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PubliCola was off and running. In June 2009, PubliCola hired another award-winning journalist, super-sourced Seattle city hall reporter Erica C. Barnett.

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News   March 6, 2009 at 6:39 pm Josh Feit

The week in review. Take a sip.

MONDAY

Angry state Republican Sen. Jenea Holmquist.

Bummed state Democratic Rep. Christine Rolfes.

And of course, brilliant  PubliCola columnist Glenn Fleishman. TechNerd, every Monday.

 

TUESDAY

Sen. Maria Cantwell  focuses on Afghanistan.

Seattle voters focus on Peter Steinbrueck. 

And FoodNerd focuses on sex. 

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I-937 WEDNESDAY

Sandeep has the scoop on the P-I’s latest post-P-I plan.

I’ve got the scoop on state Sen. Chris Marr’s plan to undo the voter-approved renewable energy initiative.

And the Facebooks has more on Steinbrueck.

 

THURSDAY

The AIG bailout: Sen. Maria Cantwell lambasts Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.

“The War on Marriage”: State House Minority Leader Richard DeBolt’s pastor lambasts the State House.

MusicNerd lambasts Cock Rock:  

I’ve never really been charmed by the “we just started this Michigan band to get laid” myth. Rock music as blow job delivery system is just not that interesting.

 

FRIDAY

FilmNerd is informed and delighted by Northwest Film Forum’s latest series. 

Plus: The latest installments of PubliComix and PubliCola TV

Re: Latest installments. Unlike me, there’s one former Stranger staffer who’s actually gone on to Do Something.

He’s become Morrissey.

Zac Pennington—Calendar Editor circa 2003—was always the real genius of the lot. Yay Zac! 

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h19KnjDqS5M[/youtube]


  • Sandeep

    I like Zac. Can’t stand Morrissey — annoying, whiny singer of maudlin, insipid songs. I am huuuman, and I neeed to be loved? Jesus, spare me. The Smiths are the most overrated band of the 1980s.

    I suspect Zac could pull off a mean young Mick Jagger impersonation. Now that would be something.

  • Sandeep

    I like Zac. Can’t stand Morrissey — annoying, whiny singer of maudlin, insipid songs. I am huuuman, and I neeed to be loved? Jesus, spare me. The Smiths are the most overrated band of the 1980s.

    I suspect Zac could pull off a mean young Mick Jagger impersonation. Now that would be something.

  • Sandeep

    I like Zac. Can’t stand Morrissey — annoying, whiny singer of maudlin, insipid songs. I am huuuman, and I neeed to be loved? Jesus, spare me. The Smiths are the most overrated band of the 1980s.

    I suspect Zac could pull off a mean young Mick Jagger impersonation. Now that would be something.

  • Sandeep

    I like Zac. Can’t stand Morrissey — annoying, whiny singer of maudlin, insipid songs. I am huuuman, and I neeed to be loved? Jesus, spare me. The Smiths are the most overrated band of the 1980s.

    I suspect Zac could pull off a mean young Mick Jagger impersonation. Now that would be something.

  • Joshtown

    That Parenthetical Girls video is brilliantly executed. If I’m not mistaken, it’s by the same director who did the YACHT video that was a parody of Tapeheads.

    ah yes, a quick youtube search has confirmed my totally random factoid:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NF2JfHng20

    in other random factoids, Parenthetical Girls are playing on Thursday at the Sunset.

  • Joshtown

    That Parenthetical Girls video is brilliantly executed. If I’m not mistaken, it’s by the same director who did the YACHT video that was a parody of Tapeheads.

    ah yes, a quick youtube search has confirmed my totally random factoid:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NF2JfHng20

    in other random factoids, Parenthetical Girls are playing on Thursday at the Sunset.

  • Joshtown

    That Parenthetical Girls video is brilliantly executed. If I’m not mistaken, it’s by the same director who did the YACHT video that was a parody of Tapeheads.

    ah yes, a quick youtube search has confirmed my totally random factoid:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NF2JfHng20

    in other random factoids, Parenthetical Girls are playing on Thursday at the Sunset.