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Brazilian liqueur's acai berry tangs up a cocktail
Vodkas are flavored, tequilas are super-aged and wines are "made" by celebrities -- but it's still just vodka, tequila and wine after all. [More]
September 8
The Forum: Recipes outlast crop of rhubarb
Actually, factually, we're likely to run out of rhubarb long before we run through our supply of rhubarb custard pies to try. [More]
By Judyrae Kruse
Herald Columnist | September 8
Liner notes: "The Quilt," "The Stand Ins," "Alphabutt"
"The Quilt" GYM CLASS HEROES WHY CARE?: The genre-straddling group had a big hit in 2007 with "Cupid's Chokehold." On Tuesday, the group releases its new album. [More]
By Andy Rathbun
Herald Columnist | September 8
Big Game Hunter: "Fallout 3"
Hands-on: "Fallout 3" is the most anticipated title this fall, and with good reason. Previous installments in the games franchise have been nothing short of genius -- perhaps with exception of "Fallout: Tactics" -- so the hype surrounding... [More]
September 8
Blackle search page uses less power
Once you go Blackle: While it is not quite as clear as black and white, www.Blackle.com hopes to save energy. The search page saves small amounts of power by using a black screen instead of Google's typical white. [More]
September 8
Associated Press / Margarete Steiff GmbH/Karl Lage |
The right Steiff: Fashion designer teddy bear on parade
Grin and bear it: Ever felt like cuddling up with Karl Lagerfeld? A German company is making a high-style teddy bear modeled on the Paris-based fashion designer, right down to his white-collared shirt and jet black tie. [More]
September 8
Enterprise/Chris Goodenow |
Web hopping: Olympics just a short hop away
There aren't many places where you can see rain forests, whales, eagles and snowcapped mountain peaks in one short visit -- and it's all just across Puget Sound. [More]
September 6
Watch Vaux's swifts put on a show in Monroe
The swifts swirled around the chimney at Monroe's Frank Wagner Elementary School. From a distance the small birds might have looked like bats, but from where she was sitting, Judy Alles could see individual swifts and hear the constant... [More]
By Sharon Wootton
Herald Columnist | September 6
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