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Arne Zaslove

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The life of a clown doctor

The Art of Clowning: An exacting director and coach in Commedia d'ell Arte — "art of comedy" — is called in to diagnose and cure a Cirque du Soleil production that just isn't funny enough. Part 2

Behind the scenes at the Big Top

The Art of Clowning: What the audience sees at a Cirque du Soleil show is only a portion of the story, from the intense training and tough competition among performers to the challenges of translating a timeless art form for modern audiences. A veteran insider offers a behind-the-scenes look. Part 1

The Pike Place Market as cultural refuge

A longtime theater figure looks back on four decades in Seattle, during which the Market played an endearing, sustaining, starring role.

ZinZanni puts on its best cabaret yet before pulling down the current Seattle tent

Headlined by Liliane Montevecchi, a Parisienne born for the part, the last show at its present location might be the best of ZinZanni's remarkable history. Here's the story of how circus, cabaret, and 1920s European sophistication came to find a flourishing home in Seattle.

They shoot mid-sized theaters around these parts

With the demise of Tacoma Actors Guild, the Seattle area has lost eight small theater companies in the past few years. A veteran of the theater scene explores the causes and cures for this unfortunate local custom.

A charming rarity, a Baroque puppet opera

In a bawdy spectacle-in-miniature, the Carter Family Marionettes liven up the first opera written by a woman.

Arne Zaslove is a veteran director, actor, and teacher in theater, and was most recently artistic director of The Bathhouse Theatre in Seattle.
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Heart attack on McCain

I saw this coming. Last night after John McCain's GOP convention speech, the hall was blasted with the sounds of Seattle band Heart's rocker "Barracuda," which became the convention's theme music for Sarah "Barracuda" Palin (Barracuda was a high-school nickname). I figured an objection would be raised.

'Me' for president

Palin wouldn't be the first Northwest secessionist on a national ticket

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The music you like tells a lot about your personality

"Fans of indie music, for instance, were found to have low self-esteem and little motivation, but described themselves as creative. Rap enthusiasts, on the other hand, tend to think a lot of themselves and are extremely outgoing. Those who love dance music are equally extrovert but are more likely to be unfriendly and slightly self-centered."

The rebirth of activist theater

New theft of aboriginal art from Vancouver museum

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My word of mouth on Kindle

A veteran author and book lover gives props to Kindle, despite Amazon's lack of advertising for the electronic reading device.

27,000 Boeing workers strike

Sausage Links, Postman stops ringing edition

Politics / Government »

John Dean: Palin may not meet implied constitutional tests for vice president

The implicit qualification in constitutional history is that the person must be qualified to step into the presidency at once, which Palin clearly is not.

Heart attack on McCain

Creationism is part of the case against elites

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In touch with the average American

That seems to be a virtue everyone can agree on this campaign season. So let's define what that means.

The funny thing about Seattle ...

'Drill their brains out!'

Recreation / Outdoors »

Mount Baker

In Washington's Cascade Mountains.

Proposed: Rename Seattle's Freeway Park for Jim Ellis, civic leader

Whassup with Wasilla

Travel »

Our Convention Center has growing pains

Seattle's Convention Center is taking a close look at expanding, perhaps at a different location. It might complicate the coming legislative session if it puts its hand in the state trough of money for tourism-related taxes. Also crowding around the trough are the Huskies, King County arts, Seattle Center, KeyArena, low-income housing, Puget Sound cleanup, and more. And the Convention Center might topple some other interesting transportation dominoes.

Mount Baker

A new wine region emerges in Colorado

Lifestyle / Leisure » Kindle.

My word of mouth on Kindle

A veteran author and book lover gives props to Kindle, despite Amazon's lack of advertising for the electronic reading device.

The music you like tells a lot about your personality

Final episodes: Northwest Afternoon sails into the sunset

Sports »

Portland's baseball team owner wants city help to build a new stadium

Merritt Paulson wants to bring Major League Soccer to Portland. That means finding a new home for the minor-league Beavers baseball team. He's proposing $40 million in improvements for the present baseball stadium, converting it for soccer, and building a new home for the Beavers.

Now official: Oklahoma City's NBA team is the Thunder

Did Howard Schultz pull the last plug for the Sonics?

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