And there was great celebration across the land that the eight years of famine and pestilence were at last at an end so that the people were filled with hope and noble expectations. The scribes ceased their ceaseless lamentations and were overcome by joy. And it was good. ...more

November 21, 2008

AIMEE MANN: @#%&*! SMILERS (SUPEREGO) *** It's not that Aimee Mann lightens up so much on "@#%&*! Smilers" - you wouldn't call them "@#%&*! Smilers" if you were going to become one of them, would you? - but she brings a little more sarcasm and a little less misery to her new album, along with a bit of cautious optimism. ...more

July 24, 2008

The balance of power in the NFC West hasn't moved an inch to the south. The Seattle Seahawks are still on top - just as 308-pound defensive tackle Rocky Bernard illustrated by landing right on poor Alex Smith. ...more

October 1, 2007

Patricia Dugas reached out, touched Kevin Everett's arm and asked her son if he could feel her hand. Everett - lying in a hospital bed, barely awake and hooked to life-support systems - nodded yes. ...more

September 13, 2007