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Mahatma Gandhi

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    The Anarchists of Nostalgia

    As protests go, there was progress - a May Day of long marches and spirited speeches, smartly organized by a schedule easy to follow using high-tech handhelds, all of it coordinated by Tweets and text, then debated long afterwords by web commenters and Facebookers. Yet, in the middle, were the Luddi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Peace, Love, and Handcuffs: The Rainbow Family's Adversarial Relationship With Law Enforcement

    Every Fourth of July, several thousand hippies flock to a different National Forest for the annual Rainbow Family Gathering, and every year several hundred are arrested or cited by local and federal authorities for a variety of (mostly) minor infractions. The 2011 Gathering in southwest Washington w ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2011

    Ryan Leaf's Longest Yarn

    The infamous ex-Wazzu quarterback's autobiography will be longer than Gandhi's.

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Ryan Leaf's Three Volume Autobiography: Longer Than Gandhi's!

    ​Earlier this year, a football agent confessed to Sports Illustrated that he'd once showered Washington State's Ryan Leaf with money, girls and lavish trips in hopes the Cougar's stud quarterback would return the favor by picking him as his representative. Now, with the news that Leaf has sign ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Ellen Taft, Seattle Pet Whistle-Blower, Demands Owners Pick Up Poop, Be "Shamed" as Punishment for Unlicensed Pets

    ​Ellen Taft, Capitol Hill's resident pet Gestapo, has some new demands for the city in the wake of today's news that pet license fees will be raised to partly close the $67 million hole in the city budget. She says that instead of raising pet license fees, pet owners should have to spend a 40- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Dinner & a Movie: "The A-Team" and The Thali Team

    Doug Curran/20th Century FoxYes, Jessica Biel always wears her gun and bulletproof vest for dinner.​The Dinner: Thali and beer at Poppy (622 Broadway E.). The Movie: The A-Team, at Pacific Place (600 Pine St.). The Screenplate: The A-Team was nobody's idea of great TV during its primetime ru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Councilmember Jean Godden Wins the Day

    Master Media Manipulator Jean Godden​Maybe you saw this. Maybe you didn't. Yesterday, Seattle Councilmember Jean Godden sent out a statement announcing that she's writing a check to the city for 10 days pay: By their willingness to accept furloughs, union members and non-represented city emplo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Rocky Votolato at the Triple Door

    ​Seattle's Rocky Votolato played an important benefit show over the weekend at the Triple Door. The Texas-born and Washington-bred singer-songwriter was raising funds for the IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) and the packed venue was full of folks who gladly paid $15 to support Voto ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 13, 2009

    Opening Nights: Schmee and Balagan Play With History

    Family secrets and a wild and crazy meeting of minds.

  • Music

    November 26, 2008

    Avoiding Wal-Mart for Your AC/DC Fix

    Independent retailers have found ways to get around big-box exclusives.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Ben Kingsley on a Train

    Independent retailers have found ways to get around big-box exclusives.

  • Diversions

    September 17, 2008

    The Rich, a Bridge, and a Harshed Mellow

    Independent retailers have found ways to get around big-box exclusives.

  • Film

    May 21, 2008

    Week 1 Picks & Pans

    Independent retailers have found ways to get around big-box exclusives.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Matter/Antimatter: The "Sounds of the Future" Symposium

    Independent retailers have found ways to get around big-box exclusives.

  • Diversions

    August 1, 2007

    Best Downtown Coffee Entrepreneur/Philosopher: Ali Ghambari

    Independent retailers have found ways to get around big-box exclusives.

  • Film

    February 21, 2007

    DVDs of the Week

    Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation and other new releases.

  • Film

    February 14, 2007

    The Science of Sleep and Other New Releases

    Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation and other new releases.

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2007

    Tuesday 2/20

    Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation and other new releases.

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    Ken of All Media

    Before Young Country was Six Pack Kenny.

