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Tom Tangney
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About Tom Tangney
By day, you can hear Tom on Seattle's Morning News, and by night, he sits in the dark, making snide comments about what he sees on the silver screen.
Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.-
May 2, 2013 @ 7:35 am
May Day in Seattle wasn't all bad
Sure a couple hundred protestors caused a ruckus after dark Wednesday night. But let's not forget that thousands upon thousands of demonstrators rallied peacefully for social and political causes. Continue reading > -
May 1, 2013 @ 7:32 am
A 2013 summer blockbuster preview
It's the time for blockbusters and sequels, superheroes and superstars. Welcome to the summer movie season. Continue reading > -
May 2, 2013 @ 9:11 am
Dead soap operas get a new life to live online
"One Life To Live," apparently, has two lives to live. So does "All My Children." Not quite two years after being canceled on ABC, these two daytime dramas resurfaced Monday on the web. Continue reading > -
April 29, 2013 @ 8:42 am
Applicants make their best case to go to Mars - and never come back
Space travel is not exactly a sure thing, but a Dutch company is sure enough about it to start accepting paid applications for a trip to Mars. Continue reading > -
April 26, 2013 @ 7:30 am
'Boeing Boeing' at Seattle Rep is like a 'Mad Men' French-style farce
You may have seen or heard the ads for the new play at the Seattle Rep called "Boeing Boeing." But be warned, its very local title is a bit misleading. Continue reading > -
April 25, 2013 @ 9:12 am
'Searching for Sugar Man' star Rodriguez takes to the Seattle stage
A lot has happened since I first reported on Rodriguez and the documentary "Searching For Sugar Man." Not the least of which was winning the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Continue reading > -
April 24, 2013 @ 7:30 am
Even terrorists have families
The Tsarnaev family is now nationally, even internationally, notorious. While investigators around the globe look into whether family members have any ties to terrorist networks, I've become fascinated with the family dynamics at work behind the scenes. Continue reading > -
April 23, 2013 @ 9:24 am
Man in a Garbage Can
It's relatively rare for an established Seattle art gallery to host a painter's first-ever commercial exhibition. But it's almost unheard of for an unknown artist to break into the art world at the age David Byrd finds himself to be. Continue reading > -
April 22, 2013 @ 11:07 am
Photos: Tom's trip to South Africa
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April 19, 2013 @ 7:03 am
'Oblivion' is very satisfying entertainment
Tom Cruise's specialty is big budget action movies and his latest venture comes with a sci-fi twist. Continue reading >