Convergence Zone
This season's "Metro Classics" series continues with the 1957 musical "Funny Face." Fred Astaire is a top fashion photographer and Audrey Hepburn his accidental discovery. Throw in some Gershwin tunes, and what more does this pairing need? Why, a Paris location, of course...
Audrey is as luminous in her bookstore-clerk sack dress as she is cocooned in sky-blue Givenchy couture. And Astaire's show-stopping dance number -- a bullfighter-themed pas de deux with a trench coat as his partner -- displays his absolute mastery of his craft.
By Sheri Quirt | February 27, 2008
Gentle Snark
It's time you checked out this classy exhibition of dirty art. I don't mean to diminish the Seattle Erotic Art Festival in any way, but I can't think of a better way to describe what it's all about. SEAF is a celebration of thoughtful, inspirational and even beautiful dirty art. The atmosphere is avant-garde, the performances are mesmerizing, the attendees are glamorous, and the art is dirty, dirty, dirty. Dirty, I tell you.
By Geoff Carter | February 27, 2008
Daily Find
With the demise of the Crocodile Café, it wasn't just fans of live music and greasy breakfasts who lost a neighborhood spot. Seattle's crafty culture felt the hit too, because the Crocodile had served as the home of I Heart Rummage, a monthly gathering of do-it-yourself designers.
By Natalie Bow | February 27, 2008
At 28, chef Scott Simpson gained a fervent following as the original owner of the Blue Onion Bistro, selling upscale comfort foods and culinary kitsch in a converted gas station in the Roosevelt district. At 33, he gained acclaim for his funky-yet-formal dinner house, Fork, offering foie gras torchons and lobster corn dogs on Capitol Hill.
By Nancy Leson | February 27, 2008
