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The good (5 X 2), the not bad (Last Days) and the ugly (The Island)
Three new films open this weekend
by Derich Mantonela
- SGN A&E Writer
Last Days - Gus Van Sant's introspective take on Curt Cobain's end (at the Neptune & the Meridian)
If you liked Gay Portland director Gus Van Sant's Elephant and Gerry, dreamy, semi-surreal, vaguely erotic meanderings into the psyches of "troubled, sensitive, alienated" young men, you nee more
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Funny, friendly Tom Arnold talks to his audience after showing Happy Endings
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid
- SGN A&E Writer
The first scene you see in the new dark comedy Happy Endings focuses on a woman (dark-haired Lisa Kudrow) running willy-nilly and crying hysterically, then she gets hit by a car. Then, there is a sidebar which says she's not really dead, letting you know that not only is this opening moment goin more
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Beck boogies down with enthusiastic, sold out Paramount crowd
by Albert Rodriguez
- SGN A&E Writer
Beck
July 15 @ the Paramount Theatre
If you were in need of a dance fix, Beck was ready to hook you up with a boogie remedy Friday night at the Paramount Theatre.
The SoCal hipster, in town to delight a sold out crowd of fun-seeking weekenders, twisted and t more
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Book Marks
by Richard Labonte
God Jr., by Dennis Cooper
Grove/Atlantic, 144 pages, $12 paper
The teen in this spare and startling new novel isn't a flayed queer skaterboy dancing on the razor's edge of sex and death, the kind of kid familiar from Cooper's earlier fiction. Tommy, the boy here, is dead as the story starts - ki more
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Four fun things to do this weekend that are both thrilling and calming
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid
- SGN A&E Writer
o Central Area Community Fair
Garfield High School
July 23-24
o 20th Annual Seafair Indian Days PowWow
Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
Discovery Park
July 22-24
o Cinema Diaspora Presents "Cinema in The Park"
Smoke Si more
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A zippy, sly & dark play The Violet Hour totally entertains
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid
- SGN A&E Writer
The Violet Hour
Directed by David Hsieh
Starring Emjoy Gavino, Jeffrey Grimm, Andrew Peterson, Shawn J. West and Amber Wolfe
Repertory Actors Theatre at Richard Hugo House
Through August 7
The stage is filled with reams and reams of paper. Two men d more
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Beautiful, heartbreaking film Hustle and Flow is a true diamond
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid
- SGN A&E Writer
Hustle and Flow
Directed by Craig Brewer and
Produced by John Singleton
Starring Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, DJ Qualls, Taraji P. Henson, Taryn Manning, Ludacris, Paula Jai Parker
Opens July 22
After meeting Craig Brewer, the more
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Arousal = Sexual Orientation? Not Necessarily...
In a recent study, researchers measured physiological arousal in a sampling of self-identified bisexual men to see if they were "substantially" sexually aroused by both sexes. They wired up their subjects' penises and showed them porn loops. According to their report in Psychological Science, "Sexual Arousal Patterns of Bisexual Men," the researche more
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Six time saving tips for managing large lawns
A large lawn doesn't have to dominate your home maintenance schedule. With the mowing tools available today, big lawns can be conquered faster than ever. Lawn care expert Dan Dorn offers the following six tips that will help you save time on your lawn maintenance this season, regardless of the size:
Tip one: Mulch grass clippings - Not on more
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Kings of Leon and The Secret Machines shake screaming fans at the Moore
by Melissa Baron
- Special to the SGN
Kings of Leon w/
The Secret Machines
July 16 @ the Moore Theatre
The Moore Theater was packed Saturday night with screaming hipsters and hotties, waiting to see the Kings of Leon. The show began with a fun five-piece band from Scotland called the Shout Out Louds. A few da more
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Grammy winner Shelby Lynne returns to The Triple Door
Shelby Lynne
Tuesday, July 26 - 7:30 p.m.
The Triple Door - Call for reservations (206) 838-4333
One of the most poignant and original female singer-songwriters of recent years is returning to The Triple Door on Tuesday night. Shelby Lynne took the music industry by storm when she won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2000. more
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Thirst - Bad Rhythm
by Aubrey Hart Sparks
- www.aubreysparks.com
Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.
Honoré De Balzac (1799-1850)
Chapter 38
Bad Rhythm
Suddenly Bob kissed me which surprised me. I thought he already ha more
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Quote/Unquote by Rex Wockner
by Rex Wockner
"I think any time you get four or five really strong women doing desperate, dastardly things, I think Gay men get a big kick out of it. The moment you put a woman in an evening gown mowing the lawn, it's just Gay."
-Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry to AP Television News, July 16. The show received 15 Emmy more
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