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BOOK REVIEWS

"Savory Stories to Come" by Kent Chadwick
Rreview of Love Like Gumbo by Nancy Rawles.
[May/June 1998]



"Wild Explorations" by Bob Pavlik

review of Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakaeur and Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose.
[May/June 1998]



"White Lenses" by Kent Chadwick.

reviews of Answering Chief Seattle by Albert Furtwangler and Suquamish Tribes' The Eyes of Chief Seattle.
[March/April 1998]



"Revolution, She Wrote" by Janet Sutherland.

review of the book by Clara Fraser.
[March/April 1998]



"Over Our Heads" by Mark Worth.

Review of the new book from NEW's John C. Ryan.
[March/April 1998]



"Personal Mysteries" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of two poetry collections by Robin Skelton.
[January/February 1998]



"Two Tales of One Nike:" by Doug Nufer.

Swoosh versus Just Do It
[January/February 1998]



"The Hidden One" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Spirits of the Ordinary by Kathleen Alcalá.
[November/December 1997]



"A Christian Science Childhood" by Sarah Sarai.

Review of Blue Windows by Barbara Wilson Picador.
[November/December 1997]



"Surprised by Truth" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Journeyman by Stephen Thomas.
[September/October 1997]



"Lives that Are Fit to Print" by Cydney Gillis.

Review of An Ear to the Ground: Presenting Writers from 2 Coasts edited by Scott C. Davis.
[September/October 1997]



"Breaking the Silence" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Breaking the Silence: Redress and Japanese American Ethnicity by Yasuko I. Takezawa.
[July/August 1997]



"Earth Warrior" by Robert Pavlik.

Review of Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run by David Brower with Steve Chapple.
[July/August 1997]



"Chilling Smiles" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Bodo: Infant of the Aftermath by John Bennett.
[May/June 1997]



"Who Are 'They'?" by Mark Worth.

Review of Taking the Risk out of Democracy by Alex Carey.
[May/June 1997]



"The Novice Insomniac" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of The Novice Insomniac by Emily Warn.
[March/April 1997]



"Conspiracies of Hate" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Conspiracies: Real Grievances, Paranoia, and Mass Movements by Eric Ward.
[January/February 1997]



"Harvey Pekar, B.C. (Before Cancer)" by Bob Pavlik.

Review of The New American Splendor.
[January/February 1997]



"Hunting Down Fear" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of The Cure for Death by Lightning by Gail Anderson-Dargatz.
[November/December 1996]



"John Muir: Apostle of Nature" by Robert C. Pavlik.

Review of John Muir: Apostle of Nature by Thurman Wilkins.
[November/December 1996]



"The Mystery of Deep Candor" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Sands of the Well by Denise Levertov.
[September/October 1996]



Q&A: Michael Moore interviewed by David Hirning.

Guerilla filmmaker and creator of 'TV Nation' gives us the scoop on his new book.
[September/October 1996]



"A History of Agrarian Activism" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Rural Democracy by Marilyn P. Watkins.
[July/August 1996]



"The Impossible Present" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Unlocking the Air and Other Stories by Ursula K. LeGuin.
[April/May 1996]



"Changing Times" by Mark Worth.

Reviews of Rites of Passage: A Memoir of Seattle in the Sixties by Walt Crowley and Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy and Action on the American Campus by Paul R. Loeb.
[April/May 1996]



"Luminaries of the Humble" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Luminaries of the Humble by Elizabeth Woody.
[February/March 1996]



"Living With Crass Commercialism" by Andy Bauck.

Review of Marketing Madness: A Survival Guide for a Consumer Society by Jackson and Mazur.
[February/March 1996]



"A Worker Writes About Work" by Robert Pavlik.

Review of How to Tell When You're Fired: A Brief Examination of Work by Reg Theriault.
[February/March 1996]



"The War of the Words" by Mark Worth.

Can Red & Black Books and other independent bookstores survive in a marketplace where corporate super-chains are thriving? The choice is yours....
[February/March 1996]



"Roll Over, Lao Tzu!" by Doug Collins.

