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European Union

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Everyone Loves Unicorn Meat (Except the National Pork Board)

    Magic in Every Bite!​Okay, now this is just too good to let pass... ThinkGeek--those playfully evil geniuses behind the marketing of such brilliant products as Vibe compressed powder energy gum (which speeds 40mg of caffeine straight into your bloodstream), the the Einstein bobblehead, plush ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Microsoft Drops Two Syllables from Seven-Syllable Mobile Phone Name

    Hopefully easier to use than to say.​In this week's April Fool's issue, we took note of the seven-syllable name for Microsoft's upcoming, game-changing, breakthrough mobile phone. Where Google has the geek-chic of Android, and Apple the sleek ease of the iPhone, Microsoft came up with: Wind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Why Microsoft Cares That You Use Internet Explorer

    Kill it, you rabid little fox! Kill it till it's dead!​Earlier this week, the European Union dropped antitrust charges against Microsoft after the software giant agreed to offer Windows users a choice of 12 different browsers. If you're like me (i.e. you can make a computer crash just by loo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Fashion, Fascism, and Another Tweet in the Wall

    Collage by Krist NovoselicKrist Novoselic's column on music and politics runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. He is also a regular contributor to Reverb, our music blog.​I remember when Pink Floyd's The Wall came out. It was 1979, and I had just discovered their album Dark Side of the Moon, ... More >>

  • Diversions

    September 9, 2009

    We Do Assimilate Sometimes, You Know?

    Collage by Krist NovoselicKrist Novoselic's column on music and politics runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. He is also a regular contributor to Reverb, our music blog.​I remember when Pink Floyd's The Wall came out. It was 1979, and I had just discovered their album Dark Side of the Moon, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Microsoft Says, "Monopolies Aren't Cool, Google!"

    ​And Google says, "I learned it by watching you!" After Amazon weighed in last week on Google's plans to digitize out-of-print books, their allies at Microsoft (it's an Amazon/Sony/Microsoft Axis of Concern for Consumer Rights) submitted a brief accusing Google of monopolistic practices. Mea ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2009

    Are Gays Too Late to Destroy Marriage?

    Their influence may ultimately be nothing compared to what straights have done.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Music: The Great Messenger

    There's much to admire about the rapper M.I.A. She's a working mom, a dynamite performer, and a writer of songs, like "Bucky Done Gun," that command you to give the volume knob a twist. And with her outspoken political views and heart for her homeland, Mathangi Arulpragasa reflects the global consci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Microsoft Kindly Insists That Windows 7 Users Surf on Internet Explorer

    Doogie Browser!Instead of trying to keep up with the Jobses with products like Zune, Microsoft is back to what it does best--taking advantage of its operating system's ubiquity. Mozilla and Opera are complaining that the Redmond software giant has made Internet Explorer the default browser on its Wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Israel, Palestine, and Southwest Washington

    Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly.Our world is connected as never before. People from all corners of the planet share culture and commerce at the click of a mouse. In contrast to this great convergence of humanity, Israel is building tall concrete walls while Palestinia ... More >>

  • Food

    February 11, 2009

    Search & Distill: In America, Wine Is Just a Piece of Meat

    It’s not holding up much better in France.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Bush: The Man Who Cut The Cheese

    Of all the cheeses, in all the EU, why? Why George? Why now? Why Roquefort? The Washington Post has the best explanation. The man didn't pardon his buddies, but he found time to condemn blue cheese. Expect this to start effecting cheese mongers everywhere soon. Gorgonzola: Count your blessings.

  • Film

    August 13, 2008

    The Edge of Heaven: A pomo, post-colonial, polyglot soap opera

    Of all the cheeses, in all the EU, why? Why George? Why now? Why Roquefort? The Washington Post has the best explanation. The man didn't pardon his buddies, but he found time to condemn blue cheese. Expect this to start effecting cheese mongers everywhere soon. Gorgonzola: Count your blessings.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    War-Torn Croatia Shaped My World View

    Of all the cheeses, in all the EU, why? Why George? Why now? Why Roquefort? The Washington Post has the best explanation. The man didn't pardon his buddies, but he found time to condemn blue cheese. Expect this to start effecting cheese mongers everywhere soon. Gorgonzola: Count your blessings.

