Whole Foods CEO Shoots Self, Company in Foot Politics & Society Seattle Whole Foods CEO Shoots Self, Company in Foot Richard Silverstein January 23, 2013 I don’t often write about food subjects as I once did in this blog. But John Mackey’s... Read More Read more about Whole Foods CEO Shoots Self, Company in Foot
Seattle Businesses Support Local Public Education Children & Family Politics & Society Seattle Seattle Businesses Support Local Public Education Richard Silverstein March 31, 2012 Tonight, it’s small ball for readers used to my brooding on the big picture of war and... Read More Read more about Seattle Businesses Support Local Public Education
Eltana: New Seattle Bagel Cafe Seattle Eltana: New Seattle Bagel Cafe Richard Silverstein January 5, 2011 If you live in Seattle or ever plan to visit and love bagels as I do, I... Read More Read more about Eltana: New Seattle Bagel Cafe
Shades of Freedom Fries: Israeli Company Pressured to Eliminate ‘Turkish’ Coffee Mideast Peace Shades of Freedom Fries: Israeli Company Pressured to Eliminate ‘Turkish’ Coffee Richard Silverstein June 7, 2010 For those of you who thought the whole “freedom fries” bit circa 2003 was hilarious, the Israeli... Read More Read more about Shades of Freedom Fries: Israeli Company Pressured to Eliminate ‘Turkish’ Coffee
Meir Dagan, Mossad Chief, Sensitive Guy Mideast Peace Meir Dagan, Mossad Chief, Sensitive Guy Richard Silverstein February 25, 2010 H/t to Angry Arab for noting this screamingly dissonant passage in a profile of Mossad chief, Meir... Read More Read more about Meir Dagan, Mossad Chief, Sensitive Guy
Gee, But It’s Great to Be Back Home Children & Family Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Gee, But It’s Great to Be Back Home Richard Silverstein December 28, 2009 I’m a sucker for old pop song lyrics. That old Simon & Garfunkle lyric is rattling around... Read More Read more about Gee, But It’s Great to Be Back Home
Julie & Julia, a Joy Film-TV-Media Military-Tech-Security Julie & Julia, a Joy Richard Silverstein August 10, 2009 Tonight is my 11th wedding anniversary and my wife and I actually got to celebrate thanks to... Read More Read more about Julie & Julia, a Joy
A Perfect Seattle Summer Day, ‘Three Girls and Their Buddy’ Zootunes Concert Children & Family Folk & World Music Seattle The Arts A Perfect Seattle Summer Day, ‘Three Girls and Their Buddy’ Zootunes Concert Richard Silverstein July 2, 2009 Wow. I’m actually taking a day off from writing about the Israeli-Arab conflict. And I’m going to... Read More Read more about A Perfect Seattle Summer Day, ‘Three Girls and Their Buddy’ Zootunes Concert
For This Bakery, the Customer Isn’t Always Right Mideast Peace For This Bakery, the Customer Isn’t Always Right Richard Silverstein April 12, 2008 This is going to seem awfully trivial perhaps to some of you. But here goes. I spend... Read More Read more about For This Bakery, the Customer Isn’t Always Right
Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir Performs Sephardic Music Folk & World Music Jews & Judaism Seattle Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir Performs Sephardic Music Richard Silverstein March 9, 2008 A few weeks ago I read that Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir would be performing Sephardic music tonight.... Read More Read more about Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir Performs Sephardic Music
Michael Clayton, Terrific Oscar-Winning Thriller Film-TV-Media Seattle The Arts Michael Clayton, Terrific Oscar-Winning Thriller Richard Silverstein February 25, 2008 Last night, we went to see Michael Clayton. I’d read fabulous reviews of No Country for Old... Read More Read more about Michael Clayton, Terrific Oscar-Winning Thriller
The Joys of Jewish Deli Jews & Judaism The Joys of Jewish Deli Richard Silverstein February 15, 2008 This is good, fun food writing on a subject that is dear to my heart: Jewish delis.... Read More Read more about The Joys of Jewish Deli