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Mossback Monday: Kshama Sawant Ousts Richard Conlin, Ballmer’s Exit Interview and a Cabin Stirs Up Controversy in the Methow
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”iframe src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-21/embed?header=false” width=”100%” height=750 frameborder=no allowtransparency=true/iframe/pscript src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-21.js?header=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-21″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
QA with John Osebold from Sketch Comedy Group The Habit
Chatting with the oh so hilarious John Osebold
!–paging_filter–pSeattle sketch comedy group The Habit is back with a new live show (em11/15–12/1. 8 p.m. $19. The Bathhouse Theater at Green Lake, 7312 West Greenlake Drive N; a href=”http://www.thehabitcomedy.com” target=”_blank”thehabitcomedy.com/a/em). We asked Habit cast member John Osebold (second from right) for a few tips on upping our own comedic ante this season. brbrstrongQ:/strong What…
The Best Oyster Palaces and Raw Bars in Seattle
Our cold winter months mean it’s oyster season. Slurp some down at Seattle's oyster and raw bars
Ballard Annex Oyster HouseThe nautically designed Ballard Annex (owned by the Matador folks, who also own Kickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen), boasts seafood of all stripes and from all over the country: lobster, Dungeness and Maryland blue crab, salmon, white fish and so on. But the list of oysters is where we concentrate our time: Usually…
Woodinville’s Avennia is a Rising Wine Star
Since Avennia’s launch in 2010, this winery’s star is in rapid ascent
!–paging_filter–pNew wineries launch in Washington all the time. Many fail. Some succeed. And a select few succeed so meteorically that they achieve cult-wine status, with filled mailing lists whose members wait with breathless anticipation of new releases. Woodinville’s Avennia is fast becoming a member of the latter camp, which raises the question: How did this…
Rock Ombre Tights This Winter
!–paging_filter–pForget Fifty Shades of Grey, it’s 50 shades of OMBRE TIGHTS from SoDo-based BZR that will keep you warm, toasty and excited this winter. Crafted by Parsons School of Design graduate Tiffany Ju, 28, each pair of nylon tights is hand-dyed and available in mood-boosting colors, ranging from splashy fuchsia and teal to coal gray…
Sarina Natkin’s Grow Parenting Helps Families Thrive
!–paging_filter–pWhen Sarina Behar Natkin gave birth to her eldest daughter eight years ago, she had everything going for her: a great support system, a loving husband and a wealth of family nearby. “And yet, it knocked me off my feet,” says the 40-year-old. “It was difficult, and I couldn’t help thinking, ‘How do people with…
Nancy Guppy Interviews Performer Dayna Hanson
Nancy Guppy gets real with Seattle dancer, actress and filmmaker Dayna Hanson
!–paging_filter–pMultidisciplinary performer Dayna Hanson is known for making stage work that is very smart, very funny and very strange. Her new show at On the Boards, The Clay Duke (12/5–12/8; $20; ontheboards.org), delivers on that reputation. brstrongCOFFEE SHOP:/strong Macrina Bakery in SoDobrstrongDAYNA’S ORDER:/strong A glass of water and a slice of quiche. (No actual coffee…
Photographer Eirik Johnson’s Barrow Cabins Captures Modest Dwellings
Eirik Johnson’s photos reveal the human nesting instinct
!–paging_filter–pSeattle-based photographer Eirik Johnson is captivated by the most modest of dwellings: makeshift hunting shacks, remote forest campsites, animal burrows. In his show Barrow Cabins, he reveals such structures in stark relief, pairing twin shots—one taken in winter, one taken in summer—of slapdash shanties at the northernmost edge of our continent. Built by members of…
Teatro ZinZanni and Jamie Von Stratton: Fashion Riot!
!–paging_filter–pSeattle’s sassiest sartorial wonder, a href=”http://jvonstratton.blogspot.com/” target=”_blank”Jamie Von Stratton/a is teaming up with Seattle’s most extravagant theater experience, a href=”http://dreams.zinzanni.org/” target=”_blank”Teatro ZinZanni/a, for Fashion Riot! a holiday tour de force that pairs fashion with shopping and cocktails and craziness under the big top./ppOn Thursday, November 26 join Von Stratton, TZ’s costume designer Louise DiLenge, emSeattle…
Homemade Liqueurs for Holiday Gifting (Get Them Started Now!)
