CLOWNING AROUND: In the recent past, Cirque du Soleil leaned more toward show than cirque, entertaining still, but not in the way that people have loved and raved about for two decades. Yet Kooza, one of the company's three touring shows, is Cirque in traditional form, centering on acrobatic performance and the fine art of clowning. Kooza, the story of “The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world,” spotlights ten acrobatic acts, seven characters, and music that draws on both 70s funk and traditional Indian. Looking to impress a date? Need some light heartedness to balance out the early June gloom? Really into well-dressed clowns? Look no further. more ›

NPR's quiz show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! hasn't taped an episode in Seattle since 2001, but last night at the Paramount, they had a sold-out venue full of Seattleites dressed up in their best fleeces eager to clap and guffaw on cue. Apparently, a radio show that runs about forty-five minutes on the air takes more than twice that live, including a humorously eerie segment at the end of the night where the cast quickly records disembodied do-overs of the lines they flubbed the first time around. more ›

NPR IN DA HOUSE: Seattlest was kind of surprised to hear that tickets are still available for NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me live show at the Paramount tonight. We've never personally been to a live radio show before, but we do love the N to the PR, and we're guessing this'll be well worth your time. In case you don't mack on the NPR, it's the silly quiz show that takes a humorous look at current events. Good stuff. more ›