Seattle, July 2012
Features
Evidence of Things Unseen
Author, journalist and licensed pilot Lesley Hazleton has mined religious history over the course of many books; her biography of Muhammad, The First Muslim, will be published...
All This Purposeful Movement
Donald Byrd is the provocative choreographer at the helm of Spectrum Dance Theater whose decorated history includes work with legends such as Twyla Tharp and Alvin Ailey. Olivier...
Dowsed in Aesthetics
Anna Telcs and the ceremony of fashion.
Anna Telcs inhabits the dual worlds of commercial fashion and art. She’s an assistant editorial stylist for Nordstrom, working behind...
Infinite Information, One Location
After Seattle University took the books out of its failing library, usage skyrocketed. Now its brand-new, multimillion-dollar “Learning Commons” is recognized around the world as...
What Have I Done?
June 12, 2012: I don’t always love going to the theatre. My mind is too busy, too fast, and unless I’m completely beguiled by the majesty in front of me, I’m wondering how I can...
Inside the Lost Museum
This town smells like a campfire this morning. It’s burning up, one building at a time.
Century-old storefronts explode like Roman candles, white smoke lines townie lungs,
water...
Larousse Methodique
9 x 5 x 12 inches, carved paper, 2011
On view from July 5–28 at Foster/White Gallery.
Here & Now
Public Ridicule: Seattle’s Golden Hour
It’s hard to hate in the Seattle Summertime. It’s too beautiful outside. The Seattleite’s natural defenses against joy and spontaneity break down and warm, alien feelings swarm...
Film Stripped
Northwest Film Forum program director Adam Sekuler talks about Hollywood's digital destiny, the big difference between film and video, and why he's screening as many 35mm prints...
Bringing Up Barbecue
In observance of America’s independence, a few words about America’s cuisine.
Any zealot with taste buds and a pair of tongs can rightfully claim expertise in barbecue. If you’ve...
Aesop Rock
When Aesop Rock visited Seattle in 2011, he played foil to anti-folk hero Kimya Dawson. But the New York-bred, San Francisco-dwelling MC is used to running his own show, a...
Attractive Singles
Five can’t-miss tracks from the Pacific Northwest's best songwriters.
"They’ll Speak," Raz (NSFW) “Cut the lights in the studio.” That’s how this track from MC Solomon “Raz”...
Astrologer's Table
Portland-based artist Marie Koetje, whose work has been featured in street/alt art bible Beautiful/Decay, uses oil, enamel and spray paint to illustrate “imaginary scenarios of...
Café Racer Mourns
It’s Sunday, June 3, and a crowd of 200 people—musicians, neighbors and spectators young and old—are squeezed into the narrow alleyway behind Café Racer, sharing cigarettes and...
Taproot Theatre Goes Modular
Taproot Theatre Company always planned to expand its home on N. 85th Street, but co-founder and artistic director Scott Nolte never imagined the Greenwood theatre’s growth would...
17 Actors, Four Plays, One Festival
A dozen or so actors are gathered in a windowless rehearsal studio in South Lake Union, feather boas and plastic martini glasses strewn on tables and chairs around them. Burton...
Making Connections
I’ve used the word “interview” a bazillion times in my life, but it wasn’t until this month that its meaning struck me, the components of it distilled. Interview: a mutual...
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