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Frost/Nixon: Ron Howard Insists the ’70s Still Aren’t Over

Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 9, 2008

I hear America singing and I see… Richard Nixon. Not the man but the muse: Has any president since Lincoln inspired more movies, TV miniseries, ... Read more

Congress has failed to reach agreement on the proposed $700 billion bailout

Published 7:00am Monday, September 29, 2008

Congress has failed to reach agreement on the proposed $700 billion bailout of banks with bad subprime mortgage loans on their books. The markets are ... Read more

Picnic Spot: Freeway Park (seriously) 700 Seneca St. Picnic Supplies: My Mace,

Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Picnic Spot: Freeway Park (seriously) 700 Seneca St. Picnic Supplies: My Mace, two six-inch subs: A Reuben and Cajun-style turkey, some potato chips, and two ... Read more

Apothecary: Wayward Coffeehouse, 8570 Greenwood Ave. N.Time of Entry: 8:30 a.m. TuesdayLevel

Published 7:00am Friday, July 18, 2008

Apothecary: Wayward Coffeehouse, 8570 Greenwood Ave. N.Time of Entry: 8:30 a.m. TuesdayLevel of Hangover: From alcohol? Zero this time. From staying up far later than ... Read more

They’re up to their old tricks down at Pier 70. As SW’s

Published 7:00am Friday, July 11, 2008

They’re up to their old tricks down at Pier 70. As SW’s Brian Miller reported last summer, businesses along the waterfront piers are required to ... Read more

Where? – Grateful Bread Baking Company and Cafe, 7001 35th Ave NEWhat

Published 7:00am Sunday, June 29, 2008

Where? – Grateful Bread Baking Company and Cafe, 7001 35th Ave NEWhat Does $13 Get You? – Specialty Chicken Salad Sandwich ($6.95), Iced Tea ($1.25), ... Read more

Where? Nervous Nellie’s Espresso Co., 1556 NW 56th St. (Ballard), (206) 706-1095What

Published 7:00am Monday, June 2, 2008

Where? Nervous Nellie’s Espresso Co., 1556 NW 56th St. (Ballard), (206) 706-1095What does $13 get you? Swedish toast with butter and Kalles Kaviar ($2.65), Swedish ... Read more

Riding down NW 70th street yesterday, I ran across a new bakery,

Published 7:00am Monday, May 5, 2008

Riding down NW 70th street yesterday, I ran across a new bakery, Honore. The outside looks more or less finished, and quick peek in the ... Read more

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation: Drama and Comedy in ’70s Brazil

Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 8, 2008

A brutal crackdown on left-wing dissidents by Brazil’s new military dictatorship hardly registers in a country preoccupied with the 1970 World Cup championship. Before 12-year-old ... Read more

Image: www.mrbreakfast.com/images/g_70.jpg Well, if you can bear to crack them — and

Published 7:00am Monday, March 24, 2008

Image: www.mrbreakfast.com/images/g_70.jpg Well, if you can bear to crack them — and this might involve some delicate negotiations among the artistes around your kitchen table ... Read more

The Bank Job: Jason Statham Goes Back to the ’70s

Published 8:00am Tuesday, March 4, 2008

The English media have spent the better part of a year back-and-forthing over the true-or-false plot points of the 1971-set Bank Job, a movie about ... Read more

70MM Gore

Published 8:00am Wednesday, February 20, 2008

TRON: More than a perfect nickname for a wooden Veep Read more

Village Sushi4741 12th Ave NE (between 47th and 50th)206-985-6870Lunch: 11:30 am –

Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Village Sushi4741 12th Ave NE (between 47th and 50th)206-985-6870Lunch: 11:30 am – 2 pm, Tues. – Fri.Dinner: 5 pm – 9:30 pm, Tues. – Sun.Future ... Read more

On Boing Boing this morning I found this link to over 700

Published 8:00am Thursday, January 24, 2008

On Boing Boing this morning I found this link to over 700 freakin’ photos of people doing this.I smell a new screen saver! Read more

It may have cost more than $70 million, but Seattle’s airy City

Published 7:00am Tuesday, July 31, 2007

It may have cost more than $70 million, but Seattle’s airy City Hall is almost worth it. And it’s not just a place to nod ... Read more

Can you believe Hunter S. Thompson would’ve been 70 years old today?

Published 7:00am Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Can you believe Hunter S. Thompson would’ve been 70 years old today? Jesus. So, if you can, drink some whiskey, fire off a few rounds, ... Read more

Paul Rudd Helps Rescue the ’70s From Ford-era Kitsch in Diggers

Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 24, 2007

A death in the family forces Hunt (Paul Rudd), a Long Island clam digger, to face up to his becalmed existence in Katherine Dieckmann’s terrific ... Read more

The Softly ’70s

Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006

Duncan Browne, “Give Me, Take You” (Immediate; 1968). Alun Davies, “Old Bourbon” (Columbia; 1972). Alan Hull, “One More Bottle of Wine” (Warner Bros.; 1975). Amazing ... Read more

That Real ’70s Show

Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006

Peter Shapiro's Turn the Beat Around. Read more

Gloomy but pretty East River Pipe, Dick’s ’70s flashback, and more

Published 7:00am Monday, October 9, 2006

East River Pipe The Gasoline Age (Merge) Since he recorded the 1996 album Mel on a Tascam ministudio in his Queens living room, one important ... Read more