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Arts
April 18, 2012
Go East, Young Man
A new doc profiles the composer who made the gamelan safe for America.
Blogs
March 20, 2012
NIT Win Against Oregon Only Way For Huskies to Salvage Season
Not Invited to the Tournament. That's not actually what NIT stands for, but it might as well be for the UW hoops squad. They suffered the ignominy of being the first Pac-10/12 regular season champion left out of the Big Dance, and ended up instead as the top seed in the inconsequential NIT. Tonight, ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2012
Give the Music Nerds Some: The EMP Pop Conference Makes the Colbert Report
Indie rock has long had a place on Comedy Central's satirical right wing broadcast the Colbert Report--from Stephen Colbert's challenging the Decemberists to a green-screen guitar shred-off to having Vampire Weekend battle the Black Keys for Grammy and commercial licensing supremacy (always with the ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2012
Does Washington Deserve to End Up in the NIT?
The Pac-10/12 regular season champion has never been excluded from the NCAA tournament, but after losing their last two games, the Huskies could set a precedent. Here's an overview of why UW should -- and should not -- be invited to the Big Dance.
Diversions
February 8, 2012
Ask a Mexican!
The Pac-10/12 regular season champion has never been excluded from the NCAA tournament, but after losing their last two games, the Huskies could set a precedent. Here's an overview of why UW should -- and should not -- be invited to the Big Dance.
Blogs
January 6, 2012
Revenue Bowl: Let's See What Kind of Cash Cow Football is At UW and WSU
Just 1 percent of the total campus revenues collected at Washington's two largest universities are generated by its football teams, which puts them in the same company as a few other top gridiron programs, including California, Michigan and Maryland, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Diversions
October 12, 2011
Ask a Mexican!
Just 1 percent of the total campus revenues collected at Washington's two largest universities are generated by its football teams, which puts them in the same company as a few other top gridiron programs, including California, Michigan and Maryland, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Blogs
October 12, 2011
Seattle Schools Compete for Vegan-Friendly Award
Four Washington colleges are in the running for the title of "most vegan-friendly campus," an honor bestowed annually by PETA's young adult division. The University of Puget Sound, The Evergreen State College and Bastyr University are competing in the "small schools" division; the University ... More >>
Diversions
August 31, 2011
Ask a Mexican!
Four Washington colleges are in the running for the title of "most vegan-friendly campus," an honor bestowed annually by PETA's young adult division. The University of Puget Sound, The Evergreen State College and Bastyr University are competing in the "small schools" division; the University ... More >>
Blogs
March 4, 2011
The EMP Pop Conference: LA's Gain is Seattle's Loss
The EMP Pop Conference is exactly what it sounds like: an annual conference about pop music that, up through last year, was held at Seattle's garish (but largely useless!) Experience Music Project. It gathers academics, critics, musicians, and other creative intellectual types together every ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
Losing to the Cougars Could Be Good for UW's Big Dance Plans
Image sourceLast night's abysmal performance by the Huskies--an 80-69 loss to WSU at Hec Ed--was the nadir of a season that has been filled with constant disappointment. Not only did the defeat to their cross-state rivals snap a 14-game home winning streak for UW, it exposed every single one ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
UW Beats Arizona; Husky Hoops Legend Frank Guisness Approves
With first place in the Pac-10 on the line and conference player of the year favorites Isaiah Thomas and Derrick Williams going head-to-head for the first time this season, Hec Edmundson Pavilion was packed last night. That included press row, which was standing room only. The lack of seating ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2010
This Is Why Live Instruments Have No Place In Karaoke
