February 28, 2009
By Josh Feit at 11:45 am
Accompanying the historic news that U.S. troops are leaving Iraq is this news: The United States is promptly escalating its efforts—8,000 new troops now—in Afghanistan. (U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan are expected to swell from 38,000 to 60,000 by the end of the year. A force that size will cost $70 billion a year to maintain.) This [...] read more →
By FilmNerd at 11:20 am
Until this week, I had never seen The Maltese Falcon (1941), John Huston’s directorial debut starring Humphrey Bogart. Of course, The Maltese Falcon’s reputation preceded it, but what struck me was the movie’s take on its women, reduced by Bogart’s hard boiled Sam Spade to “precious” or “angel,” but really heroes and villains in their [...] read more →
February 27, 2009
By Josh Feit at 4:35 pm
The week in review. Take a sip: PAUL KRUGMAN MONDAY We are excited about our interview with U.W. President Mark Emmert. Emmert, while being politic about it—speaks his mind re: how to tackle the state’s grave budget shortfall. He told us: “The [Paul] Krugman argument is valid. We don’t want to become our own worst enemy—getting the [...] read more →
By Josh Feit at 4:26 pm
So says his Facebooks page. UPDATE: Seattlest has the scoop. Burgess out. And of course, learn to trust the gossipy Morning Fizz. We noted his “not running for mayor” status this very morning. read more →
By Josh Feit at 2:28 pm
As if I wasn’t already bemused enough by PubliCola music columnist, MusicNerd, I just received an email from him that included this claim: I will be out of town for the next two weeks recording a rap album so while I will still send you columns probably the other stuff will have to wait until the middle [...] read more →
By ObamaNerd at 1:13 pm
Some big stuff from Obama. Let’s start with today’s huge news. 1. Obama is going to pull out of Iraq. Specifically, “Our combat mission will end,” by August 2010. Now that the election is over, everyone is in favor of a timetable – even crabby, old white Republicans. In addition, Obama underscored there will not [...] read more →
By Chris Kissel at 12:43 pm
Our own Sen. Patty Murray following in the footsteps of Barack Obama. read more →
By Josh Feit at 12:04 pm
Two things that usually happen here at PubliCola on Friday, FilmNerd and PubliCola TV, aren’t going to happen today. The studio where we shoot PubliCola TV is moving offices today, so they’re out of commission until next week. In case you missed it, the main news outta DC this week re: Washington state, was our [...] read more →
By Josh Feit at 8:58 am
1. Current status: Tim Burgess leaning not running for mayor 2. Current status: James Donaldson still thinking about running for mayor rather than City Council. 3. Current status: Larry Phillips. Nervous. 4. Current status: State budget. $8 billion shortfall. 5. Current status: Gov. Gregoire. Laryngitis. read more →
February 26, 2009
By MusicNerd at 3:49 pm
Talbot Tagora claims to do drugs now. There is a real romance to the Smell, LA’s hippest all ages venue. It is non-profit and completely volunteer run. It has a vegan snack bar. It’s all played with an honesty which is not generally associated with LA and a nostalgia for mid-80′s Sonic Youth zine living: [...] read more →
