The Buzz

Running on empty

But full of excuses: Motorists won’t be surprised to hear that the average price for regular gas in the U.S. increased by 11 cents in… Continue reading

Total recall

What is a “feasance” anyway? State lawmakers are discussing legislation that would make it easier for citizens to recall elected officials, a process that some… Continue reading

A match made in South Carolina

Don’t cry for me, Argentina: Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, R-Appalachian Trail, who disgraced himself four years ago when his affair with his Argentinian… Continue reading

Coffee, tea or ‘zap’?

I said, “Turn off your electronics. Now!” Airlines continue to search for a quicker way for passengers to board their planes, although reaction has been… Continue reading

Congressional hunger games

Looks good enough to eat: House Republicans are preparing a bill that could cut as much as $4 billion each year from the federal food… Continue reading

Family business

Good work if you can get it: Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, have formally registered the birth of their son, whose complete moniker… Continue reading

The F word

The F word Cover your ears, kids: As soon as he was finished signing autographs and posing for photos with admirers during a visit to… Continue reading

Just for dogs

Video dogsitter: DOGTV, which bills itself as the first TV network created just for dogs, is now available on DirectTV (Page D6). The $4.99-per-month channel… Continue reading

Vlad the Inhaler

That’s a nyet, Vladimir: President Barack Obama declined the invitation of Vladimir Putin to meet one-on-one with the Russian premier during a wider economic summit… Continue reading

Spolier alert: ‘Abbey’ is running late

Think of it as a three-month-long pledge break: PBS has decided not to air the latest season of “Downton Abbey” this fall when the popular… Continue reading

Is it fall yet?

Channel surfing the vast cultural wasteland: Among this week’s best bets on television, HBO is airing a documentary tonight at 9, “Americans in Bed.” Ten… Continue reading

A series of tubes

Ride in same style as your bank deposit: Elon Musk, the billionaire behind Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is now proposing a new mode of transportation… Continue reading

Deadline? What deadline?

Care for a Cheeto? Instead of approving rules to license growers, processors and retailers for legal marijuana today as originally planned, the state Liquor Control… Continue reading

Hello Faddah

this time without first daughters… Continue reading

Breaking Bland

Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em: Tens of thousands of people are expected for Seattle’s Hempfest, the political rally and marijuana county fair now in… Continue reading

Otherworldly

Kimberly-Clark Corp. no longer wants to cover the site of its demolished pulp and paper mill in Everett with topsoil and grass, saying the barren… Continue reading

Leggo my Legos

I, nerd: Lego will soon launch the latest version of its Mindstorm robot kits, and Silicon Valley engineers can’t wait. Many of them say the… Continue reading

An Absolut lack of humor

A double gin and hair tonic, please: Lawyers for Absolut Vodka have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the owner of Everett’s Absolut Hair salon, citing… Continue reading

The ‘X-Files’ was already taken

Please tell us Leonard Nimoy is narrating: The Science Channel premieres a new series Wednesday, “The Unexplained Files,” which will detail events that remain a… Continue reading

Ah’m Bahtmahn, and Ah’m wicked pissah

Pahk da Bahtmahbile, Rahbin: The reaction from fanboys and others on the Internet has been as swift as it’s been negative: Few are interested in… Continue reading