AltWeeklies Wire
Seattle Recycles, but Its Investments Aren't Too Greennew
Retirement portfolio, $2 billion deep, isn't earmarked for socially conscious companies.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
08-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Steering Washington Democrats' Political Bulldozernew
Reclusive House speaker Frank Chopp has candidates lined up through 2012 to retain a heavy majority.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
08-13-2007 |
Politics
Here's to You, Mrs. Robinsonnew
Northwest cougars hunt -- and are hunted by -- younger men.
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
08-13-2007 |
Sex
The Moondoggies Work for Flying Dollar Billsnew
The band's brand of cosmic country rock no doubt reminds folks of a bygone era -- namely, the early '70s, when a handful of bands churned out timeless roots music.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Moondoggies
'Rocket Science': Where Twee Meets Dweebynew
It's another twee coming-of-age flick that appeals to the trucker-hat-and-bell-bottom set but never pulls its head out of the suburban lawn.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeffrey Blitz, rocket science
This Canadian Pot Dealer is Campaigning for Ron Paulnew
Why, you ask? He's looking for a pardon.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
08-13-2007 |
Politics
Seattle Wants You to 'Green Up' by Paying Extranew
Is this ecologically sound or a waste of good intentions?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'Vitus': High IQ Plus Even Higher Fructosenew
The film belongs to what might be called the Euro-cute school of cinema, and its few tolerable scenes mock continental pieties toward culture and family.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Vitus, Fredi M. Murer
Lack of Employees, Not Space, Is Overcrowding Prisonsnew
Washington's Department of Corrections can't fill positions to open a new $39 million facility.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
But What If They Weren't Gay?new
The worst internal scandal in NSA history was blamed on Cold War defectors' homosexuality -- but formerly classified Pentagon and NSA documents appear to clear them of the sexual charges.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-23-2007 |
History
Tags: history
'June & July': Bored (But Not Boring) Twins With a Secretnew
The jolting finale forces a conclusion on plot strands that, like the titular siblings, prove fundamentally incompatible.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brady Hall, June & July
Should It Matter Where Your Biodiesel Comes From?new
As Seattle's biodiesel industry prepares to explode, a pioneer throws down the ethical gauntlet.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
07-23-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Couple Shuns Sleep for DIY Radio With Hollow Earthnew
This is as free-form as "radio" gets, so pretty much anything goes.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
07-16-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
Cleaning Up the Dildo Departmentnew
Phthalates have been linked to cancer by the CDC -- so why are they still being used in the manufacture of sex toys?
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
07-16-2007 |
Sex
'Manufactured Landscapes': Why Your iPhone Is Destroying the Environmentnew
If the theme to this documentary is how we reshape nature to suit industry, one of the more eloquent and damning images is simply that of a female factory worker's hands rendered in close-up.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