  • Arts

    September 6, 2006

    First Thursday

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

  • Film

    May 10, 2006

    Water

    Opens at Seven Gables, Fri., May 12. Rated PG-13. 114 minutes.

  • News

    April 19, 2006

    This Earth Is Our Earth

    Opens at Seven Gables, Fri., May 12. Rated PG-13. 114 minutes.

  • Film

    April 5, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickPrivate

    Showing at Grand Illusion, Fri., April 7– Thurs., April 13. Not rated. 90 minutes.

  • News

    March 29, 2006

    The Victims

    Showing at Grand Illusion, Fri., April 7– Thurs., April 13. Not rated. 90 minutes.

  • Film

    December 21, 2005

    Munich Muddle

    An Israeli assassin begins to question his mission. Steven Spielberg should've done the same.

  • Music

    November 16, 2005

    Patti Smith at Rockrgrl

    An Israeli assassin begins to question his mission. Steven Spielberg should've done the same.

  • Arts

    June 22, 2005

    This Week's Reads

    James Frey and Amitava Kumar.

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    The Reactivist

    Or, how the Republicans got one woman back into fighting spirit.

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    Other Matters

    A monologue disguised as a conversation disguised as an interview with Helmet's Page Hamilton.

  • Diversions

    September 8, 2004

    Elephant Men

    A monologue disguised as a conversation disguised as an interview with Helmet's Page Hamilton.

  • News

    August 18, 2004

    How Green Was My Valley

    A monologue disguised as a conversation disguised as an interview with Helmet's Page Hamilton.

  • News

    June 30, 2004

    Wood Floats These Boats

    A monologue disguised as a conversation disguised as an interview with Helmet's Page Hamilton.

  • News

    May 19, 2004

    A Cabaret, Actually Live!

    A monologue disguised as a conversation disguised as an interview with Helmet's Page Hamilton.

  • Diversions

    May 5, 2004

    Horoscopes

    A monologue disguised as a conversation disguised as an interview with Helmet's Page Hamilton.

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "I can remember being a teenager and swallowing 15 aspirin . . . and all the while hearing from family and friends: 'Oh, stop being so dramatic!'"

  • Food

    December 10, 2003

    Raga vs. Ragù

    Bellevue melting-pot hasn't quite melded.

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    They Razzle and Dazzle

    Could it now be time to recommend the Seahawks?

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    Im Not a Whore, but I Play One on TV

    The mainstreaming of gay culture leaves no room for realityand opens the door to shame-based HIV.

  • Arts

    May 7, 2003

    This Week's Reads

    Marjorie Leet Ford, Raja Shehadeh, Jessica Shattuck, and Jonathan Schell.

  • News

    April 16, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    '... Rick Anderson does a noble deed and reminds us how quickly todays men and women in uniform can become tomorrows pariahs. ...'

  • News

    April 2, 2003

    The Compassionate Outlaw

    For years, Seattles Bert Sacks has defied the law to visit Iraq. Now, he sits at home, watching.

  • Music

    November 13, 2002

    Karma-Covered Apple

    The Weekly's intrepid correspondent gets a N.Y.C.- sized dose of weird Halloween vibes and music industry hoo-ha at CMJ 2002.

  • Arts

    September 18, 2002

    The People's Poet

    Does poetry have to be dumb to be popular?

  • News

    March 13, 2002

    The McWinner

    Does poetry have to be dumb to be popular?

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    The coming war

    Does poetry have to be dumb to be popular?

  • News

    July 26, 2000

    Xtreme straight talk

    Eating babies, picking over bones, and presidential politics.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Beyond Gandhi

    In planning the (mostly) nonviolent actions against the WTO, activists are blending old protest tactics with newer, less passive ones.

  • Film

    March 17, 1999

    The Exceptional norm

    The secret rules governing why the Oscars always go to the blandest movies.

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    School spirit

    The secret rules governing why the Oscars always go to the blandest movies.

  • Arts

    October 14, 1998

    From Old-School Treatise to Wiseass Rant

    Surveying the range of the contemporary essay.

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