The Tao of shameless book marketing.
[February/March 1996]



"Debunking the Family Values Myth" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz.
[December/January 1996]



"Graft in Seattle's Recent Past" by Doug Collins.

Review of On the Take: From Petty Crooks to Presidents by William J. Chambliss.
[October/November 1995]



"Cannery Workers Martyred in Struggle for Justice" by Doug Baker.

Review of Triumph Over Marcos by Thomas Churchill.
[October/November 1995]



"Researching the Right," by Mary Carroll.

Review of Sara Diamond's Roads to Dominion.
[Aug/Sept 1995]



"The Beauty of Sin," by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Robert Wrigley's In the Bank of Beautiful Sins.
[Aug/Sept 1995]



"Indian on the Edge of the 21st Century Blues," by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues.
[June/July 1995]



"Hard Times During the High Tide," by Andy Bauck.

Review of James Forman's High Tide of Black Resistance.
[June/July 1995]



"Business Poetry 101," by Kent Chadwick.

Review of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of Soul in Corporate America by David Whyte
[April/May 1995]



"From Ember to Embrace" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of In Her I Am by Chrystos
[Feb/March 1995]



"The War Against the Greens" by Jeff Jacobson.

Review of The War Against the Greens: The "Wise Use" Movement, the New Right and Anti-Environmental Violence by David Helvarg.
[Feb/March 1995]



"Afflicted with Otherness" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi.
[December/January 1995]



"A History that Swings" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle by Paul de Barros.
[October/November 1994]



"Shopping for the American Way" by Helen Wheatley.

Review of Purchasing Power: Consumer Organizing, Gender, and the Seattle Labor Movement 1919-1929 by Dana Frank.
[August/September 1994]



"John Haines - A Poet's Journey" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of The Owl In the Mask of the Dreamer: Collected Poems by John Haines.
[June/July 1994]



"Evelyn Lau's Slices of Hell" by Kent Chadwick.

Reviews of Fresh Girls & Other Stories and Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid by Evelyn Lau.
[February/March 1994]



"William Kittredge Learns How To Live" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Hole In the Sky: A Memoir by William Kittredge.
[December/January 1994]



"'Dreamer' - Slavery and the Church Resolved" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Dreamer by Primus St. John.
[October/November 1993]



"'The Living' - Meditation and Great Imagination" by Kent Chadwick.

Review of The Living: A Novel by Annie Dillard.
[September 1993]



"Reliving Washington's Prohibition Hangover" by Doug Lauen.

Review of The Dry Years: Prohibition and Social Change in Washington by Norman H. Clark.
[September 1993]



"Real Republicans Seek the Common Good," by Kent Chadwick.

Review of Community and the Politics of Place by Daniel Kemmis.
[June 1993]



"Sherman Alexie's Crazy Horse Poetry," by Kent Chadwick.

Reviews of The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems and Old Shirts and New Skins by Sherman Alexie.
[May 1993]



"M.J. Engh and the Premises of Fiction," by Kent Chadwick.

Reviews of Arslan, The House In the Snow, and Wheel of the Winds by M.J. Engh.
[April 1993]





CULTURAL CRITICISM AND REVIEW


"Public Art or Environmental Menace?" by Laura Lee Bennett
SOIL Gallery digs up an old controversy and turns it into an art show.
[May/June 1998]



"Will Durst, Comedian" interviewed by Matt Robesch.
Social satirist brings his political eye to Seattle in October.
[September/October 1997]



"To (c) or Not To (c)" by Doug Nufer.
Federal nonprofits can be more trouble than they're worth.
[July/August 1997]



"Gringolandia" by Jonathon Gallant and Lorenzo Milam.
A guide for puzzled Mexicans.
[July/August 1997]



"The Speakeasy's Back Room Lounge" by Laura Lee Bennett.
A community crossroads for the arts.
[May/June 1997]



"Galley Slaves" by Doug Nufer.
The National Writers Union Decries Unfair Contracts.
[March/April 1997]



