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McGinn and Murray to Battle for November’s Mayoral Title

Michael van Baker — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:41:35 +0000

With 98,328 ballots counted (and 96,445 on hand to be counted, plus whatever continue to trickle in through the mail), Ed Murray and Mike McGinn have established clear leads over the rest of the field.

Lake Union Duck Dodge Celebrates 39 Years of People Asking “WTF is Going On?”

Michael van Baker — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 23:00:03 +0000

This past Tuesday, more than 100 boats turned out for the race, which has three starts (fast boats, half-fast boats, slower boats). Fast boats will be larger and boast such extravagances as a spinnaker sail.

Go On, Let Strawshop’s Cloud Nine Tweak Your Psychosexual Boundaries

Michael van Baker — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:39:09 +0000

But you also need a cast that can switch gears from the mostly satiric, slightly absurdist comedy of the first act to something much more authentically human in the second. Without backing off on the liberation project, Churchill also evokes the sometimes painful stretching of relationship ties as people try to create new ways of feeling at home in the world--this is why Garrison is an inspired choice to direct, because he's as at home with arch, slapsticky, and bon mot humor as he is with moments that seem to cleave the characters to their vulnerable core.