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Beauty Pageants

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Stolen, Miss Washington's Priceless Crown May Not Have Left Town

    When you have something stolen, chances are you're never going to see it again. But some items are "hotter" than others--those commonly stolen big-ticket items that are hard to resell, like vehicles, Super Bowl rings, and that Whitney Houston backstage pass I bought. But the hottest item of all is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Miss Washington USA Doesn't Believe in Teaching Evolution (And Neither Do Many of Her Competitors)

    ​"Do you believe that evolution should be taught in public schools?" It's a simple question with a seemingly obvious answer ("Yes, duh"), but when that query was posed to 50 aspiring beauty queens last week leading up to Sunday's nationally televised pageant, all but one of them sputtered lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Doug Hutchinson, 51-Year-Old Lost Actor, Marries 16-Year-Old Miss Teen Washington Participant Courtney Alexis Stodden

    ​You'd be forgiven if the actor Doug Hutchinson's roles in shows like The X-Files ("Tooms"), The Green Mile ("Officer Percy Wetmore"), and Lost ("Horace") require a Google search to help you recall. He's not exactly an A-list actor. He is, however, 51 years old. His new wife, Washington stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Guadalupe Quintero, Former Oregon Pageant Queen, Gets 20 Years in Prison for Helping Boyfriend Abuse 5-Year-Old Daughter to Death

    ​Oleander Labier was 5-years-old when rescue workers found her dead with broken bones from head-to-toe in the Gresham, Ore. home of Christopher A. Rosillo and Guadalupe Quintero. But by then she'd already been horribly abused for more than three years. Now Quintero, a former beauty pageant que ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Hot Chicks Flipping Free Flapjacks!

    ​The best food holiday ever is Thanksgiving. Chinese New Year comes in second. And after that, things get a little murky depending on my appetite. There's the 4th of July for BBQ, Halloween for candy, Election Night for whiskey and cookies (it's a family tradition)--third place is a tough call ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2011

    Karen Abbott

    ​The best food holiday ever is Thanksgiving. Chinese New Year comes in second. And after that, things get a little murky depending on my appetite. There's the 4th of July for BBQ, Halloween for candy, Election Night for whiskey and cookies (it's a family tradition)--third place is a tough call ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2008

    Grant Barnhart: Remember Me When

    ​The best food holiday ever is Thanksgiving. Chinese New Year comes in second. And after that, things get a little murky depending on my appetite. There's the 4th of July for BBQ, Halloween for candy, Election Night for whiskey and cookies (it's a family tradition)--third place is a tough call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Madam Washington

    ​The best food holiday ever is Thanksgiving. Chinese New Year comes in second. And after that, things get a little murky depending on my appetite. There's the 4th of July for BBQ, Halloween for candy, Election Night for whiskey and cookies (it's a family tradition)--third place is a tough call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    It's Not Hillary, It's...Sarah Palin

    ​The best food holiday ever is Thanksgiving. Chinese New Year comes in second. And after that, things get a little murky depending on my appetite. There's the 4th of July for BBQ, Halloween for candy, Election Night for whiskey and cookies (it's a family tradition)--third place is a tough call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2008

    Why You Should Vote Tomorrow

    ​The best food holiday ever is Thanksgiving. Chinese New Year comes in second. And after that, things get a little murky depending on my appetite. There's the 4th of July for BBQ, Halloween for candy, Election Night for whiskey and cookies (it's a family tradition)--third place is a tough call ... More >>

  • Arts

    April 19, 2006

    American Fanfare

    Through twining narratives, Theater Schmeater examines recent history.

  • Arts

    April 12, 2006

    This Week's Critics' Picks

    A Theater Schmeater premiere, keyboardist Byron Schenkman, and comics creator Harvey Pekar.

  • Arts

    September 6, 2000

    Cheerleader chic?

    The pom-pom girl evolves in the national consciousness.

  • News

    July 21, 1999

    Set it awful

    "Bank Robbin' Mama" confesses.

  • News

    April 7, 1999

    Madam Washington

    New legal action may end the reign of a former beauty queen who has allegedly turned to prostitution.

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