Archive for June 4th, 2009
Is now the best time to build the tunnel?
On the May 27, 2009 edition of City Inside Out: Council Edition, Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata, a longtime opponent of replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel, said, "I've never been a big fan of the bored tunnel but if they are going to do it-this might be the best[More]
Posted: June 4th, 2009 under Viaduct.
Tags: City Council, Roads
Phyllis Fletcher 06/04/2009
If you're a minority--ethnic, ability-wise, sexual--the workplace is your daily battlefield. Maybe you win that battle every day through sheer force of personality and charm--or because you're the boss! Regardless of your position, it's likely that you encounter what academics call "microinsults" and "microaggressions" regularly.[More]
Posted: June 4th, 2009 under Literary.
Tags: Books, Lyall Bush, Nancy Guppy, Phyllis Fletcher
Robert Horton 06/04/2009
Uh, it's kinda busy in the Seattle film scene this time of year. Along with the summer blockbusters, the Seattle International Film Festival goes on and on. My must-see archival film for this weekend is Le Amiche, a 1955 film by Michelangelo Antonioni, made before he became a mainstay of the arthouse scene. Other than that:[More]
Posted: June 4th, 2009 under Film.
Tags: DVD of the week, Film, Revival of the week, Robert Horton