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Speaking by phone from London, writer-director Armando Iannucci expressed regret that he

Speaking by phone from London, writer-director Armando Iannucci expressed regret that he wasn’t able to attend SIFF for…

For once, Capaldi’s Malcolm Tucker meets his match (Gandolfini).

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PICK In the Loop: Beltway Bozos Battle British Bureaucrats

The creative team behind the BBC’s political satire The Thick of It has added a few Yanks to…

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Third and Pike is a fairly bleak, busy downtown intersection. Buses charge

Third and Pike is a fairly bleak, busy downtown intersection. Buses charge past. Commuters swarm by. During the…

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We love to hate on traffic circles here in Seattle. So what

We love to hate on traffic circles here in Seattle. So what if they make sense? Who cares…

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Opening Friday at the Guild 45 and Lincoln Square, the winsome rom-com

Opening Friday at the Guild 45 and Lincoln Square, the winsome rom-com (500) Days of Summer comes packed…

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Driving early across 520 to see an ultimately disappointing gallery opening yielded

Driving early across 520 to see an ultimately disappointing gallery opening yielded an hour’s free time in Bellevue…

The future Geshe Lama?

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PICK Unmistaken Child: A Buddhist Detective Story in Nepal

Tibetan Buddhism has become the Hello Kitty/noble lost cause for Western spiritual seekers. But though the Dalai Lama…

Our favorite couple of July: Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel.

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(500) Days of Summer: We Heart Zooey Deschanel

Can there be a thing as too much cute? This is the dilemma for Summer (also the name…

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is down in New Orleans–possibly protected from hurricanes,

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is down in New Orleans–possibly protected from hurricanes, courtesy of Bill Gates and Nathan…

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Great, most of us merely talk about the weather, but how many

Great, most of us merely talk about the weather, but how many invest in it? Gizmodo and Popular…

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Opening this Friday at the Egyptian, The Hurt Locker has earned director

Opening this Friday at the Egyptian, The Hurt Locker has earned director Kathryn Bigelow the best reviews of…

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Larry Doyle’s comic coming-of-age novel I Love You, Beth Cooper has been

Larry Doyle’s comic coming-of-age novel I Love You, Beth Cooper has been adapted to film. Here’s what our…

Duplass (left) and Leonard try to strip for art.

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Humpday: Would-Be Seattle Pornographers Talk About Transgressive Art

  Let’s save the snickering bromance jokes for another day, another movie. Local director Lynn Shelton is no…

Renner (left) has no use for Mackie's caution.

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PICK The Hurt Locker: Kathryn Bigelow’s Ticket to the Oscars

  There’s nothing more cinematic than a ticking bomb and the life-or-death deadline to defuse it. The LED…

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Seattle talent gets some props over the long weekend. First, film director

Seattle talent gets some props over the long weekend. First, film director Lynn Shelton has a nice profile…

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A nice AP story about our esteemed politics-and-music blogger Krist Novoselic found

A nice AP story about our esteemed politics-and-music blogger Krist Novoselic found its way into both The New…

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For many, the three-day weekend starts tonight. In that Fourth of July

For many, the three-day weekend starts tonight. In that Fourth of July spirit, we begin our arts planner…

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We love statistics and maps, and thanks to Jezebel.com for linking up

We love statistics and maps, and thanks to Jezebel.com for linking up a few stat-maps. Above, shocking evidence…

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In a long business story in this month’s Fast Company magazine, there

In a long business story in this month’s Fast Company magazine, there are some interesting observations on the…

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Score! Olympia journalist-turned-novelist Jim Lynch just snagged a New York Times review

Score! Olympia journalist-turned-novelist Jim Lynch just snagged a New York Times review for his sophomore effort, Border Songs…