Every now and then, Seattlest gets an email from Idealist.org letting us know if there are any jobs available in the nonprofit sector for people who can write (the answer is generally no, but we hold out hope). Today, the Idealist email introduced us to a single job opening: Executive Director at the Richard Hugo House. We figured it was newsworthy, so we went on a little investigative mission through the internet tubes to see if there's any gossip on the matter and discovered only that, indeed, Hugo House is in need of a new director. It's been three years since former director Lyall Bush replaced Frances McCue, and we understand Executive Directors at arts organizations rarely stick around for decades. So, have at it, aspiring Exec. Direcs! more ›

One of the Seattle arts community's most recent teacup tempests was the abrupt departure on September 11 of executive director Lyall Bush from Richard Hugo House, following a six-week leave of absence. According to a NWFF release in our inbox, Bush will now be interim executive director of the Northwest Film Forum, just down the street from Hugo House. "Bush brings a passion, vision and history of working with nonprofit arts organizations to his new position," says the release, and adds that "most recently Bush served as the executive director of Richard Hugo House, where he raised the organization’s visibility in the city and energized the board and staff around his new vision for programs and development." more ›

Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU, spoke last night at Town Hall to publicize his new book ) the lower auditorium was full of citizens waiting to voice their displeasure with ACLU policies. Romero didn't get any criticism for defending the Ku Klu Klan, Neo-Nazis, Ollie North, Fred Phelps, and NAMBLA. No, Seattle's citizens wanted to know why the ACLU wasn't actively supporting impeachment. During the Q&A period the air nearly fogged up with liberaler-than-thou sentiment. Romero apparently has some experience quashing critics because he handled interruptions and interjections with aplomb. more ›

Occasionally we drop in to see something we've recommended in advance to check if it's worthy of the Seattlest Seal of Approval. Sunday night we took in Chris Jeffries' Kaleidoscope Eyes: Songs for Busby Berkeley. We weren't quite sure what to expect when we walked in. What it turns out to be is a pianist and six vocalists performing "alternate" soundtracks to actual Berkeley-choreographed movie clips -- so it really is a celebration of the man's insane drill-sergeant-for-showgirls vision. more ›

We were busy recommending you see Stewart Copeland speak at the Egyptian tonight before the screening of his documentary when we heard that his brother Ian died last week. Hmm, we wondered, might this recent event result in Copeland skipping his Seattle appearance? After all, the death of a loved one is a little more important than SIFF. more ›

That giant snapping sound you heard this week was the gay and lesbian community splitting in two over the proper way to celebrate Pride Weekend in Seattle. On the one hand the festivities, particularly the Running of the Gays, have gotten too large for Capitol Hill. We have a sense that the phrase "too many straight people" belongs in that last sentence somewhere. On the other hand, there’s a strong feeling that the proper place for Pride events is the Hill and only the Hill. What to do, what to do... more ›

The e-mail arranging the interview said "call if you have any trouble finding the office," but we really didn't understand what she meant until we found ourselves under the Viaduct, staring into a shady-looking importer's warehouse with their address. Was this really the office of a highbrow and hip foreign policy quarterly aimed at intellectually minded college students? more ›

LAist tracks an award-winning TV writer who worked on Good Times to a homeless shelter and sees a Little Old Lady get a jaywalking ticket because she can't get across fast enough (in the same post!). Poets invade Metro and an LAist contributor's new book asks WWJB. more ›

You know, we love nothing more than a music festival (okay that's a lie, our number one true love is Jupiter Jones of the Three Investigators Series, but we fear that will be unrequited). more ›