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K’naan: The Dusty Foot Troubadour

Serving hip-hop on a global platter.

Vampire Weekend

Wednesday, March 26

IPod Backlash

And the hidden costs of your portable security blanket.

SAM's TASTE Restaurant Is a Most Excellent Acquisition

Museum restaurant multitasks as a spot for takeout, multicourse dinners, and downtown's new favorite lunch spot.

Invitational Classic

Earth & Ocean's Maria Hines is the latest local to guest at New York City's Beard House. We were there.

Profile: Peter Boal

Artistic director, Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Teapot Home

If you like your art on the lite side, the refashioned Eastside museum may be just your cup of tea.

Gangsters, Pee, Nazis, and Homos

Local theater had something for everyone.

Jake One's Greatest Beats

A primer of his production work.

Visual Arts Calendar

A primer of his production work.

Inside the Hole

Belltown for trendophobes.

Visual Arts Calendar

Belltown for trendophobes.

Visual Arts Calendar

Belltown for trendophobes.

Visual Arts Calendar

Belltown for trendophobes.

Arts Picks

Belltown for trendophobes.

Rhymes with Seltzer

Belltown for trendophobes.

The privacy shell game

What one branch of government giveth, another taketh away.

Breaking out

A surprisingly rich, subversive array of Chinese art.

Horning in

A surprisingly rich, subversive array of Chinese art.

Rover's fetches a big bone

This 'meal of the century' reveals why Thierry Rautureau just won the 1998 James Beard Award for Northwest Best Chef.

Di, hard

This 'meal of the century' reveals why Thierry Rautureau just won the 1998 James Beard Award for Northwest Best Chef.

Breaking the code at the Times

This 'meal of the century' reveals why Thierry Rautureau just won the 1998 James Beard Award for Northwest Best Chef.

The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

This 'meal of the century' reveals why Thierry Rautureau just won the 1998 James Beard Award for Northwest Best Chef.

Lights

This 'meal of the century' reveals why Thierry Rautureau just won the 1998 James Beard Award for Northwest Best Chef.

The Home Front

Far from Iraq, non-combatants fester in their irrelevance.

Ask the Critic: Going Green

Hatch chiles, the pride of New Mexico​There are a few things--regional food things--which, once they become a part of your life, can never be shook. Like a childhood love for Jesus or heroin addiction, they stick with you no matter where you travel. Former Kansas City residents will never be ... More >>

Sam Lipsyte

Hatch chiles, the pride of New Mexico​There are a few things--regional food things--which, once they become a part of your life, can never be shook. Like a childhood love for Jesus or heroin addiction, they stick with you no matter where you travel. Former Kansas City residents will never be ... More >>

Update: Handicapping the James Beard Awards

Into the home stretch...​This morning, the finalists for the James Beard Awards were announced from the floor of the Palace Cafe in New Orleans--a suitably food-obsessed city, from which many of the awards' big winners have come. And like I promised, here I am to see how my wicked handicapping ... More >>

The Nosh

Into the home stretch...​This morning, the finalists for the James Beard Awards were announced from the floor of the Palace Cafe in New Orleans--a suitably food-obsessed city, from which many of the awards' big winners have come. And like I promised, here I am to see how my wicked handicapping ... More >>

Ben Gibbard Soundalike Owl City Makes List of 100 Unsexiest Men

Gibbard? Who's Gibbard? Oh, right, he's just the guy I'm ripping off--all the way to the bank.​Lots of people think Owl City--aka Andrew Young, the tunesmith behind "Hello, Seattle"--sounds a lot like Ben Gibbard, even though Young himself prefers to flat-out dodge the comparison. Count the Bo ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

Gibbard? Who's Gibbard? Oh, right, he's just the guy I'm ripping off--all the way to the bank.​Lots of people think Owl City--aka Andrew Young, the tunesmith behind "Hello, Seattle"--sounds a lot like Ben Gibbard, even though Young himself prefers to flat-out dodge the comparison. Count the Bo ... More >>

On the Town

Gibbard? Who's Gibbard? Oh, right, he's just the guy I'm ripping off--all the way to the bank.​Lots of people think Owl City--aka Andrew Young, the tunesmith behind "Hello, Seattle"--sounds a lot like Ben Gibbard, even though Young himself prefers to flat-out dodge the comparison. Count the Bo ... More >>

Vampire Weekend/Beach House Ticket Giveaway: And The Winner Is...

