Scandals

Bernie: Jack Black in a True-Life Texas Crime Story

On Trial: Five Other Things John Edwards Was Completely Unaware of

Those following national headlines are well aware that former Democratic Presidential candidate and all-around swell guy John Edwards is on trial in North Carolina, accused of violating campaign finance laws by allegedly failing to report roughly $1 million in payments to his former aide Andrew Youn ... More >>

Seattle Times, The Stranger Win 2012 Pulitzers

You read that right. The Seattle Times won its 9th Pulitzer Prize today, sharing the Investigative Reporting Prize with The Associated Press. And The Stranger won its first, for Feature Writing, for what the judges called Eli Sanders' "haunting story" of Jennifer Hopper, "who survived a brutal attac ... More >>

Neither Tower Heist Nor Bernard's Pretzels Are Worth Choking Someone Over

The Dinner: Pretzels, mustard and a pint of Weihenstephan at Bernard's on Seneca. The Movie: Tower Heist at Regal Meridian 16 in Downtown Seattle. The Screenplate: In Tower Heist, Eddie Murphy, acting somewhat like his old SNL character in Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood, coins the term "niglet" when ... More >>

Aaron Reardon Tax-Funded-Mistress Fallout: Reardon Hedges, GOP Pounces, Dems Sweat

​One day after we revealed damning details in an alleged scandal between newly-reelected Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon and a long-term mistress, the sources in this tale have had a chance to respond.

Tower Heist: This All-Star Heist Flick Actually Ain't Bad

​One day after we revealed damning details in an alleged scandal between newly-reelected Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon and a long-term mistress, the sources in this tale have had a chance to respond.

Anthony Weiner Says He'll Resign; Seattle Twitter Pal Gennette Cordova Closes Account

Weinergate Logo​What began as a supposed prank Tweet to a Seattle college student has now led to the pending resignation of New York congressman Anthony Weiner, according to media reports from the East. The New York Times and ABC News say Weiner is telling friends he is stepping down today. He ... More >>

Ted Danson's Sea Change

The Cheers star's ocean-sized obsession.

Northwest Jesuits Settle Massive Sexual Abuse Lawsuit for $166 Million

​For more than 30 years from the 1950s through the 1980s, priests at Jesuit schools, churches, and missions molested children in the Pacific Northwest's poorest communities. And after settling hundreds of cases for around $55 million, but still facing hundreds more, the Oregon Province of the ... More >>

Randy Quaid Performs "Star Whackers" Song in Vancouver, B.C., and Is Still Crazier Than Charlie Sheen (VIDEO)

​Sure, Charlie Sheen is most likely losing what's left of his mind. But his brand of crazy is somehow charming and often lovable. Actor Randy Quaid's style of insanity, by comparison, makes Sheen seem like he just has a minor case of mood swings. Why, just this weekend he was in Vancouver, B.C ... More >>

What Do You Do When Hubby's on the Junk?

​Sure, Charlie Sheen is most likely losing what's left of his mind. But his brand of crazy is somehow charming and often lovable. Actor Randy Quaid's style of insanity, by comparison, makes Sheen seem like he just has a minor case of mood swings. Why, just this weekend he was in Vancouver, B.C ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan's Shelved Comeback Album Was Not--I Repeat, Not--Written By Khaela Maricich

​There are many ways to win the affection of your readers. Confessing to them that you're a fool is not one of them. Wait, did I say "fool"? That's not harsh enough. Because not only am I a fool, I'm also an easily manipulated, anxious to be deceived, tapioca-brained boob. One time, when I ... More >>

Mike Herrera

​There are many ways to win the affection of your readers. Confessing to them that you're a fool is not one of them. Wait, did I say "fool"? That's not harsh enough. Because not only am I a fool, I'm also an easily manipulated, anxious to be deceived, tapioca-brained boob. One time, when I ... More >>

What Phil Spector's Candor Says About the Standard, Sanitized Version of Rock History

John Roderick is the singer and songwriter responsible for Seattle's the Long Winters. His column appears on Reverb every Tuesday.​I recently saw The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector, a documentary about the great producer, at the Northwest Film Forum. Filmed right before Spector's (first ... More >>

Today Reverb Recommends Catching The Agony and The Ecstasy of Phil Spector On Its Last Night at Northwest Film Forum

​"I have devils inside that fight me," reads the epigram that begins Vikram Jayanti's documentary, The Agony and The Ecstasy of Phil Spector. "And I'm my own worst enemy." It is, of course, a quote from Spector himself, and it's a quote that aptly represents his ghoulish public reputation -- P ... More >>

Today in Sex: John Edwards is the Most Loathed Man in America Today

​With the death of his estranged wife Elizabeth yesterday, the nation was once again reminded that John Edwards is a steaming chunk of rancid turdmeat. I mean, it's one thing to cheat on your wife—it's quite another to fuck around and father a child while that wife is undergoing treatment ... More >>

Fantasy Voter Fraud

How do you frighten voters into believing undocumented immigrants can steal elections, even though there's no such evidence?

Opening Nights: The Scarlet Letter

Intiman adds Pearls, drains excitement from Hawthorne's classic.

Sara Marcus

Intiman adds Pearls, drains excitement from Hawthorne's classic.

An Abuse Network Raises Questions About Seattle's New Archbishop

Did J. Peter Sartain let a porn priest slide in Illinois?

J. Peter Sartain, New Seattle Archbishop, Gets Caught Up in Priest Abuse Scandal

​Last week, a Chicago-area bishop named J. Peter Sartain took the helm of Seattle's Archdiocese. After Sartain's first news conference here, The Seattle Times lauded his ability to memorize everybody's name in the room and described his reputation as "brilliant yet very approachable." A gro ... More >>

Today in Sex: Too Broke to Break Up?

