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  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Life Imitates Waynes World II: Kenny G's Performing at an Ice Capades-style Skating Show In Kent

    I spoke to Kenny G a couple years ago, and asked him about the classic joke from Waynes World II (above). He was good-natured about it. He said being the butt of jokes is just part of being a celebrity. It's just comes with the territory. Barack Obama's the butt of jokes. You gotta have a thick s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2011

    Office Space

    I spoke to Kenny G a couple years ago, and asked him about the classic joke from Waynes World II (above). He was good-natured about it. He said being the butt of jokes is just part of being a celebrity. It's just comes with the territory. Barack Obama's the butt of jokes. You gotta have a thick s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Up All Night and A Pizza Mart Pull Through When It Counts

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ While the fall television season may bring cheer to more discerning couch potatoes through bringing back time-tested serial delights, it's also the time for television newcomers to step up to the plate and get crowds buzzing for the next big thing. NBC has no shortage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Rachel Beckwith's Amazing Clean-Water Drive: Only Question is Will Donations Top $1 Million?

    Rachel, 9​Rachel Beckwith, you might recall, hoped to raise $300 by her ninth birthday, June 12, 2011, for a safe drinking-water campaign. She fell a little short, but was able to gather $220 in donations before she was fatally injured in a July 20 crash on I-90. Stories about her death incl ... More >>

  • Film

    June 22, 2011

    Conan O'Brien Can't Stop: The TV Host Manages His Dark Side

    Rachel, 9​Rachel Beckwith, you might recall, hoped to raise $300 by her ninth birthday, June 12, 2011, for a safe drinking-water campaign. She fell a little short, but was able to gather $220 in donations before she was fatally injured in a July 20 crash on I-90. Stories about her death incl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Top 8 Artists (Besides the Bieber) We Have YouTube to "Thank" For

    If you're one of the 544 million people who have been swooned by Justin Bieber's puberty-tickling vocals in the music video for "Baby," the all-time most watched video on YouTube, then congratulations--you essentially gave a 17-year-old boy $65.5 million. Bieber, like the following musicians, fou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    If Reel Grrls Has Such a Problem With Comcast, Maybe They Shouldn't Take the Conglomerate's Money

    A firestorm broke out yesterday between cable giant Comcast and Seattle's Reel Grrls, a nonprofit that provides summer camps and workshops to girls interested in media production. It started last week when Reel Grrls questioned the company's hiring of Meredith Attwell Baker, a member of the Feder ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2011

    Ice-T

    A firestorm broke out yesterday between cable giant Comcast and Seattle's Reel Grrls, a nonprofit that provides summer camps and workshops to girls interested in media production. It started last week when Reel Grrls questioned the company's hiring of Meredith Attwell Baker, a member of the Feder ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 20, 2011

    Donald Glover

    A firestorm broke out yesterday between cable giant Comcast and Seattle's Reel Grrls, a nonprofit that provides summer camps and workshops to girls interested in media production. It started last week when Reel Grrls questioned the company's hiring of Meredith Attwell Baker, a member of the Feder ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    A.M. Music News: The Pride of Garfield, Daria On DVD, and Kravitz Vs. the Oil Spill

    ​-- Seattle Times: I'm way behind on this, but congratulations to Garfield High School Jazz Band, winners of NYC's Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival. It's their fourth win in a decade. Your next chance to check out the Garfield jazz program is at 6 p.m. Saturday, at South Seattle Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Crappy Olympics Coverage Prompts Maria Cantwell to Question NBC/Comcast Merger

    Would Dr. Evil block the Lost finale just to help out NBC?​Sen. Maria Cantwell gets around in Washington these days. In addition to pushing legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reform banking, Cantwell thinks we shouldn't be forced to watch crappy Olympics coverage like the kind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Four Reasons Why Vancouver's Winter Olympics are the Worst Ever

    NBC fail-whale.​Vancouver's Winter Olympics got off to a bad start. And things have only gotten worse. A month before opening ceremonies, unseasonably warm weather forced the closure of ski slopes so that race officials could preserve what little snow was already on the ground. Since then, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Sound Off! First Round, "My Sharona" Singer Dies, and Madonna Plans Career as "Marriage Referee"

    Doug Fieger​Billboard: Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack and co-writer of 1979 hit "My Sharona," dies at age 57 after a battle with cancer. EMP/SFM: Bellingham duo Candysound beat out Sea Fever, (Sui-Generis), and Apache Chief to become the first band to move on to the 2010 Sound Off! fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Seattle Blogs: Conan O'Brien Rally Tonight, Also Something About Haiti

    Remember, if you really want to help Conan O'Brien you don't have to leave the house. Just watch his show.​Today's bloggy bits can't be slowed by a federal holiday. - The Big Blog reports that tonight's "I'm With Coco" rally in support of NBC pin-cushion/late-night host Conan O'Brien will tak ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2009

    Office Space

    Remember, if you really want to help Conan O'Brien you don't have to leave the house. Just watch his show.​Today's bloggy bits can't be slowed by a federal holiday. - The Big Blog reports that tonight's "I'm With Coco" rally in support of NBC pin-cushion/late-night host Conan O'Brien will tak ... More >>

