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The Short List: The Weeks Recommended Shows
The Hackensaw Boys ~ Wednesday, July 22 It’s official: The indie-rock establishment has found “Americana” the way recovering…
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I’m Not Judging, I Just Like Clean Teeth
Dear Uptight Seattleite, I brush my teeth at work, and I worry that my co-workers take this as…
Arts & Culture
The Puppet Show
Imported from Philadelphias Institute of Contemporary Art, this collection is an attempt to get past crowd-pleasing populism to…
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Othello
Screen heartthrob Sean Patrick Thomas (Save the Last Dance), inhabits the title role with quiet (and über-stylish) confidence…
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Mark LaFalce
At one time the drummer for a manic band called Agitpop that toured with the Minutemen (he still…
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Joan Hiller Depper
Since opening last year, Tether has established itself more as a funky design studio than an art gallery.…
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Everybody Is Stupid Except For Me and Other Astute Observations
In Peter Bagge’s new compilation of comics, Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me, and Other Astute Observations (Fantagraphics,…
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The War of the Worlds
The GI begins a series of three vintage sci-fi flicks (through Aug. 6) with the 1953 adaptation of…
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Douglas Brinkley
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America relates, among other things, how the great, green…
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Cyclefest
Passports are optional for this outdoor Tour de France viewing party, as Lance Armstrong and rivals will pedal…
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The Muppet Movie
From 1979, Jim Hensons The Muppet Movie is the first and still the best Muppet adventure, with Kermit…
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Carole Lombard Retrospective
A peerless comedienne during her short career, Lombard (1908-1942) is the subject of this Thursday night tribute. You…
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Lebowski Fest
Deviating from its usual Saturday night schedule, Fremont Outdoor Cinema is presenting a special weeknight Lebowski Fest-affiliated screening…
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Blue Velvet
On the innocuous surface of David Lynch’s unforgettably freaky 1986 Blue Velvet are Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan…
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Movies on the Wall
A baby-boomer retro road trip, Cars (2006) errs too much toward the youth of its creators, rather than…
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Steve Davis
Resource management, or mismanagement, is an act of violenceone that works both ways. We take for granted in…
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Rickshaw Karaoke Nights
The Rickshaw Restaurant & Lounge serves greasy Chinese food and American fare, but nobody ever goes there to…
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Mater Matrix Mother and Medium
Seattle artist Mandy Greer spent three months creating a 200-foot fiber river of brilliant blue yarn and recycled…
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Kirkland Uncorked
If the Bite of Seattle is a food free-for-all for the masses, akin to a fire-hydrant party in…
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Downhill Racer
Robert Redford stars in this superior sports flick from 1969 (part of NWFF’s ongoing “69” retrospective series). Here…