"Pinkertons Take the Fifth" by Doug Nufer.
Musicians strike against Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
[March/April 1997]



"Popular Protest, Seattle Style" by Jim Page.
Lyrics from the folk song 'All They Want to Talk About.'
[January/February 1997]



" 'Public Selves Gone Stealth' " by Laura Lee Bennett.
Review of "Nirvana: Capitalism and the Consumed Image" at CoCA.
[November/December 1996]



"The Meaning of a Day's Work" by Doug Collins.
Not just another pretty sculpture.
[September/October 1996]



"Muckrakers" by Doug Nufer.
Review of the Baffler magazine from Chicago.
[July/August 1996]



"The War of the Words" by Mark Worth.
Can Red & Black Books and other independent bookstores survive in a marketplace where corporate super-chains are thriving? The choice is yours....
[February/March 1996]



"House of Bill" by Eric Nelson.
At the Gates' mansion... the lights go on, but is anybody home?
[February/March 1996]



Q&A: Stephanie Coontz interviewed by Kent Chadwick.
Author of The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
[December/January 1996]



"Debunking the Family Values Myth" by Kent Chadwick.
Review of The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz.
[December/January 1996]



"Shopping Daze at the Stupormall" by Mike Blain.
A trip to the 'mall to end all malls'.
[October/November 1995]



"Let Them Be Your Shelter" by Lance Davis.
A chat with the owners of Fallout Records.
[October/November 1995]



"This Mouse Roars: Disney and the Power of Children's Entertainment," by Andy Bauck.
Disney's distorted reality.
[Aug/Sept 1995]



"Defend the Arts," by Gregory Nissen.
A report and polemic on arts in education.
[June/July 1995]



Q&A: Paul Dorpat interviewed by David Hirning.
Seattle historian and author.
[February/March 1994]



"Understanding Aurora" by Neal Herbert.
Photo Essay on a long, strange road through Seattle.
[October/November 1993]



"'La Serva' Bodes Well for the Hunchback" by Brad Warren.
Opera for the rest of us.
[October/November 1993]



"Real Life" by Doug Collins.
Stories from the street.
[September 1993]



"Horton Foote Raises Hopes for Seattle Theater" by Brad Warren.
Adventurous theater in Belltown.
[September 1993]



"Street of Greed" by Mike Blain.
Thoughts on the Northwest's annual masturbatory 'Street of Dreams' event.
[September 1993]





FILM


"Perilous fable 'Marie' is a Stunning Debut" by Paul Goetz
Review of Marie Baie Des Anges by filmmaker Manuel Pradal.
[July/August 1998]



"'The Big One' Makes 'Titanic' Look Small" by Paul Goetz
Moore's film should have been the movie of the year, not that other guy's.
[July/August 1998]



"Memorable Documentaries Highlight Jewish Film Festival" by Paul Goetz.
March 14-22 at the King Cat Theater.
[March/April 1998]



"Head Case" by Paul Goetz.
A fresh look at Barton Fink directed by the Coen Bros.
[January/February 1998]



"Nazis, the Cold War, Bosnia and the Kitchen Sink" by Paul Goetz.
Review of Underground by director Emir Kusturica.
[November/December 1997]



"Love on the Run" by Paul Goetz.
On the 30th anniversary of its release, Bonnie and Clyde still leads the pack.
[September/October 1997]



Reel Underground (July/August 1997)
Festival Films are Back
Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Temptress Moon by Chen Kaige.
  • Shall We Dance? by Masayuki Suo.
  • Mondo by Tony Gatlif.
  • The Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye.



    "See a Movie, Save a Life" by Lori Wahlers.
    The documentary HIV = AIDS: Fact or Fraud? challenges what we we've all been told about the disease.
    [May/June 1997]



    Reel Underground (May/June 1997)
    A Balkan Odyssey of Epic Proportions
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Ulysses' Gaze by Theo Angelopoulos.
  • Licensed to Kill by Arthur Dong.



