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Monotonix: Too Hot for Bumbershootnew

After just four songs, the fire marshal deemed the Tel Aviv–based band too dangerous, and had Exhibition Hall staff cut their power.
Seattle Weekly  |  Hannah Levin  |  09-08-2008  |  Concerts

Religious Discrimination at the Best Western?new

A Muslim employee sues after being fired for wearing a head scarf.
Seattle Weekly  |  Laura Onstot  |  09-08-2008  |  Religion

Joe Shikany's Last Waltznew

Friends say goodbye the Rimrock way.
Seattle Weekly  |  Mike Seely  |  09-02-2008  |  Music

Microsoft Brings Jerry Seinfeld Back to Prime Timenew

For $10 million, he'll apparently appear in ads with Bill Gates for Microsoft Vista. The Cutting Room can just imagine what these spots will be like...
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  09-02-2008  |  Comedy

German Climbers Philosophize in 'To the Limit'new

For this mountain climbing doc, Bavarian brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber opted into Yosemite's recent speed-climbing fad, which makes the Nose into a vertical racetrack.
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  08-25-2008  |  Reviews

The Moondoggies: Wary of the Buzznew

The group's debut, Don't Be a Stranger, has been so immediately well-received that within 48 hours of cracking open my advance copy, no less than half a dozen people called, e-mailed, or texted me with some variation of "Holy shit! Have you heard that Moondoggies record?"
Seattle Weekly  |  Hannah Levin  |  08-25-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Detainees Refute ICE's Denials of Abusenew

A recent report, based on interviews with 41 detainees over a period of eight months in 2007 and 2008, alleges various "human rights violations" at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., including inadequate medical care, lack of due process, and physical abuse.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  08-18-2008  |  Crime & Justice

As Scientology Expands in Seattle, So Do Its Naysayersnew

Masked protesters are taking to the city's streets as the church eyes new facilities downtown and in lower Queen Anne.
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  08-18-2008  |  Religion

Deep Pockets Still Love Ted Stevensnew

Despite his indictment and earlier suspicions he was on the take, Alaska's Ted Stevens still has a nearly $3 million fundraising lead over his likely Democratic challenger in November, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich. Boeing, for one, has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.
Seattle Weekly  |  Rick Anderson  |  08-11-2008  |  Politics

Dutchess and the Duke: Seattle’s New Rock Royaltynew

They may not roll with the Stones, but their blend of '60s rock and folk recalls the time when the game was more grit than glamor.
Seattle Weekly  |  Hannah Levin  |  08-11-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

A Seattle Company Tries to Prove That Playing its Games Improves Your Mental Statenew

Is sitting on your ass and staring at the screen on your phone the gateway to greater alertness and contentment? PopCap Games says yes. With a staff of 180, it's one of the heavy hitters in the $2.25 billion-a-year casual-games industry.
Seattle Weekly  |  Jesse Froehling  |  08-04-2008  |  Video Games

'Chris & Don: A Love Story': A May-December Gay Romancenew

Nowhere in this fine, quiet, richly-sourced documentary is the phrase "gay marriage" ever uttered.
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  08-04-2008  |  Reviews

Rep. Jim McDermott Seems to be Skating to 11th Termnew

Despite predictions that Washington state's new top-two primary -- which allows two candidates to progress to the general election regardless of party affiliation -- might spell trouble for McDermott, Seattle's 10-term incumbent congressman still lacks a serious challenger for his 2008 run.
Seattle Weekly  |  Aimee Curl  |  08-04-2008  |  Politics

'American Teen': The YouTube Generation Gets the Movie It Deservesnew

Director Nanette Burstein is so intent here on making a nonfiction version of The Breakfast Club that she erases every trace of documentary convention for most of this pleasing but ultimately unconvincing film.
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  08-04-2008  |  Reviews

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