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Music
December 21, 2011
This Week's Recommended Shows
From the Barleywine Revue to My Goodness.
Arts
December 21, 2011
The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Events
From the Barleywine Revue to My Goodness.
Blogs
December 21, 2011
How to Make a Fast-Food Christmas Dinner
Chick-fil-A this year marked the Christmas season with a peppermint milkshake, but it occurred to us the sandwich chain didn't fully appreciate how much fast food can contribute to a holiday meal. Here, a traditional holiday table set with a few of the dishes Americans love most.
Blogs
December 21, 2011
Inventing a Hanukkah Cocktail
Even when served under the non-comittal heading of "holiday," most seasonal cocktails taste like Christmas. Swamped with the flavors of nutmeg and cream, cinnamon and peppermint, the drinks evoke evenings spent trimming trees and hanging stockings. "There are 20 volumes on Christmas cocktail ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Sing Sing
Even when served under the non-comittal heading of "holiday," most seasonal cocktails taste like Christmas. Swamped with the flavors of nutmeg and cream, cinnamon and peppermint, the drinks evoke evenings spent trimming trees and hanging stockings. "There are 20 volumes on Christmas cocktail ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Crocodile Holiday Party
Even when served under the non-comittal heading of "holiday," most seasonal cocktails taste like Christmas. Swamped with the flavors of nutmeg and cream, cinnamon and peppermint, the drinks evoke evenings spent trimming trees and hanging stockings. "There are 20 volumes on Christmas cocktail ... More >>
Blogs
December 19, 2011
Scheduling a Chinese Meal for Christmas
I recently received an e-mail from a reporter asking whether I was free to discuss "the tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas Eve." (I wrote an academic article on the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, so fielding these queries is my own annual holiday tradition.) Christmas ... More >>
Blogs
December 16, 2011
The 5 Point Offers Christmas Eve and Day Dinner, Plus a Free (!) NYE Party
If you're looking to avoid family drama this holiday season (we don't judge), The 5 Point is open all day and night Christmas Eve and Day. You can enjoy a multi-course meal featuring your choice of pineapple glazed ham ($18) or slow-roasted prime rib ($20) that comes with dessert. The beloved ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
The Biebs Proves to Have Survived Puberty on His Mariah Carey "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Duet
Nice Hits! is a Reverb column that unironically dissects, reviews, and appreciates the best songs of the current Top 40. It is unsnobbishly premised on the logic that just because a lot of the music on the radio is crap doesn't mean all the music on the radio is crap. The hit: "All I Want Fo ... More >>
Food
December 14, 2011
The Paring-Down of Prison Dinners
The incarcerated once enjoyed boundless holiday feasts. Not anymore.
Blogs
December 12, 2011
How Cuisinart Revolutionized Hanukkah
Holiday catalogs from Seattle's Sur La Table are brimming with photographs of colorful Cuisinart devices that home cooks might hope to find under their Christmas trees. But the iconic Cuisinart food processor played a pivotal role in defining the menu for another winter holiday. Latkes have ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2011
Cookiefest Baker Reveals Secrets to Making Lots and Lots of Christmas Cookies
Ambitious home bakers make hundreds of cookies, bars and brownies for Christmas, but commercial bakeries make tens of thousands - including, at Gelatiamo, 714 cookies for the Seattle Milk Fund's Cookiefest at Macy's this Saturday. "We're making a lot of cookies," confirms co-owner Skyler Loc ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2011
Washington's Prisoners Get a Pie and Two Oranges for Christmas
When a convicted killer, a burglar and an auto thief decided to escape from New Jersey's state prison in 1937, they carefully fashioned shovels from scrap metal and scrupulously stashed the dirt they excavated from an eight-foot tunnel that led beyond the prison's front gate. But the trio cho ... More >>
Arts
November 30, 2011
Opening Nights: Reckless
Turning holiday smugness on its head.
Calendar
November 30, 2011
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Turning holiday smugness on its head.
Calendar
November 30, 2011
Reckless
Turning holiday smugness on its head.
Music
October 26, 2011
Occupy Pomplamoose!
America's most annoying band tours just in time to steal Christmas again.
