Mood swings

Published 11:12 pm Friday, February 5, 2010

A Woodinville movie theater plans special marathon screenings of all 10 films nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

For $120, you get to see all 10 pictures, with a complimentary dosage of lithium to help you deal with the transition from “Up” to “Inglourious Basterds.”

How do you stop this thing? Edmonds’ Rick Steves recalls one of his scariest travel experiences: the time a sketchy-looking Russian cabbie took him on a meandering tour of Moscow’s nastier neighborhoods.

The only thing that could have made that more frightening was if the guy had been driving a 2009 Toyota Camry.

We’re so sorry: Speaking of Toyota, the company’s president apologized Friday for the massive recalls of cars because of faulty accelerators, plus brake problems with the Prius.

In a related development, the chief executive of General Motors announced plans to apologize for nearly every car the company built from 1980 to 2007. GM also will send flowers and a handwritten note to everyone who ever drove a Chevy Corsica.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff