June 4, 2009
This past week at the Henry Art Gallery, campus writers, essayists, poets, singers — and one ukulele player — gathered to share their work at Quorum, a monthly literary open-mic night.

May 21, 2009
If you’re a U-District vegan who entertains illicit desires for hot-out-of-the-oven, cheese-bubbling good pizza, then you’re living in the right neighborhood.

May 14, 2009
It’s Beer Week in Seattle, and for the first time, Greenwood is a major destination for keg-tapping, pint-sipping event-goers.

May 14, 2009
Ben Harper is all about fusion.

May 14, 2009
Ben Harper is all about fusion.

April 23, 2009
If an author could release a greatest hits compilation, it would look something like Tobias Wolff’s "Our Story Begins".

April 23, 2009
When Jhumpa Lahiri’s debut short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies" was first published in 1999, critics and readers were stunned by her mature prose and sincere examination of Indian immigrant life.

April 9, 2009
On his current book tour in promotion of his historical novel "The Last Dickens," author Matthew Pearl brings with him an unusual prop: a Charles Dickens action figure.

April 2, 2009
In recent decades, scientific discovery has become less a matter of epiphany than corporate-funded doggedness — think the Human Genome Project or Dolly.

April 2, 2009
Author Kevin Brockmeier seems entirely undecided on a genre — his work is perpetually shifting from sci-fi to fairy tale to literary fiction to magical realism.

March 12, 2009
Loosely based on real events and people, The Edge of Love may attract many movie-goers by its supposed subject — the private life of Dylan Thomas.

March 12, 2009
Since coming to the United States to pursue graduate work at Brandeis University in 1985, Ha Jin has become one of the nation’s most celebrated writers.

March 5, 2009
Reality is boring.

February 26, 2009
Junot Díaz speaks in much the same way he writes — candidly.

February 26, 2009
4.0/5.0

February 19, 2009
With identity theft on the rise — up 22 percent in 2008 — and the media (myself included) not letting you forget it, stolen Social Security numbers, credit cards and bank account information are on everyone’s mind.

January 29, 2009
4.0/5.0

January 22, 2009
The most apparent difficulty in reviewing an album from 35-year-old artist Andrew Bird is pinning a genre on the eclectic musician.

December 4, 2008
4.0/5.0

November 20, 2008
With first-generation Italian family recipes, live music, friendly service and an extensive wine list, Mamma Melina Ristorante Italiano offers much more than spaghetti and a bill.

November 13, 2008
3/5 stars

November 6, 2008
Café by day and bar by night, Mr.

October 30, 2008
Many illustrious individuals have graduated from the University of Washington: current governor Christine Gregoire, Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon and Nobel Prize winners George Hitchings, Martin Rodbell and George Stigler.

October 23, 2008
Ryan Adams’ newest album, Cardinology, marks his 10th full-length release and reveals an artist entering his prime, with a cultivated sound that’s been a decade in the making.

October 23, 2008
The prevalence of Indian restaurants in the U-District can make deciding which one to visit an overwhelming task.

October 9, 2008
At the newly opened Korean Tofu House, soup is the featured item.

October 2, 2008
When pop culture-journalist and author Chuck Klosterman read from his new book at Elliott Bay Book Company Sept.

October 2, 2008
Though located a stone’s throw from campus, Big Time Brewery and Alehouse keeps a low profile among Ave bars.