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‘Eros in Secret’
While Americans campaign to ban Harry Potter from our libraries, France’s national library has launched a very different…
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A smashing time
Which 2008 pickups and vans are the safest? According to the federal government, all of them fared well…
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The Pineapple Express has arrived in town
Pineapple Express. It sounds so pleasant — bringing to mind warm, tropical weather and a fruity drink with…
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Snowflakes, they are a fallin’
Snow in Western Washington seems to produce three simple reactions: Love, hate and scary driving. Scary driving was…
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Aloha means goodbye to Huskies
The Husky football season comes to a merciful end tonight, or maybe early tomorrow, in Hawaii in a…
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More cowbell!
It’s Cowbell Night at Comcast Arena, and Herald writer Nick Patterson explains how the moderately irritating percussion instrument…
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Hide the kids — Santa’s coming
It’s the most frightening time of the year. The Carey Brothers put you in the spirit with their…
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It’s time for a toast to Gatorade’s creator
Please raise your sports drink for a toast. The inventor of Gatorade has died. Even if you’ve enjoyed…
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Hell hath no fury like a shopper scorned
Online retailers offered deals Monday in an effort to tempt buyers who haven’t yet hit their credit limits…
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My true love gave to me/a debt that was something to see
It’s music to the credit-card company’s ears. An annual survey has found that it would cost more than…
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Be the biggest rock star in your living room
Today’s digital gift guide lists some gadget gifts for Christmas. A few highlights:
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That heat? It’s just Apple Cup fever
It’s a battle of embattled coaches in today’s Apple Cup. Both the UW’s Tyrone Willingham and WSU’s Bill…
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Thank God it’s Black Friday
Buy nothing, except this paper: Today being Black Friday, perhaps the busiest shopping day of the year, those…
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Rabbit for Thanksgiving
We’re sticking with Bugs: As you watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade today, watch for a large silvery rabbit.…
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Buzz in Toyland
You better watch out: Thirty-four shopping days until Christmas, and you can still find dangerous lead-laden toys on…
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Apple computers and Apple cup
Considering a Macintosh?Personal technology columnist Walter Mossberg has answers to your questions.
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But at least you’ll save on gas
A Spokane man is charging ahead in his effort to get an electric commuter car to the market.…
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Do you smell burning turkey?
Ah, Thanksgiving. The food, the family, the disasters. And no one hears about more disasters than those who…
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$4,500 for the Beatles, $1.95 for Debbie Gibson
My parents went to Christie’s and all I got was this lousy T-shirt: The New York auction house…
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A tribute to the teat
It’s a bash for the bosom. A “celebration of the chesticle.” Everett’s Lowell Art Works begins its “Breasts…