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January 26, 2008

We haven't yet seen The Battle of Algiers -- we weren't alive in the '60s, we weren't working at the Pentagon in '03, and last time we checked the Criterion release out of the library we never got a chance to watch it. So we're happy to see it turn up on local screens again this Sunday, at the SIFF Cinema. We could point you to a bunch of reviews that mostly tell you......

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November 16, 2006

--Hooray! There were fewer racial slurs at last night's school board meeting! --The winter blues have hit Kirkland. --In Carville vs. Dean: The Battle of the Bald, one local activist is firmly in the Dean camp. --Who knew--a helpful skinhead! --12.9% of Seattle's population is gay and the remaining 87.1% is really gay, making us the second gayest city in the U.S. --There is good news and bad news concerning local salmon populations and......

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November 2, 2006

We're anxiously awaiting the 2008 movie based on the WTO events in Seattle, although we hope "The Battle in Seattle" is only a working title. They're filming right now, but don't rush to the window hoping for a glimpse of one of the stars - We think they're in Vancouver. Yesterday four new actors were added to the project. Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta are in it already. Andre Benjamin and Martin Henderson are......

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September 13, 2006

Answers will be forthcoming this afternoon, along with final standings and any other information we feel like we can cram into a post. In the meantime, entertain yourself with the questions from last night's quiz at the Old Pequliar: Round 1: Geography 1) What is the busiest airport in Europe, measured by passenger traffic? 2) What glacier created Lake Washington, Puget Sound, and Green Lake? 3) What country is home to the tallest skyscraper in......

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September 28, 2005

The Battle in North Seattle and Surrounding Areattles appears to be over. With still a couple of absentee ballots making their way in from overseas, Bob Ferguson has taken a 1,300 vote lead over Carolyn Edmonds in the race for King County position number 1, and Edmonds has reportedly conceeded. Ferguson will now head towards the general election, making the winner...him. Unless King County Elections somehow screws it all up, and puts it in the......

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