As we were saying, there's a lot more at Bumbershoot besides the music. You've got the comedy, the literature, the theatre, the dance -- and the people-watching, the sideshows, the side sideshows: yesterday we ran into Craig and Victoria doing a violin-and-flamenco act behind a tent; they say they'll be back today, roaming around, so look for a swirl of red. So far as funnymen go, we can recommend the Todd Barry/Michael Ian Black hour......

Blink and you could have missed them. Both Alex and Willard, our Seattle reality-TV representatives, were tiny blips on the television screen last night. Since Alex's team won under his leadership last week, he was exempt from elimination this week. The teams were asked to create mini-golfs at Chelsea Piers, a yuppie rec center in New York. The challenge was odd; they basically were given pre-made mini-golf courses and then expected to decorate and......

The Paramount Theatre's Silent Movie Mondays during February are actually concerts in disguise. Yes, yes, silent movies are great. Seattlest laments the advent of the talkie on a daily basis. Yes, yes, seeing one of Hollywood's first stars, Gloria Swanson, on the big screen is a great opportunity that shouldn't be missed. But the real reason to be at the Paramount on Monday is that Dennis James will be providing live musical accompaniment. The film......