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The Weekly Wire: The Weeks Recommended Events
FRIDAY 6/18 Stage: Female Trouble Ten years ago, a teenage student held groundbreaking feminist author Germaine Greer (The…
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Fremont Fair
Its coming. The weekend that unites tree-hugging hippie moms, gawking teenagers, and quasi-sketchy graybeard voyeurs. Yes, I speak…
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The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows
Brad / Wednesday, June 16 Seattle’s Brad first gained some spotlight in the early ’90s, due to guitarist…
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Fast Food Nation
Directed by Richard Linklater from Eric Schlosser’s 2001 bestselling exposé of the McDonalds conspiracy, the 2006 Fast Food…
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Temple Grandin
Made famous by Oliver Sacks in The New Yorker, autistic scientist Temple Grandin has achieved renown in her…
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Malou Bergman and Nadja Ekman
Primarily working in large-format photography these two Swedish artists are part of an exchange program with the Candyland…
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Thomas Ruff
The half-dozen photos in this German artist’s “Porträt” series aren’t dull, but those depicted wear a look of…
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MFA Thesis Exhibition
There are several standouts among the 22 works on view. Step into the courtyard to appreciate Lisa Rickey’s…
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Cycle of the Sun
If you happen by the Henry after hours, you can still appreciate James Turrell’s Skypace from outside. But…
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Tyler Cufley
Because it is pink, and because it glows, Tyler Cufleys Untitled (Dumpster) was the hit of the First…
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Mariners vs. Chicago Cubs
Six months ago, the Mariners and Chicago Cubsmaking their first Safeco Field appearance in eight yearsswapped overpriced headaches.…
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World Cup Soccer: USA vs. Slovenia
The World Cup dreams of 16 nations will begin to die this week in South Africa. Today is…
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Toby Smith
British photographer Toby Smith goes searching for old and new landmarks of industry. Both are easily overlooked. A…
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Andre Petterson
The vintage contraptions Petterson depicts on large panels look like yard sale finds: old typewriters with missing keys;…
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Liquid Morality
Does making a deathly serious situation appear ridiculous heighten awareness of the situation’s inanity–or does it bolster its…
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Touching the Void
Although awkwardly structured as a docudrama, the 2004 Touching the Void is a case of story winning out…
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Cancer: The Musical
If this original one-act were available now as a DVD on Amazon, you’d likely find user reviews all…
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Blow Up
There have been hundreds of New Yorker cartoons about natives trying to propitiate, or understand, the gods who…
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Angels Fall
In Lanford Wilson’s rarely performed 1982 play, two May/October couples are stranded at a tiny New Mexico parish…
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Garfield High School Jazz Bands I, II, III
Make all the band camp and Glee cracks you like, Seattle is home to some of the finest…