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“The Kingdom” is one of many movies in the ever growing “boy the Middle East sucks” genre that’s taken over theaters since it became clear to most of the country that the war on terror isn’t going to be easily won. But director Peter Berg’s film is more than just
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In The Shadow of The Moon I never use the words “must-see,” which have been cheapened by association with so many films you need not see. But this extraordinary documentary, interviewing many of the surviving Apollo astronauts about their voyages to the moon, combines restored and in many cases never-before-seen moon
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THE 11TH HOUR: A dire warning about the demise of planet Earth, presented in a deadening format of talking heads and what often looks like stock nature footage. The doc has a lot of valuable information, but fails to convey it in an effective, involving way. Rent Al Gore’s “An
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SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, (253) 627-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, (800) 325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, (866) 468-7623, www.ticketweb.com on sale now Greg Dulli, Petra Haden, Jeff Klein Seattle. Oct. 3-4 7:30 pm. $25 (Triple Door, 206.838.4309). Euge Groove Seattle. Oct. 11-13 7:30 and 9:30 pm, Oct. 14 7:30 pm. $27.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Janita
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Moroccan Treasures Summer is over. Our coveted Pacific Northwest sunshine is quickly fading to mellow gray. As a way to fool myself into thinking it is not cold, blustery and wet outside, I’ve started looking into interior lighting for a little color and light therapy. Said search led me to Moroccan
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It’s hard to be motivated when you wake up to gray darkness. Exercise? Bah, what you want is more time in the covers, then coffee, then even more time back in the covers. But go outside and play with your friends, with the sometimes funky, sometimes functional, always fun social exercise
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The newest salon in Tacoma opens in 25 minutes, and it’s already bustling. Owner Jolene is on the phone while Bridgette, who multi-tasks as esthetician and receptionist, offers coffee, tea and water to the people assembled in chairs waiting. Lisa, the other stylist currently working in the salon, breezes in right
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ANNOUNCER: Remember the amazing soul food in the back room at Lincoln Bowl Lanes? The folks who served those heaping dishes of Southern comfort have moved out on their own. Thurmond Brokenbrough and his wife, Linda, ran Uncle Thurms Soul Food inside Lincoln Bowl before moving a year and a
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Bluecifer’s a philosopher. Take his take on his signature drink, tuaca shots. “Tuaca shots are awesome, best with sugars on the rim and bitters on the lime — kind of like life,” says Tacoman and Tully’s coffee roaster Blue Hampton. Like life, Blue explains, the shot has sweet, bitter, sour, shoot the
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They’re cooking Everyone knows at least one annoyingly perfect woman who not only prepares the entire Thanksgiving dinner by herself and brews her own beer but also makes Greek dishes, prepares elegant, formal dinners, and knows her way around collards and mustard greens. Well, the Martha Stewart reign of terror is
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Forget your preconceived Mariachi notions from afternoons spent at El Torito: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano is the real deal. Natividad (Nati) Cano, an accomplished musician and arranger who has led his band of nine of the best musicians from Mexico and the US for more than 40 years,
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During the summer of 2006 I participated in a tour of Tacoma School of the Arts, or SOTA, and every classroom beckoned. I marveled at how different my teen-age life would have been if this school had existed then. Now my daughter is a SOTA student. Some days I wish
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Sporting a warm earth-tone color palette, Tessany Birster burns up a Tuesday night with carryover celebrating for her Gene Juarez Academy graduation in cosmetology. Tess’ cute blonde updated bob is styled by Marv Smith at the Hair Lounge in Federal Way (color, cut, style $200). Necklace of tan string holds cream,
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Lace has been a preferred fashion accessory for centuries. To past generations of women, it was a status symbol and a visible declaration of social standing. The delicately woven pieces have been used in place of coin and currency in some areas and even forbidden in others. Owning one yard
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Lincoln High teens gather at Go Philly after school, other shop owners pop in to say hello and grab take-out, the phone rings loudly with to go orders. This neighborhood corner sandwich shop opened last June and is doing so well the owner is already looking at opening additional locations.
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Thursday, Sept. 27: Tacoma Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101. Saturday, Sept. 29: Organic and Biodynamic Wine Tasting, 6 p.m., $5, Pairings Wine & Bar, 3012 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.274.9463. Saturdays: Wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101. Mondays:
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Nearly every Sunday I make an afternoon trip to my local Fred Meyer. Sunday dinner in my household is still a tradition, and I always try to make something new and tasty. My dear husband made a special request as I was walking out the door, “Will you pick me
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The Manium — one of the very few places in Olympia that cater to an all ages music crowd — has been shut down by inspectors for “major public-safety issues,” according to the City of Olympia. You may have heard about it. The alleged violations stem from extensive remodeling done
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I have to admit that I wasn’t looking forward to seeing “Auntie Mame” at Tacoma Little Theatre. I saw the show a few years ago at a different theater, and it didn’t wow me the way I wanted it to. So when I saw it on my shows to watch
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Still feeding Seymour Paradise Theatre is well into its run of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a doozy of a show about a run-down plant shop in New York that happens to find good fortune when a space plant finds its way into the shop’s stock. The only trouble is that the
