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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey: The Hand Beneath the Muppet's Butt

"Occupy" Facebook Supporters: Seattle (20,000 ) Loses to Sesame Street (35,000 ), But Beats Bellevue (1)

​In an extremely unscientific survey of "Occupy" Facebook groups conducted yesterday by Seattle Weekly, Seattle, the nation's 23rd largest city, has the fifth-largest number of virtual supporters in the country. "Occupy Bellevue," on the other hand, has only one. Renton has two. We strongly ... More >>

The Last Circus

​In an extremely unscientific survey of "Occupy" Facebook groups conducted yesterday by Seattle Weekly, Seattle, the nation's 23rd largest city, has the fifth-largest number of virtual supporters in the country. "Occupy Bellevue," on the other hand, has only one. Renton has two. We strongly ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

​In an extremely unscientific survey of "Occupy" Facebook groups conducted yesterday by Seattle Weekly, Seattle, the nation's 23rd largest city, has the fifth-largest number of virtual supporters in the country. "Occupy Bellevue," on the other hand, has only one. Renton has two. We strongly ... More >>

Donovan Hohn

​In an extremely unscientific survey of "Occupy" Facebook groups conducted yesterday by Seattle Weekly, Seattle, the nation's 23rd largest city, has the fifth-largest number of virtual supporters in the country. "Occupy Bellevue," on the other hand, has only one. Renton has two. We strongly ... More >>

The Top 10 Oscar-Worthy Musical Experiences

Lisssssst by Gwendolyn Elliott As Oscar season approaches, we thought it'd be prudent to offer a Oscar-worthy list of our own. Not our predictions or wish-lists for the Academy Awards--and definitely not limited to 2010--but a list of the top 10 scenes, snippets, movies, and videos of music-relat ... More >>

¡Ask a Mexican!

Never afraid to llorar y llorar.

Share the Music

Never afraid to llorar y llorar.

Baby Talk With Babypants

Chris Ballew dispenses advice on poo, parenting, and other newborn topics.

Parenting Advice From PUSA's Chris Ballew, AKA Caspar Babypants: Poo, Baby Bjorns, Early Mornings, and Getting Pregnant

Caspar Babypants plays SW's REVERB Local Music Festival at 3 p.m., Saturday, at the Salmon Bay Eagles in Ballard.​I'm still somewhere between three hours and three weeks from officially being a father, but I feel qualified to provide the following observations: 1. The most asinine "debate" h ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

Caspar Babypants plays SW's REVERB Local Music Festival at 3 p.m., Saturday, at the Salmon Bay Eagles in Ballard.​I'm still somewhere between three hours and three weeks from officially being a father, but I feel qualified to provide the following observations: 1. The most asinine "debate" h ... More >>

In the Heights

Caspar Babypants plays SW's REVERB Local Music Festival at 3 p.m., Saturday, at the Salmon Bay Eagles in Ballard.​I'm still somewhere between three hours and three weeks from officially being a father, but I feel qualified to provide the following observations: 1. The most asinine "debate" h ... More >>

Tea Party Supporters Hate Gay Marriage (Duh)

Teabaggers would prefer you not bring "Sesame Street" into this.​After months of careful study and excavation, the nation's best political anthropologists have discovered that Tea Party supporters are, by and large, older, richer, whiter and more conservative than your average American. And gu ... More >>

Wanted: Petite Elmo Mascot for Children's Museum

"It's me, Elmo! The Sesame Street character who'll ensure you'll be able to pay your Comcast bill this month!"​The only thing worse than trying to find a job is trying to find a job during a recession. To that end, we present Wanted: A weekly look at the weirdest ways to pay the bills in Twent ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, Aerosmith, and Other Notes From the Grave

-- Rolling Stone: Sesame Street is 40. Here's a bunch of classic music moments from Johnny Cash to Michael Jackson. -- Three Imaginary Girls: Devo: still spinning minds 29 years later -- Pitchfork digs Nirvana's Bleach reissue: "It's a testament to both Endino's live-in-the-room production style ... More >>

Drinking With Politicians (And Is Dow Constantine Stepping Out on Mike McGinn?)