    Reel Underground (March/April 1997)
    Che's Bolivian Diary Reveals the Man Behind the Myth
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian Diary
  • Lost Highway by David Lynch



    Reel Underground (January/February 1997)
    Emily Watson is Brave and Brilliant in Breaking the Waves
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Breaking the Waves
  • Point Blank
  • Boudo Saved From Drowning
  • The Story of a Cheat



    Reel Underground (November/December 1996)
    Zhang Yimou's Best and Worst Return to the Varsity
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Shanghai Triad"



    Reel Underground (September/October 1996)
    Face to Face with Albania: 'Lamerica'
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Lamerica
  • The Hippie Revolution
  • Emma



    Q&A: Michael Moore interviewed by David Hirning.
    Guerilla filmmaker and creator of 'TV Nation' gives us the scoop on his new book.
    [September/October 1996]



    Reel Underground (July/August 1996)
    Restored Umbrellas is a Rare Candy-Colored Treat
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
  • The Horseman on the Roof
  • Dead Man
  • Lone Star



    "Michael Moore: At Play in the House of the Ogre" by Matt Robesch.
    TV Nation was a critical and popular success... so why did two networks cancel it?
    [July/August 1996]



    "More Than Meets the Eye" by Paul D. Goetz.
    The far-seeing films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
    [April/May 1996]



    "Declaring Their Independence" by Paul D. Goetz.
    The Second Annual Rainy States Film Festival showcases northwest independent filmmakers.
    [February/March 1996]



    Reel Underground (December/January 1996)
    Oscar Worthy 'Georgia' Strikes an Honest Chord
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Georgia
  • The Jar
  • The Manchurian Candidate
  • Seattle International Film Festival's Women's Series



    Reel Underground (October/November 1995)
    'Halfaouine' Unveils the Complexities of Tunisian Life
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Halfaouine (Child of the Terraces)
  • Satyajit Ray Retrospective
  • The Hemp Revolution
  • Film Noir Fest at SAM
  • Plus Nomad Film Festival



    "1995 Seattle Human Rights Film Festival".
    Complete schedule and film synapses.
    [October/November 1995]



    Reel Underground (August/September 1995)
    "Two Auspicious Debuts Explore the Trials of Growing Up"
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Double Happiness
  • Mina Tannenbaum
  • Martha and I



    "This Mouse Roars: Disney and the Power of Children's Entertainment," by Andy Bauck.
    Disney's distorted reality.
    [Aug/Sept 1995]



    "'School of Assassins' Video Available," by Brian King.
    Expose of the School of the Americas.
    [Aug/Sept 1995]



    Reel Underground (June/July 1995)
    "Ballot Measure 9 and the Politics of Hate"
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Ballot Measure 9
  • Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X
  • Born Yesterday
  • The Agnostic Party
  • Misc.



    Reel Underground (April/May 1995)
    "Teens' AIDS Video Attacks Fear and Ignorance"
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • What Begins With A?
  • The Oracle
  • Kes
  • Martha and Ethel



    Reel Underground (February/March 1995)
    "Mamma Roma: A Classic is Reborn"
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Mamma Roma
  • God's Trombone - One Camera, One Summer, One Country
  • The Man in the White Suit
  • The Naked Truth
  • Food - Is It For You?
  • Harlem in the '30s



    Reel Underground (December/January 1995)
    Alternative Venues are Rich in Premieres, Revivals
    Films Reviewed and Previewed by Paul D. Goetz:

  • Seven Mysteries of Life
  • Half Cocked
  • The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
  • In the Land of the Deaf
  • Plus Selected Revivals: "Pickup on Street"; "Pushover"; "Experiments in Terror"; "Diabolique" and "Nitrate Visions"



    Reel Underground (October/November 1994)
    Film Reviews of selections in the 1994 Seattle Human Rights Film Festival:

  • "The Couple In the Cage" by Jaxon Brooks
  • "The Killer of Sheep" by Jaxon Brooks
  • "The Death of a Nation: The East Timor Conspiracy" by Matt Robesch



