One reason Westerns weren't realistic 1
www.salon.com It would be hard to tell a story if half of the characters are incapable of talking about anything other than their dental pain.
The Slice archive for Aug. 9, 2012
THURSDAY, AUG. 9, 2012
Coming in Friday's Slice column
Here's a hint. But it's not really about "The Mod Squad." It's about marmots. www.tvguide.com
Born in Spokane Department
www.paam.org Artist Larry Collins, who lives in Provincetown, Mass., was born in Spokane in 1945.
This is not Ursula Hegi's Trudi Montag 4
No, this is someone called Heidi Montag. Not sure what her claim to fame is. But I suspect it's not for being a literary character conceived in Spokane. www.articles.nydailynews.com
Just what is he looking at? 2
www.neatdesigns.net
Circulation Department -- The early years 1
www.mensa-barbie.blogspot.com
No. 1 song on this date in 1966 2
www.45cat.com
This used to be my favorite theater 2
www.cinematour.com Can't remember what it is now, if anything. Not really sure why I liked the Lyons Avenue Cinema. It's not like it was a convenient location for me. Maybe I just had good luck with the movies I saw there. A little farther north,…
There's strong and then there's this
www.boston.com
The Brits have seen competition before 3
www.bbc.co.uk Best-looking airplane ever?
One of the best magazine covers ever
Saying nothing said everything. www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com
10 Spokane Chiefs whose names...
...would have made fine newspaper bylines: Pat Falloon Trevor Kidd Jon Klemm Drayson Bowman Kerry Toporowski Steve Junker Link Gaetz Jason LaBarbera Paxton Schulte Roman Tvrdon
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Today's Slice question: How laughable are parents' ideas about choosing back-to-school clothes?
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