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Jerry Large Couldn't Be More Boring

Seattle Times' Jerry Large Gets Runner-Up in Most Boring Article Contest

​Last month, current Atlantic editor and former Seattleite Michael Kinsley announced the exciting discovery of the most boring article ever published in a newspaper, a New York Times piece about a California man who liked to take long walks. (Stop the presses!) He then invited his readers to s ... More >>

John Twelves, 90, Plunges 120-Feet After Putting Car In Wrong Gear

​There are no pleasant ways to die. But some deaths are worse than others. Take John Twelves, for example. The 90-year-old Olympia man was fortunate enough not to suffer in his final seconds. But even though he went quickly, he still had an uncomfortably long time to contemplate the appropriat ... More >>

Local Sightings Film Festival: An I-5 Road Trip and Other New Movies Debut

​There are no pleasant ways to die. But some deaths are worse than others. Take John Twelves, for example. The 90-year-old Olympia man was fortunate enough not to suffer in his final seconds. But even though he went quickly, he still had an uncomfortably long time to contemplate the appropriat ... More >>

Three Things I Just Don't Get

The Smart Car Seeing its bizarre-o, futuristic shape practically collapsing under its own teeniness, I thought the Smart Car must run on steam or something. But it's not even a hybrid--it just runs on regular gas. So it must get 200 miles per gallon or something, right? No. It gets a measly 40 m ... More >>

Cowboy Mike: The Ladykiller

Armed with his guitar and cowboy persona, Mike Braae had a way with women. He also liked to strangle them.

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Armed with his guitar and cowboy persona, Mike Braae had a way with women. He also liked to strangle them.

It's a Hardknox life.

Armed with his guitar and cowboy persona, Mike Braae had a way with women. He also liked to strangle them.