Month: March 2016

Ticket Season – Part One, Seattle Opera

“I love tickets!” squeals Cameron Diaz’s character in the first Charlie’s Angels movie. (And why has no one ever made a gif of that?) It’s...

Doe Bay Guardian

This statue stands guard over the bay at Doe Bay Resort on Orcas Island. It is irresistible to children, who are compelled to climb it....

Omakase at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Omakase, written with the character for trust, is the word you use when you order chef’s choice at a sushi restaurant. It shows that you...

Martial Artists Use The Back Door

It reminds me of this sign from Fists of Fury. It’s not the same thing, of course. It’s actually stage direction for a local Aki...

Susan Orlean’s Writerly Autopsy at Hugo House

  “Your first impulse shouldn’t be ‘I’m going to tape it,’ your first impulse should be to listen.” – @susanorlean pic.twitter.com/XL0NoHV9RM — Hugo House (@HugoHouse)...