Results tagged “theamerican”

The American steakhouse--that dimly lit, mahogany-paneled, mafia-chic hideout for fat cats and their trophy molls--you'd think it would never fly in laid-back, egalitarian Seattle. You'd be wrong.

co-horts Leon Wieseltier and Dale Peck--they accuse of writing literary criticism that "was wholly negative. And, it eventually became clear, indiscriminately so."

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We don't have a lot of parenting pet peeves. Little Miss Seattlest has already picked up our usual response to a lot of great debates: "Whatever."

We just assumed this was to prep us for an earful of earnest agitprop about Rich World/Poor World divisions -- which we were okay with. We got Lolita-meets-Psycho-meets-Clockwork Orange instead. We realize this will suit some of you just fine. If so, skip to the end for ticket info.

MUSIC: God help you if you can't appreciate the genius of Stephen Malkmus. Alright, so he's not playing with Pavement (best indie band EVER, pleeeeeease reunite!), but tonight with The Jicks, he'll have one thing that Pavement never had: badass Janet Weiss on drums. Hells yeah!

>>>DORKBOT, 7:30pm. We love the name, but saying that they plan to "discuss their innovative approach to immersive, participatory entertainment" doesn't hide the fact that this will be geeks talking about videogames. Free, but only if you know the secret code: 'Knock knock, who's there?' 'Um, dorks?' 'Come in!'

Sea-Tac is currently fucked. The wait at security averages 82 minutes. Said a spokesperson:

Want a definition of star-crossed? Two words: Chris Snelling.

-Ha, Spokane sucks. Gonzaga students have been reprimanded for chanting "Brokeback Mountain" at opposing players during basketball games. Apparently a reference to "Brokeback Mountain" indicates that one is a cowboy. Ironic that the biggest cowboy of them all actually plays for the Zags...

Pssst. Hate Mexicans? Whoa, whoa, whoa. Not here, Buddy. Come inside. We're looking for a few patiriots like yourself to help man the wall in Washington state. No, no, see, Washington is on the northern border. With Canada. See, if we do a vigil up here it makes it seem like we don't hate the Mexicans. We'll be like equal opportunity haters, get it? No, we don't hate the Canadians we hate the Mexicanos, but- Oh. Oh you do? Oh, wow, we got a live one here. Hey Frank, we got a live one over here. Well, alright, yeah, you can keep the Canadians out if you want to. You can even bring weapons. So, yeah, you can keep an eye out for Canadians coming down illegally, but try not to shoot anyone and make us look bad. Ok, show up in Blaine on October third and be prepared to stay the month. Here's a training manual. No you can't go home early if you bag a Canuck the first day. Don't bag any Canucks. What if you take out a Mexican? Well, then we'll talk about it.

Trip-hop was born twice and likewise died two deaths. This moody, sample-heavy music came to the fore both in the United States and in England, although the British sound (most specifically that from Bristol) is the one most readily labeled with the tag.

Here's some copy that Mariners marketing department might consider removing from the website:

You've lived in Seattle for how long and you've never climbed Rainier? Well, the time for you to get above Paradise is long overdue and even if you've done it before, it's been awhile and it's time to go again.

The American Automotive Association has chimed in on the fact that the 520 is a problem--something that anyone who lives, works, or once had to go to that one store that only exists on the eastside already knows.