STEPH DEROSA: GRILLED SALMON SALAD >>> Over the Moon Café Grilled Salmon Salad Price: $12.95 Rating: Three and a half out of four croutons I beat Tacomachickadee to our lunch date destination, Over the Moon Café, by about 15 minutes. That was just enough time to grab the perfect corner ch...

STEPH DEROSA: CHICKEN ARTICHOKE SALAD >>> Nordstrom Cafe Bistro Chicken Artichoke Salad Price: $10.95 Rating: Three out of four croutons   In all honesty I think Nordstrom is one of the best local shopping experiences around. Originating in Seattle, this retail giant holds such high q...

As the toxic cloud of the Bush-Cheney era in America begins to lift, we are beginning to see the scope of the mess they’ve left us in.  The boys from Delta House have been partying hard for eight years, and now we’re supposed to move in and live here like nothing has happened?   The tr...

The volunteers watch a few minutes of a porn video. By measuring arousal, with genital, heart and muscle sensors, Dr. Janssen expects to learn more about how waves of emotion affect arousal, and which states prompt the most reckless sexual behavior....

STEPH DEROSA: PESTO PASTA SALAD >>> Price: $9.99 Rating: Three out of four croutons   I was having a hard time finding quality salad for less than 10 bucks that didn’t involve sliced lunchmeat. Fortunately Tacomachicakadee, my new lunchtime gal pal, steered me in the direction of Ca...

We've all been at sporting events where some nearby fans get a little out of control. And at last night's Knicks game, things went absurdly awry for one particular group of female attendees. So let's begin with a little backstory. The light-haired woman pictured in the photo is a person named "Leah"...

STEPH DEROSA: CHEF SALAD >>> Price: $10.95 Rating: Two our of four croutons Before heading into the Tacoma Dome’s Home and Garden Show last week, I met up with The KAke and Tacomachickadee for a quick lunch at Alfred’s Café and Bubble Room.  The spunky server took care of us know...

STEPH DEROSA: BLEU CHEESE WEDGE >>> Price: $8.99 Rating: 2.5 out of 4 croutons The Swiss was crazy busy last Tuesday for their Inauguration Party. Mr. DeRosa was starving, and we had no patience for waiting in a food line, so down the street to The Rock we went. We breathed a sigh of relief...

POP PORN CULTURE One thing's for sure: the media and popular culture as a whole has gotten upfront, in-your-face, sexier. It's not a trend. At least not anymore. It's become an institution, an atmosphere. Pop music and porn now feed off each other....

Hear me out. Rod Blagojevich is probably a criminal. He’s narcissistic and a  bit crazy BUT I’m starting to think that the media is  really, to use a British expression, ‘ taking the mickey’ out of him. And I know that this is probably what he wants but I can’t help...