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  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    The 16 Sweetest Names of the 2012 NCAA Tournament

    The Washington Huskies did not score a date to Big Dance this year. The Pac-12 regular season champs had their bubble burst by the selection committee, which chose the likes of Iona, BYU, and even conference runner-up Cal over the disappointing Dawgs. Alas, the Golden Bears have a player named Bak B ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 1, 2012

    Twin Sister

    The Washington Huskies did not score a date to Big Dance this year. The Pac-12 regular season champs had their bubble burst by the selection committee, which chose the likes of Iona, BYU, and even conference runner-up Cal over the disappointing Dawgs. Alas, the Golden Bears have a player named Bak B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Kylie's Chicago Pizza Fills Your Mouth and Makes You Moan

    Last week, Sexy Feast took me to Queen Margherita in Magnolia for thin-crust, Neopolitan-style pizza. This week, in celebration of National Pizza Week, I wanted more pizza, but something a little different. Luckily, last month I purchased a Seattle Weekly VOICE Daily Deal for Kylie's Chicago Pizza ... More >>

  • Food

    November 9, 2011

    First Call: Zig Zag's Devil's Advocate

    Mayor McGinn wishes he had this fellow Long Islander's charisma.

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Zig Zag, Minus an Icon, Hasn't Lost its Groove

    Michael Mahoney​The Watering Hole: The Zig Zag Café, 1501 Western Ave., 625-1146, DOWNTOWN The Atmosphere: For 14 years, the Zig Zag, on the Pike Street Hillclimb below Pike Place Market, has been a destination bar for Seattle's drinking class. For a decade ending this past May, Murray Sten ... More >>

  • Arts

    October 12, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Events

    Michael Mahoney​The Watering Hole: The Zig Zag Café, 1501 Western Ave., 625-1146, DOWNTOWN The Atmosphere: For 14 years, the Zig Zag, on the Pike Street Hillclimb below Pike Place Market, has been a destination bar for Seattle's drinking class. For a decade ending this past May, Murray Sten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Bagel Oasis' Secrets Revealed!

    The Place: Bagel Oasis, 2112 N.E. 65th, 526-0525, RAVENNA. The Hole: You may remember that Holey Shit has already visited Bagel Oasis, generally considered the most authentic of Seattle bagelries. Wanting to know more about just what gives this haven of East Coast-style boiled dough its cred, we're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Thanks, Guys. See You on the Road (and on Dr. Phil!)

    Well, guys, your trusted scribe is heading out for his first-ever book tour (see all my the dates here)--not only here in the U.S., but also in the UK and Ireland. You are left in the trusty hands of, well, my book. Seattle Weekly will be running selected excerpts from It's So Easy (And Other Lies) ... More >>

  • Film

    July 20, 2011

    A Little Help: Jenna Fischer Is Trapped on Long Island

    Well, guys, your trusted scribe is heading out for his first-ever book tour (see all my the dates here)--not only here in the U.S., but also in the UK and Ireland. You are left in the trusty hands of, well, my book. Seattle Weekly will be running selected excerpts from It's So Easy (And Other Lies) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Starbucks Accused of Firing Gay Employee for Having Gay Conversation

    ​It's almost Pride Weekend here in Seattle. And what better way to gear up for the festivities than with a tale of blatant homosexual discrimination?

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    New York Public Library Seeks Volunteers for Massive Menu-Transcription Project

    ​Had I supped at Cooley's Hotel in Springfield, Mass., in 1901, I probably would have ordered the fried cod with stewed potatoes. Or perhaps I would have had boiled ham with cream toast. I mused over Cooley's menu while participating in the New York Public Library's thrilling new crowd-source ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    The 16 Sweetest Names of March Madness 2011

    The Jimmer screams his name for world to hear. (Image source)​The incomparable first name of BYU star Jimmer Fredette has become so synonymous with streak shooting that it is now an adjective. For example, when Washington State's Klay Thompson was raining NBA-range three-pointers on Washington ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    The Trash Can Vs. Four Loko: Whoever Wins, We Lose Consciousness

    Simon Doggett, 2009.Imagine this, only with a Red Bull garnish.​ This Week's Suspect: The American cocktail shaker has gone through a lot in the past couple of decades. Rising from the putrid ashes of an overpoweringly-sweet vodka-centric vogue that lasted well past the '90s, America's upscal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Starbucks Is Evil Because of One Jerky Starbucks Employee?

