Recently added articles from Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

AN INTRIGUING STORY SUFFERS IN THE TELLING.(Life and Arts)

May 07, 2008; Adcock, Joe ... Byline: JOE ADCOCKP-I theater critic On a scale of 1 to 10: concept, 8; execution, 4. "Fathers and Sons," a new play by Michael Bradford, is receiving its premiere production at ACT Theatre. The play's concept and characters are intriguing. Bradford's writing and ...

REGIONAL NEWS: JEWELRY RETAILER BLUE NILE REPORTS MIXED RESULTS.(Business)

May 07, 2008 ... Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit fell, but its international sales more than doubled, which helped the company to mitigate a weak U.S. consumer environment. Net income for the quarter fell to $2.57 million, or 16 cents per share, ...

U.K. OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST A 'BUY AMERICAN' ATTITUDE.(Business)

May 07, 2008; Rosenberg, Eric ... Byline: ERIC ROSENBERG P-I Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Baroness Ann Taylor, the top military procurement official in the United Kingdom, warned Tuesday against "buy American" protectionism amid a battle in Congress over the award of a lucrative Air Force tanker jet ...

TECHNOLOGY & THE LAW: SECURE TALKERS?(Editorial)(Editorial)

May 07, 2008 ... As hackers and users of cell phone jammers could attest, technology is often, if not always, ahead of the law. And somewhere in the mess created by the collision of the two worlds, the justifiable uses of new technologies and the rights of its users have to be sorted out. Such is the case ...

CYCLONE TRAGEDY: SOUNDING ALARMS.(Editorial)(Editorial)

May 07, 2008 ... Governments, aid groups and the United Nations are responding urgently to the Burmese people trying to survive the aftermath of a cyclone that killed tens of thousands. International aid will make a huge difference. How well Myanmar's people recover will depend on the ...

RITES OF PASSAGE CALL FOR HUGE CELEBRATIONS.(Editorial)(Column)

May 07, 2008 ... Byline: RUTH MARCUSSYNDICATED COLUMNIST WASHINGTON -- My family knew I was losing it when I started growing grass. Not the hallucinogenic kind. Not even the suburban homeowner kind. I was growing wheatgrass to use in centerpieces for my daughter's bat mitzvah. ...

TRANSPORTATION: TAKE THE NEXT CAR.(Editorial)(Editorial)

May 07, 2008 ... While we weren't in support of the South Lake Union Streetcar, now that it's up and running, we support the plan to expand its services. In for a penny, in for a pound, right? We can't afford to let the tiny 1.3-mile streetcar line languish as we've done with the ...

MEDIA DISTRACTED AS THE WAR RAGES ON.(Editorial)(Column)

May 07, 2008 ... Byline: JOAN VENNOCHI SYNDICATED COLUMNIST The real news of April played second fiddle to the presidential campaign, the pope's visit to America and the Texas polygamy case. The death toll for the U.S. military in Iraq hit 49 in April, making it the deadliest month ...

REINVIGORATING GI BILL IS WIN-WIN.(Editorial)(Column)

May 07, 2008 ... Byline: BOB HERBERT SYNDICATED COLUMNIST At the top of the list of no-brainers in Washington should be Sen. Jim Webb's proposed expansion of education benefits for the men and women who have served in the armed forces since Sept. 11, 2001. It's awfully hard to make ...

NEXT CRISIS IS SURE TO BE WORSE.(Editorial)(Column)

May 07, 2008 ... Byline: PAUL KRUGMAN SYNDICATED COLUMNIST Cross your fingers, knock on wood: It's possible, though by no means certain, that the worst of the financial crisis is over. That's the good news. The bad news is that as markets stabilize, chances for fundamental ...

GASOLINE: SOCIAL ENGINEERING HAS BACKED US INTO A CORNER.(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)

May 07, 2008 ... So, is this what it has come to? We are looking for some relief at the gas pump with a gas tax holiday. Take it where you can get it. The environmental extremists have backed us into a corner with their social engineering plan. Do not drill for new sources of oil, do not build ...

VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES REFLECT WHAT KIDS SEE.(Editorial)

May 07, 2008 ... Byline: CHARLES A. KERR II GUEST COLUMNIST The front-page headline on April 28 read: "Video game violence: Do parents overreact?" Let's talk a minute about the importance of this and the "why?" of such behavior. For our purposes, the brain is an organ of the body ....

BOOKS.(Life and Arts)

May 07, 2008 ... "A GOOD INDIAN WIFE" Anne Cherian. W.W. Norton. 320 pages. $23.95. In "A Good Indian Wife," Anne Cherian tells the story of Neel, a Stanford University-educated doctor who is proud of the American life he has carved out for himself. During a visit back home to India, ...

MUSIC.(Life and Arts)

May 07, 2008 ... TOKIO HOTEL "Scream" (Chery Tress) Europe's answer to emo, Tokio Hotel is a platinum-selling teen-pop band from Germany with a penchant for heavy guitars, big choruses and spectacular hair. Now the youthful foursome takes on America with "Scream," which features ...

DRINKS.(Life and Arts)

May 07, 2008 ... Vanilla is prized for its ability to bring subtle changes to many recipes. Though this recipe uses frozen lemonade concentrate, don't cut corners on vanilla: use vanilla beans for the most unadulterated vanilla flavor, or pure vanilla extract. VANILLA BEAN LEMONADE ...

DVDS.(Life and Arts)

May 07, 2008 ... "THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN" 87 minutes. Unrated. Over the past century, childbirth has gone from being a natural function of the female body to a quick surgical procedure performed by doctors who have never seen a natural birth. This documentary from producer Ricki ...

DINNER.(Life and Arts)(Recipe)

May 07, 2008 ... SPICED BEEF SKIRT STEAK Serves: 4 servings Prep time: 15 minutes plus 1 hour for refrigerating oil and 1 hour for marinating steaks (this can be done in advance) Cook time: 10 minutes 1 cup olive oil 3 bay leaves 1 ...

GAMES.(Life and Arts)

May 07, 2008 ... "BAROQUE" Rated: Teen Platform: Wii, PS2 (Atlus) "Baroque" is enticingly bizarre, but it's so fundamentally flawed that it will tax your patience. It begins in a world that's been devastated by a cataclysmic event. The neighborhood mutants blame your character for ...

ONLINE.(Life and Arts)

May 07, 2008 ... ENVIRONMENT ecocho.us This folks behind this search engine plant two trees for every 1,000 searches. TRAVEL bug.co.uk This ...

TV.(Life and Arts)

May 07, 2008 ... "MODERN MARVELS" 8 p.m. History Channel The history and technology behind the ax as a weapon and tool. "GET IT SOLD" 8:30 p.m. HGTV Learn staging tricks to get a quick sale on your house. "AMERICAN MASTERS" 9 ...