Sydney (Australia)

Barack Obama: Born In the U.S.A.

Brief Encounters

Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

Construct

Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

Lenka

Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

Husbands and wives

Into each marriage a little jealousy, adultery, and mistrust must fall.

The Presets

Friday, May 23

Crime stories

American genres return from abroad.

Sydney White: Amanda Bynes Ventures Out of ’Tween Territory—and Falters

American genres return from abroad.

Tea and Cate

A chat with the prickly star of three big holiday movies.

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., July 14. Rated PG-13. 104 minutes.

Miami Vices

Opens at Harvard Exit, Fri., July 14. Rated PG-13. 104 minutes.

Death by Natural Causes

Drama and violence spring from a desolate land.

Stretching the Necks Out

Drama and violence spring from a desolate land.

Inside the Recount

Drama and violence spring from a desolate land.

Danny Deckchair

Also: La Dolce Vita, Tae Guk Gi, Time of the Wolf, and Twist.

This Week's Attractions

By Hook or by Crook, The Hard Word, The Impure Glance, Jet Lag, The Legend of Suriyothai, and Spellbound.

Food in the News

World fish stocks continue to fall precipitously.

Dining Calendar

World fish stocks continue to fall precipitously.

I &heart; Kylie

World fish stocks continue to fall precipitously.

Book Briefs

World fish stocks continue to fall precipitously.

". . . this idiotic idea . . . one more step toward

World fish stocks continue to fall precipitously.

Whadchagit?

World fish stocks continue to fall precipitously.

Letter from Sydney

Hey, there's a theme park in my backyard! Oi! Oi! Oi!

A sporting chance

Hey, there's a theme park in my backyard! Oi! Oi! Oi!

Art for protest's sake

The Battle in Seattle lives on at the intersection of politics and art.

No panic in Tumwater

What if they gave an apocalypse and nobody came?

Bottoms up from Down Under

What if they gave an apocalypse and nobody came?

PUGET SOUNDS

What if they gave an apocalypse and nobody came?

The man vs. the cans

What if they gave an apocalypse and nobody came?

Die, Olympics, die!

What if they gave an apocalypse and nobody came?

Head wraps and zoot suits

African-American style has always gone much deeper than fashion

The immigrant's songs

Aussie expat Richard Davies keeps moving.

The Yes Men

Aussie expat Richard Davies keeps moving.

Tonight: A Donation to Doctors Without Borders Gets You Quality Dance Music

Ramiro spins tonight at the Hope For Haiti benefit event at The Chapel​An all-star line-up of DJs -- including Ramiro, J-Sun and Carlos Mendoza -- will arrive at the Chapel tonight like a Christmas chorus at your doorstep, filling this dark world with cheer and good tidings. With hope, the eve ... More >>

45365: Ohio, in All Its Midwestern Mundanity

Ramiro spins tonight at the Hope For Haiti benefit event at The Chapel​An all-star line-up of DJs -- including Ramiro, J-Sun and Carlos Mendoza -- will arrive at the Chapel tonight like a Christmas chorus at your doorstep, filling this dark world with cheer and good tidings. With hope, the eve ... More >>

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Isn't Through With You Yet: Download Phoenix's Live Album For Free

​Last year's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is a piece of pop perfection, and Phoenix's sold-out show at the Showbox SoDo in January was one of the best I've seen in months - it was lively, tons of fun, and the music sounded flawless. Now, those lovely and generous Frenchmen are giving us a live alb ... More >>

Seattle Eighth in Top Twitter Cities of the World

Bragging rights against Sydney: earned.​Seattle has the eighth most Twitter users in the world. Portland, for placing a lowly 22nd, we hereby present you with this delicious fail whale cake.

The Square: Noir From Down Under

Bragging rights against Sydney: earned.​Seattle has the eighth most Twitter users in the world. Portland, for placing a lowly 22nd, we hereby present you with this delicious fail whale cake.

Seattle: We Need a Dog Concert A La Laurie Anderson's Australian "Music For Dogs"

James would like to attend a concert this summer. ​On Saturday, dogs in Sydney, Australia had their day. The performance artist Laurie Anderson debuted "Music For Dogs" in front of the Sydney Opera House as part of the Vivid LIVE arts festival (which Anderson curates with her husband, Lou Reed ... More >>

Aurora Bridge Needs Its Own Guardian Angel

​Since opening in 1932, 230 people have jumped to their deaths off of the Aurora Bridge, the span that connects Queen Anne and Fremont. The state is currently retrofitting the bridge with a nine foot suicide prevention fence that will obstruct views for drivers and, more importantly, give jump ... More >>

Of Food Trucks and Fire Bombs: Aussie Curry Trucks At War

Photo courtesy the Daily Telegraph​ A few weeks ago--even before the record temperatures that had us all chasing the local ice cream truck around like feral children, with pockets full of change and a desperate hunger for a Bomb Pop--I reported on the short-lived ice cream truck war going on ... More >>

Greatest Hits And What You Missed: Playing the Headline Game

No animals were harmed in the making of this post. Except this one.​It's been another long week here at Voracious World HQ. We've told lots of stories, reported lots of news, picked lots of fights (mostly with yuppies, vegetarians and fools, which is nothing new) and written lots and lots of h ... More >>

Angus & Julia Stone

No animals were harmed in the making of this post. Except this one.​It's been another long week here at Voracious World HQ. We've told lots of stories, reported lots of news, picked lots of fights (mostly with yuppies, vegetarians and fools, which is nothing new) and written lots and lots of h ... More >>

Din Tai Fung: A First Look

Photo courtesy chowtimes.com​As reported earlier today, Din Tai Fung--the highly anticipated Taiwanese dumpling house--opened very quietly over the weekend at 700 Bellevue Way Northeast, inside Lincoln Square. There was no big announcement, no fireworks. But because this was one of those resta ... More >>

War on Drugs Is a Failure, Time to Legalize, Says Global Commission on Drug Policy Report

​Attention choir! We have a new, international team of pastors in church today and they'd like to preach to you.

Fumie's Gold(en) Pastries

Eve M. TaiOishii!​Fumie Kumagai is power-preaching about French pastries à la Fumie. "My cream puff is custard and whipped cream," says the elfin dynamo behind Fumie's Gold (10045 N.E. First St., Bellevue). "But my choux is softer than the French version. French version is dry. Mine is dry to ... More >>

Jay-Z & Kanye West Officially Come Together As "The Throne", Announce Tacoma Concert

Hov & Yeezy​ The rock and folk genres have long been fertile ground for the formation of supergroups, from Them Crooked Vultures and the Dead Weather to Monsters of Folk and the Traveling Wilburys. Slaughterhouse is a notable, recently formed rap supergroup, but there are few other examples. H ... More >>

Griff the Invisible: Not-So-Adorable Defectives Fall in Love

Hov & Yeezy​ The rock and folk genres have long been fertile ground for the formation of supergroups, from Them Crooked Vultures and the Dead Weather to Monsters of Folk and the Traveling Wilburys. Slaughterhouse is a notable, recently formed rap supergroup, but there are few other examples. H ... More >>