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This documentary about the short life of Internet hacktivist Aaron Swartz (1986–2013)
Published 7:43pm Tuesday, July 8, 2014This documentary about the short life of Internet hacktivist Aaron Swartz (1986–2013) begins and ends with heartbreaking home movies of the child prodigy in Chicago. ... Read more
Opening ThisWeek Beyond the Edge Opens Fri., July 11 at
Published 7:38pm Tuesday, July 1, 2014Opening ThisWeek Beyond the Edge Opens Fri., July 11 at Sundance Cinemas. Not rated. 90 minutes. The bigger the camera, the bigger your subject should be. ... Read more
Filth Opens Fri., May 30 at Varsity. Rated R. 97 minutes. Remember
Published 8:08pm Tuesday, May 27, 2014Filth Opens Fri., May 30 at Varsity. Rated R. 97 minutes. Remember the great cocaine breakdown sequence from GoodFellas, in which the central character endures ... Read more
Opening ThisWeek Beneath the Harvest Sky Opens Fri., May 30
Published 9:21pm Thursday, May 22, 2014Opening ThisWeek Beneath the Harvest Sky Opens Fri., May 30 at Sundance Cinemas. Not rated. 116 minutes. The potato harvest of Maine—in this depiction, at least—digs ... Read more
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray today announced details of a plan for Seattle
Published 5:42pm Thursday, May 1, 2014Seattle Mayor Ed Murray today announced details of a plan for Seattle to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, the highest of any ... Read more
Finding Vivian Maier Opens Fri., April 11 at Seven Gables. Not rated.
Published 11:20pm Monday, April 7, 2014Finding Vivian Maier Opens Fri., April 11 at Seven Gables. Not rated. 83 minutes. The biggest discovery of 20th-century photography was made in 2007 by ... Read more
Opening ThisWeek Draft Day Opens Fri., April 11 at Sundance
Published 12:06am Wednesday, April 2, 2014Opening ThisWeek Draft Day Opens Fri., April 11 at Sundance and other theaters. Rated PG-13. 110 minutes. Kevin Costner came late to the Hollywood party, minting ... Read more
Do you feel happy, Washington? Well, you should … because the annual
Published 6:10pm Thursday, February 20, 2014Do you feel happy, Washington? Well, you should … because the annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index of happiest states in the nation is out, and according ... Read more
ENTER TO WIN HEREBellevue Art Museum Presents: Spring ExhibitsThursday| May 12Bellevue Art
Published 7:36pm Friday, February 14, 2014ENTER TO WIN HERE Bellevue Art Museum Presents: Spring Exhibits Thursday| May 12 Bellevue Art Museum Win tickets to experience the spring exhibitions at Bellevue ... Read more
With Lynn Shelton’s Touchy Feely being but the latest example of Seattle-made
Published 1:04am Saturday, September 14, 2013With Lynn Shelton’s Touchy Feely being but the latest example of Seattle-made cinema reaching a national audience, and with serious filmgoers returning to the Harvard ... Read more
Will Eno’s Middletown is an agile, meandering play about life: spectrums, spans,
Published 5:00pm Monday, September 9, 2013Will Eno’s Middletown is an agile, meandering play about life: spectrums, spans, gradations, scales, and the individual’s compulsive quest to locate and quantify himself amid ... Read more
The Unspeakable Act Runs Fri., July 12–Thurs., July 18 at Northwest Film
Published 9:49pm Tuesday, July 9, 2013The Unspeakable Act Runs Fri., July 12–Thurs., July 18 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated. 91 minutes. It doesn’t take long for The Unspeakable Act ... Read more
The Attack Opens Fri., July 12 at Sundance Cinemas. Rated R. 102
Published 11:07pm Wednesday, July 3, 2013The Attack Opens Fri., July 12 at Sundance Cinemas. Rated R. 102 minutes. The stereotype of the suicide bomber, as we all know, is Muslim, ... Read more
Local writer and bartender Mark Sexauer is launching his new book Aphrodisiacs
Published 1:54pm Monday, June 24, 2013Local writer and bartender Mark Sexauer is launching his new book Aphrodisiacs with a Twist tonight at Batch 206 Distillery. The hardcover title contains more ... Read more
The last show at Suyama Space was made of corrugated plastic, the
Published 11:31pm Friday, June 21, 2013The last show at Suyama Space was made of corrugated plastic, the sort of stuff used to make cheap yard signs. Taking a step even ... Read more
The wildly popular “Seattle’s Best Damn Happy Hour” returns tonight from 5
Published 1:26am Thursday, May 16, 2013The wildly popular “Seattle’s Best Damn Happy Hour” returns tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. at Seattle Center Armory. In addition to a slew of ... Read more
Trying to persuade my husband to accompany me on my first visit
Published 8:31pm Thursday, April 25, 2013Trying to persuade my husband to accompany me on my first visit to Brass Tacks, the subject of this week’s review, I pulled up the ... Read more
A Seattleite craving soup, if you’ll forgive the redundancy, is probably never
Published 9:13pm Thursday, April 4, 2013A Seattleite craving soup, if you’ll forgive the redundancy, is probably never more than a half-mile from the nearest bowl of pho. When Voracious two ... Read more
“Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did
Published 10:50pm Monday, March 4, 2013“Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?” ... Read more
Seven Nights: The Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 11, 2012WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 Dear Mister Manager This local four-piece plays melodic guitar rock with a touch of math-y fussiness, spurred by Derrick Jones’ kinetic drumming. ... Read more