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Helvetica
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 3, 2008I left my screening of Helvetica with the unsettling awareness of just how much Helvetica surrounds me. The font is everywhere, from New York subway ... Read more
The Wild Child
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 3, 2008Taking The 400 Blows to another level, François Truffauts 1970 The Wild Child (screening through Thurs.) considers a child who is literally wild, with Truffaut ... Read more
Throw Me the Statue
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 3, 2008Its been just over a year since Throw Me the Statue signed to Indiana label Secretly Canadian, home to indie it-kids like Jens Lekman, Jason ... Read more
Seattles New Way to Fetishize Coffee
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 2, 2008As a marketing strategy, cupping is straight from the wine-industry playbook. As a means of enjoying coffee, its mostly hot air. Read more
Another Step for Gentrification in Columbia City?
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 2, 2008Local shop owners are at odds over a proposed Business Improvement Association. Read more
The MultiWeb Approach to Not Choking Your Dog
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 2, 2008Dear Uptight Seattleite, I cheated on my hairdresser. I thought maybe I could save some money, but the cut I got is terrible! And now ... Read more
CHHIPs Hot Dog Bill Called Into Question
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 2, 2008A report claims they misused funds, but the director calls the fundraiser a success. Read more
Grandpa Knew Best
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 2, 2008And forever inspired my liquor cabinet. Read more
Seven Lost Albums That Should Never Be Found
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 2, 2008I didnt think you wanted to hear Rivers Cuomos thoughts on intergalactic humping. Read more
Image source: http://www.winesofwashington.com/ A wine and cheese party to celebrate this Post Alley
Published 8:00am Friday, November 28, 2008Image source: http://www.winesofwashington.com/A wine and cheese party to celebrate this Post Alley wine shop’s sixth birthday. Local vintners will be in attendance to guide a ... Read more
Wu-Tang Clan
Published 8:00am Wednesday, November 26, 2008Its hard to believe the Staten Island-based Wu-Tang Clan crash-landed onto planet hip-hop with its debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), well over a ... Read more
A Christmas Carol
Published 8:00am Wednesday, November 26, 2008Economic indicators suggest that were heading into a lean Christmas for just about everybody, and that probably includes theaters. Which, with fingers crossed, are mounting ... Read more
More From the Office of Gonzoverload
Published 8:00am Tuesday, November 25, 2008Only the most hardcore Hunter S. Thompson fans will find The Gonzo Tapes to be something more than narcissistic tedium. Read more
Getting Class By the Glass
Published 8:00am Tuesday, November 25, 2008The difference between wanting to and having to. Read more
What a Way to Go
Published 8:00am Tuesday, November 25, 2008Getting laid before the Apocalypse presents an entertaining challenge at the Rep. Read more
M83
Published 8:00am Wednesday, November 19, 2008One-man French electronica band M83 sometimes receives comparisons to shoegaze, the ambient pop sound so named because the people who play it tend to spend ... Read more
Of Montreal
Published 8:00am Wednesday, November 19, 2008If the millennial generation felt inclined to choose David Bowie’s successor, Kevin Barnes is the only logical choice. A product of the Elephant 6 musicians’ ... Read more
Personal Injury
Published 8:00am Wednesday, November 19, 2008Ex-Seattle musician Laura Viers (now of Portland) should provide mournful accompaniment to this themed evening of readings. The topic assigned is Personal Injury, though not ... Read more
Whos Responsible for the Crap on the Carpet?
Published 8:00am Tuesday, November 18, 2008Homeowners blame the city. The city blames God. Read more
King of Fish Sticks
Published 8:00am Tuesday, November 18, 2008Chuck Bundrants built a seafood empire on trash" fish--with a little help from Sen. Ted Stevens. Read more