Hkugiya

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Three years after, what remains of the P-I?

Posted Tue, Mar 27, 12:02 p.m.

Josh indeed does commendable work, and his omission was not intentional. Like a lot of the journalists there, he is a one-man band. I'm betting his job is especially challenging. Print reporters can take a few shortcuts in the digital age, but there are no shortcuts when capturing images. It's ...

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Hipper than thou: A Cap Hill restaurant's struggle with authenticity

Posted Fri, Mar 9, 1:11 a.m.

Yo Mr. Orino: Rambling? No argument there; I like to ramble. I count my blessings that I get to do it here...hopefully in a smart way. Disorganized? Isn't that just an ugly word for "rambling?" The headline? I don't write them. Authenticity? Again, I don't write the headlines, although I ...

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Attention, Steve Jobs: Sometimes people just want to make phone calls

Posted Thu, May 26, 2:07 p.m.

Was so happy to read a technology column not just about the technology itself but about the value of that technology, specifically the human value. I've always thought technology is useless if it does not solve a problem no matter how dazzling the gadget. And just because it allows us ...

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Cascade Bike Club enters new era sparked by the rider revolution

Posted Mon, May 2, 12:14 p.m.

lponder, GaryP - you won't get much of an argument from me. There is plenty more to be told. Perhaps the only humble accomplishment here has been to whet appetites. This particular post aside (it was meant, clearly, mostly as an update, to mark the consequence of past events; so ...

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The 'McDonald's of the Philippines' opens a rare U.S. outpost here

Posted Mon, Apr 25, 1:33 p.m.

Sometimes what seems least authentic is the most authentic... The more you travel in the "old world" the more you realize that real people there live in pretty unromantic ways, going to the mall, buying things in bulk, shopping at the Gap. I think that's the point you were trying ...

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A Chinese restaurant that's nothing like you would expect

Posted Mon, Feb 14, 11:42 a.m.

mellisor - Did you not read the end of my story? Please do, and then re-post if you care to, or e-mail me directly and we can have a proper debate... I beg to differ that there are "fine-dining" Chinese restaurants everywhere. In NY, yes (Shun Lee and Mr. Chow ...

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How 619 Western escaped tunnel planners' wrecking ball

Posted Thu, Jan 27, 4:25 p.m.

The boring necessary for the tunnel is deep enough (more than 50 feet below as I understand it) that it go below and miss any artifacts buried in that area... Andy, I think you raise an interesting question about gentrification and the desirability of suburban life. I'm not so sure ...

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Dick's: Timelessness is the magic

Posted Fri, Dec 10, 1:33 p.m.

Dick's does in fact serve coffee. Just plain old coffee. Boyd's.

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A Thai restaurant that actually stands apart from the crowd

Posted Sun, Oct 17, 10:54 a.m.

Thanks for the tip on Sawadee. I suspect there are more than a few places that possess some Lao DNA.

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Searching for the 'best' burger: It's all about the hunt

Posted Wed, Aug 18, 8:33 a.m.

Wow, clearly I underestimated the degree and intensity of love for Dick's around here. Which makes me think the phenomenon itself deserves its own article. Seriously, you guys are nuts, you know that don't you? You're like the Taliban and I mean that in a good way. Which is why ...

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Satisfying a craving for red beans and rice

Posted Fri, May 21, 2:48 p.m.

Thanks for the tip. I've been thinking about soup dumplings. I've done some preliminary investigating but perhaps we need to devote an entire column to the topic.

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