March 2015

  • Movie Mondays: Unpredictable

    ~posted by Frank Predictability can be lethal to a film. Sure, sometimes it’s fine going into a film knowing exactly how it’s going to play out and how it will make you feel, but more often than not I end up feeling disappointed once the credits roll. These four films surprised me, for different reasons, and… Continue reading

  • The Science Fiction Checklist Challenge: Near Future

    ~posted by Lindsay S. I would like to talk to you about the wonder that is Margaret Atwood, but I feel a little weird associating her with a Science-Fiction checklist. Margaret Atwood writes important novels like The Handmaid’s Tale. She’s a serious author and science-fiction is so very genre. It would be like suggesting William… Continue reading

  • Dr. Seuss Day – Words for Little Human Beans

    Rhymes that make eyeballs roll back in their sockets! Celebrating a truer than true Happy Birthday to… Dr. Seuss! Born March 2, 1904, wordsmithing, Pulitzer-prize winning, and one of America’s most read authors, Theodor Seuss Geisel would have been a whopping 111 on Monday! And how do we honor a favorite children’s author? With a… Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s ‘The Comparables’ — incomparable!

    We are excited about the opening of Laura Schellhardt’s new play The Comparables, at the Seattle Repertory Theatre on Friday, March 6! Schellhardt, who created the 2011 hit “The K of D, an Urban Legend,” about a girl with a lethal kiss, now presents a world premier neo-feminist satire that tips the good old boy… Continue reading

  • Freegal: Five for Free (Connect the Dots Edition)

    By Cameron M. Each week, all Seattle Public Library card holders are entitled to five free MP3 downloads through Freegal. In this post, I’ll highlight five songs that are connected through the artists involved. Continue reading

  • Movie Mondays: Horror from Down Under

    ~posted by Frank Horror fans are hard to please. Film critics are generally not kind to most horror films (justifiably), and often moviegoers are even more critical. These three films from Down Under – two from Australia, one from New Zealand – are notable not only for pleasing critics and audiences, but for also putting women… Continue reading