Let's begin with an admission of gullibility and credulity: Yes, when I initially read this essay posted on Crosscut's site, I misconstrued it to be factual and not satirical, as it has since been identified. In my defense, I cite Poe's Law, and reference this fine essay on credulity written by Roger Ebert (acknowledging that, in this instance, I am the type of person he describes therein). more ›

A true sense of humor needs to balance all the elements of life, including the serious bits, with all their degrees of gradation. The UW's production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile succeeds at the lighter end of the scale. more ›

Just Monday we were writing about how much we love farce, and here today, San Francisco plays host to a farce of global scale as the Olympic torch--a flash-point for anti-China rallies--arrives in the Bay city. (Follow all the news at SFist.) Regardless of what you think of the hosts of this year's Summer Olympic games, your position on Tibet or Uighur ethnic autonomy, or whether Western nations should symbolically protest Chinese crackdowns by skipping the opening ceremonies, we're sure everyone agrees with us when we ask: who the hell thought to send the torch through ? The city of a million different protesting special interest groups, right next to UC Berkeley, home of thousands of radical-chic college students. Yup. That was going to go well. more ›

Ghost Light Theatricals' is two-and-a-half hours of thoroughly enjoyable theatre, featuring a talented cast and good use of limited resources, for a damn fine ticket price. more ›

We laughed ourselves silly during the buoyant slapstick farce that is The Miser (through April 6, tickets $20-$34), which was not really our plan. We'd meant to be stern with the Seattle Shakespeare Company--Moliere isn't Shakespeare. It's an obvious bait and switch. more ›