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Ask most reasonably bright, movie-review-reading people what qualities they value most in a mate or a motion picture, and the winning combo will likely be “smart and funny.” “Beautiful” is right up there, too, though not everybody wants to volunteer as much in the first round of questioning. Smart People
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Ask most reasonably bright, movie-review-reading people what qualities they value most in a mate or a motion picture, and the winning combo will likely be “smart and funny.” “Beautiful” is right up there, too, though not everybody wants to volunteer as much in the first round of questioning. Smart People
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The alarm clock buzzes. Keanu Reeves wakes up fully dressed in a striped shirt, raises his gun and rolls out of bed. He puts his piece on the bathroom sink, next to his toothbrush, and takes a good long look at himself in the mirror. Then he pukes in the
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The alarm clock buzzes. Keanu Reeves wakes up fully dressed in a striped shirt, raises his gun and rolls out of bed. He puts his piece on the bathroom sink, next to his toothbrush, and takes a good long look at himself in the mirror. Then he pukes in the
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White clothes were looking like such a promising alternative to winter’s grey, browns and blacks till the wind carried in snow, hail and frigid temps again. Old Navy has taken no notice and is pushing a full line of white clothing selections. East India comes to mind. Spanish influenced stitching
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White clothes were looking like such a promising alternative to winter’s grey, browns and blacks till the wind carried in snow, hail and frigid temps again. Old Navy has taken no notice and is pushing a full line of white clothing selections. East India comes to mind. Spanish influenced stitching
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Happy Birthday to me! This weekend I celebrate getting older, but I really don’t mind. I carry my age better than most do (I believe), my wits are still in tact, and with age comes wisdom. Doesn’t it? I am an Aries, therefore an idea person. So for my birthday,
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Happy Birthday to me! This weekend I celebrate getting older, but I really don’t mind. I carry my age better than most do (I believe), my wits are still in tact, and with age comes wisdom. Doesn’t it? I am an Aries, therefore an idea person. So for my birthday,
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Food Matters La Costa Mexican Restaurant has changed ownership and name. It’s now Gringo de Loco. It opens Saturday at 928 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. The Parkway Tavern will host its third annual Barleywine Fest Saturday, April 12 from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. They will serve 25 aged barleywines, four prime
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Food Matters La Costa Mexican Restaurant has changed ownership and name. It’s now Gringo de Loco. It opens Saturday at 928 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. The Parkway Tavern will host its third annual Barleywine Fest Saturday, April 12 from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. They will serve 25 aged barleywines, four prime
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ANNOUNCER: Café Chagall is a little gem of a restaurant, and one of the most appealing recent additions to the Lakewood dining scene. Café Chagall screams ladies lunching. It’s classical but comfy, with soft colors, comfy chairs and crisp white tablecloths under glass. Jazz greets at the door. JAKE: In
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ANNOUNCER: Café Chagall is a little gem of a restaurant, and one of the most appealing recent additions to the Lakewood dining scene. Café Chagall screams ladies lunching. It’s classical but comfy, with soft colors, comfy chairs and crisp white tablecloths under glass. Jazz greets at the door.
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The latest brave souls to open a club in downtown Tacoma have one thing that many of their now-deceased forerunners didn’t — a good plan and something for everyone. Named for the Roman hybrid goddess, Juno has plenty of variety worked into its weekly offerings — a mechanical bull, a
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The latest brave souls to open a club in downtown Tacoma have one thing that many of their now-deceased forerunners didn’t — a good plan and something for everyone. Named for the Roman hybrid goddess, Juno has plenty of variety worked into its weekly offerings — a mechanical bull, a
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21: A formula movie “inspired by” a true story about the M.I.T. students who developed a card-counting system that enabled them to win millions at the blackjack tables in Las Vegas. The excitement is as watered-down as the drinks. It’s not unwatchable, but you could watch it with your eyeballs
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The Grand Cinema’s First 10 film series screens movies first shown at the Grand. Here’s this week’s offerings. See Movie Clock for showtimes. Memento Leonard, the hero of the film, is played by Guy Pearce, in a performance that is curiously moving, considering that by definition it has no emotional arc. He
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The Grand Cinema’s First 10 film series screens movies first shown at the Grand. Here’s this week’s offerings. See Movie Clock for showtimes. Memento Leonard, the hero of the film, is played by Guy Pearce, in a performance that is curiously moving, considering that by definition it has no emotional arc. He
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The formula seemed inevitable to former Tacoma City Councilman Doug Miller. First you plant the daffodils, then you stage a blues festival along the parade route. Translation: immediately following the much-loved Daffodil Parade, April 12, give parade watchers the various hues of blues sounds that will delight the whole family
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The formula seemed inevitable to former Tacoma City Councilman Doug Miller. First you plant the daffodils, then you stage a blues festival along the parade route. Translation: immediately following the much-loved Daffodil Parade, April 12, give parade watchers the various hues of blues sounds that will delight the whole family
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One of the biggest perks of my gig at the Weekly Volcano is free new music. Cooler than the countless times Pappi Swarner has paid for me to get drunk, or the one female stalker I’ve earned in my five years at the paper, or even the time someone recognized
