Arts & Culture
The Long Hiatus
Sherman Alexie continues his 10-year break from writing novels.
Film
The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down
Cocaine renders hipsters even more unbearable than before.
News
From Hell’s Heart, I Litigate at Thee!
A sci-fi legend declares war on scrappy local publisher Fantagraphics. But in the battle of comix versus futurists,…
Film
Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Give us a festival—any festival, please!—to avoid Norbit and The Number 23.
News
How We Ended Up With the Great Wall of Waterfront Blight
Given the acrimonious political debate over the Alaskan Way Viaduct’s replacement, leading to—but certainly not ending with—Tuesday’s mail-in…
News
In an internal memo divulged last week, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz fretted
In an internal memo divulged last week, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz fretted about “stores that no longer have…
Arts & Culture
Operation Smoke and Mirrors
Frank Rich takes a damning peek backstage, neglects to review the audience.
Film
Danielson: A Family Movie
Runs at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., Dec. 15–Thurs., Dec. 21. Not rated. 105 minutes.
Arts & Culture
Laugh Riot
On the road with the club warriors and alt-comics of Seattle’s stand-up Olympics.
Arts & Culture
Tales From the Tops
Having bagged all the 8,000-ers, mountaineering legend Ed Viesturs shares his life story. Just don't expect a climb-and-tell.
Arts & Culture
Wandering Brews
Joshua Beckman Hopes a Tractor Poetry Reading is better attended than Rosh Hashanah services
Arts & Culture
Comic Odds
Five comedians have made the final round of the Seattle International Comedy Competition. Here's how we're handicapping them.
Film
Pink Triangulation
New documentaries—plus one exuberant orgy of a feature—indicate gay and straight America aren't so far apart. By Brian…