Keep it simple, and leave the axe at home.Sometimes I find myself in a karaoke bar and am just not feeling it (99 times out of 100 it's because I'm hung over). That's how it was last Thursday walking into Scorecard Bar & Grill on Northgate Way. I had a rough night of Hornitos as I attempted t ... More >>
Diversions
September 29, 2010
Preguntale al Mexicano
Keep it simple, and leave the axe at home.Sometimes I find myself in a karaoke bar and am just not feeling it (99 times out of 100 it's because I'm hung over). That's how it was last Thursday walking into Scorecard Bar & Grill on Northgate Way. I had a rough night of Hornitos as I attempted t ... More >>
Calendar
August 25, 2010
Matthew E. Kahn
Keep it simple, and leave the axe at home.Sometimes I find myself in a karaoke bar and am just not feeling it (99 times out of 100 it's because I'm hung over). That's how it was last Thursday walking into Scorecard Bar & Grill on Northgate Way. I had a rough night of Hornitos as I attempted t ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Reverb Questionnaire: Comedian Laurie Kilmartin on Bow Wow Wow, ABBA and Liberation Through the Pretenders
Laurie Kilmartin is performing at the Comedy Underground through Saturday. Shows are at 10 p.m. Laurie Kilmartin used to be a jock, swimming for the University of California, Los Angeles. Now she's a class clown as a professional comic, though she didn't drop swimming entirely--she used to po ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2010
No, EMP's Pop Conference Isn't A Seattle Thing Anymore, and It's Definitely Headed For LA
EMP made official what was widely discussed and suspected, that they'll be taking their Pop Conference --- a weekend of panel discussions, paper presentations, and over-analysis of all things pop music -- out of Paul Allen's EMP and on to UCLA for 2011, no longer being a fixture on the local ... More >>
Film
July 14, 2010
La Mission: Benjamin Bratt Reconsiders His Macho
EMP made official what was widely discussed and suspected, that they'll be taking their Pop Conference --- a weekend of panel discussions, paper presentations, and over-analysis of all things pop music -- out of Paul Allen's EMP and on to UCLA for 2011, no longer being a fixture on the local ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2010
The Key to Securing a Grant From the Gates Foundation: Be as Sci-Fi as Possible
ucla.eduCritics say Gates should be funding clean water before Ozcan's disease-detecting cell phone.At the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany, Carlos Alberto Guzman is working on a way to administer vaccines using particles that enter the body through hair follicles and burst ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Word Is Out
ucla.eduCritics say Gates should be funding clean water before Ozcan's disease-detecting cell phone.At the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany, Carlos Alberto Guzman is working on a way to administer vaccines using particles that enter the body through hair follicles and burst ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2009
We're No. 36! Washington Narrowly Beats DC in National Happiness Ranking
What's the matter, Washington? Still bummed about the election results?Of course you are familiar with the Oswalt/Wu index of life satisfaction. The two scientists have published a paper in Science magazine (see abstract), based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ... More >>
News
December 2, 2009
Riveting Roundball Returns to the Key
Seattle U.’s making a case for its upstart basketball program.
Blogs
November 25, 2009
Basketball's Quietly Exciting Return to KeyArena, Courtesy of Seattle U
Coach Dollar's Squire Park head-scratcher gets less itchy with every Redhawk win.When former UW assistant and UCLA point guard Cameron Dollar decided to take the head coaching gig at Seattle University this past off-season, more than a few folks were perplexed. Dollar was the top assistant to ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2009
Motion Picture Academy Adopts Ranked Choice Voting for Best Picture
From the Fair Vote press release: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science announced this week that it will use instant runoff voting to choose its honoree for Best Picture, ensuring that the most celebrated movie of the year is one with strong support among Academy members. Used by t ... More >>
Diversions
July 8, 2009
What Good Have Mexicans Done For California?
