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21 Bestselling records by Seattle artists
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Seattle will forever be remembered in the annals of rock history as the city that launched the alternative rock movement. But analysis of sales figures ... Read more
Seattle’s teleprompter politics
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006And now, a very special Compton Report . . . Jim’s running. That’s right, former KING 5 commentator Jim Compton is leading the charge of ... Read more
2002 Holiday Calendar
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006SANTA PHOTO COTTAGE If you haven’t read David Sedaris’ uproarious essay “The Santaland Diaries,” you may still harbor feelings of sentimentality toward shopping-mall Santas. Record ... Read more
Wednesday, Dec. 8Jello BiafraGood thing this one’s starting early. The ex–Dead Kennedys
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Wednesday, Dec. 8Jello BiafraGood thing this one’s starting early. The ex–Dead Kennedys frontman crows on in that familiar, clipped lisp for hours and hours in ... Read more
The team that mistook its stadium for a hat
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006The pluses and minuses of Safeco Field add up to an enormous and telling symbolic system. Read more
Grip on pot In response to “Washington’s war on pot,” 8/17: This
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Grip on pot In response to “Washington’s war on pot,” 8/17: This is the only statement I will make regarding the increased number of arrests ... Read more
The high cost of throwing rocks
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Last month, in Eugene, Oregon, anarchist Rob Thaxton received an astonishing sentence after being convicted of throwing a rock at a policeman during a June ... Read more
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006"I do love the camera," she says. Read more
Techno-tyrants
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Led by renowned "visionary" George Gilder, Seattle's Discovery Institute is hard at work making sure the future stays in the hands of good ol' white ... Read more
WedLive MusicCentral Saloon Makeshift, Ring Hill, Absinthe Academy at 8 p.m. $5lChop
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006WedLive MusicCentral Saloon Makeshift, Ring Hill, Absinthe Academy at 8 p.m. $5lChop Suey Aceyalone, Emanon (Aloe Blacc and DJ Exile), Bukue One, John Robinson (Lil ... Read more
Visual Arts Calendar
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Send listings two weeks in advance to: visualarts@seattleweekly.com. Lectures and Events Conversation: John Miller Glass artist John Miller discusses his work: whimsical re-creations of consumer ... Read more
Machines Come of Age
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Some are just fun, but more and more, robots will actually do work for you. Read more
SIFF aftermath
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Awards, analysis, and the future. Read more
Plastic Fantastic
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Ladytron synthesize the new New Wave for a post-everything world. Read more
Books Quarterly: Them’s Fightin’ Words!
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006What book have you fought about, and why? Read more
Quick Reads
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Robert Ferrigno and Z.Z. Packer. Read more
No Exit
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006At Western State Hospital, a hundred patients are in mental health purgatory. They should be freed, but the bureaucracy won't budge. Read more
‘Limping for sympathy’
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Accused of uncharitable acts of discrimination, a troubled Millionair Club pays off ex-workers. Read more
Look Here, Now . . .
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Judging books (and CDs) by their attention-getting covers. Read more