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Music
May 9, 2012
Seven Nights of Shows
Laura Veirs, E-40, that guy from the Posies, and more.
Music
April 11, 2012
7 Nights: The Daily Rundown
Nightly offerings from Social Distortion, Rachel Mae, and other heavy hitters.
Blogs
July 15, 2011
Too Good To Be True? "Free Marijuana" Signs Spotted in Seattle
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That timeless axiom has never been truer than in the case of a series of blue handbills plastered around the city trumpeting "Free Marijuana" for anyone who dials a 1-800 number and leaves a message.
Blogs
June 16, 2011
Bill Foege, Vashon Resident and Former CDC Director, Explains How He Eradicated Smallpox
One of the ironies of the local anti-vaccine movement, profiled in this week's cover story, is that it has flourished in the very region that has drawn some of the most famous immunologists in the world. That's due largely to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which for years has been fun ... More >>
Music
May 4, 2011
Fretboard Journal's $13 Question
Why readers gladly fork out for the glossy, geeky guitar magazine.
Blogs
May 3, 2011
Through @ 2: It's Not Me, It's U: Seattle's Most Un-Googleable Band on Auras and Anonymity
The Situation On a recent Monday evening, I'm having cocktails at Sun Liquor on Capitol Hill with Travis Coster and Jeff Johnson of the experimental noise duo U. Johnson wears a collared shirt and has nicely combed hair. He works as a computer programmer, and, as his bandmate puts it, "is goo ... More >>
Diversions
April 20, 2011
Ask a Mexican!
The Situation On a recent Monday evening, I'm having cocktails at Sun Liquor on Capitol Hill with Travis Coster and Jeff Johnson of the experimental noise duo U. Johnson wears a collared shirt and has nicely combed hair. He works as a computer programmer, and, as his bandmate puts it, "is goo ... 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
January 31, 2011
Bill Gates Asks Government to Aid His Foundation's Vaccine Cause, End Polio
Charities and foundations typically step in to do the work governments can't or won't do. But billionaire Bill Gates thinks "rich world" nations could do much better. Most foreign aid comes to about one percent of a country's budget--as it does in the U.S.- and in his annual letter issued tod ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2010
Tina Michele Sammons Is The Latest in a String of Accused Canadian Cancer-Fakers
If there is any surer way to guarantee that karma will come back around to kill you than faking a cancer diagnosis, we'd love to hear it. Or better yet, the four people in one month who have now allegedly faked the Big C in Canada would love to hear it, because they're apparently big fans of ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2010
Tonight: Chromeo at the Showbox, The B-52's Blondie at Chateau Ste Michelle, Nneka at the Crocodile
Angela BoatwrightChromeo, with Holy Ghost!, Telephoned. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. Sold out. All ages. Hall & Oates are very much alive, but should they perish in a jet skiing accident or fall down a well, the heir to their throne just may be Montreal's Chromeo. ... More >>
Calendar
August 11, 2010
Nneka
Angela BoatwrightChromeo, with Holy Ghost!, Telephoned. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. Sold out. All ages. Hall & Oates are very much alive, but should they perish in a jet skiing accident or fall down a well, the heir to their throne just may be Montreal's Chromeo. ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2010
Tonight: I See Hawks In L.A. at the Sunset, Femi Kuti at Showbox at the Market
I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Femi Kuti
I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>
Arts
April 14, 2010
How Not to Cheer Up a Cancer Patient
I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>
Calendar
March 10, 2010
Ted Conover
I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>
Blogs
February 12, 2010
How Not to Get Selected for Jury Duty, Part II
Where many are called, few citizens actually want to serve.Last December, our Mike Seely enumerated six ways to get off jury duty. All pretty funny, but maybe not so ethical. Having just dodged the bullet of a five-week criminal trial in King County Superior Court, I can add a a half-dozen mo ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2009
Free Showing Today: I Speak Soccer
There's no shortage of things to do today if you're looking to get out of the house--for example there's Hempfest at Myrtle Edwards, a Mariners/Yankees game at Safeco Field, The Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs, and a "slickly entertaining" documentary about industrial design at the Northwest ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2009
Barack Obama and the Original First Black President
Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly.The message of President Obama's speech in Africa was simple: Civil disorder is bad for business. But it's not about business as usual in a chaotic Africa--he spoke of good governance that broadens prosperity. The president gave his add ... More >>
Film
June 24, 2009
PICK Nollywood Babylon: Filmmaking on the Streets of Lagos
Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly.The message of President Obama's speech in Africa was simple: Civil disorder is bad for business. But it's not about business as usual in a chaotic Africa--he spoke of good governance that broadens prosperity. The president gave his add ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2009
STIFF Review: I Speak Soccer
While everybody flocks to SIFF, there's another film festival going on in town. STIFF (Seattle's True Independent Film Festival) features all sorts of good stuff--including the festival's opener, I Speak Soccer: A Documentary About the International Language of Pickup, written, directed, and edited ... More >>
Calendar
June 3, 2009
Aftermath Quintet
Saturday, June 6
Calendar
April 29, 2009
AfterMath
Saturday, May 9
Music
December 17, 2008
Indie Rock Didn’t Lose Its Soul in 2008
But it did visit Africa.
