Talking Interstellar
Monday, November 24, 2014 12:12 — 3 Comments
I thought Interstellar was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen—in fact about an hour in, I’d taken my wrist watch off, started smelling it, and playing with it as if it was a bird. To me—and I read, write and edit work every day—it felt like the Nolans threw millions of dollars at a half-baked short story they wrote over the weekend. But Michael Park, lecturer at Stanford University and holder of a Ph.D in theoretical particle physics from Rutgers University, saw the movie’s merits—and then some. Park, whose research has focused mostly on developing strategies for searching […]
Sports Talk
Thursday, November 13, 2014 11:41 — 0 Comments
Shaun Scott and I love to talk art, movies and sports. Things get particularly spirited when we talk sports because children’s games played by adults in physical prime are something we’ve loved ever since we were kids on the east coast. So, here is one in our continued series, Sports Talk. This time, focused around an old picture of Michael Jordan that Shaun dug up.
One Super Important Question For DJ Bobbi Rich
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 9:13 — 1 Comment
Bobbi Rich is a lovely party animal. She is the host and creator of the fabulous show, Hangin Tuff, which brings bands into a nautical-themed, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse-style taping where Bobbi throws plastic crabs at them, offers the show’s signature Hangin Tuff juice and, generally, parties down. THIS is all why we had to ask her one Super Important Question.Â
Three Super Important NBA Questions for Shaun Scott (Sports Talk)
Monday, October 27, 2014 9:24 — 1 Comment
Filmmaker and writer, Shaun Scott, is a Laker fan. He grew up in New York City and now lives in Seattle. He’s also one of my favorite people to talk sports with. With the start of the 2014-2015 NBA season starting Tuesday, I thought it best to ask him a few important questions about the Sonics, the Thunder and post-ice ages.Â
An Interview With Jess Spear
Friday, October 24, 2014 10:24 — 0 Comments
Jess Spear is running against Frank Chopp, current Speaker for the Washington State House of Representatives, for the 43rd District in this November’s election. Spear is a scientist, has been influential in campaigning for the $15/hour minimum wage and was a fundamental part of the campaign that got Kshama Sawant, of the Socialist Alternative Party, elected to the Seattle City Council. We had a chance to ask Spear some questions about her background, her goals and the election, which you can read here.
An Interview with Susie Lee on Siren
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:03 — 0 Comments
Siren is a new dating app invented by Seattle’s Susie Lee (pictured above with Bill Clinton). Siren, she says, is “inspired by real life dynamics. There are a few key principles: people can’t have fun if they don’t feel safe; women value personal agency in physical and digital space, and both men and women want opportunities for hints of personalities to shine to discover each other.”
Two Super Important Questions For Stephanie Drury
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10:30 — 6 Comments
The Monarch’s religion expert, Stephanie Drury, was nice enough to answer a couple of questions for us regarding one of our favorite topics, Mark Driscoll, the dangerous egomaniac who famously resigned from the Mars Hill church last week.Â
An Interview with entrepreneur David Meinert
Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:03 — 3 Comments
David Meinert, who co-owns and operates several high-profile places in Seattle, from the newly renovated Comet to Lost Lake Diner, recently purchased Grim’s on 11th Ave. Meinert, who is just as well known for his thought-provoking social media posts as he is for his businesses, seems to have an opinion on wide-ranging topics, from the NFL to Capitol Hill gang crime to music. We had a chance to catch up with the successful entrepreneur to ask about these issues, and more!
Women Against Street Harassment: Elissa Washuta Takes No Prisoners
Monday, October 13, 2014 10:51 — 0 Comments
Below is Part 2 of Piper Daniels’ conversation with writer Elissa Washuta – for Part 1 click here.
Monarch Fundraiser Conversation!
Thursday, October 9, 2014 10:45 — 0 Comments
The Monarch Review is throwing its second-ever fundraiser on Oct. 18th from 6pm-11pm at Café Racer. Reading will be comedian Brett Hamil, Poetry Northwest’s Matt Kelsey, poet Doug Nufer and Juggalo aficionado Craven Rock. Performing will be JMASS and The Great UM. Below is a conversation with all the participants for the event in which we talk about Café Racer, inspiration, family, being underfunded and much more!
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
