Let's say you're George Plimpton. How the transformation occurred, exactly, doesn't matter. Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis became an insect; you've become a WASP. A… Continue reading
In 1925, the year she would write Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf was in two places at once: at the threshold of greatness and the brink… Continue reading
Mr. Nude Seattle bares his body and soul to Seattle Weekly.
What do bohemians, gay people, and a pizza place in Georgetown have to do with the future of our economic prosperity? Everything.
The three staffers directly responsible for making this year's Bookfest the best in recent memory lost their jobs last week. The last day of work… Continue reading
At Magnuson Park last week, Ethan Hawke read the entire first chapter of his second novel, Ash Wednesday, and then he took mostly inane questions… Continue reading
The one-man show behind Wood Works Press.
Out and about with Chaka Kwan.
The newest in the "best" shorts competition falls short.
Police and gay men clash over plainclothes operations in Volunteer Park.
A friend of this column rightly points out that we have written about Dave Eggers before (The Nightstand, "Supernova," Aug. 22), but we feel that… Continue reading
Alan Cumming loves his dog.The pansexual Scottish actor who achieved celebrity in the Broadway revival of Cabaret, and whose film credits include The Anniversary Party… Continue reading
Jeffrey Steingarten is back, and hungrier than ever.
The blinding light of haute couture.
Last week, you were either a This American Life person or a Salman Rushdie person, and there really was no in-between. (Well, there was, and… Continue reading
Either Bookfest was far better this year, or we made fewer bad choices about what to see. Still, bad choices were being made all around… Continue reading
A week or so ago, the Nightstand and an assortment of well-dressed Others had the good fortune to score the circular window booth at Linda's.… Continue reading