Music
September 3, 2008
Raiders of Lost Art
A fresh wave of globally minded music Web sites will broaden your horizons.
Calendar
June 25, 2008
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
Saturday, June 28
Blogs
April 25, 2008
A New Twist on the Nigerian Banking Email Scam
Saturday, June 28
Arts
March 12, 2008
America Has Never Taken Particularly Well to Political Theater
But we've got two chances to see it done well.
Music
December 12, 2007
Sublime Frequencies Carries the World’s Music Across the Critical Divide
Brazilian gang funk, Arab dance jams, and African acid rock.
Calendar
August 15, 2007
West African Music Festival
Festival
Film
October 11, 2006
Oct. 13-19, 2006
Hedwig, depressed Swedes, and a wandering Dutch architect in Africa.
Diversions
August 2, 2006
Hidmo
Best Venue for Live African Music
Music
June 14, 2006
Brave New World
Amadou & Mariam's modern inspirations.
Film
March 15, 2006
Gavin Hood
Before the Oscars, this Tsotsi director was ready to seize the stage.
Food
April 6, 2005
East Beats West?
Before the Oscars, this Tsotsi director was ready to seize the stage.
Food
April 21, 2004
Capitol Hill
Before the Oscars, this Tsotsi director was ready to seize the stage.
Arts
February 25, 2004
This Week's Reads
Starbuck O'Dwyer, Anthony B. Chan, Chris Abani, Jennifer Vogel, and Dean King.
News
January 28, 2004
Conned by a Clich退
A local man is duped by that Nigerian spam scam.
Film
July 30, 2003
Dirty Pretty Things: Stephen Frears' Hotel Thriller
Amélie's in trouble, but Stephen Frears has found just the guy to save her in this satisfying little crime flick.
Film
March 5, 2003
Amandla!, Bringing Down the House, and More
Also: <>Open Hearts, Tears of the Sun, and The Safety of Objects.
Music
January 1, 2003
Tribute/Comp of the Year
Red Hot + Riot: Capturing the music and spirit of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
Arts
June 12, 2002
My World Cup all-nighter
An odyssey across town and time zones.
Arts
June 14, 2000
Art for protest's sake
The Battle in Seattle lives on at the intersection of politics and art.
Arts
May 24, 2000
Riding the current
The harsh social and political realities behind Africa's heavenly rhythms.
Music
December 8, 1999
And the Beats Goes On...
Rediscover the sounds of Africa.
News
May 19, 1999
Hostel intentions
The art of slacking in Seattle, as practiced by twentysomething foreign visitors
News
March 17, 1999
Gates2
'Encarta Africana' stirs the mind and heart.
News
December 30, 1998
Childproof Seattle
'Encarta Africana' stirs the mind and heart.
Food
February 18, 1998
Senegal to Seattle
'Encarta Africana' stirs the mind and heart.
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