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Thanksgiving myths
Apparently, debunking Thanksgiving myths has become a regular sport in recent years for historians both amateur and professional seeking proof behind many of the common myths we see portrayed and written about Thanksgiving this time of year. Dozens of Web site have articles, quizzes and school curriculum dedicated to debunking myths about buckled hats, Pilgrim-Native American relations, […]
Article: Tuba Man memories march on
By Eli Schwimmer For 20 years, win or lose, rain or shine, the Tuba Man would play his horn. He was more than a fan, he was a fixture in the Seattle sports world. Though most people only got to experience the Tuba Man in passing, I was lucky enough to actually get to sit next […]
Corn-based foods
Corn has been all over the news this week with the release of a study putting scientitic backing to a belief that was already widespread – fast food is mostly corn – and talk that former Iowa Gov. Tom Vlisack, a big corn biofuel supporter, could be tapped to head the Department of Agriculture in […]
An ‘Arctic Rescue Ace’ and the search for truth
By Matthew Ralph When I think about the sacrifice so many men and women have made for our country on this Veterans Day, it’s hard for me not to be reminded of Aram “Dick” Parunak, the Arctic Rescue Ace of this article’s title. The following piece originally appeared in Tangzine on March 3, 2007. I […]
TBN-a-thon
By Matthew Ralph I don’t own a TV so I tend to mostly only read and overhear people at work talking about “Dancing With the Stars,” “American Idol” and countless other mindless programs. This being the case, I was pretty excited when I found out that the Sarcastic Lutheran, Nadia Bolz-Weber, had an entire book about […]
Dumb campaign rumors
Now that the presidential campaign is officially over, we can look back and snicker all over again at some of the dumb campaign rumors that circulated about the presidential candidates and their running mates. Some have been officially put to rest, but others will likely continue to circulate and dupe gullible e-mail readers and forwarders for years […]
Things more costly than the presidential campaign
According to Open Secrets, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have spent more than $866 million campaigning for president as of Oct. 27. That number is expected to top $1 billion by the time it’s all said and done. No doubt, that’s an insane amount of money, the most ever spent by two candidates […]
Article: Big city, small market?
By Matthew Ralph In all of the talk about TV ratings for the World Series this year, phrases like small market, little guy and Cinderella seem to keep coming up in references to one or both of the party-crashing opponents not named the Dodgers or the Red Sox. But what exactly does it mean to […]