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Back to the Future

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Back to the Future

The first and best of Michael J. Fox’s star-making trilogy, Back to the Future (1985) has one of…

A Clockwork Orange

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A Clockwork Orange

A sensation when it came out in 1971 (particularly in Britain, where it was blamed for youth violence),…

The Third Man

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The Third Man

Orson Welles stars in Carol Reed’s wonderfully atmospheric 1949 adaptation of Graham Greene’s Cold War noir. Some people…

Xanadu Sing-Along

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Xanadu Sing-Along

This film was a flop in 1980, but can now be appreciated for the landmark work it was.…

North by Northwest

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North by Northwest

Alfred Hitchcock’s wonderful 1959 chase movie is one of his absolute bests, an espionage romp for the ages.…

Seattle Cheese Festival

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Seattle Cheese Festival

It’s about to get stinky at the Market. But as any Limburger lover knows, the aroma will lure…

Emerging & Independent Designers Runway Show

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Emerging & Independent Designers Runway Show

When Isaiah Whitmore won the Student Designer Competition in April, he was the audience’s clear favorite. Whitmore, an…

Kurt

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Kurt

Hole is back together (well, some part of it, assembled again by Courtney Love, or whatever she’s calling…

Mt. St. Helens Panel Discussion

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Mt. St. Helens Panel Discussion

Eyjafjallajokull ain’t all that. Shutting down European airspace? No big deal. As we in the Northwest know, May…

love fear pleasure lust pain glamour death

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love fear pleasure lust pain glamour death

“I’d like to be a machine” goes the quote often attributed to Andy Warhol (1928-1987), who scoffed at…

Erik Satie's "Vexations"

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Erik Satie’s “Vexations”

Who can tell how far avant-garde godfather Erik Satie (1866-1925) had his langue in his joue when he…

Thomas Chatterton Williams

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Thomas Chatterton Williams

In 2007, New York writer Thomas Chatterton Williams penned a controversial pair of Washington Post essays decrying the…

Giant Magnet

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Giant Magnet

With the looming demise of the Fun Forest, parents should take advantage of kid-friendly Seattle Center while it…

Canary Sing

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Canary Sing

If smart hip-hop is something Seattle does well, then consider the brilliant Central District duo of Madeleine “Lioness”…

Grynch

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Grynch

“A silver Volvo 240 D-L/ It make me wanna choke somebody out/ Call me Sprewell,” Grynch raps on…

Title Tracks

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Title Tracks

Once a third of Q And Not U, John Davis is now on his own as Title Tracks…

Owen Pallett

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Owen Pallett

The Toronto musician and producer Owen Pallett has been best appreciated for his behind-the-scenes work – a former…

Vancouver, June 11, 2007  Sonny Rollins will perform in the 2007 Vancouver International Jazz Festival.  (Photo:  Undated publicity handout) [PNG Merlin Archive]

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Sonny Rollins

Even when more of the jazz giants roamed the earth, few could elicit the kind of agape excitement…

Lupe Fiasco

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Lupe Fiasco

After rising to fame through an appearance on Kanye West’s Late Registration and his own first single, the…

Nickelback

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Nickelback

Nickelback is aptly described as an “alternative rock” band. They certainly serve as an “alternative” to original song…