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South Africa

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Cannatonics for the Chronic

    The 1930s-nostalgia, apothecary-themed décor of Cannatonics makes it one of the most visually charming access points I've ever visited.

  • Calendar

    February 29, 2012

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo

    The 1930s-nostalgia, apothecary-themed décor of Cannatonics makes it one of the most visually charming access points I've ever visited.

  • Music

    February 15, 2012

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    The 1930s-nostalgia, apothecary-themed décor of Cannatonics makes it one of the most visually charming access points I've ever visited.

  • Calendar

    February 15, 2012

    Die Antwoord

    The 1930s-nostalgia, apothecary-themed décor of Cannatonics makes it one of the most visually charming access points I've ever visited.

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Spoek Mathambo's Debut Sub Pop LP Is Certainly Futuristic, But Doesn't Try to Black Up

    Spoek Mathambo Father Creeper 3/13, Sub Pop It's hard to listen to Spoek Mathambo's music without being reminded of his Sub Pop labelmate Shabazz Palaces. The South African rapper/producer back signed to the label just a few days before the release of Shabazz Palaces' much-lauded Black Up, and both ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Let's Head South, Where It's Warm, To Drink Herding Cats

    Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHE ARTdept.​Hey fellow lushes! Are you sick of Snowpocolypse yet? I've been holed up for days and I cannot help myself from gorging on the incessant TV coverage of Snowmaggedeon. Make it stop!! That's why The Wino's flying south -- in an armchair travel kind of ... More >>

  • Film

    August 17, 2011

    Life, Above All: A Plucky 12-Year-Old Heroine in South Africa

    Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHE ARTdept.​Hey fellow lushes! Are you sick of Snowpocolypse yet? I've been holed up for days and I cannot help myself from gorging on the incessant TV coverage of Snowmaggedeon. Make it stop!! That's why The Wino's flying south -- in an armchair travel kind of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Sub Pop Signs South African Artist Spoek Mathambo, Continues Campaign to Black Up

    Pretty hard to front on the above electro-goth dub of Joy Division's "She's Lost Control Again" and its accompanying, pointedly black-and-white, epileptically vibrating video. And news today is that Sub Pop has signed the South African artist behind that clip and the 2011 album Mshini Wam in what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Nick Risinger, Seattle Astronomy Hobbyist, Takes Greatest Night Sky Photo Ever

    ​It took Seattle resident Nick Risinger more than a year and 60,000 miles of travel over the United States and South Africa to capture the 37,000 photographs that went into a single interactive image that you'll see part of on the following page.

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2011

    District 9

    ​It took Seattle resident Nick Risinger more than a year and 60,000 miles of travel over the United States and South Africa to capture the 37,000 photographs that went into a single interactive image that you'll see part of on the following page.

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2011

    Civil Twilight

    ​It took Seattle resident Nick Risinger more than a year and 60,000 miles of travel over the United States and South Africa to capture the 37,000 photographs that went into a single interactive image that you'll see part of on the following page.

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Through @ 2: Buffalo Trace, Bunny Chow & Bobotie with Koko & The Sweetmeats

    ​The situation It's a Monday night, and I'm sitting in a shadowy booth at First Hill's Vito's, the bar most likely to be frequented by Tony Soprano, were he a Seattleite. Sitting by me are some decidedly non-Mafia characters, Garett Van Der Spek and "the woman of his dreams," his wife Laura, o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Sam Verhovek, Peter O'Toole to Class Up Happy Hour for Hope at Grim's on Feb. 9

    Back when O'Toole was more dashing, ascots on airplanes were de rigueur.​The second Wednesday of every month, Seattle Weekly sponsors the ultimate rationalization of a midweek buzz: Happy Hour for Hope. Through the generosity of a bar-about-town, a portion of the sales of a featured drink is d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2011

    Sam Howe Verhovek

    Back when O'Toole was more dashing, ascots on airplanes were de rigueur.​The second Wednesday of every month, Seattle Weekly sponsors the ultimate rationalization of a midweek buzz: Happy Hour for Hope. Through the generosity of a bar-about-town, a portion of the sales of a featured drink is d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2010

    Koko and the Sweetmeats

    Back when O'Toole was more dashing, ascots on airplanes were de rigueur.​The second Wednesday of every month, Seattle Weekly sponsors the ultimate rationalization of a midweek buzz: Happy Hour for Hope. Through the generosity of a bar-about-town, a portion of the sales of a featured drink is d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Johnny Flynn

    Back when O'Toole was more dashing, ascots on airplanes were de rigueur.​The second Wednesday of every month, Seattle Weekly sponsors the ultimate rationalization of a midweek buzz: Happy Hour for Hope. Through the generosity of a bar-about-town, a portion of the sales of a featured drink is d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2010

    Die Antwoord

    Back when O'Toole was more dashing, ascots on airplanes were de rigueur.​The second Wednesday of every month, Seattle Weekly sponsors the ultimate rationalization of a midweek buzz: Happy Hour for Hope. Through the generosity of a bar-about-town, a portion of the sales of a featured drink is d ... More >>

