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The Dude (real name Jeff Dowd), inspiration for The Big Lebowski, once
The Dude (real name Jeff Dowd), inspiration for The Big Lebowski, once lived in Seattle? I did not…
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PICK Stranded: Life, Death, and Cannibalism in the Andes
No surprises here—first the subtitle, then the prior book (and later movie) Alive, and finally the inevitable cannibalism.…
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Come with me to 1989. Tim Burton’s Batman was the No. 1
Come with me to 1989. Tim Burton’s Batman was the No. 1 movie of the year. In music,…
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Great Speeches From a Dying World: Seattles Homeless on Film
The guy holding the “Smile” sign at the Marion Street pedestrian ramp to the ferry terminal? He’s got…
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A month ago, I wrote about Seattle City Light’s new program to
A month ago, I wrote about Seattle City Light’s new program to systematically replace the bulbs of its…
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Transporter 3: Jason Statham Takes His Shirt Off
After the disappointingly shallow new James Bond movie, maybe a third helping of Frank Martin isn’t a bad…
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Fuel: One Suggestion for Our Petroleum Addiction
Screened at SIFF as Fields of Fuel (now expanded with new material), this documentary about the virtues of…
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Time to Beg for a Bike Rack
The Department of Transportation says winters when they have the time to fulfill riders requests.
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Festival of New Cinema From Spain: Where’s Javier?
Javier Bardem must be in here someplace. Yet skimming through my clutch of preview DVDs, I failed to…
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Ouch. The New York Times reports (via AP) that Starbucks’ fourth quarter
Ouch. The New York Times reports (via AP) that Starbucks’ fourth quarter profits dropped almost 100 percent, due…
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Only Relevant News Outlets Have Anthrax Scares
Which means there must be hope for our nations newspapers.
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Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback: Obscure Band Has Local Connection
Some musical footnotes remain just that for good reason. Rough contemporaries of the recently reunited Sonics, the Monks…
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Location: SeattleTime: 9:30 p.m.Crowd: just out of collegeParty: Dude, where’s my job?Mood:
Location: SeattleTime: 9:30 p.m.Crowd: just out of collegeParty: Dude, where’s my job?Mood: TransfixedOutstanding Quote: “Don’t stop be-LIEVING!”Election night…
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Bush on Film: Will He Have a Screen Life After W.?
Oliver Stone’s surprisingly sympathetic biopic W. isn’t the only Bush movie at the multiplex. An American Carol opened…
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Let the madness begin! Thanks to our friends at electoral-vote.com, you can
Let the madness begin! Thanks to our friends at electoral-vote.com, you can see this and other electoral maps…