Blogs
March 16, 2011
Revisiting the Classics: The Cooky Book
Every year, hundreds--maybe thousands--of new cookbooks are released. Some are great, but most are just OK. Many are chasing diet fads, while others are focused on whatever the trend of the year is (there are 184 cookbooks on cupcakes for sale at amazon.com). As much as I love shiny new cookb ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2011
Ronald Keller, Oak Harbor Bad Santa, Allegedly Chokes Wife, Smashes Home, When Guest Doesn't Show Up For Christmas Party
Whoever didn't show up for Ronald Keller's Christmas party better feel pretty terrible about themselves. You knew it meant the world to him. You knew he was an unstable individual who may very well trash his double-wide trailer and choke his wife if everyone didn't show. Well, now look what y ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
Unnatural Helpers and The Intelligence Celebrate the Season With Dasher, Prancer, and Sailor Jerry, Last Night at The Croc
Sailor Jerry foot the bill for the holiday party at the Croc last night.The Intelligence, Unnatural Helpers and Dasher and Prancer The Crocodile Wednesday, Dec. 22 Review By Aaron Moncivaiz A trio of local acts came together at The Crocodile Wednesday night to give the greatest gift of all: ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
"December Skies" Proves That Few Love The Christmas Season More Than Seattle's Wizdom
Nick FeldmanSuper Wiz Claus--a fusion of Nintendo's Super Mario, Santa Claus and Wizdom himself.Some rappers are all about collecting cars and clothes, and others focus on stacking their paper, their women or their weed. And then there are the special ones, like local MC Wizdom, who love few ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2010
Nativity Scene Approved for Olympia Capitol Grounds, Bill O'Reilly Standing By
Christmas just isn't the same without a war declared on it. A couple years ago, Fox host and YouTube sensation Bill O'Reilly got his frankincense in a bunch when people complained about having a Nativity scene displayed at the Capitol grounds in Olympia. Then he really blew a fuse when atheis ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2010
16 Years Later, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" Still Tops Holiday Charts
Love her or hate her, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas has certainly withstood time. Billboard has released a list of the 100 hottest holiday songs, based on sales and airplay data. At the top of the list: Mariah Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You," ousting beloved carols by Bing ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
The Classic Crime
Love her or hate her, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas has certainly withstood time. Billboard has released a list of the 100 hottest holiday songs, based on sales and airplay data. At the top of the list: Mariah Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You," ousting beloved carols by Bing ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
The Hounds’ Holiday Howl
Love her or hate her, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas has certainly withstood time. Billboard has released a list of the 100 hottest holiday songs, based on sales and airplay data. At the top of the list: Mariah Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You," ousting beloved carols by Bing ... More >>
Music
December 15, 2010
The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows
Love her or hate her, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas has certainly withstood time. Billboard has released a list of the 100 hottest holiday songs, based on sales and airplay data. At the top of the list: Mariah Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You," ousting beloved carols by Bing ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2010
Food Allergies Take a Holiday (pt. 1)
5 dozen kringle, 3 dozen cinnamon rolls...It's that time of year again. Christmas is nearly upon us, and the majority of us are madly trying to cram holiday cheer into the cracks of our lives that we're counting as "free time" for the next month. Gift shopping, meal planning, obligatory bakin ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2010
Holiday Cheer at the Bang Bang Cafe
Rice milk latte art at the Bang Bang Cafe.This week, Seattle's never-ending wealth of coffee shops offered up the Bang Bang Cafe in Belltown for discovery. Just a little over a year old, the cafe is owned by Yuki and Miki Sodos, sisters with a love for hospitality and Southwestern cuisine. Al ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2010
The Hounds of the Wild Hunt's Two Depressing (But Local!) Favorite Christmas Carols
Few local bands are more of a riot on stage than the Hounds of the Wild Hunt (formerly and infamously known as the Whore Moans). The Hounds have a wickedly turbulent energy that always translates to a great time. When it comes to the holidays, though, things aren't so joyful. "Last year, Christm ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2010
Salvation Army Bell Ringers Claim Donation Kettles Stolen From Under Their Noses
It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>
Film
December 8, 2010
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale: From Finland, the Dark Side of Santa
It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>
Calendar
December 8, 2010
Short Stories Live
It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>
Calendar
November 10, 2010
Rawstock
It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>
Calendar
September 29, 2010
The Nightmare Before Christmas
It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>
Calendar
December 23, 2009
White Christmas
It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>
Calendar
December 23, 2009
Messiah Sing- and Play-Along
It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>
Calendar
December 23, 2009
Xmas Pops Sing-Along
It's understandable that the job of ringing a bell outside in the cold next to a donation kettle takes a certain amount of concentration. But how several Salvation Army bell ringers can claim that their donation tins were cut off with bolt cutters by thieves, while they were standing nearby, ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2009
Attention Holiday Shoppers: Liquor Stores Now Open in Area Malls, Christmas Officially Comes Early
A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a (hic) goodnightPols in the state of Washington certainly talk a good game about being progressive, but never have their bona fides been so unimpeachable as now. Faced with a looming $9 billion budget shortfall through 2011, state officials looked to th ... More >>
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April 8, 2009
Tikkunim: Jewish Roots/Ecological Art
A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a (hic) goodnightPols in the state of Washington certainly talk a good game about being progressive, but never have their bona fides been so unimpeachable as now. Faced with a looming $9 billion budget shortfall through 2011, state officials looked to th ... More >>
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December 24, 2008
Rock Band & Karaoke Christmas Party at Chop Suey
Thursday, December 25
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December 17, 2008
Fremont Pub Crawl Shopping Spree
Thursday, December 25
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November 26, 2008
The Brothers Balthazar Post-Thanksgiving Jamboroo
Thursday, November 27
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April 16, 2008
Some of My Best Friends Are
Thursday, November 27
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December 19, 2007
Black Nativity
A poet’s Christmas vision brought to vibrant life
Calendar
December 19, 2007
Noble Destiny
When it involves a dance party
Calendar
November 21, 2007
Silver Bellevue
The Eastside kicks off Christmas before Santa does
Food
November 22, 2006
Food News
November 22 - 29, 2006 (expanded from print version).
Food
December 15, 1999
The No-Fuss Feast
Whether you're a lazy boy or a hungry man, holiday meals are ready when you finally are.
Food
December 1, 1999
Cuckoo for Cocoa
Nothing will do for the sweet tooth but the purest form of pleasure: chocolate!
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