Remember in 2006, when Pluto was robbed of its planethood by the International Astronomical Union? People were aghast at the…
Dear Uptight Seattleite, I know it’s rude to talk on the phone while sitting on the toilet, but how about…
Softly Now ~ Wednesday, August 5 After McLeod Residence closed, Levi Fuller (the man who brings you Ball of Wax…
Most people think Jewish comedienne, and Sarah Silverman comes to mind. And thats unfortunate, because Sarah Silverman is not funny….
Feral Children ~ Wednesday, July 29 Whoever made the call to pair Feral Children with See Me River is a…
It’s easy to walk right through this small gallery sampling–about two dozen portraits–from the Henry’s permanent photography collection without pausing….
Eugene Wright seems to be the archetype of everything that isnt cool. But of course cool is all relative, and…
Dear Uptight: How come you answer everyone else’s questions, but ignore the ones from Seattle Weekly staff? Weekly Wired Dear…
Plus: role-modeling coolness and down-home values.
WEDNESDAY 7/29 Photography: Changing Her Paths Raised in Seattle and educated at the UW, Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976) wasn’t just a…
Bradd Skubinnas Gabe Liked Jazz is a pile of trash on the floor that looks like a wedding cake, a…
Northwest author Karen Fisher’s 2005 debut is literary fiction based loosely on old family documentsnot a historical novel, as its…
Being a jaded 20-something Seattleite, I couldnt get over my innate suspicion of the simple, honest joy and love that…
Piss off hipsters using the transitive property. If A, The Dodos’ most well-known song, “Fools,” was used in a Miller…
The left-wing leader assassinated in Costa-Gavrass 1969 thriller célèbre Z dies not from a sharp-shooters bullet, but from a whack…
The four operas that compose Wagners Ring cycle last about 15 hours. Its countrified adaptation, Das Barbecu (book and lyrics…
Downtown’s Italian chain eatery Il Fornaio isn’t on most people’s list of cheap eats. Except during happy hour, that is,…
Its a shame the whole George Lazenby thing didnt work out. Today a 007 footnote, he bridged the Sean Connery…
Why the tube-shaped lunch took off in the mid-’90s is still baffling. There’s the obvious Freudian interpretation, but sometimes a…
If you’re looking for a green lunch—the eco kind of green, that is—Homegrown should top your list. The Fremont sandwich…
