle Bell Bash? Try Jingle Ball Busting. And $33 for regular Joe tickets is still too much for a crappy (but inexplicably popular) band. Even if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Weekend Review: Backstreet, Faux Pas, and MusicFestNW

    ExCUSE me, KISS FM? What are you playing at? We're in a recession and you're charging $103 for front row tickets when your headliner is FALL OUT BOY? Jingle Bell Bash? Try Jingle Ball Busting. And $33 for regular Joe tickets is still too much for a crappy (but inexplicably popular) band. Even if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    Capitalism in America

    ExCUSE me, KISS FM? What are you playing at? We're in a recession and you're charging $103 for front row tickets when your headliner is FALL OUT BOY? Jingle Bell Bash? Try Jingle Ball Busting. And $33 for regular Joe tickets is still too much for a crappy (but inexplicably popular) band. Even if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    The Greenest Building is No Building

    ExCUSE me, KISS FM? What are you playing at? We're in a recession and you're charging $103 for front row tickets when your headliner is FALL OUT BOY? Jingle Bell Bash? Try Jingle Ball Busting. And $33 for regular Joe tickets is still too much for a crappy (but inexplicably popular) band. Even if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2008

    Photos: A little local ska, a little London ska

    ExCUSE me, KISS FM? What are you playing at? We're in a recession and you're charging $103 for front row tickets when your headliner is FALL OUT BOY? Jingle Bell Bash? Try Jingle Ball Busting. And $33 for regular Joe tickets is still too much for a crappy (but inexplicably popular) band. Even if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    No Two-Minute Garrison Keillor Poetry Reading?

    ExCUSE me, KISS FM? What are you playing at? We're in a recession and you're charging $103 for front row tickets when your headliner is FALL OUT BOY? Jingle Bell Bash? Try Jingle Ball Busting. And $33 for regular Joe tickets is still too much for a crappy (but inexplicably popular) band. Even if ... More >>

  • Film

    August 15, 2007

    Death at a Funeral: No Hugh Grant, and for Good Reason

    ExCUSE me, KISS FM? What are you playing at? We're in a recession and you're charging $103 for front row tickets when your headliner is FALL OUT BOY? Jingle Bell Bash? Try Jingle Ball Busting. And $33 for regular Joe tickets is still too much for a crappy (but inexplicably popular) band. Even if ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    Hank Williams III

    Saturday, July 28

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2007

    Double Trouble

    Saturday, July 28

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2007

    How does your garden grow?

    Saturday, July 28

  • Food

    November 22, 2006

    Breaking Bread, Not Rules

    Lessons from a dining etiquette course at the Experimental College.

  • News

    July 12, 2006

    The Revolution of Everyday Life

    "I guess it's nice to know that life in 'the new society' is just as bleak and depressing as it is here in the hegemonic monolith of Amazon.com America."

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2006

    Anarchists, Con't.

    "I guess it's nice to know that life in 'the new society' is just as bleak and depressing as it is here in the hegemonic monolith of Amazon.com America."

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2006

    The Anarchists Respond

    "I guess it's nice to know that life in 'the new society' is just as bleak and depressing as it is here in the hegemonic monolith of Amazon.com America."

  • Diversions

    July 5, 2006

    July 5 - 11, 2006

    Cover photo by Rex Rystedt

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    Butt Out

    Cover photo by Rex Rystedt

  • News

    June 9, 2004

    Great Communicator, My Ass

    Cover photo by Rex Rystedt

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    Getting Comfy With Misanthropy at the Holidays

    'Tis the season to take out your existential malaise on others.

  • Music

    May 30, 2001

    Good Manners Count

    'Tis the season to take out your existential malaise on others.

  • News

    July 5, 2000

    Palm politeness

    A handy guide to navigating the social graces with your Pilot.

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