Like watching politicos do shots? Hit the election parties tomorrow night!​Mail-in ballots are pouring in to the King County Elections office. (Get yours post-marked by tomorrow if you want it to count!) So far, the office has received about 20 percent of the ballots that went out here in Seat ... More >>

REVERB Lineup: Salmon Bay Eagles

Visqueen, Thee Emergency, Cute Lepers, and more.

I've Been Listening to......

Chromeo, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Flo Rida Guest author Strummer LaVassar As punishment for ruining morning snuggle time (for you non-breeders, it's the hour between 6:30 and 7:30 in the a.m. when the 'rents are still sleepy and I get to hang in the big bed and watch Sesame Street) by ... More >>

The Saturday Knights Video Premier -- "Count it Off"

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a cool film screening and music video debut at the Northwest Film Forum. I showed up at the last minute after getting the word that local party rappers the Saturday Knights were premiering a new video and I wanted to check it out. I had no idea what to ex ... More >>

Once More for the People in the Cheap Seats: Yo Yo Ma and Co.

Like many children in the 1980s, the characters on Sesame Street felt almost like family. And in 1989, four days after my ninth birthday, I plopped down to watch as usual. The episode had something to do with a turtle being afraid of Barkley, the giant dog that chased the kids around in the opening ... More >>

Detroit Blues

An inner-city oil well’s the MacGuffin in a political polemic. Also: PNB’s “New Works” and So Many Words.

The Host

An inner-city oil well’s the MacGuffin in a political polemic. Also: PNB’s “New Works” and So Many Words.

A Terrorist’s Worst Enemies: Morissette, Oberst, and Mick Fleetwood

If the CIA’s going to break the bad guys, they’re going to have to turn up the pain.

The Air Is Sweet

And the sex jokes are hilarious, on Avenue Q.

The Air Is Sweet

And the sex jokes are hilarious, on Avenue Q.

Avenue Q

And the sex jokes are hilarious, on Avenue Q.

Earth

Saturday, December 1

Sonic Boom Records: No-Fi Soul Rebellion, T.V. Coahran, Bird Language ...

Saturday, December 1

Last Night: The Books and Todd Reynolds at Neumos

Saturday, December 1

What The Kids are Watching

Saturday, December 1

Schooling the District

Can a Microsoft millionaire cut through Seattle Schools' poisonous racial politics?

Sept. 20-27, 2006

The Bad Brains, I-horror, the final spawn of Project Greenlight, and a rare old family film from Jacques Tourneur.

SIFF News, Picks, and Pans

The Bad Brains, I-horror, the final spawn of Project Greenlight, and a rare old family film from Jacques Tourneur.

Buster-gate

The Bad Brains, I-horror, the final spawn of Project Greenlight, and a rare old family film from Jacques Tourneur.

God, Not Again

The Bad Brains, I-horror, the final spawn of Project Greenlight, and a rare old family film from Jacques Tourneur.

Taking Tiger Mountain

Neko Case roams the country.

One Piece at a Time

Cuckoo in a little while.

Toys R Tech

In 2002, 'smart' and 'multimedia' are givens.

Karma-Covered Apple

The Weekly's intrepid correspondent gets a N.Y.C.- sized dose of weird Halloween vibes and music industry hoo-ha at CMJ 2002.

Curious George

The Weekly's intrepid correspondent gets a N.Y.C.- sized dose of weird Halloween vibes and music industry hoo-ha at CMJ 2002.

Have a Holly Jolly XXXmas

Giving the gift of naughtiness.

I'll take a Manhattan

A soothing amber drink for a patriot or a paterfamilias.

Days of our nights

A soothing amber drink for a patriot or a paterfamilias.

CD Reviews

A soothing amber drink for a patriot or a paterfamilias.

Big daddy

Just in time for Father's Day, a writer contemplates his child-free existence by adopting five for a day.

Snap, crackle, what?

Minimalist electronic music creeps in from the fringes.

Seattle pays for 'Rent'

All dialogue guaranteed to be completely imaginary—but true.

Animals must die

All dialogue guaranteed to be completely imaginary—but true.

Wiggle off to Bellevue

All dialogue guaranteed to be completely imaginary—but true.