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Soul survivors
Remembering the '90s with a little help from my friends
by Aiden Klein -
SGN A&E Writer
BOYZ II MEN/EN VOGUE/SALT-N-PEPA
TULALIP AMPHITHEATRE
July 7
I can't help but smile whenever I think about growing up in the 1990s. That is the decade I graduated high school and became a man. It was in those years that I first kissed a boy and felt the joy and heartache that comes with fallin more
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Frank Ocean makes waves
Hip-hop sensation's story of same-sex love causes a stir
by Dru Dinero -
Special to the SGN
July 3, 10:06 p.m. In the wake of his official coming-out - one of the most anticipated (and unsurprising) admissions of Gay sexual orientation ever - Anderson Cooper is overshadowed by a 24-year-old sharing his own story about his first love, a same-sex relationship. This young man came out more
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Emmys 2012: And the nominees will be...
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
When the Emmy nominations for primetime TV are announced on July 19, the list of deserving no-shows could overwhelm those who do make the cut. I'm confident the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which doles out the awards yearly for the small screen's best programming, will include the more
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Bookmarks: Melissa Scott mixes whodunit, Gay love, fantasy, and speculative fiction
by Richard Labonte -
SGN Contributing Writer
SPREADEAGLE
KEVIN KILLIAN
Two decades in the writing, this pop-culture-peppered novel manages to reference the February 11, 2012, death of Whitney Houston. (Score one for on-demand, one-book-at-a-time publishing.) Part One centers on Danny Isham, author of more
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Breaking Bad star makes pro-marriage video
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Not only does Bryan Cranston play TV's coolest badass, turning a spiritless high school teacher into an unremorseful villain on Breaking Bad, but now he's also displaying some coolness off-screen.
The three-time Emmy champ, a shoo-in for another Outstanding Lead Actor (Dram more
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SPT's silly summer comedy offers irresistible delight
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
It's summer in the city and, as usual, 'free' is this scribe's favorite word. Combine 'silly' and 'summer' and 'comedy' with 'free' and 'free parking,' and Seattle theater fans have an irresistible combination. It's simply too much fun to miss.
The world premiere productio more
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A Dyke About Town
k.d. lang creates constant craving
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN A&E Writer
Seattle Chamber Music Festival
Reality and Clarity joined Mercy for Seattle Chamber Music Festival opening night, July 2, at Benaroya Hall. The pre-recital involved Marc-Andre Hamelin playing piano on a theme and variations he had composed. Mercy thought it was delicious. C more
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Frank Ocean review in next week's issue
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
An unlikely star has emerged from the hip-hop world - one Gay music fans can feel comfortable embracing. New Orleans newcomer Frank Ocean made jaws drop nationwide when he admitted to once falling in love with a man. Although he hasn't declared himself Gay, the revelation was enough to dr more
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Visually audacious Beasts wildly uneven
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) is a six-year-old girl who lives with her daddy, Wink (Dwight Henry), in the Bathtub. He is sick, probably dying, and intent on teaching her how to live and thrive without him. She becomes convinced she can somehow find the mother who abandoned them year more
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New DVDs highlight Channing Tatum, Sarah Silverman, Whoopi, Madonna
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
21 Jump Street
His clothes stay on, but Channing Tatum - aka Magic Mike in his new stripper flick - is still a sight to behold in a comedy that reboots an old TV show and amazingly doesn't screw it up. Tatum plays Greg Jenko, a moronic officer-in-training who pairs wit more
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Fourth Ice Age saga is frozenly mundane
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN A&E Writer
ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT
Opens July 13
Remember how the original Star Trek movies suffered from the 'even-odd' curse? You know, the idea that all the even-numbered ones - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Star Trek more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): What you have to say is too important to go off half-cocked. Bombastic challenges usually get shut down. Listen to others and think about how to express yourself so they will appreciate what you have to say.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Don't worry about the global economy. Everyone's in trouble, but r more
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Northwest News
NATE GOWDY AROUND TOWN
Celebrated SGN photographer Nate Gowdy is displaying and selling his photographs around town at four locations this summer! His work can be seen at Poco Wine Room (1408 E. Pine St.) thru mid-July, at Adobe's Fremont Campus (801 N. 34th St., near the Fremont Bridge) thru July, The Grill on Broadway (314 Broadway more
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