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“Drown yourself in espresso and tears!” I’m not sure what that means,
“Drown yourself in espresso and tears!” I’m not sure what that means, but The New York Times grabbed…
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Boy A: Crime and Punishment in the UK
Based on the 2004 novel by Jonathan Trigell (itself rooted in real news events), Boy A is the…
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An argument for replacing my cheap prepaid cellphone with a camera-phone could
An argument for replacing my cheap prepaid cellphone with a camera-phone could be made from my new fascination…
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In this weekend’s Sunday New York Times Magazine, UW prof Bill Beaty
In this weekend’s Sunday New York Times Magazine, UW prof Bill Beaty gets prominent mention in a story…
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OMG! You mean you’ve never heard of trolls? The kind who harass
OMG! You mean you’ve never heard of trolls? The kind who harass Internet users via “chans” and the…
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A local girl (pictured above) will don the ears and cotton tail,
A local girl (pictured above) will don the ears and cotton tail, coming to a multiplex near you.Your…
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Over on Crosscut, my old boss Knute Berger has found a trend,
Over on Crosscut, my old boss Knute Berger has found a trend, and it’s not pretty. All along…
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Slip another buck in the tip jar at your favorite Starbucks location.
Slip another buck in the tip jar at your favorite Starbucks location. But, wait, do they have tip…
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American Teen: The YouTube generation gets the movie it deserves
Director Nanette Burstein is so intent here on making a nonfiction version of The Breakfast Club that she…
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PICK Chris & Don: A Love Story: A May-December gay romance
Nowhere in this fine, quiet, richly-sourced documentary is the phrase “gay marriage” ever uttered. But then, the relationship…
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Yes! Tattooed Zune dude Steve Smith is back on the scene! Is
Yes! Tattooed Zune dude Steve Smith is back on the scene! Is there any better representative of Redmond’s…
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There will be more to say about last Friday’s violent altercation between
There will be more to say about last Friday’s violent altercation between a Capitol Hill motorist and riders…
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Scolding nanny-state billionaires to the rescue! NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg provoked half
Scolding nanny-state billionaires to the rescue! NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg provoked half the chain-smoking fourth estate with that…
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$3.3 billion. That’s how much Washington Mutual lost in the second quarter.
$3.3 billion. That’s how much Washington Mutual lost in the second quarter. Bad home loans are mainly to…
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“At one point everyone thought the Earth was flat. Get the facts
“At one point everyone thought the Earth was flat. Get the facts about Windows Vista.”This from a new…
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Much has been written about the new Four Seasons hotel-condo rising 21
Much has been written about the new Four Seasons hotel-condo rising 21 stories above First Avenue. Residential prices…
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Oh, c’mon William Yardley! We know about the WPA guides. We know
Oh, c’mon William Yardley! We know about the WPA guides. We know how Jack Kerouac once worked in…
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The Times and P-I are already doing an excellent job reporting on
The Times and P-I are already doing an excellent job reporting on the senseless death of Rainier Beach…
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As my old boss Knute Berger writes on Crosscut, the Viaduct is
As my old boss Knute Berger writes on Crosscut, the Viaduct is back in the news. Preservationist Art…