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Lightening Up
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Drinking a cocktail before dinner is like poking a spoon in the chef’s eye, a New York restaurateur once said to me. So what’s a ... Read more
Samis’ sweetheart
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Ex-IRS official says Samis' William Justen may be violating federal rules governing foundations. Read more
Brief Encounters: Gone Are the Days
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Also: Cardenio, Double Down, and Claudia Kelly's 500 Hats. Read more
DVDs of the Week
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006The Constant Gardener Universal, $29.98 The best of last year’s explicitly political features, Gardener (on disc Jan. 10) picked up four Oscar nominations, including Adapted ... Read more
An uncontrollable attraction
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006In Tokyo, schoolgirls can't escape the Lolita stereotype. Read more
Grace Notes
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006British psychedelic legends Spiritualized move toward the divine. Read more
The debutant
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Our new mayor unveils a wonkish, well-balanced staff, an upbeat agenda—and his first trial balloon. Read more
Best Combo Gallery/Coffee ShopIn days past, to show your art in a
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Best Combo Gallery/Coffee ShopIn days past, to show your art in a coffee shop was just a little declasse—a career dead end for washed-up painters ... Read more
Music Previews
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006PAPA M Showbox at 8 p.m. Wed., Feb. 25. $13 adv./$15. David Pajo is a real slave to history, both personal—with pioneering math-rockers Slint and ... Read more
Kung Fu for Dummies: Kill Bill Vol. I
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Half a sword-wielding revenge epic is better than a whole decade without Tarantino. But his latest is more like a movie-survey course than a movie. Read more
Food Events Around Town
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006ON THE PLATE JULY 18-20 The Bite of Seattle is one of the stranger festivals to grace Seattle Center. There’s a “Kathy Casey’s Alley,” of ... Read more
Gifts of the Week
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Real gifts for those real-life situations Read more
Gogol Bordello vs. Tamir Muskat
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Also: Les Savy Fav, Ted Leo + The Pharmacists. Read more
Mark’$ buck$
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006The Mark Sidran for Mayor campaign is rolling in the May money. Sidran for Seattle reported more than $100,000 in donations, riding a successful kickoff ... Read more
All That Glitters
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006SHON SULLIVAN FRONTS a band called Goldenboy. He makes his home in a magical-sounding spot named Diamond Bar. But, evidence to the contrary, Sullivan isn’t ... Read more
Velvet Dreams, Mark Mothersbaugh
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006VELVET DREAMS The velvet painting. Never has a genre of American art so enraptured every demographic: the mod hipster, the elderly Tom Jones fan, the ... Read more
Postmodern cowabunga
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Seattle surfers embark on their own peculiar safari. Read more
The endless summer
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006Skateboarders explain the art of "the asphalt wave." Read more
Witness to an execution
Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006I watched James Elledge die in Walla Walla. Read more