Massachusetts

Goon: Check Out the Mullet on Liev Schreiber!

Super Tuesday: Pressers, Primaries, and Political 'Forecasts' Galore

This is considered a big day in American politics. Before we pick our president every four years every single state hosts candidates from each party and then holds a caucus or a primary vote. Those are a lot of primaries to keep up with, not to mention the countless debates, public events, fundraise ... More >>

Gay Marriage Law Looks Like a Done Deal; Legislative Approval Is Imminent (UPDATE: PASSED!)

UPDATE: The Washington State Senate has passed the gay-marriage law by a 28-21 margin. The bill will now go to the House where passage is expected to come as soon as next week -- upon which Gov. Chris Gregoire will sign the measure into law.

Bet You $10,000 When Mitt Romney Comes To Seattle On March 1 He High-Tails It To the Eastside

The last time Willard Mitt Romney was here about 50 Occupy Seattle protesters converged on his hotel, the Grand Hyatt. They carried signs that read, "This is class warfare," "Make Wall Street pay," and "Romney is the 1 percent." The party wouldn't have been complete without ribbing chants of "Corpor ... More >>

Comment of the Day: "I Like Being Able to Fire People"

Those are the compassionate words of Mitt Romney, words that could very well come back to bite him in the arse.

The Fussy Eye: Touch or Don't Touch?

Found objects.

Tell Me About That Song: Brendan "Slim" MacDonald, Guitarist of Bury Your Dead

​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Brendan "Slim" MacDonald, guitarist of Massachusetts metalcore five-piece Bury Your Dead decided to spice things up and delve into two songs. Topics include shitty jokes, writing from personal expe ... More >>

Ask a Mexican!

​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Brendan "Slim" MacDonald, guitarist of Massachusetts metalcore five-piece Bury Your Dead decided to spice things up and delve into two songs. Topics include shitty jokes, writing from personal expe ... More >>

Andre Dubus III

​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Brendan "Slim" MacDonald, guitarist of Massachusetts metalcore five-piece Bury Your Dead decided to spice things up and delve into two songs. Topics include shitty jokes, writing from personal expe ... More >>

¡Ask a Mexican!

​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Brendan "Slim" MacDonald, guitarist of Massachusetts metalcore five-piece Bury Your Dead decided to spice things up and delve into two songs. Topics include shitty jokes, writing from personal expe ... More >>

Lynne Yamamoto

​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Brendan "Slim" MacDonald, guitarist of Massachusetts metalcore five-piece Bury Your Dead decided to spice things up and delve into two songs. Topics include shitty jokes, writing from personal expe ... More >>

Tonight: Bane at Chop Suey, Deadstring Brothers at the Tractor

​Bane, with Strike Anywhere, Touche Amore, Lowtalker. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8000. 7 p.m. $13. To still be a hardcore punk musician these days takes dedication. It's been close to a decade since bands like AFI or H20 were signing major label deals or getting mainstream attention. ... More >>

Bane

​Bane, with Strike Anywhere, Touche Amore, Lowtalker. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8000. 7 p.m. $13. To still be a hardcore punk musician these days takes dedication. It's been close to a decade since bands like AFI or H20 were signing major label deals or getting mainstream attention. ... More >>

The Country's Second-Best Donut Shop Announces Top 12 Fan-Created Donuts

I heart you, pink sprinkly donut...​I love donuts. A lot. And back when I could still drink it without it tearing my stomach to shreds, I loved coffee almost as much. I could go an entire day on nothing but a couple plain glazed, ten or twelve cups of coffee and a pack of cigarettes back in th ... More >>

Weed Takes Root

Marijuana’s steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

Grizzly Bear

Marijuana’s steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

The Food Section: Local Foods in the Schools & Investment Portfolios

​Maybe it's just the fact that everyone in the country is coping with an overabundance of late-summer produce, but this week's food stories are almost all about local foods: In the New York Times, Kim Severson reports that the USDA's new "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" initiative (which th ... More >>

The Amazing Edwards Twins

I'm not sure how I'd never heard of the Anthony and Eddie Edwards, a.k.a. The Edwards Twins--maybe it's because i don't watch the Today Show (and do click that link)--but holy shit are they amazing! They're Bette Midler, Elton John, Billy Joel, Sonny and Cher, Kermit the Frog, and many others. In fa ... More >>

Food Stams & Farmers Markets, Seal Hearts, and Other Food News

News for the food-inclined from the nation's premier sources of content generation: A Fresh Break for the Needy by Jane Black (Washington Post): A program in western Massachusetts that doubles the value of food stamps at the farmers market proves so successful that other areas are trying the same t ... More >>

Justice Gregoire?