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    Microsoft Geek Secrets Finally Revealed

    Click here for the best of 30,000 pages of never-before-seen insight into the Redmond lifestyle.

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Ansu Sesay, Microsoft's Euros, and Low-End Homes

    Click here for the best of 30,000 pages of never-before-seen insight into the Redmond lifestyle.

  • News

    July 11, 2007

    Cleaning Up the Dildo Department

    The proprietor of South Lake Union's Raven's Gallery Erotica isn't alone in her concern over the use of phthalates in sex toys.

  • News

    June 28, 2006

    On the Beach, in the Sky

    The proprietor of South Lake Union's Raven's Gallery Erotica isn't alone in her concern over the use of phthalates in sex toys.

  • Film

    November 23, 2005

    The Future of Food

    Opens Wed., Nov. 23, at Varsity.

  • Food

    October 19, 2005

    Water Into Wine

    Opens Wed., Nov. 23, at Varsity.

  • Film

    May 4, 2005

    Crash

    Also: Don't Move, Head-On, and Twin Sisters.

  • Food

    March 2, 2005

    No to the Needle

    Also: Don't Move, Head-On, and Twin Sisters.

  • Arts

    September 8, 2004

    This Week's Reads

    Marjane Satrapi, Larry Kane, and Hari Kunzru.

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    The God Wars

    From here in the 'None Zone,' a feeling of helplessness as religious warriors relentlessly reshape the world.

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    Ban It of the Apes

    In Seattle, a federal animal-research official suggests that the day might come when experimentation on chimpanzees is ended.

  • News

    September 24, 2003

    WTO, No!

    Poorer nations put the brakes on the U.S.-European free-trade juggernaut.

  • Food

    June 25, 2003

    Food & Beverage News

    Poorer nations put the brakes on the U.S.-European free-trade juggernaut.

  • Film

    May 28, 2003

    L'Aaugerge Espagnole, Ichi the Killer, and The Italian Job

    Poorer nations put the brakes on the U.S.-European free-trade juggernaut.

  • Film

    May 21, 2003

    SIFF Encounters: L'Auberge Espagnole and Camp

    Poorer nations put the brakes on the U.S.-European free-trade juggernaut.

  • News

    April 2, 2003

    Conservative Crybabies

    Nothing worse than a sore winner.

  • News

    March 5, 2003

    Right Wing to the Rescue

    Why the anti-war movement needs Pat Buchanan.

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    Puget Sound's Rustbuckets

    Nearly half the oil tankers plying Washington waters would be banned from Europe for being too old.

  • News

    July 31, 2002

    Rogue Who?

    Nearly half the oil tankers plying Washington waters would be banned from Europe for being too old.

  • Film

    March 13, 2002

    The hot spot

    Middle Eastern directors delve beneath the headlines.

  • Music

    December 5, 2001

    Complicated things

    The (International) Noise Conspiracy play to punks and politicos.

  • News

    September 5, 2001

    News Clips— Noteworthy/Not Worthy

    The (International) Noise Conspiracy play to punks and politicos.

  • News

    August 22, 2001

    News Clips— Boeinged

    The (International) Noise Conspiracy play to punks and politicos.

  • News

    December 13, 2000

    Don't make them come in there

    The (International) Noise Conspiracy play to punks and politicos.

  • News

    November 22, 2000

    One year ago

    The (International) Noise Conspiracy play to punks and politicos.

  • News

    August 2, 2000

    Expiring frog?

    The WTO is dead in the water, but don't count it out just yet.

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    1999: the year in review

    Month-by-month highlights—and lowlights.

  • News

    December 29, 1999

    Auld Lang Syne.com

    Month-by-month highlights—and lowlights.

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    Mistaken identities

    We have met the World Trade Order, and it isn't us.

  • News

    December 8, 1999

    Clinton throws brick

    The President's talk of sanctions shatters chance for WTO unity.

  • News

    December 1, 1999

    Dispatches

    From the WTO front

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    Everything WTO

    From the WTO front

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    BEETLE-MANIA

    The global economy is also booming for invasive, habitat-wrecking pests. Will the WTO cause even more damage?

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    WTO 102

    The global economy is also booming for invasive, habitat-wrecking pests. Will the WTO cause even more damage?

  • News

    March 11, 1998

    Mad Meat

    We're just starting to learn how 'mad cow' diseases move through the food chain and what they can do to us.

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