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Ghetto beer

Like every good beer story, this one starts with a bet. I was sipping a brew at the Fish Bowl in Olympia with a member of my posse when we had a heated debate about beer. At issue was the fact that I make money drinking beer and he was talking

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Tea murder

Tea murder Any woman of standing in the Victorian era had to be on her toes in the afternoons, when it was considered de rigueur to serve tea and social chitchat in the parlor without notice to whomever showed up on the doorstep. High tea, featuring light finger sandwiches and other

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You pay, they stay

The world as I know it has momentarily turned upside down. My fabulous chef has quit. He’s moving on, and I couldn’t be more devastated. The man is dependable, incredibly talented, and more importantly, he’s a really nice guy. The task to replace him should have been daunting, but I

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Wines of Northern Italy

Thursday, Aug. 16: Clos LaChance wine tasting, 5-8 p.m., $5, Vin Grotto Café & Wine Bar, 813 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.722.5079. Thursday, Aug. 16: Tacoma Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9 p.m., Mountaineers Club House, 2302 N. 30th, Tacoma. Saturdays: Wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101. Tuesday, Aug.

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Tower Lanes’ Midori Kamikaze

After the League of Liberal Libations grabbed two open spots during the Rolling Thunder Bowling Experience laser and music thingy at Tower Lanes Saturday night and strapped on our snazzy rental shoes, we placed a friendly little wager: The losing team must buy the next round. And even with a

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El Gaucho at 1953 prices

A significant part of my childhood consisted of sitting with my family in front of a large, wood-enshrined television watching shows like “I Dream of Jeannie” and “Get Smart” while eating TV dinners on TV trays and drinking Grape Nehi. As I sat on the yellow shag carpet of my

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Play Buffet IX

There are healing, mind-expanding and therapeutic properties of theater that are often overlooked by educators these days. In a time of increased pressures on getting students to pass standardized tests that were developed in some educational version of a cookie factory, the dramatic arts are among the first courses to

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Corn maze, Latino Festival and more

THE CORN Mazed and confused The corn is high at the Rutledge Corn Maze, where folks are losing themselves left and right as fall descends. This year’s 3-mile labyrinth is in full swing seven days a week. Checkpoints are provided throughout the maze with easy-to-understand maps and directions. Escapes average about one-and-half

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One night in Bangkok

Last week I wound up in an unexpected conundrum that was completely fucked up, but I pulled through like a champ. It all started Monday with some starry eyes that I had for a dress I found online. I bought it and went along on my merry way looking forward to

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Something Strange Saturdays

“Camp”: Nobody knows what the word means but, like, everyone knows what it means. Especially when it comes to film. Camp movies act as a bond between all moviegoers, from the most apathetic philistines to the snootiest film historians who stopped watching American films in 1977. Almost any film can be

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Bring on the Fireball

Anyone who knows me at all can attest that I’m not that big of a hard liquor drinker. Sure, I’ll throw down Cadillac margaritas and Ketel One and cranberries, but other than that, I stick to beer and red-headed slut, Washington apple or vitamin C shots. I know those shots are pansy-like,

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When media collide

He’s not the kind of guy who promotes himself shamelessly, choosing instead to sit in the background while his friends do the socializing. But Tim Kapler’s about to come out of the shadows in a first solo-show big way on Thursday, when his latest works will hang at the Sanford &

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Bold pencil

If you happen to be in downtown Olympia when The Black Front Gallery is open, stop in to see Julia Gfrörer’s exquisite pencil drawings. They’re simple and easy on the eye, and it won’t take you long to give them the kind of thorough study they deserve. But I bet

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The Beat Goes On

It’s a noisy world these days — especially in America’s rapidly growing urban centers. In Tacoma, new residents and businesses are often at odds over normal, although sometime noisy, business activities such as live music and public events, which grate on the nerves of longtime residents and suburban refugees. City

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What\'s playing this week

BECOMING JANE The Grand Cinema: Fri-Thurs, Aug. 16 11:45 a.m., 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:20. Aug. 10 no 11:45 a.m. THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM: Run, Jason, Run.  The Bourne films have taken chases beyond a storytelling technique and made them into the story.  This time Jason hurtles through London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris,

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Flying Boots’ Bud Light

Believe it or not, there are actually times when the weight and all of the women of the world take a toll on me, and I seek the sanctuary of a spot where I won’t have to deal with a damn thing but my own personal buzz. The Flying Boots Restaurant

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This one time â€" at dumb camp

There is one simple rule that is almost ALWAYS true in Hollywood — a rule dictated by the basic principles of economics in our capitalistic society. No matter how bad a film is rated by critics, if it does well with moviegoers, there invariably will be a sequel — if

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Becoming Jane opens

Becoming Jane Fictionalized speculation about a great romance in Jane Austen’s 20th year. The would-be author (Anne Hathaway) meets a handsome lawyer (James McAvoy) and wonders, if he loses his allowance from his spiteful uncle, could she support them by her writing (mostly still unwritten)? Engaging love story in charming Britlit

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De Niro is a transvestite pirate â€" nice!

A fantasy, even a comic fantasy, needs above all to be lean and uncluttered. Only reality is untidy. The classic fantasy structure involves the hero, the quest, the prize and what stands in the way. It is not a good sign that almost the most entertaining element of “Stardust” is

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The Arcade Fire and others go one sale

on sale now Gilberto Santa Rosa Seattle. Aug. 16 8 pm. $40 (The Showbox, TM). MF Doom Seattle. Aug. 17 8 pm. $15 (The Showbox, TM). DJ AM Seattle. Aug. 18 10 pm. $20 (The Showbox, TM). Winard Harper Sextet Seattle. Aug. 21-22 7:30 pm. $23.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Hot August Metal Fest Day 1

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