AltWeeklies Wire
Did Microsoft Conspire to Charge People for MSN Service They Didn't Want?new
We'll find out -- as soon as the court sorts through a few trillion more bytes of data.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
06-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
The Brutal Reality of 'Heavy Metal in Baghdad'new
Few things could be deemed as authentically metal as the act of carrying cans of gasoline to band practice to power the generators you plug your amp into.
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
06-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
My Brother Got Burnednew
Tiffany Burns' SIFF-screened documentary aims to clear brother Sebastian's name, and stick it to the cops in the process.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
06-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jack Laurence Hopes to be Youngest National Convention Delegate in Washington Historynew
The 17-year-old is trying to represent the entire state of Washington as a Hillary Clinton delegate at the Democratic National Convention this summer.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
06-02-2008 |
Politics
Another Dubious Death at a Downtown Seattle Jailnew
Details of the incident, based on public records and interviews, fit into a three-year pattern of preventable deaths at the King County Jail.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
06-02-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: death, prisons, Seattle, jails, inmates, crime & justice, King County Jail, preventable deaths
The Kills Carve Out New Terrainnew
With their dark, nuevo garage swagger and relentless undercurrent of staccato percussion, the Kills are obviously influenced by Velvet Underground, but since their inception in 2000 they've sidestepped the trap of over-emulating their idols.
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
05-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Salmon Caught in the Carbon Netnew
Our mania for wild, fresh boutique fish comes at a high environmental cost.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Inside the Illustrious Career of Dr. Howard Levinenew
Botched abortions, Viagra prescriptions, fast-food extortion, and steroid trafficking were just the beginning.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-19-2008 |
Science
I'm (Not) With Buseynew
Jeff Swanson looks, acts, and talks like Mr. Joshua. But the man you bought drinks for at the club ain't Gary Busey.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
05-12-2008 |
Culture
OSS 117: The Best Spy Spoof Since 'Austin Powers'new
Before Ian Fleming devised 007, long before Mike Myers was born (later to conceive Austin Powers), French agent OSS 117 was a pulpy sensation in countless espionage novels and several movies.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-12-2008 |
Reviews
Some Uncomfortable Irony in the Dave Matthews Band's Drive to be Greennew
The quintet runs a website that will help fans carpool to shows, but when they tour the country together, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Stefan Lessard, Boyd Tinsley, and Carter Beauford each travel on separate buses.
Seattle Weekly |
Chris Kornelis |
05-12-2008 |
Music
The Military is Inconsistent When it Comes to Handling Desertersnew
Some, like outspoken war opponent Lt. Ehren Watada, face courts-martial and potential jail sentences, while others are allowed to quietly leave with an "other than honorable discharge" -- the military's term for a discharge that falls somewhere between honorable and dishonorable.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-12-2008 |
War
How to Stiff Immigrant Workers in Constructionnew
Because he called his workers "business partners," Contractor Shawn Campbell was able to avoid over $1 million in payments to the state workers' compensation fund and keep his employees working up to 46 hours a week with no overtime, a judge found. He slid through undetected for more than two years, until a disgruntled employee blew the whistle.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
05-12-2008 |
Business & Labor
'Graduation': Bank Robbery for Dummiesnew
Shot with all the HD video artistry of an infomercial, Graduation is a CliffsNotes heist movie, apparently written from the video-box blurbs on a stroll through Blockbuster.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-05-2008 |
Reviews
The Sad Irony of Washington's Mental Health Systemnew
Only by killing Michael Robb did Samson Berhe finally become subject to the mental health treatment he has seemingly needed for years.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
05-05-2008 |
Science
