NBC’s Fashion Star Premiere Episode
Tuesday, March 13th brought the premiere of NBC’s new reality show, Fashion Star. Seattle is represented by not one, but two designers on Fashion Star. Lizzie Parker, who sells her line out of her boutique in Kirkland and Lisa Vian Hunter who has a lovely shop in Madison Park.
Seventeenth Annual Jewish Film Festival Coming to a Theater Near You
On Thursday, March 15, the Cinerama Theater will be opening its doors once again to a flood of anxious film festival attendees, kicking off the 17th Annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival (SJFF). Presented by the American Jewish Committee, the SJFF is the largest Seattle film festival after the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), hosting 29 films from all over the world. Throughout the 10-day festival, audiences will screen films dealing with portrayals of Jewish and Israeli life. Festival screenings and events are scheduled for the Cinerama, AMC Pacific Place, and SIFF Uptown theaters.
Eternity in a Ruffle: Part 1
Jessica Burstein is a tiny, striking and brilliant force of nature. At the first session of the Seattle Arts & Lecture series, Eternity in a Ruffle, she blew my mind.
A flashback to the youthful days of the Emerald City
A lesson in Rain City humility.
Pierce County’s Kneejerk Xenophobic Desire to Keep Religion Out of Schools
A group of concerned parents and a local activist group in Puyallup fear that the Council on American-Islamic Relations is seeking to create a terrorist cell in their midst by raising Islamic awareness at a Pierce County school district.
From Puyallup to the Present: Day of Remembrance Events, 2012
Tamiko Nimura reflects on the various meanings conjured by the Day of Remembrance, the next of which takes place this coming weekend around Seattle.
Pink Carpet Project: Seattle Fashion Stands with Planned Parenthood
Pink Carpet Project: Seattle Fashion Stands with Planned Parenthood. Thursday, March 1st (8pm) at Fred Wildlife Refuge. This is a 21 and over event.
Jason Wu for Target
The theme of the new Jason Wu for Target collection is mischief. Cute and appropriate. If the line wasn’t pretty and accessible enough, Mr. Wu added an adorable mascot to his marketing. Genius.
Two Seattle Designers to join the cast of Fashion Star
Breaking news! Not one, but two Seattle designers made the cast of NBC’s new fashion-slanted-reality-competition-show, Fashion Star. Sounds like bragging rights to me!
Erin McKean, American Lexicographer
Erin McKean is the author of several word-focused books and holder of a position on the advisory board of Wikipedia. It was only a matter of time before she created some new way of looking at language.
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