  • Film

    April 22, 2009

    Fados: Gorgeous Songs From Portugal

    Remember, if you really want to help Conan O'Brien you don't have to leave the house. Just watch his show.​Today's bloggy bits can't be slowed by a federal holiday. - The Big Blog reports that tonight's "I'm With Coco" rally in support of NBC pin-cushion/late-night host Conan O'Brien will tak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    A P-I (Work) Party

    The region's current economic downturn - a potential 50,000 jobs to be lost says economist Dick Conway - was the focus of an NBC Nightly News report last week. It included a glimpse into the double whammy hitting married P-I employees - six sets of them. It's sort of a triple whammy for photog Dan D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    When Seattle Sports Were Good: Dramatic Sonics vs. Blazers Preview, and a John Tesh Remix

    Much has been written in the last month about the sorry state of local sports (Here, here, and here are just a few examples). And of course, the older we get and the worse things are, the better they used to be. On that note, please enjoy the following YouTube clip of the one NBC's epic preview for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Seattle International Stand-Up Comedy Competition

    Much has been written in the last month about the sorry state of local sports (Here, here, and here are just a few examples). And of course, the older we get and the worse things are, the better they used to be. On that note, please enjoy the following YouTube clip of the one NBC's epic preview for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Server Reboot Wednesday: TV Guide Edition

    Much has been written in the last month about the sorry state of local sports (Here, here, and here are just a few examples). And of course, the older we get and the worse things are, the better they used to be. On that note, please enjoy the following YouTube clip of the one NBC's epic preview for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Triumph the Insult Comic Dog v. David Blaine

    Much has been written in the last month about the sorry state of local sports (Here, here, and here are just a few examples). And of course, the older we get and the worse things are, the better they used to be. On that note, please enjoy the following YouTube clip of the one NBC's epic preview for ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Josh Blue

    Much has been written in the last month about the sorry state of local sports (Here, here, and here are just a few examples). And of course, the older we get and the worse things are, the better they used to be. On that note, please enjoy the following YouTube clip of the one NBC's epic preview for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2008

    Unexpected Facts Unearthed Via IMDB

    Much has been written in the last month about the sorry state of local sports (Here, here, and here are just a few examples). And of course, the older we get and the worse things are, the better they used to be. On that note, please enjoy the following YouTube clip of the one NBC's epic preview for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2008

    Quarterlife: No Crisis Here

    Much has been written in the last month about the sorry state of local sports (Here, here, and here are just a few examples). And of course, the older we get and the worse things are, the better they used to be. On that note, please enjoy the following YouTube clip of the one NBC's epic preview for ... More >>

  • Food

    February 20, 2008

    Tempted by the Fuzzy Navel

    You should expect more from your malt liquor.

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008

    Wine & the Case of the Emperor's New Clothes

    You should expect more from your malt liquor.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Writers Strike Silver Lining: Made for TV Knight Rider Movie

    You should expect more from your malt liquor.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    What to Do During the Writers' Strike Vol. 2: Hulu

    You should expect more from your malt liquor.

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2007

    The Office Goes to Bangalore

    You should expect more from your malt liquor.

  • Film

    April 18, 2007

    The TV Set

    Jake Kasdan defeats his brother at the box office.

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    Three and Out

    Jake Kasdan defeats his brother at the box office.

  • Film

    June 16, 2004

    SCTV Vol. 1: Network 90

    Shout Factory, $89.95

  • Food

    June 2, 2004

    Hot Dish

    Shout Factory, $89.95

  • News

    May 19, 2004

    E Pluribus Stupid

    Blame the media for your ignorance? Look in the mirror.

  • Diversions

    May 5, 2004

    Friendless

    Blame the media for your ignorance? Look in the mirror.

  • News

    February 11, 2004

    A Boob Exposed

    Though the real Bush agenda is cover-up.

  • Food

    October 29, 2003

    TV Dinner

    Downtown's newest tourist trap isn't a nightmare.

  • Diversions

    April 30, 2003

    They Want You

    Downtown's newest tourist trap isn't a nightmare.

  • News

    March 19, 2003

    War Correspondence

    How local news outlets are covering the conflict.

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Fear and Loathing at the Olympics

    A final look at 14 days in Salt Lake.

  • Arts

    February 27, 2002

    The ire within

    My Olympic hangover.

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Fear and Loathing at the Olympics

    Amidst the Mormons, the snowboarders, and the scandals, what's it really like to be in Salt Lake?

  • News

    November 21, 2001

    News Clips— Needle Exchange

    Amidst the Mormons, the snowboarders, and the scandals, what's it really like to be in Salt Lake?

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    Rushed judgment

    A media day of infamy.

  • Music

    April 18, 2001

    The Culture Bunker

    A media day of infamy.

  • Arts

    October 4, 2000

    Ceci n'est pas un fall TV preview

    I've got my couch and my pills and my remote control.

  • News

    September 13, 2000

    A sporting chance

    I've got my couch and my pills and my remote control.

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    SQUISHING CHANNELS

    Cramming 10 pounds of TV into a two-pound bag.

  • News

    November 3, 1999

    76 hours, 50 minutes

    Cramming 10 pounds of TV into a two-pound bag.

  • Film

    December 2, 1998

    THE FALLING RISE OF Jerry Springer

    From mayor to news anchor to talk show host to . . . movie star?

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