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Salman Rushdie

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    On Dude York's Joyfully Raucous Satanic Vs. EP

    ​Yesterday Dude York--the local trio of Peter Richards, Andrew Hall, and Alex Cassidy--dropped a four-song EP called Satanic Vs., the follow-up to their Gangs of Dude York full-length. Satanic Vs. isn't quite as sinister as its title may imply--the name is a reference to this one time that Ric ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Was Ayatollah Khomeini a State Sponsor of Terrorism? Does the Pope Shit in the Woods?

    ​In 1989, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, pledged $5.2 million for the murder of author Salman Rushdie, also calling for the death of anyone involved in publishing his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. "I call on all zealous Muslims to execute them quickly, whe ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 16, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

    ​In 1989, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, pledged $5.2 million for the murder of author Salman Rushdie, also calling for the death of anyone involved in publishing his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. "I call on all zealous Muslims to execute them quickly, whe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2010

    Christopher Hitchens

    ​In 1989, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, pledged $5.2 million for the murder of author Salman Rushdie, also calling for the death of anyone involved in publishing his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. "I call on all zealous Muslims to execute them quickly, whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Mos Def: "I'm Not Wearing an Al-Qaeda T-Shirt!"

    Despite my love for Mos Def, when I heard that he was performing at Sasquatch, I thought it worth re-posting an excerpt of a late-March episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" that doesn't make him look good. The clip available below features a panel discussion with Mos, Salman Rushdie, and Chr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2008

    Steven Johnson

    Despite my love for Mos Def, when I heard that he was performing at Sasquatch, I thought it worth re-posting an excerpt of a late-March episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" that doesn't make him look good. The clip available below features a panel discussion with Mos, Salman Rushdie, and Chr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2008

    Salman Rushdie

    Despite my love for Mos Def, when I heard that he was performing at Sasquatch, I thought it worth re-posting an excerpt of a late-March episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" that doesn't make him look good. The clip available below features a panel discussion with Mos, Salman Rushdie, and Chr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2008

    Slush Pile! Godless Heathen Edition

    Despite my love for Mos Def, when I heard that he was performing at Sasquatch, I thought it worth re-posting an excerpt of a late-March episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" that doesn't make him look good. The clip available below features a panel discussion with Mos, Salman Rushdie, and Chr ... More >>

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    October 10, 2007

    Orhan Pamuk

    An author sings his nation’s history and pricks its conscience

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    November 26, 2003

    When Freedom Is Academic

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

  • Arts

    April 30, 2003

    This Week's Reads

    Ian Jack, Simon Winchester, and Diana Abu-Jaber.

  • Music

    April 16, 2003

    Week of Dehydration

    Kung Fu cover boy Lou Reed, N.Y.C. rocks, and more.

  • Arts

    January 1, 2003

    Please Post, Posthaste

    Kung Fu cover boy Lou Reed, N.Y.C. rocks, and more.

  • Arts

    November 6, 2002

    Teeth Marks

    A review of the reviews of The Autograph Man.

  • Arts

    October 2, 2002

    Fatwa Fever

    A review of the reviews of The Autograph Man.

  • Arts

    September 4, 2002

    Lit Clique

    The five women behind Seattle Arts & Lectures are smart, young, and in love with Ira Glass.

  • Arts

    July 17, 2002

    The Biggest Snob of Them All

    A highfalutin review of a book about snobbery (see footnotes).

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    October 31, 2001

    Oprah's outcasts

    What does it take to get booted off her couch?

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    August 22, 2001

    Fall Arts Events

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    August 22, 2001

    Books

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    May 31, 2000

    The Blue Bedspread

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    March 15, 2000

    Male order

    Because sometimes a guy's wardrobe needs a woman's touch.

  • Arts

    July 7, 1999

    All Booked Up

    Local bookstore gurus offer summer reading recommendations.

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    June 2, 1999

    Weathering the Storms of Life

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

  • Film

    April 21, 1999

    Survival of the wired

    David Cronenberg on 'living animal pod module game-playing things' and other matters.

  • Arts

    March 3, 1999

    Books Quarterly: Liar! Swine! Pervert! And Other Terms of Endearment

    This season's literary brawls extend a proud tradition.

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