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Simon Moon on August 6th, 2009
Simon Moon It’s 2 a.m., and the bars are spitting patrons out onto the street. On any other night, on the corner of 25th Street and Tacoma Avenue, hookers, drug dealers and other unseemly types would be milling about, slinging ass and addictions. But on the eve of a recent art
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Simon Moon on March 5th, 2009
The Rev. Timothy Smith will share his views on United States immigration policy this Sunday in an uncommon forum — he’s going to give a sermon about it. As one of Tacoma’s most active opponents of a private prison for immigrants on the Tacoma Tideflats, Smith is concerned that the
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Simon Moon on March 5th, 2009
The Rev. Timothy Smith will share his views on United States immigration policy this Sunday in an uncommon forum — he’s going to give a sermon about it. As one of Tacoma’s most active opponents of a private prison for immigrants on the Tacoma Tideflats, Smith is concerned that the
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Simon Moon on January 29th, 2009
OK everybody, it’s time to talk about lube. Not the kind you put in your car. The kind you put …well, you know where to put it. We hope. Personal lubricants have become a booming market in recent years, with aging, sexually active baby boomers — nearly 40 million of
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Simon Moon on January 29th, 2009
OK everybody, it’s time to talk about lube. Not the kind you put in your car. The kind you put …well, you know where to put it. We hope. Personal lubricants have become a booming market in recent years, with aging, sexually active baby boomers — nearly 40 million of
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Simon Moon on December 11th, 2008
Can I be honest? I’m tired of hearing about the economy. The relentless drone of facts and figures, projections and dissections, and the endless stream of macro-economic analysis are simply mind-numbing. We are bombarded daily with speculation, tales of new, tragic developments, another report, another tiny step toward legislation, or away,
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Simon Moon on December 11th, 2008
Can I be honest? I’m tired of hearing about the economy. The relentless drone of facts and figures, projections and dissections, and the endless stream of macro-economic analysis are simply mind-numbing. We are bombarded daily with speculation, tales of new, tragic developments, another report, another tiny step toward legislation, or away,
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Simon Moon on November 13th, 2008
It’s hard to be thankful, even with an awesome new president, a historic shift in socio-political dynamic, the recent, symbolic exorcism of several political demons, and a holiday or two right around the corner. Seasonal displays of reindeer finger puppets, Christmas lights and green and red M&Ms aren’t cheering me
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Simon Moon on November 13th, 2008
It’s hard to be thankful, even with an awesome new president, a historic shift in socio-political dynamic, the recent, symbolic exorcism of several political demons, and a holiday or two right around the corner. Seasonal displays of reindeer finger puppets, Christmas lights and green and red M&Ms aren’t cheering me
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Simon Moon on November 13th, 2008
Blame gas prices. As per-gallon rates hit $4 during the summer, cars started to look like less of a convenience and more of a burden. To avoid mounting costs, some people explored rail commuting and jumped on the Sounder or Link Light Rail. Some people hopped on the bus. Some
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Simon Moon on March 9th, 2010
BLACK AND WHITE, YET NOT >>> Austrian Michael Haneke can be a frustrating filmmaker. His film Caché (2005), while fascinating, moved at a slow pace with an ending that could be maddening to viewers who expect answers out of their mysteries. His latest work, The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band)
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Simon Moon on March 9th, 2010
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND BE HAPPY >>> Your mother and I just want you to be happy. Not unreasonably, irrationally happy, but moderately content. Why can't you play miniature golf with the other teenagers? And why do you refuse to wear pastel? What do you mean by "hanging out
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