Like most genre-loving geeks worth their salt, I was extremely relieved that Star Wars: The Force Awakens did not suck. J.J. Abrams’ reboot managed …
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Eden Hill Brings a Slice of Paradise to Queen Anne
Since it opened in September, I’ve been wondering if Eden Hill might be the best closest restaurant to my home. Eden Hill is a …
Picking The 15 Best Northwest Records of 2015
I’ll try to keep the intro relatively brief here. The oh-so-clever conceit of compiling a list with the same number of records …
The Harmonies of a 1619 Christmas Concert with Northwest Baroque Masterworks
Earlier this season, we had the opportunity to hear “Messiah” as it might have been done at its first performance in 1742 in …
Picking The 15 Best Northwest Records of 2015
I’ll try to keep the intro relatively brief here. The oh-so-clever conceit of compiling a list with the same number of records …
Giving a Gift to a Food-Lover Is as Easy as A-B-C
Frantically trying to find a last-minute gift for the food-lover(s) in your life? As I think back through my past year in …
How Ray Harryhausen Changed My World (and Yours, Too)
It was the early 1970s, I’m not sure what year. I couldn’t have been more than five years old. A birthday party …
Confessions of a Badasssss: An Interview with Melvin Van Peebles
It’s 12:30 p.m. on Labor Day, and legendary director/writer/artist/iconoclast Melvin Van Peebles is running about a half-hour late. I’m slumped comfortably in …