As you've probably heard, US Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement last night, though he won't actually step down from the bench until a replacement is confirmed. Now, speculation on judicial nominees tends to be wildly inaccurate, but it's worth noting that this morning's New ... More >>

It's Better to Be Gay Here Than in Most States

Author: Lokal_Profil, used under Creative Commons 2.5 The above map (click to enlarge) shows gay marriage rights (or lack thereof) in all fifty states. If Washington passes the domestic partnership legislation introduced yesterday, it will join Vermont and New Hampshire as the only states with (rou ... More >>

Drug Rug MP3 And Streaming EP

I happen to adore Drug Rug, a Black & Greene Records band from Massachusetts that I saw last year at the Doug Fir in Portland.  It is a "couple band," if you will: the two core members are Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin, and they write rootsy psychedelic music that is incredibly pleasant to ... More >>

Cynthia Consentino and Buddy Bunting: Stalemate

I happen to adore Drug Rug, a Black & Greene Records band from Massachusetts that I saw last year at the Doug Fir in Portland.  It is a "couple band," if you will: the two core members are Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin, and they write rootsy psychedelic music that is incredibly pleasant to ... More >>

Don't Do It, Massachusetts! (But If You Do, Take Tim)

I happen to adore Drug Rug, a Black & Greene Records band from Massachusetts that I saw last year at the Doug Fir in Portland.  It is a "couple band," if you will: the two core members are Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin, and they write rootsy psychedelic music that is incredibly pleasant to ... More >>

Last Hurrah of the Clementines

I happen to adore Drug Rug, a Black & Greene Records band from Massachusetts that I saw last year at the Doug Fir in Portland.  It is a "couple band," if you will: the two core members are Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin, and they write rootsy psychedelic music that is incredibly pleasant to ... More >>

Young @ Heart : Is Kirk Douglas Available for the Remake?

I happen to adore Drug Rug, a Black & Greene Records band from Massachusetts that I saw last year at the Doug Fir in Portland.  It is a "couple band," if you will: the two core members are Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin, and they write rootsy psychedelic music that is incredibly pleasant to ... More >>

We're Not New York... Yet

I happen to adore Drug Rug, a Black & Greene Records band from Massachusetts that I saw last year at the Doug Fir in Portland.  It is a "couple band," if you will: the two core members are Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin, and they write rootsy psychedelic music that is incredibly pleasant to ... More >>

Cave Singers Spend Autumn on Black Mountain

I happen to adore Drug Rug, a Black & Greene Records band from Massachusetts that I saw last year at the Doug Fir in Portland.  It is a "couple band," if you will: the two core members are Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin, and they write rootsy psychedelic music that is incredibly pleasant to ... More >>

Ra Ra Riot Drummer Dies

I happen to adore Drug Rug, a Black & Greene Records band from Massachusetts that I saw last year at the Doug Fir in Portland.  It is a "couple band," if you will: the two core members are Thomas Allen and Sarah Cronin, and they write rootsy psychedelic music that is incredibly pleasant to ... More >>

Little Children

Opens at Seven Gables, Fri., Nov. 17. Rated R. 130 minutes.

Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2006

Who's more noble—Gregory Peck or Harry Dean Stanton?

Men In Uniform

Who's more noble—Gregory Peck or Harry Dean Stanton?

Twelve and Holding

Young Zoë Weizenbaum is the best thing about otherwise routine suburban triptych.

Duck and Cover

The fight over foie gras continues.

Cave In

Also: Daylight Basement, Silver Jews, Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926–1937, Stevie Wonder, and Lightning Bolt.

A Child of Scoop

William Kristol talks about Bush, Plame, the state of the GOP, and the godfather of the neocons, Henry M. Jackson.

War Stories

Chinese-born novelist explains why he wrote about the Korean War in English.

Log Cabin Loner?

Patrick Guerriero is the pink elephant in the room.

The Rights of (Corporate) Man

How We the People became second-class citizens.

Sacred Vow

Steve Wiecking

News Clips— Needle Exchange

Steve Wiecking

The Hot Sheet

What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.

What were we thinking!?!

Regrets? We have a few too many.

The Metro Gnome

Regrets? We have a few too many.

Remember: As you view our surveillance overview, the surveillance overviews you.

Regrets? We have a few too many.

All keyed up

Seattle's two new concert organs make themselves heard.

The moths' revenge?

The state sprayed bacteria closely related to anthrax on Seattle.

Your genes at work

Proteomics could be the Next Big Thing driving Puget Sound's prosperity.

Boycotts

Burma, sanctions, and the attorney general.

Too rich to be good?

Burma, sanctions, and the attorney general.