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Syria

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Visiting Washington's "Studio 54 of Wine" with Ashley Trout of Flying Trout and Tero Estates

    There's a river running through Ashley Trout's veins and, apparently, it is made of wine. Her golden good looks, petite stature and laid back demeanor mask the fierce devotion of a woman who truly lives, loves and breathes her craft. After recovering from a devastating rock climbing fall, Ashley beg ... More >>

  • News

    September 21, 2011

    Iraq 2003-2006

    There's a river running through Ashley Trout's veins and, apparently, it is made of wine. Her golden good looks, petite stature and laid back demeanor mask the fierce devotion of a woman who truly lives, loves and breathes her craft. After recovering from a devastating rock climbing fall, Ashley beg ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 14, 2011

    Fall Arts 2011 Calendar

    There's a river running through Ashley Trout's veins and, apparently, it is made of wine. Her golden good looks, petite stature and laid back demeanor mask the fierce devotion of a woman who truly lives, loves and breathes her craft. After recovering from a devastating rock climbing fall, Ashley beg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Inside the Effort to Free Ex-Seattle Journalist Dorothy Parvaz

    ​Editors note: The following story was written by ProPublica reporter Kim Barker. Normally we don't repost articles verbatim on this blog, but since ProPublica encourages news organizations to do exactly that; and since Baker's reporting is stellar and her insight as one of Parvaz's good frien ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Dorothy Parvaz, Former Seattle Journalist, Recounts 19 Days as a Prisoner in Syria and Iran

    ​Dorothy "D" Parvaz, a former P-I columnist-turned-Al Jazeera reporter, was finally freed by her Iranian captors yesterday after 19 days spent behind bars there and in Syria. And in fitting fashion she was immediately handed a deadline with which to write a recap of what happened to her--the r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Dorothy Parvaz, Al Jazeera Reporter and Former P-I Columnist, Missing in Syria/Iran (Now Freed)

    ​YET ANOTHER UPDATE: Dorothy "D" Parvaz has been released by the Iranian government. She showed up at Al Jazeera's headquarters in Qatar and will soon be coming back to Vancouver. Her fiance Todd Baker described receiving the news of her freedom as "unreal." More here.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Did Dorothy Parvaz's Old Job at the "Intelligencer" Make Syria Think She Was a CIA Agent?

    ​Detained journalist Dorothy "D" Parvaz used to work at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Recently she went to Syria to cover the rebellion there for Al Jazeera. Instead, she never left Damascus. She was arrested promptly, detained in Syria, then, this week, transported to Iran where she's still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Video Tour of Bob Kramer's Knife Making Workshop

    I recently had the incredible opportunity to visit master bladesmith Bob Kramer's knife making workshop in Olympia, WA.  Bob's culinary knives are the most coveted in the world, fetching thousands of dollars each.  Although Bob's lends his name to a production line of Shun knives sold by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Microsoft Leaves Hotmail Accounts Open to Spying in Iran, Syria, Bahrain, and Elsewhere

    ​For an unknown span of time, Hotmail accounts in some of the world's most oppressive and volatile countries were left without access to Microsoft's normal e-mail security features. The problem is apparently fixed now--but only after a flurry of online anger forced Microsoft to act.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    The Strange Effects of Tempering Chocolate with a Sous Vide Machine

    I'm not much of a chocolatier, but I've watched my dad temper chocolate and make truffles a dozen times or so.  The transformation that takes place during the tempering process is fascinating, and it only becomes more curious with my first attempt to temper using sous vide.  Notice the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Kudos For Menomena, "New" Music From Elvis, Gorillaz In Syria, and Kings Of Leon Eat Shit

    ​-- Pitchfork: Menomena's new record, Mines, gets a generous rating of 8.2. "Mines, more than any of their previous work, really sounds like the trio did as much conventional songwriting as jamming, looping, and editing." -- CNN: Kings Of Leon had to bail on their St. Louis gig after just thr ... More >>

  • Diversions

    April 22, 2009

    Am I a Closet Lebanese?

