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Two priests, a nun, a nurse and an activist cut through a
Published 8:00am Monday, December 13, 2010Two priests, a nun, a nurse and an activist cut through a chain-link fence at the Kitsap-Bangor Naval Base and hang up a banner that ... Read more
The problem with hiring longtime lawyers to become judges is that they
Published 8:00am Monday, December 13, 2010The problem with hiring longtime lawyers to become judges is that they can’t preside over cases they worked on previously. For Supreme Court Justice Elena ... Read more
Few local bands are more of a riot on stage than the
Published 8:00am Monday, December 13, 2010Few local bands are more of a riot on stage than the Hounds of the Wild Hunt (formerly and infamously known as the Whore Moans). ... Read more
The DishBrave is the food truck operator who stays open during some
Published 8:00am Monday, December 13, 2010The DishBrave is the food truck operator who stays open during some of the crappiest weather Seattle has seen this year. The past several days ... Read more
At some point, a flash mob stops being a flash mob and
Published 8:00am Monday, December 13, 2010At some point, a flash mob stops being a flash mob and starts being regular old public performers. But who cares what they’re called when ... Read more
King County officials seem put out that their jails are, for the
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 9, 2010King County officials seem put out that their jails are, for the first time in recent history, under-crowded. All that space could be earning money–through ... Read more
Here is an order of yam fries. Not pictured: the Ugandan UPS
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 9, 2010Here is an order of yam fries. Not pictured: the Ugandan UPS delivery driver. Bent Burger occupies this weird angular building near Seward Park. I’m ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010THURSDAY 12/9 Photography: Western Grids Photographer Joe Deal died this June in Providence, Rhode Island, where he taught at RISD. But his life (1947–2010) was ... Read more
Food’s Week That Was: Lots of Potatoes, Lettuce, Ice Cream, and Premium Beer
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010And don't forget about Reggae-muffins and Barry Maniloaf. Read more
The Transcendence of Loathing
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010Chipotle knocks fast food on its ass. Read more
Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington State Potato Commission, demonstrating his
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington State Potato Commission, demonstrating his new all-testicle dietWe have talked quite a bit about Chris Voigt–the potato diet ... Read more
Raging Bull
Published 8:00am Friday, December 3, 2010Thirty years later, Jake LaMotta has become Jack Byrnes, the comic, glowering patriarch of Little Fockers (opening Dec. 22), which will earn Robert De Niro ... Read more
Seattle anti-nuclear activist Glen Milner brought his quest for Navy documents before
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 2, 2010Seattle anti-nuclear activist Glen Milner brought his quest for Navy documents before the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. It’s a case that puts the Freedom of ... Read more
Selena Gomez and Taylor Swfit on a Menchie’s date.The biggest buzz this
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 2, 2010Selena Gomez and Taylor Swfit on a Menchie’s date. The biggest buzz this week: Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream announced plans to open a third ... Read more
FAIR-y Tales
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 1, 2010Russell Pearce and other illegal-immigration populists rely on misleading right-wing reports to scapegoat immigrants and terrify penny-pinching Americans. Read more
Mexican Macro-Economics
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 1, 2010Do undocumented migrants steal jobs from American workers? Read more
It seems ridiculous to say so, but I can remember a time
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 1, 2010It seems ridiculous to say so, but I can remember a time before pork belly.Which is to say, I can remember a time before every ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
Published 8:00am Tuesday, November 30, 2010WEDNESDAY 12/01 Film: Laughter, Then the Gunfire A flop when first released in 1939, The Rules of the Game presented pre–World War II France in ... Read more
Versus: Who’s Got the Greater Pumpkin?
Published 8:00am Tuesday, November 30, 2010Two excellent slices of the elusive holiday pie. Read more
Sexpresso Operator’s Disappearance a Mystery
Published 8:00am Tuesday, November 30, 2010His son suspects his dad's wife--or is it ex-wife?--had him killed. Read more