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Destry Rides Again

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Destry Rides Again

Yes, this is the one with Marlene Dietrich as the saloon singer in the Old West (famously parodied…

2001: A Space Odyssey

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2001: A Space Odyssey

What the hell does it mean? Whatever the hell you want it to mean. Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi…

The Secret of Roan Inish

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The Secret of Roan Inish

John Sayles’ 1994 family film is based on an Irish fable about a Selkie, a mythological creature that…

The Ruby Room--a local non-profit that provides prom dresses and accessories for

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The Ruby Room–a local non-profit that provides prom dresses and accessories for

The Ruby Room–a local non-profit that provides prom dresses and accessories for low-income youth–is hosting this fashion show…

Eat Drink Toke

Where: Musashi’s, 1400 N. 45th St., Wallingford, 633-0212.What Does $13 Get You?

Where: Musashi’s, 1400 N. 45th St., Wallingford, 633-0212.What Does $13 Get You? A lot. Harusami (noodle) salad $1.50;…

One Reel Film Festival

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One Reel Film Festival

Bumbershoot annually includes the 1 Reel Film Festival of shorts, which runs all three days this Labor Day…

Willie Nelson

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Willie Nelson

Though Willie Nelson is as well-known these days for his political, animal-rights, and marijuana activism as for his…

Sprocket Society Secret Sunday Matinee

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Sprocket Society Secret Sunday Matinee

Shorts and various cartoons will precede serial episodes of Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. The 1940 series stars…

Mark Takamichi Miller

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Mark Takamichi Miller

Most people go to Costco for groceries and a year’s supply of toilet paper. Mark Takamichi Miller goes…

Boyz II Men

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Boyz II Men

Once upon a time in the ’90s, they seduced women (and men) with their silky-smooth harmonies and matching…

Yoga Bitch

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Yoga Bitch

Suzanne Morrison is tired of spending money on fancy yoga pants. But like so many of us, she…

Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

I finally got around to seeing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And, like that…

Cougar Gridiron Classic

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Cougar Gridiron Classic

You’d think I’d be better versed in college football, given that I spent four years at a Pac-10…

The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season

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The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season

After faithfully watching the past four seasons, I eagerly unpacked The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season (HBO, $59.99).…

Network

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Network

From 1976, this iconic American New Wave renegade text is even more startling than it once was—was Hollywood…

Kurrent One Year Anniversary

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Kurrent One Year Anniversary

Happy birthday, Kurrent! My favorite new trendy bar on Capitol Hill recently celebrated its first anniversary. To thank…

Dan Clowes

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Dan Clowes

Maybe, for a certain kind of reader, it took the presence of Scarlett Johansson in the movie version…

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Search and Destroy

Despite the fact I was born in the decade, mention of the 1980s always stirs thoughts of alarming…

Gaze: Vision, Desire, and Difference in the Frye Collections

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Gaze: Vision, Desire, and Difference in the Frye Collections

Timothy Lowly’s large-scale portrait Temma on Earth shows his young daughter, physically and mentally disabled since birth, lying…

Greg “Stainboy” Reinel

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Greg “Stainboy” Reinel

Bumbershoot began in 1971 during the glory days of LPs and rock-show posters. In a sense, music was…