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Blind Boys of Alabama
These days, if you hear old-time gospel harmonies on a new record, its probably the Blind Boys of…
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Eugene Mirman
At the SP20 Comedy Night last year, Eugene Mirman performed a gut-busting set before totally unprepared headliner David…
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T.C. Boyle
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Alfred Kinsey, Frank Lloyd Wrightwhat do these men have in common? Domineering, sexually forthright…
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William Kentridge
The first must-see museum show of the new year features South African-born William Kentridge across an array of…
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Bluebeard’s Castle/Erwartung
Its rare that I literally gasp upon reading a press release, but I did when Seattle Opera announced…
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Pratap Chatterjee
You may have recently wondered, How does Americas favorite military contractor do it? If, by Americas favorite military…
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strawberryluna
Indie music fans are already familiar with artist strawberrylunas work. The Pittsburgh designerwho declines to give her real…
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Arthur S. Aubry and David Hartt
Two local photographers make very different use of the medium in new work on view. Up in the…
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Tokyo Macro Micro
After about 15 years of photography here in Seattle, Nicholas Vroman recalls, I quit. I just stopped for…
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The Lion King
The Lion King made its Seattle debut at the Paramount back in 2004. Since then, Julie Taymor’s production…
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Joan Rivers
Just minutes into our phone conversation, Joan Rivers tries to persuade me to get a nose job. Ive…
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Sixteen Candles
Show me a woman between the ages of 28 and 35 who didnt have a crush on Jake…
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Throne of Blood
Yes, its Macbeth, so we know how the story turns out. Yes, its 52 years old. And yes,…
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The Big Lebowski
The Coen brothers 1998 stoner-noir is Raymond Chandler filtered through dirty bong water, where almost every line of…
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Louis C.K.
Success doesnt happen overnight, as proven by the career of Louis C.K. On his résumé are 20 years…
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Northwest Exposure
In the bad old days of wilderness photography, those emulating Ansel Adams would lug tripod, view camera, and…
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Newspaper Noir
In this time of journalism-in-crisis, with the P-I and other papers folding left and right, what reporter wouldnt…
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Donald Hall
Seattle Arts & Lectures presents the nation’s former poet laureate, who begins the spring poetry series (through May…
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The Gutter Twins
A friend of mine saw The Gutter Twins last summer and could only conjure one word for the…
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We Worship Portland for a Reason
Dear Uptight Seattleite, Why does everyone in this city love Portland, Oregon, so damn much? Everyone acts like…