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Category: Articles 2/5 • When these Eugene, Oregon, boys burst onto the national music scene in ’97 with their hit “Zoot Suit Riot,” they inspired countless guys and gals to take up swing dancing. If it’s been a while since you hit the dance floor, grab a date and plan for a night of…
Datebook: Dirty Dancing
Say hello to Portland-based tEEth, whose wildly original and at times very funny performance company
Category: Articles It’s not often you come across a dance theater company that is truly scary—a company that creates such disturbing, lasting images that you are skeeved out and a little jumpy for days afterward, fearing you might encounter one of their surreal tableaus around a real-life corner. Say hello to Portland-based tEEth, whose…
Book Breakdown
Bellevue Arts Museum exhibit shreds the notion of a book
Category: Articles 2/24–6/14 • Doomsayers have been threatening the demise of the book since, well, since the invention of the printing press, and while books have survived (for now), it’s not always in their original form. In Book Borrowers: Contemporary Artists Transforming the Book, the new show at Bellevue Arts Museum, the book becomes…
Datebook: Same As He ever Was
David Byrne may have moved on from the Talking Heads, but his new music is no less inspired or infec
Category: Articles 2/12 • Twenty-five years after he charmed us by wearing an absurdly oversized suit in the 1984 Talking Heads tour documentary Stop Making Sense, the hugely talented musician (and visual artist, and director, and choreographer) David Byrne is on the road again. This time he’ll perform songs from his 2008 album Everything…
Tilt-shift Q&A: See Seattle from a New Angle
This month we highlight the creativity and, um, small mindedness of tilt-shift photographers who mak
Category: Arts + Events Articles This month we highlight the creativity and, um, small mindedness of tilt-shift photographers who make real-life landscapes look like scale models. We swapped emails with Erynn Rose, a Seattle photographer embracing this trend to find out more about this interesting photo genre. What is tilt-shift photography?Official tilt-shift photography is…
Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Category: Arts + Events Articles Karin Snelson introduces several acclaimed Seattle writers and illustrators for the younger—much younger—set, and offers a few tips for aspiring children’s book authors. Take heed and you might be next to be featured in our pages! Palette Pleaser: Julie Paschkis brings color and life to children’s books All Julie…
Restaurant Specials
With deals like these at local eateries, you won
Category: Arts + Events Articles With deals like these at local eateries, you won’t want to miss a night dining out. Bargain sushi? It’s all relative, but there’s no arguing that the Course Meal ($50 for two) at Mashiko’s (West Seattle, 4725 California Ave. SW; 206.935.4339) is worth every pinched penny. The five-course, chef’s…
Cheap Eats Directory
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Your guide to the restaurants featured in our Cheap Eats issue Alhadeff Grill at South Seattle Community CollegeRainier Valley6000 16th Ave. SW 206.764.5344chefschool.com Anita’s CrêpesBallard4350 NW Leary Ave.206.838.9997anitascrepes.comAlso at various farmers’ market year-round, including Ballard (Sun., 10 a.m.–2 p.m.) Archa ThaiKent121 Meeker St.253.373.1868Baguette BoxCapitol Hill1203 Pine St.206.332.0220Fremont 626 N…
Cheap Eats: The Big List
Rocky economic times give us second thoughts about carefree spending and multicourse dinners. But pa
Category: Eat + Drink Articles Rocky economic times give us second thoughts about carefree spending and multicourse dinners. But paying more attention to the bottom line doesn’t have to feel (or taste) like scrimping. In fact, it’s not hard to eat on the cheap in Seattle: We’ve got taco stands, bánh mì delis and…
View Seattle with a Tilt-Shift Lens
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Category: Arts + Events Articles There’s just something irresistible about imagining our whole city—and its busy goings-on—in miniature. That’s exactly what some locals are doing with tilt-shift photography (also called tilt-shift miniature faking), which involves distorting the perspective and focus in a photograph so that real-world places and things appear to be scale models….
Top Doctors: Q&A Hashisaki (Infectious Diseases)
Get to know your health-care professionals
Category: Articles Peter Hashisaki, M.D. Specialty: Infectious diseasesEducation: University of Washington, 1975Hospital affiliation: Overlake Hospital Medical CenterRegarding antibiotic overuse: “With a lot of newer and more super antibiotics, we are using them very judiciously, and the bacteria is remaining very sensitive. I’m pleased with that.” What attracted to you to your specialty?It’s like a…
Top Doctors: Q&A Mihalov (Gynecology)
Get to know your health-care professionals
Category: Articles Linda Mihalov, M.D. Specialty: GynecologyPractice: Virginia Mason Medical CenterEducation: University of Illinois, 1980Hospital affiliation: Virginia Mason Medical CenterYou may not know: “Many women are afraid to take hormone therapy, but could benefit from it. It’s a good option for some women, and they may be needlessly depriving themselves.” Why did you choose…