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Please Stand By; Stand By Me
Art students Sol Hashemi and Jason Hirata met their freshman year at the U-Dub and instantly became best…
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Tauba Auerbach
In a bold, colorful etching, San Francisco-based Tauba Auerbach is beautifully ambivalent. Yes or No and/or Yes and…
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Fight Club
Every lame buddy flick features a ritual fist fight that bonds its two male leads, and that clichéd…
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The Merchant of Venice
Los Angeles director John Langs (who staged last falls assured revival of The Adding Machine) is back in…
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Juno
During its early moments, Jason Reitmans 2007 feature threatens to choke on its quotation-marks catchphrases. But as we…
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Scott Simon
Who would win in a battle between Spider-Man and Batman? Between Godzilla and T-Rex? Or better, who would…
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Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 relates how the undefeated 1968 Harvard football team met undefeated Yale and, trailing by…
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The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Notable Events
WEDNESDAY 3/18 Books: Left-Wing Luchador Who would win in a battle between Spider-Man and Batman? Between Godzilla and…
Music
The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows
Seattle Soundbite ~ Thursday, March 19 In celebration of the restaurant industry’s long tradition of being the bread-and-butter…
News
Wrap This One Around Your Smug Waist
Dear Uptight Seattleite, Do you think up the witty names at the end of the questions? Just Paul…
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Opening Nights: Balagan, the 5th, Seattle Shakes, PNB, and the Schmee
Closer Balagan Theatre, 1117 E. Pike St., 800-838-3006, www.balagantheatre.org. $12–$20. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends April…
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Pink Truisms
Light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) displays are not allowed in Bellevue, so Jenny Holzers Pink Truisms is facing away from…
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The Complex
An autobiographical improv show: I was just as skeptical as you probably are. But Kevin Bradys self-portrayal as…
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West Side Story
Maria! Maria! Maria! West Side Story is being screened in conjunction with PNBs Broadway Festival. The 1961 take…
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Cinematic Titanic
Cult films have a long history of attracting audiences to jeer at their bizarre scripts, horrible acting, and…
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Julia Oldham
Julia Oldham studies invertebrate mating rituals, which she then translates into dance. In her oddly captivating videos, she…
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Blake Bailey
When even your biographer is forced to admit, in the epilogue to a 772-page book, that nobody reads…
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Moisture Festival
The annual Moisture Festival, now in its sixth year, has proven to be a tremendously popular series. This…
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The History Boys
Alan Bennetts acclaimed 2004 play, set in ’80s England, has its Seattle debut. Three dedicated, disparate educators employ…