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- Johansson, Washington get German acting awards
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:22:08 PST - U.S. actors Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington have received Germany's most prestigious film award as best international actors.
- Mass. boxer who was on '05 reality TV show dies
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:55:10 PST - A boxer who appeared on the 2005 reality TV show "The Contender" has died after being struck by a Massachusetts commuter train while he was walking along the tracks.
- US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:41:10 PST - Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.
- Russia's unlikely protest song rocks rally
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:29:07 PST - The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin.
- Suzanne Collins is popular author at Ravenna Third Place Books
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:03 PST - Current best-sellers at Ravenna Third Place Books in Seattle include "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins in hardcover, and "Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins in paperback.
- Sunday TV Picks: Dustin Hoffman in HBO's new 'Luck'
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:03 PST - TV Picks for Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 include Dustin Hoffman's new HBO series "Luck"; "Puppy Bowl VIII" on Animal Planet; and "The Voice" on NBC.
- State film-incentive program imperiled
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:04 PST - While Washington-made "Safety Not Guaranteed" was earning kudos at Sundance Film Festival, the state incentive program that helped get it made was on life support in the Legislature.
- What our writers love this week
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:04 PST - Seattle Times short list of staffers' picks includes the Twitter feed/TV show combination of comedian Patton Oswalt and "Downton Abbey"; a combination of Seattle foods and the "Bizarre Foods America" TV show on the Travel Channel; and a revisited exploration of musician Bill Evans.
- Burke show is a feast of global eating habits
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:04 PST - Burke exhibit explores food traditions the world over, with a companion exhibition about foods of the Coast Salish people. Runs through June 10.
- 16 of the week's top entertainment events
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:04 PST - The Week Ahead is a weekly list of top entertainment options in the Seattle area. This week: the Oscar-nominated Iranian film "A Separation"; the Northwest Flower & Garden Show; Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery at the Tacoma Dome; and more.
- SAM's Gauguin show gives equal due to different traditions
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:03 PST - The Seattle Art Museum's "Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise" gives equal weight to French artist Paul Gauguin and the Oceanic art that inspired him.
- 'Star Wars' game may reshape online world
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:04 PST - New "Star Wars" game — a $200 million investment — could reshape the online gaming universe.
- National best-sellers: 'Private: 1 Suspect' and 'Ameritopia'
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:03 PST - On the national best-sellers' list, "Private: 1 Suspect," by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, is tops in fiction, and "Ameritopia," by Mark R. Levin, is tops in nonfiction.
- 'Defending Jacob': a father in courtroom battle for son's life
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:16:03 PST - William Landay's "Defending Jacob," a mystery about a district attorney who must defend his own son on a murder charge, may become a classic along the lines of Scott Turow's "Presumed Innocent."
- 'Three Messages': Mexican stories of the fantastic
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:01:07 PST - "Three Messages and a Warning" collects contemporary Mexican short stories of the fantastic, with magical realism, science fiction and other fantasy in the mix.
- 'Gemma Hardy': a Scotland-set homage to 'Jane Eyre'
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:31:56 PST - Margot Livesey's new novel, "The Flight of Gemma Hardy," beautifully updates the "Jane Eyre" story, relocating it to Scotland's Orkney Islands and Iceland in the mid-20th century.
- US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:31:05 PST - Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.
- Mass. boxer on '05 reality TV show dies
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:16:04 PST - A boxer who appeared on the 2005 reality TV show "The Contender" has died after being struck by a Massachusetts commuter train while he was walking along the tracks.
- 'Smokestack' revisits bloody Everett uprising
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:46:07 PST - Local musicians Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb's song cycle strings together art songs (and spoken narrative) rendered by the exquisite soprano Maria Mannisto and accompanied by pianist Cristina Valdes. Unfortunately, for such dramatic fare, it falls flat.
- Katy Perry gets her flirt on at the NFL Awards
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:01:04 PST - Newly single Katy Perry is on the prowl, and she may have set her sights on a certain rookie quarterback.
- Judge allows `Sister Wives' suit to proceed
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:46:05 PST - A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law.
- Soul Train fans bop on Broadway in Cornelius fete
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:31:03 PST - Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show's late creator, Don Cornelius.
- Work crew begins removal of Ryman Auditorium stage
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:16:03 PST - Workers have begun stripping away history at Ryman Auditorium.
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