So the allergy season undid me and I bailed for New York, a junket that involves cashing in some frequent-flyer…
It’s official: Seattle is a second- class city. Oh, the Emerald City likes to pretend it’s a cosmopolitan contender. After…
CPAs Wanted: The Gnome was only joking last week in suggesting that fellow mopey San Francisco songsmiths Mark Eitzel and…
THE CLIENTELE Suburban Light (Merge) FOR STARS We Are All Beautiful People (Future Farmer) Though they live half a world…
At Seattle’s most famous school, racial tension, achievement anxiety, and resistance to discipline send another principal packing.
Sometimes it’s good to be judged by a jury of your peers; this would seem to be the case for…
I’ve given uptrying to persuade people that the German language can be beautiful. If they can listen to Elizabeth Schwarzkopf…
Does the demise of Pioneer Square’s last remaining independent artists’ building signal the end of Seattle’s arts community as we know it?
KRISTIN HERSH, Sunny Border Blue (4AD) At a recent show, Kristin Hersh told the audience that her son doesn’t like…
Events of note for the week of June 21-27, 2006.
WHITE STRIPES, “Fell in Love With a Girl” (V2) “I said it once before but it bears repeating”—the little duo…
Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)Four out of five Americans, at some point in their lives, suffer from spiritual constipation. These cases…
No surprises here: From the dark wood furnishings to the congenial service and the inch-high head on each barely cooled…
When one has accumulated 300 or so cookbooks, one can become a bit blasé at the arrival of several more….
Making it through the wilderness of two new Madonna books.
Wed LIVE MUSIC AGUA VERDE Gypsy swing with Zhaoui, 8-10 p.m. 1303 N.E. Boat St., 206-545-8570. ALL AMERICAN Metro Retro…
Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19)Brewing the perfect cup of tea can be painstaking; steps include preheating the teapot (to help facilitate…
Advance registration or reservations are recommended for most events. Prices exclude tax and gratuity unless otherwise noted. ON THE PLATE…
The Emma Goldman Finishing School is a Beacon Hill anarchist commune whose members are trying to live their revolution one day at a time.
It’s starting to look that way, to judge by Anthony Bourdain’s new book.
