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RANDOM LINKS FOR 9/10/11

September 9th, 2011 by Clark Humphrey

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This list of (mostly dreadful)Â declining beer brands by the Big Two and a Half (that’s AB InBev, MillerCoors, and the Miller-produced Pabst brands) would seem like a ray of hope for true beer loversâ€”except that their place on the shelves has been usurped by other brands from the same companies.
Microsoft is putting out a tablet computer next year. And this time, they hope to get it (and its marketing) right.
A former Sea Gal (the Seahawks’ cheerleaders/dancers), who became a Price Is Right model, was named in a lawsuit by another Price Is Right model against that show’s producers.
What’s behind the disembodied feet washing up in B.C. and Washington? As Spike Lee once famously asked, is it the shoes?
The state Dept. of Employment Security is laying off almost 400 of its 2,500 employees. Alas, it’s not due to a lack of work.
There’s going to be aÂ graphic novel about the Green River killer. Or rather, about a detective who’d spent many years on the case, written by said detective’s son.
Teamsters leader James Hoffa came to town. He reiterated what he’d said in Detroit about defeating the right wing. That is, he reiterated what he’dÂ really said, not the right-wing media’s deliberate distortion of it.
As I’ve written before, one of Seattle’s favorite activities is to proclaim “what this town needs.” Now there’s a whole site where you can leave your own ideas in that regard. It’sÂ Changeby.us.
SeattlePI.com has an intriguing list ofÂ local ’90s celebrities and where they are now. No, Rev. Bruce Howard isn’t mentioned. No, I don’t know what happened to him.
French women don’t get fat, so the book says. But they do get sexually frustrated. And they sue over it.
Update: A few days ago we linked to a guy who wished Apple would get around to charitable giving at last. It’sÂ getting around to charitable giving at last.
Half of Americans ages 16-24 are now unemployed.