Sri Lanka

Fall Arts 2011 Calendar

Madhur Jaffrey

SIFF Week 1: Picks and Pans

Music: The Great Messenger

There's much to admire about the rapper M.I.A. She's a working mom, a dynamite performer, and a writer of songs, like "Bucky Done Gun," that command you to give the volume knob a twist. And with her outspoken political views and heart for her homeland, Mathangi Arulpragasa reflects the global consci ... More >>

Why Jim McDermott Thinks Global, Disdains Local

Seattle's nine-term representative in the House seems more like an appointed ambassador of leftist good will than the elected representative of a Pacific Northwest city.

At Spice Route, You’ll Travel Well Among the Sinus-Blasting Flavors of South India

And you’ll have plenty of elbow room.

Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2006

Who's more noble—Gregory Peck or Harry Dean Stanton?

Water

Opens at Seven Gables, Fri., May 12. Rated PG-13. 114 minutes.

This Week's Critics' Picks

Children's Film Fest, Sri Lanka: One Year Later, The Chieftains.

Setting the Table

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

Pop Music Favorites and Calendar

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

Aug. 24-30, 2005

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

Aug. 17-23, 2005

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

Aug. 10-16, 2005

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

Aug. 3-9, 2005

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

June 15-21, 2005

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

June 8-14, 2005

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

June 1-7, 2005

Gift ideas for inspiring togetherness, mindfulness, and thoughtful eating and drinking.

Playing With Fire

Trying to figure out M.I.A., one level at a time.

O! Freedom!

Trying to figure out M.I.A., one level at a time.

Unnatural Disasters

Trying to figure out M.I.A., one level at a time.

The Simple Life

Trying to figure out M.I.A., one level at a time.

Laurie Anderson, Music of Remembrance

Trying to figure out M.I.A., one level at a time.

Food Files

Trying to figure out M.I.A., one level at a time.

The Panama Hotel Tea & Coffee House

Get a lesson with your tea at this historical shop.

Roger Dodger

Get a lesson with your tea at this historical shop.

Stampeding Through Time

Skip the crowds at Woodland Park and instead enjoy this sweeping, beautifully written account of elephants through the ages.

Foreign correspondence

Skip the crowds at Woodland Park and instead enjoy this sweeping, beautifully written account of elephants through the ages.

Making baby elephants

It took a lot more than a stork to bring Hansa. Now that she's turning 1, was it worth it?

Book Shorts

It took a lot more than a stork to bring Hansa. Now that she's turning 1, was it worth it?

The Films: T-Z

It took a lot more than a stork to bring Hansa. Now that she's turning 1, was it worth it?

The Films: MO-S

It took a lot more than a stork to bring Hansa. Now that she's turning 1, was it worth it?

The Culture Bunker

It took a lot more than a stork to bring Hansa. Now that she's turning 1, was it worth it?

Easy drinking

In the wake of WTO, "fair trade" gets a boost in Seattle.

Patient Canadian

Sitting down with Michael Ondaatje.