AltWeeklies Wire
How Did a Drug Dealer Rack Up 112 Convictions Over 26 Years?new
Along the way, Smooth has compiled a criminal record that's something of a record itself: He has 112 convictions. Not arrests, convictions: 94 misdemeanors and 18 felonies, revolving through the doors of juvenile court to municipal court to district court to superior court to federal court, from traffic and theft offenses and weapons and assault charges to burglary and crack sales.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
06-15-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Seattle's Swordsman of Semen Detection Doesn't Care for His New Competitionnew
Snooping through your partner's undies has become big business, and Bradley Holmes, the self-proclaimed father of the in-home semen-detection industry is disappointed in his offspring -- in part because they are giving him competition.
Seattle Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
06-15-2009 |
Business & Labor
Andrew Oliver Impresses With 'Just 4 U'new
The Andrew Oliver Kora Band's debut is one of the better world-music releases to come out of the Northwest all year.
Seattle Weekly |
Jonathan Cunningham |
06-08-2009 |
Reviews
Ziggy Marley's Family Businessnew
The reggae heir tapped the likes of Willie Nelson and Jack Johnson for a record aimed at toddlers, tykes, and their 'rents.
Seattle Weekly |
Jonathan Cunningham |
06-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Revanche': Crime and Self-Punishment in Austrianew
This deliberate, meticulous heist-gone-wrong flick eschews all the usual excitement of crime. Instead, Austrian writer-director Gotz Spielmann concentrates on the slow buildup to a bank job and its simmering moral aftermath.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-04-2009 |
Reviews
King County's 'Green Cab' Experiment Goes Southnew
As Seattle's eco- and labor-friendly taxi service crashes, a group of Ethiopian drivers may lose their shirts.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-04-2009 |
Business & Labor
Seattle Hip-Hop Act Merges Old-School Swagger with New-School Appealnew
Dyme Def lives on that thin line between cockiness and confidence. They fully embrace rap's boasting tradition, but they're comical enough with their punch lines and prose that it works.
Seattle Weekly |
Jonathan Cunningham |
04-27-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
An Education Overhaul Opposed by the Washington Teachers' Union Wins Support in Olympianew
The Washington teachers' union vehemently opposed a new education bill, not only for its lack of an identifiable funding stream but also because of its call to redesign teacher pay, certification, and evaluation. In spite of the union's position, the bill has some high-profile supporters that are closely allied with labor.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
04-27-2009 |
Education
How 'Twilight' Made a Bag Lady's Fortunenew
The Bella Bag, as it's now known, is handmade in a basement studio by Angie Bowlds. The 27-year-old seamstress is frantically churning them out and mailing them off to Twilight fans.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
04-27-2009 |
Fashion
Sci-Fi Revival Without Causenew
This deadpan homage hardly lifts an eyebrow at the aliens, horny teens, eccentric scientists, and dopey lawmen in the small desert town where a flying saucer lands. We know these conventions, from The Blob to The Day the Earth Stood Still, which Alien Trespass dutifully recreates. But why?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
04-06-2009 |
Reviews
Light in the Attic Releases the "Sgt. Pepper's of French Music"new
Seattle-based Light in the Attic Records has become the first label to release Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson in the United States. Knowing this, the question is: Why didn't anyone else ever think of doing it?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
04-06-2009 |
Music
Students Pitch Budget Cuts to Washington Governornew
Washington students' message to Gov. Chris Gregoire: Cut your friends, not our schools.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-06-2009 |
Economy
With a Poker Player in the White House, Washington's Strict Online Gambling Law Could Changenew
Washington is one of a handful of states that expressly prohibits online gambling--and the only one that goes so far as to make it a felony. But Barney Frank may introduce a bill this month to repeal a law that prohibits Internet companies from accepting bank payments for gambling.
Seattle Weekly |
Damon Agnos |
04-06-2009 |
Policy Issues
John Malkovich Is Great; the Movie Is Gentlenew
Malkovich's Buck possesses what The Great Buck Howard lacks: the single-minded, lesson-free compulsion to entertain.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-23-2009 |
Reviews
Branford Marsalis: King of Kingsnew
A revered jazz saxophonist's life with Leno, Sting, and a decade-old quartet.
Seattle Weekly |
Jonathan Cunningham |
03-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