    ​-- Pitchfork: Menomena's new record, Mines, gets a generous rating of 8.2. "Mines, more than any of their previous work, really sounds like the trio did as much conventional songwriting as jamming, looping, and editing." -- CNN: Kings Of Leon had to bail on their St. Louis gig after just thr ... More >>

  • Film

    October 8, 2008

    Body of Lies: The War on Terror Hits Leo!

    ​-- Pitchfork: Menomena's new record, Mines, gets a generous rating of 8.2. "Mines, more than any of their previous work, really sounds like the trio did as much conventional songwriting as jamming, looping, and editing." -- CNN: Kings Of Leon had to bail on their St. Louis gig after just thr ... More >>

  • Music

    September 3, 2008

    Raiders of Lost Art

    A fresh wave of globally minded music Web sites will broaden your horizons.

  • Music

    May 28, 2008

    The Brutal Reality of Heavy Metal in Baghdad

    Few things could be deemed as authentically metal as the act of carrying cans of gasoline to band practice to power the generators you plug your amp into.

  • Film

    May 21, 2008

    Week 1 Picks & Pans

    Few things could be deemed as authentically metal as the act of carrying cans of gasoline to band practice to power the generators you plug your amp into.

  • Film

    November 14, 2007

    Seattle Weekly Pick Southland Tales: Richard Kelly Scrambles the Future

    Few things could be deemed as authentically metal as the act of carrying cans of gasoline to band practice to power the generators you plug your amp into.

  • Diversions

    January 31, 2007

    Ask an Uptight Seattleite

    Black men on Phinney Ridge are always well-kempt. Always.

  • Arts

    December 13, 2006

    National Book Award Winner Timothy Egan Reads, and More

    This week's readings.

  • Film

    October 25, 2006

    Assassination Tango

    Controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario.

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    When Presidents Lie

    Controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario.

  • News

    March 16, 2005

    Today's Domino Theory

    Controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario.

  • News

    February 23, 2005

    Transfer of Wealth

    Controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario.

  • News

    February 2, 2005

    The Evolution of Morality

    Feb. 2-8, 2005.

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    Once More With Feeling

    An MP3 CDR of the year's reissues.

  • Diversions

    December 1, 2004

    Come Fly With Me

    Inward-looking or outward-bound, these journeys can change your life.

  • Food

    May 12, 2004

    Food Files

    Inward-looking or outward-bound, these journeys can change your life.

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    The Gagging of Capt. Yee

    Inward-looking or outward-bound, these journeys can change your life.

  • Music

    April 14, 2004

    Hiding in Plain Sight

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • News

    February 4, 2004

    Culture Shocks

    A dangerous world visits Seattle to market its love of American tourists.

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2005

    Washington's toll in Iraq in 2005.

  • Arts

    November 5, 2003

    This Week's Reads

    Heather Woodbury, Amanda Stern, Ivan Doig, Deanna Kizis, Max Ludington, and William Greider.

  • News

    September 10, 2003

    The New Homeland

    A guide to the alphabet soup of agencies watching the borders and scrutinizing visitors.

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Canadas Next

    The Bush foreign policy makes it logical, not loonie.

  • News

    March 26, 2003

    Letter from Seattle

    A British author writes home about a chastened city that belies America's cowboy image.

  • News

    February 26, 2003

    An Iraqi Within

    Hussain Alshafei escaped Saddams repression and landed in Edmonds to live the American dream. Now hes accused of illegally funneling money home. Was he merely helping fellow immigrants feed the families they left behind, or engaged in something more?

  • News

    May 1, 2002

    The Phish Factor

    Trying to understand why so many lefties support Palestine.

  • News

    November 7, 2001

    American ingenuity

    Trying to understand why so many lefties support Palestine.

  • News

    September 23, 1998

    The Wild Side

    Big crush

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