    Q&A: Jonathon Blank interviewed by Julia Eaton.
    Director of the documentary 'Sex, Drugs, and Democracy'.
    [August/September 1994]



    "Resurrected '70s Porn Film is Sure to Shake the Establishment" by Andrea Helm.
    The Last Bath has psychedelic sex and some surprising stars.
    [December/January 1994]





    LIFESTYLE


    "Return to Sender - Planet Unknown" by Andrea Helm.
    PO'd at the post office.
    [July/August 1993]



    "One Woman's One-Night Sexual Sanctuary" by Andrea Helm.
    Hardened by the reality of being a single woman in the '90s, one author pushes her sexual boundaries..
    [July/August 1993]



    "Seattle's Russian Community," by Neal Herbert.
    Story and photos celebrating the Russian lifestyle here in town.
    [May 1993]



    "Modeling the Right Stuff," by Ruby Steele.
    Snubbing haute couture, Hillary takes a beating.
    [May 1993]



    "What's Your Life Worth, Anyway?," by Mark Worth.
    1) Count your air bags and smoke alarms. 2) Call a lawyer.
    [May 1993]





    MUSIC


    "Music as Adventure" by Wally Shoup
    Who says music must be instantly recognizable?
    [July/August 1998]



    "Laughing in the Face of Death" by Matt Robesch.
    Simultaneous Ryko releases keep the Bill Hicks legend alive.
    [November/December 1997]



    "MTV Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack" by Lance Davis.
    ... and other late night ramblings.
    [April/May 1996]



    "Here's What Your Ears Need for the Holiday Season" by Lance Davis.
    Three simple steps toward improving any music scene.
    [December/January 1996]



    "Let Them Be Your Shelter" by Lance Davis.
    A chat with the owners of Fallout Records.
    [October/November 1995]



    "Super Cool, Super Mean, Superfly," by Lance Davis.
    Curtis Mayfield and the roots of funk.
    [Aug/Sept 1995]



    "Are you Ready for the Country?" by Lance Davis.
    Uncle Tupelo R.I.P., long live Wilco.
    [June/July 1995]



    Hearing Aids (April/May 1995)
    Music Reviews by Lance Davis:

  • A Replacements Retrospective
  • The Replacements- Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
  • The Replacements- Stink
  • The Replacements- Hootenanny
  • The Replacements- Let It Be
  • The Replacements- Tim



    Hearing Aids (February/March 1995)
    Music Reviews by Lance Davis:

  • Johnny Cash- American Recordings
  • Various Artists- Red, Hot and Country
  • Various Artists- Tulare Dust - A Songwriters' Tribute to Merle Haggard
  • Elvis Costello- Almost Blue



    Hearing Aids (December/January 1995)
    Music Reviews by Lance Davis:

  • Beck- One Foot in the Grave
  • Fastbacks- Answer the Phone, Dummy
  • Spearhead- Home
  • Silkworm- Libertine



    "A History that Swings" by Kent Chadwick.
    Review of Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle by Paul de Barros.
    [October/November 1994]



    "Who Will Tell Generation X?" by Steven Hill.
    A Eulogy for Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, 1967-1994.
    [April/May 1994]



    Hearing Aids (February/March 1994)
    Music Reviews by Marshall Gooch & Co.:

  • Frank Zappa- The Yellow Shark
  • Mark Lanegan- Whiskey for the Holy Ghost
  • Peter Case- Sings Like Hell
  • Ronny Jordan- The Quiet Revolution
  • Nick Heyward- From Monday to Sunday
  • Motorhead- Bastards
  • Penelope Houston- (2 releases)



    Hearing Aids (December/January 1994)
    Music Reviews by Marshall Gooch & Co.:

  • Paul McCartney- Paul Is Live
  • Jane Siberry- When I Was a Boy
  • The Clash- Super Black Market Clash
  • Various Artists- Born to Choose
  • Buddy Holly- The Buddy Holly Collection
  • Chris Van