From the Fair Vote press release: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science announced this week that it will use instant runoff voting to choose its honoree for Best Picture, ensuring that the most celebrated movie of the year is one with strong support among Academy members. Used by t ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2009
Cameron Dollar, Future "Coaching Superstar," Gets Some National Ink
Last week, Seattle-based ESPN writer Jim Caple interviewed Storm star Sue Bird and praised M's ace Felix Hernandez. This week, he visits with new Seattle U. men's basketball coach Cameron Dollar. UCLA Bruin fans remember Dollar as the point guard in the team's 1995 championship game in Seattle. Husk ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2009
More Dawgs on The Web, Starring Venoy Overton's Grill
First, Coach Sark set up a Twitter page, then Dubs the Mascot got his own blog. Now Jon Brockman is tweeting, saying his goal is to get more followers than Sark. Brockman has also apparently maxed out on the site's 5,000 friend limit, and last week's Fox Sports broadcast of the UW/UCLA game actually ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2009
Ken Pomeroy's Computer Recommends That You Watch Tonight's Husky Game
College hoop stat guru Ken Pomeroy has a computer program that determines which games will be most entertaining. Today's pick? UW vs. UCLA (8 PM, FSN). So it's not just about sealing up first place and a high tournament seed--it's about scientifically proven entertainment as well. UCLA is going to ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2009
Objectively Speaking, The Huskies Are the Most Fun Team in the Country
In poking fun at Chase Budinger yesterday, I made the unfortunate mistake of referring to the Arizona Wildcats as "formerly formidable." I was also chastised by my colleague Laura Onstot for potentially jinxing Seattle sports by saying that the worst is behind us.One day later, it appears I'm having ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2008
What Really Happened at the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards
Krist Novoselic blogs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Seeing as this is the one-year anniversary of my column for SeattleWeekly.com, I thought I’d do something different this week and tell the whole story behind the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards when my bass came crashing down on my head. Nirv ... More >>
Film
September 24, 2008
Humboldt County: Like The Graduate on Pot
Krist Novoselic blogs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Seeing as this is the one-year anniversary of my column for SeattleWeekly.com, I thought I’d do something different this week and tell the whole story behind the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards when my bass came crashing down on my head. Nirv ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2008
How Seattle Rediscovered The Exiles
Krist Novoselic blogs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Seeing as this is the one-year anniversary of my column for SeattleWeekly.com, I thought I’d do something different this week and tell the whole story behind the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards when my bass came crashing down on my head. Nirv ... More >>
Diversions
May 28, 2008
You're Mexican, Not Spanish. Get Over It.
Krist Novoselic blogs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Seeing as this is the one-year anniversary of my column for SeattleWeekly.com, I thought I’d do something different this week and tell the whole story behind the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards when my bass came crashing down on my head. Nirv ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2008
Afternoon Edition: A Weekend's Worth of Cocktail Chat
Krist Novoselic blogs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Seeing as this is the one-year anniversary of my column for SeattleWeekly.com, I thought I’d do something different this week and tell the whole story behind the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards when my bass came crashing down on my head. Nirv ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2007
Kill City
Krist Novoselic blogs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Seeing as this is the one-year anniversary of my column for SeattleWeekly.com, I thought I’d do something different this week and tell the whole story behind the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards when my bass came crashing down on my head. Nirv ... More >>
Calendar
January 17, 2007
Seattle Weekly's Recommended Events
WEDNESDAY: The Animation Show Gets Gross and John Taylor's Ships at Garde Rail
News
November 8, 2006
The Last Boy Scout
Husky football coach Tyrone Willingham keeps press and public at arm's length—which might be the best thing for his embattled program.
Diversions
September 27, 2006
Chicano/a Herstory
Husky football coach Tyrone Willingham keeps press and public at arm's length—which might be the best thing for his embattled program.
Diversions
August 23, 2006
Pendejo Baboso
Meet the Weekly's new cultural awareness columnist.
Arts
August 16, 2006
Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music
Thoughts on music from thinker’s thinker and a fan’s fan.
Film
March 8, 2006
March 8-15, 2006
This week's specialty screenings and venues.
Film
March 1, 2006
March 1-8, 2006
This week's specialty screenings and venues.
Diversions
December 7, 2005
Dec. 7-13, 2005
This week's specialty screenings and venues.
Arts
August 31, 2005
Short Film, Long Gestation
It took 10 years to harvest Fruits—one of many titles to be shown at 1 Reel festival.
Music
April 13, 2005
A Pop Conference Top 10
It took 10 years to harvest Fruits—one of many titles to be shown at 1 Reel festival.
News
September 8, 2004
Pass the Tequila
The Huskies are reminiscent of that early-'70s, pre-Don James show.
Film
June 16, 2004
Terminally Trapped
Spielberg is smooth, Hanks is sweet, and The Terminal is . . . well, diverting.
Music
April 9, 2003
Stir It Up
Critics, Academics, Musicians, and Writers Come together at EMPs second annual Pop Music Studies Conference.
News
November 6, 2002
4-8, Here We Come
Rick Neuheisel and the Huskies are in the doghouse.
News
December 8, 1999
Real Gross
The show that showed seven people getting "real"—let's just hope they did their laundry.
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