Culture When brain surgery isn't brain surgery Other people's smarts will only get you so far. Our mind-numb humorist explores the limits of anti-elitism. by Steve Clifford / September 21, 2008
Culture Intiman's 'All My Sons' portrays a family split by the corrupting power of money Chuck Cooper, left, and Reginald Jackson in Intiman Theatre's 'All My Sons.' by Alice Kaderlan / March 29, 2011
Rep's 'Mice and Men' captures enduring American story Charles Leggett performs superbly as Lennie in the Seattle Rep's "Of Mice and Men." by Alice Kaderlan / March 26, 2011
'Devotion' conveys emotion, faith, personal history, and primal love 'Devotion,' playing through Sunday (March 13) at On the Boards. by Alice Kaderlan / March 12, 2011
Culture Harvard finally gets its act together on gender studies It had offered a mere 76 courses. Now with addition of "Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece" and 29 others, the curriculum is at last worthy. by Steve Clifford / June 28, 2008
Culture Employee performance evaluations through the ages Jesus (left center) and Judas during an employment performance evaluation. by Steve Clifford / June 22, 2008
Culture The McCain-Clifford ticket U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (Wikimedia Commons) by Steve Clifford / June 15, 2008
Mike Daisey cuts up in 'The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.' And he draws blood. Mike Daisey at Seattle Repertory Theatre by Alice Kaderlan / May 7, 2011
'Merry Wives': Just as funny, 400 years later John Patrick Lowrie as Sir John Falstaff and Anders Bolang as Master Ford in 'Merry Wives of Windsor.' by Alice Kaderlan / April 25, 2011
Culture Pithy one-liners are fun, but what's the point of 'This'? April Yvette Thompson, left, and Cheyenne Casebier in 'This' at the Seattle Rep. by Alice Kaderlan / April 19, 2011