Once upon a time in Europe, Leibniz (a mathematician) and Newton (a mathematician who liked apples) invented calculus. Generations of…
With the shutdown by Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic of Radio B92 last week, there is now no independent radio station…
Will the last real downtowner to leave Seattle please turn out the tavern light?
While attending an antiwar rally Saturday, March 19, I had profoundly mixed feelings. From an organizer’s standpoint, the rally was…
On Martin Luther King Day, 17 people were arrested in Kitsap County for blocking an entrance to the Bangor Submarine…
“I’LL NEVER WORK in journalism again, if I can help it.” With that parting shot, veteran Seattle Times copy editor…
Send listings two weeks in advance to info@seattleweekly.com. Adoption Benefit Luncheon Medina Children’s Services, an 83-year-old nonprofit, hosts an annual…
In light of the recent declaration by America Online that paying its online hosts and guides would constitute a violation…
Judge jails writer for contempt of court.
The percentage of police brutality cases in which women officers (who fill 12.7 percent of police jobs) are charged with…
JONATHAN HOLDEN The Kansas State University poet-in-residence reads from his work and talks about the life of Richard Hugo. Richard…
Man, oh, Manischewitz, have I been depressed! In recent weeks, clouds of bleakness and despair have permeated the normally fun-filled…
A hundred years of attitude.
Best Mainstage Theater THE PARAMOUNT (911 Pine, 682-1414) The Paramount opened in 1928. It was designed by architect Marcus B….
Washington Democrats are already excited about the 2006 election.
Dear Pet Lady, What is appropriate etiquette for dealing with one’s friends’ dogs when they (the friends) are away? Does…
Lottery fever fuels a half-billion-dollar tax on Seattleites who can least afford it.
Every year, as the holidays roll round, I find myself again faced with the paradox of gift giving. Nearly everyone…
Seattle’s fiscally challenged public-television station has a new investor: an offshore bank.
A key partner in Cascadia Monorail is pulling out. Project managers had known for weeks but didn’t tell the public.