    ​There was a tornado in Brooklyn yesterday. Witnesses in hipsterdom's Mecca say the twister started off cool but got lame once everyone else heard about it. (Rimshot?) Anyway, the point is that all that wind and rain allowed Gawker to run with this ridiculous headline: "Did Starbucks Leave Its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    According to Most Awesome Study in The Universe, Heavy Drinkers Outlive Non-Drinkers

    This woman is going to live forever​This one is just really pissing off the abstainers out there. For a long, long, long, long time, medical research has shown that people who don't drink die sooner than people who do. There's just no way to sugar coat this kind of thing. Barring disaster, un ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Earl's on the Ave Happy Hour

    This woman is going to live forever​This one is just really pissing off the abstainers out there. For a long, long, long, long time, medical research has shown that people who don't drink die sooner than people who do. There's just no way to sugar coat this kind of thing. Barring disaster, un ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2010

    Desperately Seeking Susan

    This woman is going to live forever​This one is just really pissing off the abstainers out there. For a long, long, long, long time, medical research has shown that people who don't drink die sooner than people who do. There's just no way to sugar coat this kind of thing. Barring disaster, un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Tonight: Krishna Das at the Moore, The Sweet Dominiques at the Tractor

    ​Krishna Das. Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., 877-STG-4TIX. 7:30 p.m. $33. Even though Krishna Das is actually a Jewish man from Long Island named Jeff, it must be pointed out that he's done more for Indian music in America than any other musician besides Ravi Shankar and A.R. Rahman. By merg ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2010

    Krishna Das

    ​Krishna Das. Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., 877-STG-4TIX. 7:30 p.m. $33. Even though Krishna Das is actually a Jewish man from Long Island named Jeff, it must be pointed out that he's done more for Indian music in America than any other musician besides Ravi Shankar and A.R. Rahman. By merg ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2010

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    ​Krishna Das. Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., 877-STG-4TIX. 7:30 p.m. $33. Even though Krishna Das is actually a Jewish man from Long Island named Jeff, it must be pointed out that he's done more for Indian music in America than any other musician besides Ravi Shankar and A.R. Rahman. By merg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Day 9: A Dive Bar Advent Calendar - Moon Temple

    ​Our tribute to the holiday services provided by Seattle's Best Dive Bars continues with the Moon Temple (2108 N. 45th St.). If you've never lived or hung out in the Wallingford area, you might not understand the persistence of this plain Jane--and practically always empty--Chinese restaurant. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    September DVD Roundup

    ​The month is over, and let's survey a few notable titles (or casualties?) from the past 30 days. First: Alec Baldwin is stuck in the '70s? Or is it the '80s? Lymelife makes it hard to tell. Baldwin plays the puffy, obverse version to his cutthroat salesman in Glengarry Glen Ross--a spec housi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2009

    Gojira/Car Bomb

    Monday, May 18

  • Film

    May 6, 2009
  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Drinking & Diving With Mike Seely

    Earlier tonight Seattle Weekly managing editor Mike Seely held the first reading for his new book, Seattle's Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the Emerald City, at none other than the Blue Moon (712 N.E. 45th St.), the bar that graces the book's front cover. Said Seely, "When people ask me, 'Wh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2009

    Eddie Money

    Saturday, March 28

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2008
  • Music

    April 30, 2008

    Behind My Music: Vol. II

    Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    My Seattle Rock Journey - Part Two

    Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    Slush Pile! Female Self-Hatred Edition

    Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    Yes, we have no bananas?

    Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    Death and Near-Death

    Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.

  • Music

    June 20, 2007

    Local Queercore Hip-Hop, Joan Jett–Endorsed Latina Rock, and More Parties in the Parking Lot

    Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.

  • Film

    April 25, 2007

    Paul Rudd Helps Rescue the '70s From Ford-era Kitsch in Diggers

    Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.

  • Diversions

    September 6, 2006

    Horoscopes

    September 6-12, 2006

  • Diversions

    December 14, 2005

    Visions of Sugar Peas

    Gardening gifts that will keep the dream alive.

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    Yakety Yak

    Talking with EMP Pop Conference presenter Robert Christgau.

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Dance, Dance ... Revolution?

    What if hip-hop embraced third-wave feminism? Scream Club, Northern State, and Gravy Train!!!! attempt to find out.

  • Arts

    March 31, 2004

    Crass Act

    A dirty book is back in print with a timely reminder of how decades before Jayson Blair, 25 'distinguished' journalists once hoaxed the publishing world.

  • Arts

    March 10, 2004

    This Week's Reads

    A dirty book is back in print with a timely reminder of how decades before Jayson Blair, 25 'distinguished' journalists once hoaxed the publishing world.

  • Film

    January 28, 2004

    Capturing the Friedmans

    HBO Video, $29.95

  • Film

    September 11, 2002

    Short Lens

    New-school documentaries speak from the heart.

  • News

    November 28, 2001

    Convert to Christmas

    Raised Jewish but pining for ornaments, the author finally gets to embrace her favorite holiday.

  • Film

    October 3, 2001

    What lies beneath

    Under the radar, an oddball fest returns.

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    A bird's eye view

    Seattle Weekly's group publisher Albie Del Favero finds himself an eyewitness to the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.

  • Music

    June 6, 2001

    Rocky Horror Revisited

    Seattle Weekly's group publisher Albie Del Favero finds himself an eyewitness to the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.

  • Film

    March 7, 2001

    A perfect child

    Should technology fix nature's flaws?

  • Arts

    December 6, 2000

    Naked Dinner

    Two new books ease cooks into the kitchen, stripping down recipes so that anybody can dress them up.

  • Music

    April 5, 2000

    There's something about Arty

    Two new books ease cooks into the kitchen, stripping down recipes so that anybody can dress them up.

  • Music

    March 29, 2000

    Big pimpin'

    Two new books ease cooks into the kitchen, stripping down recipes so that anybody can dress them up.

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