Film
The Last International Playboy: Peter Pan as Serial Dater
Starting like Girls Gone Wild and finishing more like Jay McInerney, this indie tale of a rake’s progress…
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As reported, Seattle Times Co. has been in final negotiations for a
As reported, Seattle Times Co. has been in final negotiations for a sale of its Portland Press Herald/Maine…
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The 35th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival concluded on Sunday
The 35th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival concluded on Sunday with two sets of awards. First…
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Nobody, apart from a few wretched members of the media, sees more
Nobody, apart from a few wretched members of the media, sees more movies at SIFF than the full…
Music
It’s a given that, when we enter the Gap, American Apparel, Starbucks,
It’s a given that, when we enter the Gap, American Apparel, Starbucks, or corner bar, the ambient music…
News
Note the title: This is not Richard Gere’s story. Nor is it
Note the title: This is not Richard Gere’s story. Nor is it the story of director Lasse Hallstrom…
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SIFFgoers are right to be wary about another film about Tibetan Buddhism,
SIFFgoers are right to be wary about another film about Tibetan Buddhism, which is the Hello Kitty/noble lost…
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A British record producer you’ve never heard of! A West End play
A British record producer you’ve never heard of! A West End play you’ve never seen! The American equivalent…
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The title of this fascinating true-crime documentary from upstate New York is
The title of this fascinating true-crime documentary from upstate New York is a screen name: “talhotblond” meaning a…
Film
Know Your Mushrooms: Go to Uwajimaya Instead
No, don’t. And neither does this inane documentary by leftie director Ron Mann (Grass) know anything significant or…
News
No, not the parkas. Nordwand in German translates as the north face
No, not the parkas. Nordwand in German translates as the north face of the Eiger, a fearsome Swiss…
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As our Maggie Savarino has reported, Seattle tech startup UrbanSpoon scored such
As our Maggie Savarino has reported, Seattle tech startup UrbanSpoon scored such a hit with its iPhone app…
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Yeah, sure, The Stranger can claim Lynn Shelton’s Humpday as its own,
Yeah, sure, The Stranger can claim Lynn Shelton’s Humpday as its own, but we’ve got our own horse…
Arts & Culture
Summer Guide: Medical Reasons You Should Not Be at Work
Swine flu not enough of an excuse for playing hooky? Heres how to self-diagnose your next medically necessary…
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Did I not get that email? Now I feel guilty. A Safeway
Did I not get that email? Now I feel guilty. A Safeway takeout chicken caesar salad I ate…
News
Yes, there are other film festivals in the world besides SIFF. And
Yes, there are other film festivals in the world besides SIFF. And here’s J. Hoberman’s dispatch from Cannes:”Memorable…
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First a disclaimer: We hate West Edge, too. The pseudo-neighborhood moniker, for
First a disclaimer: We hate West Edge, too. The pseudo-neighborhood moniker, for the zone between Pioneer Square and…
News
Although The New York Daily News gossip pages are nowhere near as
Although The New York Daily News gossip pages are nowhere near as good as The New York Post’s,…
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Along with North Bend’s Tom Peterson, Wenatchee’s Tyler Farrar is one of
Along with North Bend’s Tom Peterson, Wenatchee’s Tyler Farrar is one of the few Washington State bicycle racers…
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On its own, Rising From the Ruins seems a retread of every
On its own, Rising From the Ruins seems a retread of every post-Katrina documentary that has rolled off…