!–paging_filter–pTrue, it seems like the holiday season begins earlier and earlier each year. But that just means it’s time to start crafting your homemade liqueurs to give as gifts (starting early ensures flavor awesomeness as these sippers need some time to sit). What better present for a cocktail lover than a made-by-you liqueur: It tastes…
Window Darlings: Our Ship has Come in Sale
!–paging_filter–pDo you ever wonder where the people whose homes you admire find their treasures? It’s sales like a href=”http://www.windowdarlings.com/” target=”_blank”Window Darlings/a. Held in a private home in Madrona (1717 Evergreen Place) by friends Angela van der Meulen and Katarina Powell who scour Europe and the US for beautiful antique, modern, vintage and industrial décor items…
Shop at University Village’s Bartell Drugs–and Self-Publish Your Book
!–paging_filter–pSeattle has topped a variety of lists lately, including (and not surprisingly) Flavorwire’s a href=”http://flavorwire.com/416836/20-great-american-cities-for-writers-that-a…“20 Great American Cities for Writers That Aren’t New York/a. That fun factoid combined with this month’s a href=”http://nanowrimo.org/about“National Novel Writing Month/a, in which an endless stream of writers challenge themselves to complete a 500,000 word novel by November 30, means…
A Few Tasty Dates For Your Culinary Calendar
!–paging_filter–pspan Happy a href=”http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/razorclams/current.html“Razor Clam/a digging day! The season opens on Washington’s coast after noon on November 15 and continues through November 20, a short run that’s a fun tradition for many. Lazy me, I rely on the kindness of friends and family to give me raw material for fritters and chowder and don’t you…
Skoah: Fitness for your Face
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://www.skoah.com/” target=”_blank”Skoah /ais a Vancouver, BC-based spa, with a focus on facials only, that offers a different take on skincare: personal fitness or a gym membership concept. While you can get just a one-off facial there (and by there, I mean Bellevue, downtown Seattle or the soon-to-open, Cap Hill location), what Skoah does best…
Gold Coast Trading at Craft Culture
!–paging_filter–pLocal designer Emeka Alams’ new collection Imo Youth is now available at excellent online retailer a href=”http://www.craftandculture.com/gold-coast-trading.html” target=”_blank”Craft Culture/a, whose dedication to bringing us the coolest and most interesting indie brands out there is indefatigable./ppAlams is a Seattle-based designer whose line Gold Coast Trading explores his Nigerian roots and the stories that arose from the…
The Must List: The Hound of Baskervilles, a Brewer’s Dinner
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust See/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/1ghPwFK” target=”_blank”strongbrTodd Jannausch at Method Gallery/strong/abr(11/15 to 12/21, times vary) — Seattle sculptor Todd Jannausch—known for bringing local artists together for collaborative, renegade public art projects—brings his inspired eye to a solo show, Callus, focused on the tools of his trade./ppstrongMust Laugha href=”http://bit.ly/1882AJq” target=”_blank”brWorld Premiere of The Hound of Baskervilles/a/strongbr(11/15 to 12/15, times…
UPDATE: BREW Seattle is Officially Sold Out
Tickets for Seattle magazine’s first ever BREW Seattle, a beer tasting festival featuring more than 20 local breweries, officially went on sale on Thursday, October 10. Your $40 pass to the November 14 event earns you six tasting tokens that are each good for a five-ounce pour (in your own special BREW seattle mini mug!)…
Nutcracker Peek and Other Holiday Events
Let the holiday rumpus begin
!–paging_filter–pSeasoned Nutcracker fans know exactly when to watch for it: at the top of the second act. That’s when an “Easter egg” of sorts appears in the background of the set illustrator Maurice Sendak designed specifically for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of Nutcracker. All but hidden, the sneaky little Wild Thing gets a glimpse of…
Gluten-Free Holiday Snack: Simple Crisp’s Dried-Fruit ‘Crackers’
Pair up with Simple Crisp’s gluten-free dried-fruit ‘crackers’ for the holidays
!–paging_filter–pJane Yuan never thought that one day grocery and retail powerhouses Williams-Sonoma and Dean DeLuca would be selling the fruit crisps she created for friends in her Mount Baker kitchen. But when those friends, including bartenders and chefs, urged her to take her naturally gluten-free, super-thin dried-fruit wafers to market, the 33-year-old former publicist and…
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