  • Film

    April 21, 2010

    Oceans: James Bond Gets Cuddly With Nature

    Back when O'Toole was more dashing, ascots on airplanes were de rigueur.​The second Wednesday of every month, Seattle Weekly sponsors the ultimate rationalization of a midweek buzz: Happy Hour for Hope. Through the generosity of a bar-about-town, a portion of the sales of a featured drink is d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    I'll Take Beaujolais Nouveau for $100, Alex: Wine Trivia Nights at Ventana

    ​Pop quiz, hotshot: How many grapes does it take to make an average bottle of wine? What is the peak age for a bottle of champagne? What are "legs" in wine-speak, and why do they matter? Why is "blanc de noir" different from other, unblended wines? Know the answers to one (or all) of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2010

    Last Night: More Than Fifty Grammy Award Winners Perform In The Same Room On The Same Night. Who Wins?

    Phoenix Chorale​ If you believe that record sales equals music relevancy, then you may think that classical music - which accounted for less than three percent of all record sales in 2009 - needs to be locked up in some museum archive along with the dinosaur bones. However, if you listened ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Dyme Def Unveils New Site and Music

    Dyme Def​Local swagger specialists Dyme Def are on the grind here at the end of '09. Besides a new website (which features photographic evidence of a South African fan base), they also released a free mixtape with DJ Scene. Think of it as a pre-Sex Tape tease. Last but not least, Brainstorm g ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2009

    Lethal Weapon

    Dyme Def​Local swagger specialists Dyme Def are on the grind here at the end of '09. Besides a new website (which features photographic evidence of a South African fan base), they also released a free mixtape with DJ Scene. Think of it as a pre-Sex Tape tease. Last but not least, Brainstorm g ... More >>

  • Food

    October 28, 2009

    Search & Distill: Slip Yourself a Rooibos

    It's the seasonal comfort you crave.

  • Food

    May 20, 2009

    Search & Distill: Coming to Terms With Rosé

    The Kool-Aid-colored wine is nothing to be afraid of.

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    William Kentridge

    The Kool-Aid-colored wine is nothing to be afraid of.

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    The Lion King

    The Kool-Aid-colored wine is nothing to be afraid of.

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    The Road to Mecca

    The Kool-Aid-colored wine is nothing to be afraid of.

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2008

    Reel Rock Film Tour

    The Kool-Aid-colored wine is nothing to be afraid of.

  • Food

    July 30, 2008

    Smoked Wine?

    A little somethin’ from the other Down Under.

  • Food

    April 16, 2008

    Banishing the Myth of the Wine-Killer

    Asparagus and artichokes ain’t off limits.

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2008

    Senator Obama Goes to Africa

    Asparagus and artichokes ain’t off limits.

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2008

    Shots Seen Around the World

    Radical bands blow their own horns

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    Mead Addendum, Africa, and You

    Radical bands blow their own horns

  • Food

    February 14, 2007

    Food Events

    Here are some tasty dates to get you through the week.

  • Food

    November 29, 2006

    Red (on) Alert

    Guidelines for finding good, inexpensive last-minute party wines.

  • Arts

    July 12, 2006

    The Syringa Tree

    Playwright novelizes her ACT triumph, keeping melodrama to a tasteful minimum.

  • Food

    May 10, 2006

    Ovio

    Playwright novelizes her ACT triumph, keeping melodrama to a tasteful minimum.

  • Film

    March 15, 2006

    Gavin Hood

    Before the Oscars, this Tsotsi director was ready to seize the stage.

  • Music

    November 2, 2005

    Takin' It From the Streets

    Konono No. 1's Afro-futurist groove machine.

  • Music

    May 11, 2005

    Out of Africa

    New collections of old sounds.

  • Food

    January 19, 2005

    Sloooow Soul

    The Wellington's food is worth the wait.

  • Food

    November 3, 2004

    A New Leaf

    A North Seattle eatery offers its neighborhood one-stop ethnic dining.

  • Music

    September 15, 2004

    Live on 22 Legs

    The Eddie Vedder/Molo Care Showcase: not just another Band-Aid.

  • Food

    March 17, 2004

    Words on Wine

    The Eddie Vedder/Molo Care Showcase: not just another Band-Aid.

  • Film

    March 5, 2003

    Amandla!, Bringing Down the House, and More

    Also: <>Open Hearts, Tears of the Sun, and The Safety of Objects.

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    Peace now, but how?

    Desmond Tutu passed up a chance to offer solutions for the current world violence.

  • News

    September 5, 2001

    News Clips— Noteworthy/Not Worthy

    Desmond Tutu passed up a chance to offer solutions for the current world violence.

  • News

    September 22, 1999

    To Bill, with thanks

    Desmond Tutu passed up a chance to offer solutions for the current world violence.

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