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Pakistan

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Did You Know Seattle Police Have A Flying Surveillance Drone?

    Flying drones have become commonplace in the skies of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia, but now domesticated drones are starting to fill American skies. Seattle Police are among the first departments in the nation to use the high-tech surveillance tool only recently considered science fictio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Paul Simon's 'Getting Ready For Christmas Day'

    Paul Simon's "Getting Ready For Christmas Day" -- from So Beautiful or So What, one of my top albums of 2011 -- takes on special meaning this time of year, for obvious reasons. But it's also worth nothing that, thankfully, his "nephew" should be enjoying turkey dinner home with his family this yea ... More >>

  • Food

    September 14, 2011

    Afghan Cuisine's Thanksgiving Parallel

    The international language of leftovers.

  • Calendar

    April 20, 2011

    Kim Barker

    The international language of leftovers.

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2011

    Bhutto

    The international language of leftovers.

  • Arts

    March 2, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    The international language of leftovers.

  • Film

    March 2, 2011

    Bhutto: The Pakistani Politician's Tragic Life and Death

    The international language of leftovers.

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2011

    Humaira Abid

    The international language of leftovers.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Predator Drone Now Patrols U.S./Canadian Border

    ​Don't worry about the small, white aircraft flying around the U.S./Canadian border. It's just an unmanned predator drone. You know--the same robot aircraft that are currently raining death upon our enemies in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2010

    Madhur Jaffrey

    ​Don't worry about the small, white aircraft flying around the U.S./Canadian border. It's just an unmanned predator drone. You know--the same robot aircraft that are currently raining death upon our enemies in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Empathizing With "Draw Mohammed Day" Cartoonist's Stance Against Censorship

    ​Reader Luther Bissett responds to Molly Norris, "Draw Mohammed Day" Cartoonist, Didn't Mean to Start Controversy. "Though her attempt at satire was a bit misguided (and all too easy to take literally), I empathize with Molly's stance against censorship. She just should have realized that a d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Read It Or Repeat It

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​The more books about history I read, the more I see history repeating itself. I have been reading fiction as of late, but it's when I read good historical nonfiction t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Krist Novoselic: Rock & Roll Jihad, and the Unifying Power of Led Zeppelin

    Krist Novoselic's column on music and politics runs every Tuesday on Reverb. Check back on Friday when he writes about what he's been listening to.​Junoon--which in the Urdu language means passion--is the name of the Pakistani band led by Salman Ahmad. Ahmad's new autobiography, Rock & Roll Ji ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Health Care Scams Alive and Well in Washington

    We've all seen ads like this one. Usually they come on in the middle of the day, when only the unemployed, or those people sick enough to DVR "Judge Judy," are watching. Everything about the commercial screams "too good to be true." The greenscreened shot in front of the Capitol dome. The America ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2009

    Greg Mortenson

    We've all seen ads like this one. Usually they come on in the middle of the day, when only the unemployed, or those people sick enough to DVR "Judge Judy," are watching. Everything about the commercial screams "too good to be true." The greenscreened shot in front of the Capitol dome. The America ... More >>

  • Food

    December 2, 2009

    Legal Tandoor

    Garam Masala clears up America’s complex relationship with Indian food.

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2009

    Daniyal Mueenuddin

    Garam Masala clears up America’s complex relationship with Indian food.

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Anti-Obama Virus Hits Home

    Garam Masala clears up America’s complex relationship with Indian food.

  • Music

    July 30, 2008

    Super Furry Man-imal

    What your father won’t tell you about keeping a beard.

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2008

    Firewater

    Tuesday, June 3

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007
  • Film

    June 20, 2007
  • Blogs

    May 30, 2007

    The War Math

    Tuesday, June 3

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2007
  • Diversions

    August 9, 2006
  • Music

    June 14, 2006

    Brave New World

    Amadou & Mariam's modern inspirations.

  • Film

    May 17, 2006

    Britons Behind Bars

    Whether innocent or guilty, this arresting post-9/11 docudrama shows, one size of orange-jumpsuit justice fits all.

  • Arts

    February 1, 2006

    War Crimes in Crayola

    Children depict the atrocities of Darfur in crayon.

  • Film

    January 18, 2006

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    Opens Fri., Jan. 20, at Metro and Meridian

  • Diversions

    December 14, 2005

    Now More Than Ever

    Local and international charities need your help.

  • Arts

    June 22, 2005

    This Week's Reads

    James Frey and Amitava Kumar.

  • Film

    August 18, 2004

    We Don't Live Here Anymore

    Plus: The Clay Bird, Father and Son, My Sister Maria, Seducing Dr. Lewis, and Without a Paddle.

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Facing Our Losses - Afghanistan

    Washington's toll in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the War on Terror.

  • News

    November 26, 2003

    When Freedom Is Academic

    The postcolonial U.S. Congress wants a say in the curricula of postcolonial studies.

  • Diversions

    October 1, 2003

    Blood Bath

    The postcolonial U.S. Congress wants a say in the curricula of postcolonial studies.

  • Arts

    August 20, 2003

    Visual Arts Calendar

    The postcolonial U.S. Congress wants a say in the curricula of postcolonial studies.

  • Food

    August 13, 2003

    Beirut-Bombay Express

    Cedars plays the fusion card and takes the pot.

  • Arts

    August 13, 2003

    Visual Arts Calendar

    Cedars plays the fusion card and takes the pot.

  • Food

    June 25, 2003

    Food & Beverage News

    Cedars plays the fusion card and takes the pot.

  • Food

    June 25, 2003

    Con Fusion

    It all started with chop suey, and it hasn't stopped yet.

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Gorton Answers 9/11 Call

    The former senator says his big-time law practice won't be a conflict: 'I don't have a lot of clients.'

  • Diversions

    August 7, 2002

    The New Austerity

    SW's misery index for the formerly affluent Seattleite.

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    Thinking nuclear war

    SW's misery index for the formerly affluent Seattleite.

  • News

    September 26, 2001

    Breeding terror

    SW's misery index for the formerly affluent Seattleite.

  • News

    September 19, 2001

    Star wars battle

    Four experts debate missile defense.

  • Arts

    August 2, 2000

    Watered down

    It's precious, poetic, and essential—so why are we wasting it?

  • News

    January 19, 2000

    Shooting blanks

    It's precious, poetic, and essential—so why are we wasting it?

  • Arts

    June 2, 1999

    Weathering the Storms of Life

    Marianne Wiggins braves the elements, in life as in fiction.

  • News

    November 4, 1998

    Homing in on the roost

    Are American-made missiles destined to target American planes?

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