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Ellom & Serena
A natural fit if there ever was one, Estonian poet Elo-Mall Toomet (Ellom for short) and local (Port…
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Beetlejuice
If Tim Burtons later career has proven disappointing, you might beneficially go back to this enjoyable 1988 post-mortem…
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Junior Boys
Living in the aftermath of a brilliant single is a tricky corollary of success in the music world.…
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School of Seven Bells
Lush vocal harmonies and yawning chasms of effects are at the forefront of School Of Seven Bells, the…
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Nick Hornby
Which do you love more: your iTunes collection, which will always be there for you, or your boyfriend/girlfriend,…
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Prong
Throughout their initial run from 1986 to 1997, Prong repeatedly re-defined the parameters of metal and, over the…
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Drop a Brother and See If That Feels Right
Dear Uptight Seattleite, There’s a new QFC that just opened here in West Seattle, so it has like…
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Their name comes from the Gaelic pog mo thoin, or “kiss my
Their name comes from the Gaelic pog mo thoin, or “kiss my ass,” which was Anglicized to Pogue…
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Salesman
“We’re especially drawn to ordinary people,” says Albert Maysles, who cites the classic 1968 documentary Salesman, which follows…
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Passion Pit
All right, youthful zeitgeist. We know you. We know you need a new favorite In band every time…
Music
The Short List: The Weeks Recommended Shows
Prong ~ Wednesday, October 7 Throughout their initial run, 1986–97, Prong repeatedly redefined the parameters of metal and,…
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Strangers on a Train
During this weekend package of Alfred Hitchcock double-features, you can see todays Dial M for Murder on either…
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Dave Eggers
This nonfiction novel, to revive an old-fashioned term, has the makings of a modern classic. Zeitoun (McSweeney’s, $24)…
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James Ellroy
James Ellroy writes long crime novels out of very short sentences. Its like hes trying, but failing, to…
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Annie Proulx
Seattle Arts & Lectures begins its fall series with Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize winner whose The Shipping…
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Garth Stein
After Oprah, having a display at Starbucks may be the most effective way to launch a book. Mount…
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Sarah Vowell
All the time we spend on sex and entertainment, the 17th-century settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony spent…
Music
CD Reviews: New Music From the Blakes and Karl Blau
The Blakes Souvenir (We Are OK Records) There’s a simple message behind Souvenir, and it is this: Fathers,…
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NoMeansNo
The title “greatest punk album of all time is about as controversial as declarative statements about music can…