The Scoop: Vampire Diaries, Kardashian divorce, Free Comic Book Day

The Scoop: Vampire Diaries, Kardashian divorce, Free Comic Book Day CW orders more ‘Vampire Diaries’ Ahead of its upfront presentation to advertisers, the CW announced early pickups for “The Vampire Diaries,” “90210” and “Supernatural” – that’s right, the Winchester brothers aren’t going anywhere. For those keeping tabs, that’ll put “The Vampire Diaries” in its fourth season, cult favorite “Supernatural” in its eighth season and “90210” in its fifth. No word on the fate of freshman series “The Secret Circle,” “Ringer,” “Hart of Dixie,”...

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Community Corner: Free Comic Book Day, warthogs' zoo debut

Community Corner: Free Comic Book Day, warthogs' zoo debut Community events for May 5-6, 2012, include Next 50 Water & Habitat Weekend at Seattle Center; the Medieval Festival at Camlann Medieval Village in Carnation; and low-tide walks at Puget Sound beaches. Next 50 Water & Habitat Weekend Information, displays and interactive activities for all ages on water and watersheds, community ecosystems and local habitats, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Next 50 Plaza, Alki Courtyard and Intiman Playhouse, Seattle Center;...

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Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch's musical legacy: Changing all games, all the time

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch's musical legacy: Changing all games, all thetime Adam “MCA” Yauch’s death today leaves a Beastie-size hole in pop music. Though the trio were not the most prolific legends on the landscape (over the course of 25 years, they released only seven proper albums), their impact has been gigantic. Starting with 1986′s Licensed to Ill, the Beastie Boys rewrote the rules for commercial hip-hop, the mainstreaming of hardcore punk, the state of sampling, and the treatment of the old school. Licensed to Ill, one of the early full-lengths...

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'In Plain Sight' series finale: Sweet satisfaction

'In Plain Sight' series finale: Sweet satisfaction Spoiler Alert: Five seasons of witness wrangling, crime-stopping tales came to end on tonight’s series finale of In Plain Sight. While it’s gloomy to see it go just as the season hit its stride with Mary (Mary McCormack) dealing her impromptu decision to keep little baby Norah and still being a kick-ass U.S. Marshall, the show’s swan song gave us so much to be happy about. Albuquerque WITSEC is staying put, Marshall (Frederick Welller) and Stan (Paul Ben-Victor) both got promoted, Mary made peace...

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Celebrate the Kentucky Derby with ‘bourbon slush’ mint julep

Celebrate the Kentucky Derby with ‘bourbon slush’ mint julep The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow, marking the high holiday of one of the Great American Cocktails, the mint julep. It’s essentially a bourbon slush: a big splash of bourbon with a dash of simple syrup poured over plenty of shaved ice that cones up over the rim of a traditional silver julep mug and is then topped by a by sprig of aromatic mint that tickles the nose with each sip. It’s also pretty damn good in a mason jar, too, which is how I serve them on Derby Day. Either way, great stuff. With...

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