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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

News Tuesday Morning News

Posted by Jen Graves on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 9:09 AM

Cold Snap in Eastern Europe: Kills at least 48.

Why Is the CDC Keeping Secrets for Taco Bell?: Outbreaks followed by anonymity for offenders.

42 Washington Lawmakers to the Feds: Reclassify marijuana, please.

Nate Silver's Forecast for Florida: Romney by 15.

Who Is the Better Singer?: Obama or Romney?

Will Intiman Survive Today?: Will donors and Facebook fans save the theater?

Drunken Sailor Gets in Bed With 80-Year-Old Woman in Bremerton: In the wrong apartment. She gets to formally scold him later.

Washington State's Credit Outlook Downgraded: From lack of revenue, not excess spending.

Six-Story Building Heights Approved: Near Roosevelt High School.

Search for Bodies Called Off: In cruise ship wreck that killed at least 17 people; 15 still missing.

Skin Cells: Turned into brain cells.

Citigroup Has to Pay a Half-Mill: In an age bias case.

Meanwhile, Legislation: To protect pregnant women from losing their jobs.

And in a matter of days (February 10!), Wim Wenders's 3D movie Pina comes to Cinerama. I CANNOT WAIT.

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Jen -- Pina is so great. Aside from the excellence that is Tanztheater Wuppertal, Wenders' use of 3-D makes for one of the first live performance films that comes close to giving a moviegoer a real feel for seeing it in person. Pure love.

Posted by Cracker Jack on January 31, 2012 at 9:18 AM

OMG Finally interpretive dance with the translation. That looks so cool now that I understand what the hell is going on.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on January 31, 2012 at 9:31 AM

What do we do with a drunken sailor, what do we do with a drunken sailor, what do we do with a drunken sailor? Let your grandma scooold hiiim.

Posted by Zebes

on January 31, 2012 at 9:36 AM

I love seeing innovative and passionate dance. It looks great.

Posted by Vince on January 31, 2012 at 9:38 AM

-80 in Alaska last night. A new record. Not just for the day - ever.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on January 31, 2012 at 9:47 AM

I highly recommend the blog mentioned in the Taco Bell story for anyone interested in sanitation, epidemiology, dining out, or queasiness in general. Solidly reported but irreverent.

Posted by rob!

on January 31, 2012 at 10:18 AM

Pina looks fantastic... but does it have to be 3D? Other than an excuse to coerce an extra couple bucks out of me, does it enhance the film in any way? (99% of the time, the answer is 'no'.)

Posted by Reverse Polarity on January 31, 2012 at 10:41 AM

If Gingrich wins, he'll launch a multi-billion-dollar project to turn brain cells into skin cells.

Posted by RonK, Seattle on January 31, 2012 at 11:20 AM

@7: You'll be surprised, but yes. It makes it so much better.

Posted by Cracker Jack on January 31, 2012 at 3:07 PM

I was mesmerized by Pina. Saw it about a month ago and I still sometimes do the Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter dance when I walk around my apartment. Odd. Beautiful. And mesmerizing.

Posted by Bauhaus I on January 31, 2012 at 3:57 PM

That rug really tied the room together!

Posted by Curtis Interruptus on January 31, 2012 at 5:40 PM