News
The Fragging of John Kerry
The worst quagmire of the 1960s wasn’t Vietnam but the decade itself. It’s an era that sticks to…
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“. . . we all need to look beyond his slick talk. Concentrate on what he says, not on how he says it.”
Keeping tabs on Carlson Have you noticed how Republican gubernatorial candidate John Carlson never mentions his days at…
Film
Oscar Battle of the Celebrity Exes
Three years after their rancorous divorce, the Cruise-Kidman breakup is about to get even uglier. As the two…
Music
The Week’s Club Listings
Wed Live Music Celtic Swell Erin McNamee at 8 p.m. Central Saloon The Crucialites, the Mugicians at 8…
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Music Awards Schedule
Last Supper Club 6pm Randy Jones – Electronica 7pm Lusine – Electronica 8pm Trick Deck – Electronica 9pm…
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Sign Language
Gemini (May 21–June 20) Your lover’s liable to abscond to Europe this week, with the dog. Or your…
News
Get Inoculated — Or Else
Health Care Virginia Mason Medical Center‘s draconian flu-shot policy for nonunion employees has claimed its first victim. Clint…
Music
Pavement, Townes Van Zandt, tributes to Gram Parsons and Tom Cora
Pavement Terror Twilight (Matador) Weepy, sloppy, and severely clever, Pavement mouthpiece Stephen Malkmus has always been the Sean…
Arts & Culture
Miramax ♥ Heart.
Ebert loves it. Fans at the just-concluded Toronto Film Festival loved it. Now Weinstein-free Miramax Films is hoping…
News
Election 2005, City Hall, Seattle Public Schools, the Bird Flu
Election 2005 Seattle Ethics and Elections Commissioner Michele Radosevich sees the irony. Usually, Radosevich is sitting in judgment…
Film
Brief Encounters
DANCING OUTLAW, PARTS I AND II Experience Music Project, Wed., Nov. 20. Beginning with its opening montage—Boone County,…
News
City Politics, State Politics
City Politics An ad hoc group of progressive community activists, including Curt Firestone, John Fox, Matt Fox, and…
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Education, Elections, Mental Health
Education Prominent city bureaucrat Mary Jean Ryan ran unsuccessfully for the Seattle School Board a few years back,…
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts Listings
Send listings two weeks in advance to visualarts@seattleweekly.com. Lectures and Events Art Patch “Next in Line” is a…
Arts & Culture
Sundancing
This year, at least two directors with local ties have films screening at the annual indie movie binge…
News
Politics, Strippergate, The City, and Boeing
Politics There was much murmuring in state political circles last month when enviro lawyer Peter Goldman dumped $250,000…
Arts & Culture
Visual Arts Calendar
Lectures and Events HEALING LANDSCAPE In the lecture “Community Garden and the New Bosnia,” Davorine Stovornac describes rebuilding…
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Letters to the Editor
I am a 77-year-old World War II machine gunner . . . fighting to protect Americas libertiesnot to…