The Buzz

Chow down

Many chain restaurants across the nation now post calorie counts and other nutritional information on their menus. In many cases, the calories counts are required… Continue reading

Little blue pill

Pfizer Inc. says it will begin selling Viagra directly to patients on its website, which is good news for men who are too bashful to… Continue reading

The Buzz: Members only

Brand management: With wealthy folks snapping up Ferraris left and right, the Italian supercar maker will limit sales to protect the brand’s aura of exclusivity.… Continue reading

Got your popcorn?

To boldly go where we’ve been 11 times before: The summer movie season is upon us, which means a flood of sequels, prequels, remakes and… Continue reading

Tweet your Ma

#Mahmmm! A review of Facebook data shows that of its 1 billion users, 1 in 3 moms are “friends” with their teenage kids on Facebook.… Continue reading

Bad actors all around

Surfing the vast cultural wasteland: Several TV series are wrapping up their seasons with special guests. Heavy metal legends Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath perform… Continue reading

This is Ground Control to Major Tomfoolery

Here am I, sitting in my tin can: A Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station has produced what is believed to be the first… Continue reading

Confusion 2.0

So where do you find Solitaire on this thing? Microsoft says Windows 8.1, a planned update to its much-maligned Windows 8, will be free of… Continue reading

Rules? Nobody said there were going to be rules

The Evergreen State: The state Liquor Control Board has issued its draft rules for regulation of the state’s new marijuana industry, including a mandate that… Continue reading

Brain buckets

Surviving in style: Most moms have fought the battle to get their kids to wear helmets when riding bikes, skateboards and such, but new helmet… Continue reading

Teflon CEO

Only the queen has more job security: JPMorgan Chase shareholders voted Tuesday to let Jamie Dimon keep both the chairman and CEO roles, even though… Continue reading

It’s the water and a lot more

Precious Bodily Fluids Dept.: Voters in Portland, Ore., have voted against a proposal to fluoridate the city’s water, leaving it as the only major city… Continue reading

We’ll wreck that bridge when we come to it

“Get me Bob the Builder”: Gov. Jay Inslee announced that two temporary spans could be up and carrying I-5 traffic within as little as three… Continue reading

The Buzz: Back to nature

The slow recovery from the Great Recession means many Americans of modest means still aren’t springing for lavish vacations, but a campground in Texas reports… Continue reading

Pulled-pork sandwich, anyone?

The way to a legislator’s vote is through his stomach: Lobbyists in Olympia have spent more than $65,000 during the legislative session for meals, drinks,… Continue reading

Tonight’s special at Le Cochon Politicien

A second helping of greed: Public records are providing more details into the meals that lobbyists buy for state lawmakers, including a concerted effort by… Continue reading

April Fools

Do you have a license for your monkey? Justin Bieber, pop singer and Lhasa apso hybrid, had to leave a capuchin monkey in quarantine after… Continue reading

The Buzz: Fuzzy food

Chia seeds, once relegated to tacky novelty gifts, have now displaced kale as the nominally edible superfood of choice for health-conscious folks. The seeds provide… Continue reading

Heeeeeere’s Jimmy

The long good riddance: After having chased Conan O’Brien from “The Tonight Show” in 2010, Jay Leno will step down from the late night NBC… Continue reading

Boing, boing

The world’s largest game of Pong, the pioneering Atari video game, will be played later this month on the facade of a Philadelphia skyscraper. In… Continue reading