So yeah, I slept on the Vans Warped Tour . But that’s only because the hip hop offerings are so anemic in comparison to last year . In fact, the only two dudes worth mentioning on the bill are Shad (more on him later) and P.O.S. The latter is having a breakout year thanks to Never Better , which landed in the Billboard top 100 upon its release last February. There’s still about a month and a half left in the tour. After that, he’ll support Bad Brains on a few dates; those have yet t

Manila Standard Today, Life & Entertainment | July 15, 2009 “Coffee culture” is a term used to describe the social phenomenon of coffee, and its derivatives, acting as a social lubricant. It’s an old concept that has taken a new meaning because of recent developments. Here’s what it’s all about: 1. Historically—The formation of culture around coffee dates back to the 16th century. Coffeehouses were traditionally social hubs and artistic and intellectual gathering places. They were know

For the second time in two months, a court said Monday that an advertisement RJ Reynolds placed in Rolling Stone magazine broke the tobacco industry’s 1998 settlement with the states by using cartoons, and the company will have to pay damages. The Washington state Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s finding that content Reynolds produced for the 2007 Rolling Stone advertisement did not include cartoons. Though the photographic images weren’t Disney-style illustrations, the appeals co

The Whidbey Island Running Club participated in the USA Track and Field’s Junior Olympic Association’s Championship meet at Chief Stealth High School in Seattle Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28, and demonstrated there is a plethora of talent here on the island.

Hale’s Ales Aftermath Imperial IPA  is a biggie… 8.4% IPA hopped like a mother… extensive use of Colombus, Cascade, and Centennial hops though-out the boil and dry hopped with Cascades… this bad boy could give a Northwest beer drinker wet dreams… lets see if that may be true tonight or not, shall we? Pours a a somewhat cloudy dark amber color with a good sized head. Head is short lived, but that leads to a nice hop-conglomerate nose… you can definitely tell there are multiple varieties of hops

Please welcome author Jason Kays who is guest posting today! He is the author of the new book, Virtual Vice: A new technology crime novel based on true events , that was published this past March by BookSurge Publishing, as well an intellectual property attorney with fifteen years experience in both information technology and entertainment law. Creative Non-Fiction as Genre I’ve been asked why I chose this relatively new genre for my new novel, Virtual Vice . What made this genre a

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on its website that the Green Party of San Juan County, Washington, filed suit in the state Supreme Court, accusing Secretary of State Sam Reed for violating the “state Constitution’s guarantee of ‘absolute’ ballot secrecy.” The suit claims “about one million voters in Washington state have used ballots that contained unique bar code identifiers.” Plaintiffs’ attorney Knoll Lowney said, “Over a million voters have markings on their ballots that are uniq

There’s a new building trend in Seattle that has would-be residents thinking small: They’re boarding houses, townhouse-style – tiny rooms for rent for those who want big city living without the big-city price. But neighbors say they’re getting more than they bargained for and want the city to step in. KING 5’s Meg Coyle reports. Unfortunately I couldn’t embed the following video, please click on this link King5.com or on the picture below. This is a cool idea that unfortunately has not been

So yesterday I did a little location checking and ended up moving an event in the WIP from an anonymous parking lot in Lake City to a much creepier location: the old Seattle Malting and Brewing Company buildings on Airport Way. This site eventually became the original Rainier Brewery before the newer building (which is now the Tully’s roastery) was built a few miles up the road. Does not this seem like a much lonelier place to leave a fictional body….? The old Brewery buildings stand partially d

St. Louis' last All-Star game was a scorcher – ESPN LOUIS — Brooks Robinson remembers it being a bit steamy the last time the All-Star game came to town. "That was when it was about 150 degrees," recalled …. President Obama throws first pitch at 2009 All-Star game in St. Louis – New York Daily News LOUIS – It wasn't a perfect strike, but President Obama gave the crowd a thrill to start Tuesday night's All-Star Game . The President threw out the …. Pitching and