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The Paradox of Bernie and the Wealthy White Voter
Published 4:30am Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Skyway Park Bowl sits beige and inconspicuous off Renton Avenue South, between a casino and an Ezell’s Fried Chicken. It’s Wednesday night, and in the ... Read more
Terrence Malick’s ‘Knight of Cups’ Is a King-Sized Head-Scratcher
Published 4:30am Friday, March 11, 2016
One of the many beautiful women in the screenwriter’s life turns to him and says, “It’s time for you to tell me something interesting.” I ... Read more
How Amazon and Vulcan Bought Their Way into City Hall This Year
Published 4:30am Friday, March 11, 2016
Last year’s City Council election was, in the parlance of the Republican presidential front-runner, yuge.
Read moreJanuary 27 Wednesday Haelos Many groups have tried to replicate the
Published 8:35am Sunday, January 24, 2016January 27 Wednesday Haelos Many groups have tried to replicate the seemingly easy magic of Portishead. But cool beats and a beautiful voice are more ... Read more
Like most carbon-based life forms in our solar system, I was extremely
Published 3:35am Wednesday, January 20, 2016Like most carbon-based life forms in our solar system, I was extremely bummed out when David Bowie chose to go back to his home planet. ... Read more
Like most carbon-based life forms in our solar system, I was extremely
Published 6:02pm Saturday, January 16, 2016Like most carbon-based life forms in our solar system, I was extremely bummed out when David Bowie chose to go back to his home planet. ... Read more
Last year, teacher and activist Jesse Hagopian broke the Internet—but not in
Published 1:06am Tuesday, January 12, 2016Last year, teacher and activist Jesse Hagopian broke the Internet—but not in a good way. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Hagopian was randomly pepper ... Read more
Don’t feed the animals In the first editorial Seattle Weekly has published
Published 10:33pm Friday, January 8, 2016Don’t feed the animals In the first editorial Seattle Weekly has published in God knows how long, we zeroed in on reason #3,593 why the ... Read more
Opening Friday Event Yadda. (NR) Details Event Yadda. (NR) Details….. TK few
Published 1:04am Saturday, December 19, 2015Opening Friday Event Yadda. (NR) Details Event Yadda. (NR) Details….. TK few openings this dead week……see the Film 2016 grid that Mark B has…. Local ... Read more
Sharon Maeda is on TV. The date is August 3, 2015. The
Published 11:09pm Friday, December 18, 2015Sharon Maeda is on TV. The date is August 3, 2015. The Seattle activist and former White House staffer is standing in the press conference ... Read more
In anticipation of this year’s state budget battle, we put Washington state
Published 9:39pm Thursday, May 14, 2015In anticipation of this year’s state budget battle, we put Washington state park’s funding situation this way: If the parks were a local dessert shop, ... Read more
Friday, May 8 You know that plane of good but generic alt/indie rock
Published 10:33pm Friday, May 8, 2015Friday, May 8You know that plane of good but generic alt/indie rock where every band sounds like the Killers, Franz Ferdinand, and Coldplay combined? That’s ... Read more
Music • They Might Be Giants After 33 years together, TMBG remains
Published 7:34am Friday, May 8, 2015Music • They Might Be Giants After 33 years together, TMBG remains a quintessential cult band that never made it big (and perhaps never sought ... Read more
If the images in his shoestring romance Beach Town seem a little
Published 9:59pm Thursday, May 7, 2015If the images in his shoestring romance Beach Town seem a little grainy and washed-out, if the sun flares in the lens, if the plot ... Read more
Music • New Kids on the Block In third grade, my “girlfriend”
Published 7:34am Thursday, May 7, 2015Music • New Kids on the Block In third grade, my “girlfriend” brought a New Kids on the Block doll to school, and I remember ... Read more
A cluster of animated students sit around a table discussing what marketing
Published 7:06pm Wednesday, May 6, 2015A cluster of animated students sit around a table discussing what marketing strategies were used on a Pop-Tarts box. Nora Dummer calls on one of ... Read more
The most recent Pew Research Center poll shows that a majority of
Published 9:06pm Monday, May 4, 2015The most recent Pew Research Center poll shows that a majority of Americans nationwide, 53 percent, now support the legalization of cannabis. I’m actually surprised ... Read more
Last week, King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled an ambitious new plan
Published 7:01pm Monday, May 4, 2015Last week, King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled an ambitious new plan to improve early development among all King County children—a $65 million levy called ... Read more
Hayden Mears’ time is up in the glass-walled conference room he has
Published 5:41pm Monday, May 4, 2015Hayden Mears’ time is up in the glass-walled conference room he has booked for an hour in the frenzied hub of entrepreneurial activity that is ... Read more
Karluk Manor caters to the desperate and downtrodden on the periphery of
Published 4:37pm Monday, May 4, 2015Karluk Manor caters to the desperate and downtrodden on the periphery of downtown Anchorage—about a mile away from the famed Captain Cook Hotel, where, until ... Read more