Corner of 3rd and Union last night, the air's full of crazies. The rabid anti-Hillary crazies, fueled by and fueling right-wing panic even as they convince the mainstream that she's unelectable because she's so polarizing ("Just look at us!"). The Ron Paul crazies, all suited and tied. The 9/11 crazies in search of evil conspiracies. So what do the street crazies have to do with, say, the newspaper crazies? It's the possibility, however small, that......

We were first turned onto Susan Werner back in our New York days when she played a free show at the World Trade Center. We were broke and all about free things, and we had a nice healthy respect for the sort of music the show sponsor WFUV felt like sharing with the world. We were impressed then by her candid poetics and a particularly lovely tune called "Time Between Trains" that stuck with......

Study up on Jesus. That was the topic for last night's hardest round at Seattlest Trivia. Average score/ 5.9 out of 10. Can you do better? 1) In 1966, the Ku Klux Klan burned Beatles records after who said the group was “more popular than Jesus now”? 2) The Depeche Mode song “Personal Jesus” was inspired by the autobiography Elvis and Me, written by whom? 3) The Jesus and Mary Chain’s song “Just Like Honey”......

Our Southern California based Al Qaeda correspondent, Jeff Schell, is here with analysis on the new Intel report regarding Al Qaeda's desire to "use contacts and capabilities in Iraq to mount an attack on U.S. soil." Every time the Mariners reach the American League Championship Series, a resurgent Al Qaeda shows up in the news. Coincidence? 1995 Mariners: ALCS. 1995 Al Qaeda: CIA began watching Osama Bin Laden. 2000 Mariners: ALCS. 2000 Al Qaeda: USS......

If you've been hoping that itchy aneurysm of yours will pop a stroke on you and leave you blessedly free of worldly cares, we recommend the new P-I series On the Waterfront as a trigger event. We're on Day 2 of the three-day series. Yesterday featured the Port's no-bid, no-audit hospitality towards its hospitality contractor. Today covers the Port's similar treatment of the firm that runs its cruise terminals. Tomorrow Port chief Mic Dinsmore's......

Even though we are way way past school age, we still get a little melancholy at the close of summer. Fortunately, our friends across the -ist network know that the shenanigans don't need to end just because the big yellow buses are back on the roads. So, grab your sunscreen and your favorite hangover cure, as we take a tour of end of summer fun from -ist cities all over the damn place. SFist......

We'll just come right out and say it: World Trade Center is not as bad as we expected. But then again, we thought it'd be baaaaad. Oliver Stone + Nicolas Cage + a weighty topic = a recipe for disaster. Seattlest went to a screening primarily to see just how bad it could be, but unexpectedly, we smirked a lot less in this film than in United 93. And that's even taking into account......

Apparently there will be free land given away at the Convention Center this Sunday. From the website landauction.com: "As a special thank you to all in attendance, we will be giving away a FREE PARCEL of land EVERY HOUR starting at 9:30 am. (No purchase necessary. Must be present to win.)" Would it be worth it to get out of bed that early on a Sunday to score some "free" and no doubt choice......

On Tuesday evening, Seattlest saw United 93 so you don't have to. Because really, who in the hell is eager to watch this particular film? Even with free admission, the theater was pretty empty. That's not to say it's poorly made. In fact, we liked the movie's documentary style---hand-held cameras, filmed in real-time (or close to it), busy shots with characters out of focus---as it really added to the "what's happening?" confused feel. Another good......

This Friday, "America's Funnyman" Neil Hamburger will turn the Funhouse into the Funnyhouse (sorry, but we had to say it before he did). On the surface, Hamburger is the world's worst standup comedian. Appearing in an ill-fitting tux, oversized glasses and greasy comb-over, he delivers an unfunny stream of disjointed one-liners about his ex-wife, AIDS, lawyers, alcoholism, masturbation, hemorrhoids, dentists and so forth. Even worse are setups like "How many Spice Girls does it take......

First Thursday passed, and if you did the Walk that doesn't mean that you've put in your art appreciation time for the month and you're off the hook. There're some exhibits worth seeing at COCA and Born Magazine's "Help Wanted" show, specifically the "Afterwords" video wall. Don't miss it--it's behind the rummage sale/"Estate of Beverly Thomas" piece. Student art will be on display at the sexy new gallery "Washington State Convention & Trade Center" on......