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Asylum Denied
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 25, 2010Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum. Read more
Standing in front of an MSR tent and Thermarest mattresses at Cascade
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 25, 2010Standing in front of an MSR tent and Thermarest mattresses at Cascade Designs in SoDo yesterday, Mayor Mike McGinn unveiled the city’s plan to distribute ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 24, 2010WEDNESDAY 8/25 Opera: Jealous Much? Verdi was all but retired when librettist Arrigo Boito gave him a pared-down, fat-free version of Shakespeare’s Othello (Boito even ... Read more
Charity Mace
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 24, 2010Unemployed "99ers" pose a toxic threat to overwhelmed social-service agencies. Read more
Mesrine: Killer Instinct: A True-Crime Tale From France
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 24, 2010French gangster/showman Jacques Mesrine’s jaw-dropping record of flamboyant crimes and repeat prison breaks would seem to guarantee an exciting portrait of this Gallic force of ... Read more
The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 24, 2010Rufus Wainwright / Wednesday, August 25 See An Incomplete History. Wavves / Wednesday, August 25 Nathan Williams of Wavves spent 2009 getting into brawls everywhere ... Read more
Far East Movement, with Hyper Crush, The Cataracs, Dev, DJ Eye. Showbox
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 24, 2010Far East Movement, with Hyper Crush, The Cataracs, Dev, DJ Eye. Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., 628-3151. 7 p.m. All ages. Best known for ... Read more
It all started two years ago, when Carmen Johnsen told her boyfriend
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 24, 2010It all started two years ago, when Carmen Johnsen told her boyfriend that she was pregnant. Apparently a stand-up guy, the boyfriend agreed to give ... Read more
Last week, it was 228 million eggs. Then it rose to 320
Published 7:00am Monday, August 23, 2010Last week, it was 228 million eggs. Then it rose to 320 million. Then 380 million. Over the weekend, it crossed the half-billion mark and, ... Read more
Not satisfied with letting Forbes dominate the world of half-assed business-journalism, Kiplinger
Published 7:00am Monday, August 23, 2010Not satisfied with letting Forbes dominate the world of half-assed business-journalism, Kiplinger has just released its list of the 10 Best Cities for the Next ... Read more
TRUST: BBQ Edition. Red Lion Inn Terrace Garden, 1415 Fifth Ave., 206-971-8010.
Published 7:00am Sunday, August 22, 2010TRUST: BBQ Edition. Red Lion Inn Terrace Garden, 1415 Fifth Ave., 206-971-8010. 2 p.m. Free. Sure, you’re already planning the summer’s baddest BBQ at your ... Read more
The Doe Bay Difference
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 18, 2010No corporations, but plenty of idealism. Read more
Lottery Ticket: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 17, 2010Midway through this teen comedy–cum–wish fulfillment fantasy, the movie’s hero, Kevin Carson, goes on a spending spree. The holder of a $370 million lottery ticket ... Read more
About a Grandson
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 17, 2010For many insatiable Nirvana fans, Kurt Cobain's grandfather is as close as they can get to their hero. Read more
The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 17, 2010Fran Healy / Wednesday, August 18 Why did Fran Healy, lead singer of the acclaimed Scottish Britpop band Travis, make a solo record, this fall’s ... Read more
Mao’s Last Dancer: Like an Episode of Dallas, With Ballet
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 17, 2010Good films about ballet can be numbered on one hand. And about Chinese dissidents? I’ve still got fingers enough to type this review. Based on ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 17, 2010WEDNESDAY 8/18 Books: Zero Gravity So far as Mary Roach is concerned, there is no such thing as TMI. In her prior compact bestsellers Stiff ... Read more
The Pit That Won’t Quit
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 17, 2010The Undre Arms Apartments are full of survivors. Read more
Tokyo Police Club, with Freelance Whales, Arkelis. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St.,
Published 7:00am Monday, August 16, 2010Tokyo Police Club, with Freelance Whales, Arkelis. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $15. All ages. Some bands just do the youthful indie-rock ... Read more
The Lonely HDuff McKagan’s column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes
Published 7:00am Monday, August 16, 2010The Lonely HDuff McKagan’s column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.For the last year ... Read more