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Anna Saner-Ott has recently stepped down from her chair at Embellish Multispace Salon and started cutting hair in the south wing of her house. She calls this cozy room “The Parlor” and nearly every one of her 200 or so regular clients has followed her to her new local. There
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Better loving through chemistry I'm a 30-year-old woman who started seeing a guy in his early 40s a month ago. He's very healthy and confident, and seems pretty balanced. We get together about once a week, on weekends, and he's amazing in bed! He wants sex three to four times in
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It wasn’t trapeze artist Cleopatra’s nefarious scheme to manipulate, marry, then murder German midget Hans for his money that was so shocking. Nor was it the attempt by her strongman lover, Hercules, to rape Venus, the seal-trainer. What revolted audiences at Tod Browning’s Freaks upon its release in 1932 was
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Oct. 2-9 Tacoma Film Festival Tacoma. More than 180 submissions from filmmakers in 15 countries whittled down to 87 films to fill the festival’s screening schedule, Oct 2-9. See pages 7-8 in this rag for full details (www.tacomafilmfestival.com). Oct. 3 Capitol Theater Olympia. The Fabulous Stains, a 1981 proto-riot grrrl punk movie shot
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Like John McCain before the first debate, I’m going to suspend my campaign — sort of. Meaning that I’m going to quit being a critic — sort of. Because Matthew Scott’s show at Lark Gallery, At War, should be seen for its content and not necessarily for its artistic quality. Scott,
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Occasionally an event hits Tacoma that’s simply perfect for this hard working, blue collar, dirt-under-the-fingernails and no-savings-account-to- speak-of town. Every once in a while, there’s an event that’s quintessential Tacoma — and when that happens it’s imperative Tacomans take note. So, Tacoma, prepare to take note. This Saturday, Oct. 4, Bob’s Java
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Oktoberfest Northwest Beer! Lederhosen! Beer! Bratwurst! Beer! Yodeling! Beer! Yo-Yo Man! Beer! Oktoberfest Northwest has all of these fine things, but, most importantly, it has beer. The official opening ceremony and Tapping of the Oktoberfest Firkin by the 2008 Festmaster will take place Friday, Oct. 3 at 6:20 p.m. Incoming 2008 Festmaster
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“We always do better at off beat venues,” says Boxcar Satan guitarist and vocalist Sanford Allen. “Weird little venues kind of suit us best. That was the environment we were born in.” Luckily for Allen and his band, San Antonio’s Boxcar Satan will play Bob’s Java Jive in Tacoma Thursday, Oct
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A few weeks back, I ran into a friend at the grocery store during the late afternoon hours and asked her, “What’s for dinner?” “Breakfast!” she replied. Memories from when I was a kid bubbled to the surface. I remembered that occasionally my mom would serve breakfast for our dinner.
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ANNOUNCER: The boys enjoyed dining in Puyallup last week so much they returned to the scene of the crime — in fact, dining just kitty-corner from last week’s review — DeCaterinas, which sits across the park from this week’s target — the Organic Comfort Food Cafe. Located in Puyallup’s downtown,
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During the Olympia Arts Walk Friday artist Marilyn Freeman will show her multimedia installation Communion: The Labyrinth Project inside the Washington Center from 5-10 p.m. It’s a sculptural autobiography construction from her personal artifacts ranging from 16mm film reels to platform shoes and integrates video and sonic art. "While the
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A project that would have put more than 40,000 square feet of retail space near Target on Union Street — well, it’s dead. Ding dong! It was a bad idea anyway. In these economic times, the best you could have hoped for was some cheeseball theme restaurants, a payday loan,
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Low budget indie films don’t make themselves. They take time, people willing to work for very little (like, nothing) and even a little bit of money. That last item on the list will draw comedians Rod Long, Colin Dillon and Lee Fleming to Jazzbones this Sunday, Oct 5, for a performance
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Roger Ebert's reviews of Flash of Genius, Blindness and Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. To read his reviews online, visit his Web site. LINK: Flash of Genius review: Three stars LINK: Blindness review: One-and-a-half stars LINK: Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist review: Two stars Find
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Back at the beginning of April Bandito Betty and I attempted to get our drink on in the Harvester’s lounge. As with many things attempted in my life, another mission had failed. When we first visited, there was no bartender in sight for at least 15 minutes. We eventually gave
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Bobble Tiki makes no bones about it. He’s no young pup anymore. Even on weeks like the current one, when Bobble Tiki is just returning from a relaxing vacation full of boxes of wine and naps on the couch, Bobble Tiki can’t help but feel his age. Bobble Tiki’s bones
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In this current state of nationwide economic woe, I’m always happy to see that restaurants and bars are still buzzing with people. Sure, as the story goes, bars, casinos and cosmetics always do well in an economic downturn, but for any business, there still has to be a high level of
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We’re in full swing for football season, and even though coaching (high school coaching that is) in the South Sound leaves much to be desired, our athletes continue to represent on the gridiron in both the college and pro ranks. I was raised showing love or nothing at all… so
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Most folks around these parts know I am a bit of a history nut and often spend my weekends doing something history related around the South Sound. So it is nice to see that others in the area find it as entertaining as I do. But the trouble is that
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I found myself last week in conversation with my wife uttering words I thought died with the Great (was it really?) Depression. While discussing the collapse of our economy and watching my elected leaders prove, once again, that my cat could run the country better, my wife reminded me that,