I can't get over those shorts.​Beach House is one of my favorite bands. Vampire Weekend, not so much. Yesterday I asked you all to email me one good, compelling reason for why I should stop hating on those preppy, pastel-wearing New Yorkers - the most convincing answer winning a pair of ticket ... More >>

"My Love," the Beatles, and Getting Out Of Your Karaoke Rut

Everyone's got a favorite.​Last week I made a vow to broaden my horizons and punch up my arsenal with songs beyond of my Classic Rock/80's comfort zone. The first step was to hike up the music intake so I listened to the Sirius 90s channel all week. I know just as much music from this era as I ... More >>

Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival: Are We Bears or Are We Samanthas?

Everyone's got a favorite.​Last week I made a vow to broaden my horizons and punch up my arsenal with songs beyond of my Classic Rock/80's comfort zone. The first step was to hike up the music intake so I listened to the Sirius 90s channel all week. I know just as much music from this era as I ... More >>

"The 100 Greatest Cult Restaurants In America": And Now, An Excuse For Some Arguing

Doe's in Little Rock: Not on the list​While perusing eater.com this morning looking for news about Food Network powerhouse Sandra Lee's ascent to (sorta) First Lady of the State of New York (she's the girlfriend of Andrew Cuomo, and Cuomo just got elected Governor), I happened to run across so ... More >>

San Francisco to Propose Ban on Circumcisions

​When we last checked in on our brethren by the Bay, San Francisco had just voted to forbid fast food joints from putting toys in kids meals. Thankfully, the city isn't only about depriving children of items, it also wants to ensure that kids are able to keep certain things--mainly their fores ... More >>

The Four Loko Chronicles: Now It's a "Public Health Concern," According to the FDA

Now you see it...​On Monday, the makers of Four Loko (Phusion Projects, LLC) announced that they would be removing the caffeine from their products sold in New York State, ahead of a ban set to go into effect in the coming weeks. Yesterday, the FDA announced that it would likely be handing dow ... More >>

Win a Pair of Tickets to See the Books at Neumos This Saturday

​New Yorkers Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto of the Books have become somewhat legendary for creating their own genre of music, combining speech clips, samples, visual pastiches, and live vocals, guitar and cello. I saw them play the Triple Door late last year and it was extremely trippy in all ... More >>

Four Loko Fallout: Just When You Thought It Was Over...

​This whole alcoholic energy drink thing is like the story that will not die. Following the Washington State ban, the New York State ban, the other state bans, the call for a national ban, and the FDA declaring Four Loko and other "energy beers" a "public health concern" (kind of like herpes o ... More >>

Music's 13 Fiercest Females to Stop in Seattle in 2010

Rock and pop music both have their fair shares of celebrity females -- big names, superstars, and super divas. The music scene would be flat-out boring if it was left to the boys. 2010 wasn't any exception -- but while Lilith Fair was canceling shows and Miley was sucking down bong hits, these thirt ... More >>

More Starbucks News: Maybe This Was The Inspiration For The New Via Promotion...

Photo courtesy eater.com​ So earlier today, I wrote about Starbucks rolling out a "you'll love us, or else" promotion for Via, their new magically non-instant instant coffee. And then, I bop on over to Eater.com, and what do I see? This lovely bit of advertising jujitsu being pulled by Coke, ... More >>

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 >>

No Bride Deserves to Wind Up on Tosh.0

​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 >>

Christina Tosi's Momofuku Milk Bar Recipes Have to Pass The "Snack Test"

​The story of Christina Tosi's "crack pie," a bestseller at the Momofuku restaurants in Manhattan, is indicative of the cooking style in the Milk Bar kitchen. Tosi and her staff are constantly taking risks and trying new things. They have an in-house tasting panel at their daily staff meal. Th ... More >>

The Best Cookbooks of 2011

A few of my favorite cookbooks from 2011. Some are missing because I've loaned them out and people refuse to give them back. ​It's been just over a year since we began the Cooking the Books column and it's been quite a year for cookbooks. Luminaries such as Jacques Pepin, Paula Wolfert and Mic ... More >>

Man on a Ledge: Just Jump Already!

A few of my favorite cookbooks from 2011. Some are missing because I've loaned them out and people refuse to give them back. ​It's been just over a year since we began the Cooking the Books column and it's been quite a year for cookbooks. Luminaries such as Jacques Pepin, Paula Wolfert and Mic ... More >>