​Earlier this week we learned that the downturn in the economy means fewer people are choosing to unleash their hellspawn into the world. Now comes news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that the divorce rate is at its lowest rate since the 1970s. Can we just pause for a min ... More >>

Today in Sex: John Edwards Needs to Show Us His Wiener

​Paris Hilton let us see hers, and Kim Kardashian's filmed sex romp with Ray J pretty much made her career (and launched her sisters' as well). Yet pretty little prude John Edwards doesn't want us, the American viewing public, to even see his videotaped deposition about his own sexxy DVD. The ... More >>

Attention Washington: Your Politicians Are Boring

​Hey, Washington voters: you're getting screwed! Not because your politicians (or the people who want to be your politicians) are pissing away money or dedicating post offices when they should be passing laws. No, you're getting screwed because your politicians are boring. And since politics, ... More >>

GodheadSilo Meets Logan's Run

GodheadSilo were a briefly lived, ton-of-bricks duo from Fargo, North Dakota that were highly influential on Northwest bands (they would later go on to work with Murder City Devil leader Spencer Moody, among other collaborators). Logan's Run is a dystopia-driven, sci-fi classic film from the '70s, a ... More >>

Dwele

GodheadSilo were a briefly lived, ton-of-bricks duo from Fargo, North Dakota that were highly influential on Northwest bands (they would later go on to work with Murder City Devil leader Spencer Moody, among other collaborators). Logan's Run is a dystopia-driven, sci-fi classic film from the '70s, a ... More >>

Al Gore's Sex Scandal, Now On Video

​Al Gore's four-year-old sex scandal has more questions than answers. Why would the Portland masseuse making the accusations wait two years to report them and then change her story? If Gore attacked her the way she said he did, why haven't police pressed charges? And could anyone really keep a ... More >>

Carrie

​Al Gore's four-year-old sex scandal has more questions than answers. Why would the Portland masseuse making the accusations wait two years to report them and then change her story? If Gore attacked her the way she said he did, why haven't police pressed charges? And could anyone really keep a ... More >>

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

​Al Gore's four-year-old sex scandal has more questions than answers. Why would the Portland masseuse making the accusations wait two years to report them and then change her story? If Gore attacked her the way she said he did, why haven't police pressed charges? And could anyone really keep a ... More >>

Dinner & a Movie: Don't Judge Tina Fey Edition

​ The Dinner: Almond Crusted Trout and an ESB at McCormick & Schmick's (1103 First Ave.). The Movie: Date Night, at Meridian (1501 Seventh Ave). The Screenplate: Given the success of 30 Rock for Tina Fey, and the acclaim for The Office for Steve Carrel, it's a little hard to understand why t ... More >>

Q&A: Spoon's Britt Daniel on Religion, Coffee, and The Drudge Report

"I watch a lot of Fox News."

Q&A: Spoon's Britt Daniel On Religion, Starbucks, and the Drudge Report

Autumn De WildeSpoon--featuring Britt Daniel, top left--plays The Moore on Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10.​Spoon played the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago last week, a place frontman Britt Daniel says is one of the most beautiful and ornate rooms his band has ever played in. It also boasts ... More >>

The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

Autumn De WildeSpoon--featuring Britt Daniel, top left--plays The Moore on Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10.​Spoon played the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago last week, a place frontman Britt Daniel says is one of the most beautiful and ornate rooms his band has ever played in. It also boasts ... More >>

The Runaways: Top Five Scenes Starring Dakota Fanning Behaving Badly

Ch- ch- ch- ch- ch- cherry bomb!​Can you believe Dakota Fanning is 16? She's permanently etched in most people's minds as the cute kid with the toothy grin in movies like I Am Sam and Charlotte's Web. But she seems determined as of late to shed her wholesome image and show she can handle more ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Sunny Day Real Estate, Bonnaroo, Pink Floyd, Weezy

​Spin: Sunny Day Real Estate, in its original lineup, will record a new record this year! Rolling Stone: Bonnaroo 2010 will be headlined by Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon... and Conan O'Brien. NYT: Pink Floyd wins lawsuit against EMI. Yahoo: Lil Wayne finally begin ... More >>

Tiger Woods and PETA: The Big Breakup

Tiger and his alleged mistresses. I'm already humming the Brady Bunch theme in my head​I have got a lot of problems with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Aside from the fact that I simply disagree with them on almost every key issue in their agenda, I think they are a bunch of ... More >>

Burn After Reading

Tiger and his alleged mistresses. I'm already humming the Brady Bunch theme in my head​I have got a lot of problems with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Aside from the fact that I simply disagree with them on almost every key issue in their agenda, I think they are a bunch of ... More >>

Lethal Weapon

Tiger and his alleged mistresses. I'm already humming the Brady Bunch theme in my head​I have got a lot of problems with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Aside from the fact that I simply disagree with them on almost every key issue in their agenda, I think they are a bunch of ... More >>

Downhill Racer

Tiger and his alleged mistresses. I'm already humming the Brady Bunch theme in my head​I have got a lot of problems with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Aside from the fact that I simply disagree with them on almost every key issue in their agenda, I think they are a bunch of ... More >>

Mad Rad’s Trouble-Making Hipster-Hop

Do we really want this quartet to behave?

Carrie

Do we really want this quartet to behave?

Bottle Rocket

Do we really want this quartet to behave?

Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary

Do we really want this quartet to behave?

One Man's Brutal Encounter With Sexual Abuse In the Mormon Church

Transgressions involving Mormons, Scouts, and children remain a well-kept secret.

Zodiac: The Type-A Killer

David Fincher's masterful OCD period thriller.

Reclaiming the Red States

Garrison Keillor argues that old-school civics holds the future of the Democratic Party.