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OK to Leave My Dog Tied Up Outside the Store?
Dear Uptight Seattleite, I’m wandering around in a daze, fluttering from task to task, and unable to focus…
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Macho Cheese: Group Show
Only a certain type of man can unblinkingly order a quad shot soy latte with extra foam and…
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Ira Eduardovna: Vagabond
Ira Eduardovna was only 10 when her family emigrated from the collapsing Russia to Israel, where Saddam Husseins…
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Ken Slusher: The West Seattle Bridge Under Construction
Remember the Chavez! That was the freighter that rammed the old West Seattle Bridge in 1978, leading to…
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Elf
Will Ferrell had a breakthrough with this 2003 seasonal comedy smash. Santa Claus doles out presents at an…
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Fast Times at Ridgmont High
Whoa. Flash back to 1982 with Amy Heckerlings adaptation of the now Oscar-winning Cameron Crowes high-school exposé. Sean…
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Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker
Rehearsal space is in high demand during the holidays. Last week I watched the cast of the burlesque…
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Uncle Mike Ruins Christmas
Dont be fooled into thinking these performers have good intentions when they ask for your favorite holiday memories.…
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Figgy Pudding Street Corner Caroling Competition
The practice of caroling, from the High Middle Celtic ceaidh hrol, or gift [from] tradesmen, originated in fifth-century…
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Jolly Good Print Show
When I was in college, all I wanted for Christmas was money. And lots of it. So Ive…
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Paul Bannick
First of all, lets consider the title of this ornithology/photo album: The Owl and the Woodpecker (Mountaineers Books,…
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
You dont have to be hyper-PC to be somewhat creeped out by the story of Seven Brides for…
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Greg Palmer
You know those terrible coming-of-age novels and movies, the ones set to a ’60s soundtrack with a narrator…
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Cliff Mass
Everybody talks about the weather, but how many of us are actually doing something about it? UW professor…
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The Judy Garland Christmas Special
The most infamous episode of Judy Garlands one-season TV variety series is the Christmas special that aired December…
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Bernadette Peters
Hey! The Broadway legend and two-time Tony Award winner (for Song and Dance and Annie Get Your Gun)…
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Ghosts
I caught myself glancing around the audience more than once, marveling that such a beautiful play had so…
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Robin Williams
2002 was a great year for Robin Williams. He returned to stand-up after a 16-year hiatus and delivered…
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Helvetica
I left my screening of Helvetica with the unsettling awareness of just how much Helvetica surrounds me. The…
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Tack and Jibe: The Allure of Sea and Sail
Bounded by water on almost every shore, Seattle is a great place for sailing, even if the breezes…