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The Slice archive for May 2012

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012




Are you easily offended?

I'm wondering. If you asked people that, would anyone say "Yes"? Oh, sure. We all know there are people who enjoy being offended by this or that alleged assault on their delicate sensibilties. They revel in being put out. You know the type. Think of…

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This date in Slice history (1999)

Multiple choice: Which subjects do newspaper features sections care about way more than you do? A) Chamber music. B) The plight of independent bookstores. C) Audience support for art films. D) Inner lives of unhappy women. E) Celebrities. F) Pets' favorite Web sites. G) Quirky…

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MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012


Do you cut your hair short for summer? 

I used to think this was just something parents arranged for children. But it seems like more and more adults are going the close-cropped route as the weather warms up. How about you? If so, why do you embrace this? A) It's cooler. B) Makes…

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Starter quiz 

Neither of these roles had much to do with her fame. But can you name the actress who once played a Spokane socialite and also guest starred in an episode of "Rawhide."

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SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012


SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012

Saluting moms with vintage advertising

Please don't smoke, mom. www.listfav.com The Mother's Day nightmare -- grapefruit in bed.. www.retroadverto.wordpress.com But then what will give her life meaning? www.iamchiq.fooyoh.com Mom's just teasing him before bringing down the "You'll spoil your dinner" hammer. www.retrorenovation.com After a satisfying day of picking up surfers.…

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Honest, I wasn't staring at your boobs 

I do not make it a practice to read aloud or otherwise comment on things printed on the front of women's T-shirts or tank tops. This is especially true when the garment in question is straining to contain the wearer's front porch, as it were.…

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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012

How to lose customers the easy way 

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Spokane Business Owner, Want to get rid of customers fast and forever? It's simple, really. Just have a van or truck prominently adorned with the name of your establishment and hire a driver who is an utter ass out on the…

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What's your favorite Van Halen song?

I've always liked "Just Like Paradise," but I think, technically, that's a Davd Lee Roth song. In any event, I don't like it $175 worth. Before turning in last night, I read a lovely and generous New York Times piece on a Beach Boys concert…

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Getting hammered by Grammar Police 

Well, maybe two phone messages and two emails doesn't quite qualify as "hammered." Seventy five percent of this particular readership subset this morning have been perfectly friendly. (Should that be "has"?) In any event, I have noticed a shift in my attitude about the Grammar…

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Fifty years ago on "The Twilight Zone"

An episode called "Young Man's Fancy" first aired on May 11, 1962. Intending to stay for just a minute, a just-married couple stop by the groom's vacant childhood home after the wedding. He discovers that he cannot leave. Some regarded this as one of the…

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