Weekend Pass

The End of the World

Boardwalks, beach marvels, native treasures, and salmon skins in the Northwest’s far northwest.

10/11/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Past Lives

Fire Squad

10/11/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Books & authors

‘Good Ideas’ Bloom at the Sorrento Tonight

Steven Johnson offers words made for wine with his dazzling "natural history of innovation."

10/07/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Film Festival

Three Local Sightings

Mayor McGinn, Jesse Bernstein, and sophomoric poetry dominate documentaries in NWFF’s all-local filmmaking fest.

09/30/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Entertainment, Inc.

The Downtown Library Is Ready for its Schmooze-Up

Hollywood lights up the Cool House for one high-concept evening. Anyone else want to throw a party?

09/29/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Concert Review

Hawaiian Grins and Chicken Skin

Two island legends, together again for the first time last night at Seattle’s Triple Door.

09/22/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Seattle Center

Follow the Money—Straight to Chihuly

The Fun Forest advisory panel opts for good financing over "good ideas."

09/21/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Sports

Storming the Streets

The parade starts at 7 tonight for the double-champion Seattle Storm.

09/17/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Films and filmmakers

Tonight Only, a Rare Chance to See a Portuguese Masterpiece. And Tomorrow….

Miguel Gomes brings the mysteries of childhood and sainthood to the Film Forum

09/15/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Past Lives

Riding High

09/15/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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The Man Who Loved Seattle Too Much

Grant Cogswell found hope in Seattle’s possibilities. He tried to give the city a monorail and a civic vision, but he discovered that happy endings are only in movies.

09/15/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Seattle Center

A Showdown Nears Over What Will Replace the Fun Forest

KEXP turned out the fans, but the longhouse is gaining cred.

09/14/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Comics

Iguana Girl vs. the Chick Lit Stereotypes

A Seattle publisher ventures into manga with tales of sci-fi romance, doomed princesses, and hideous heroines.

09/10/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Books and Talks

Collateral Damage: The Comic

Cartoonist Carol Tyler probes her family’s inner war wounds in words and pictures, and shares the results at Fantagraphics.

09/06/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Books and Art

Balazsing His Own Trail

The Bernini of Spokane gets some overdue exposure in three shows and a lavish new retrospective book.

08/29/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Crime

Escalation Clause

A jaywalking stop atop Queen Anne turns violent. Have Seattle police forgotten how to put on the brakes?

08/18/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Bombers Away

Boeing prepares to raze its historic Plant 2.

08/18/2010 By Eric Scigliano

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Racked with Pain

The mystery of Metro's disappearing bus-bike commuters.

08/17/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Visual Art

Quileutes at SAM: Dances With the Real Wolves

This post-Twilight show shares some rare treasures and rarer human connections.

08/13/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Film review

The Inspired Conception of ‘Little Dizzle’

Midnight janitors and male post-partum syndrome get their due in David Russo’s hallucinatory comedy.

08/13/2010 By Eric Scigliano