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Just like you, Undependent Media has an opinion. And like you, we don't walk on egg shells or play politics like some namby-pamby diplomat. Oh, no, this is real, this is Undependent Media Commentary.

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Commentary Archive

(January 03, 2009)
COMMENTARY: Uniformity in all its unabashed glory: The Collared Black Striped Shirt Club

(December 24, 2008)
COMMENTARY: The city of Seattle has reached a new low is ass backwards logic: Seattle's Three Pronged Attack of Ridiculous Stupidity

(December 20, 2008)
SEATTLE FACTOID/COMMENTARY: Snow in Seattle: Inaction in Action

(November 05, 2008)
COMMENTARY: The long arm of Undependent Media reaches to West Seattle for some much needed perspective on Election 2008 and Barack Obama's hugely important victory: Finally... The End by Rachel Chen

(October 28, 2008)
COMMENTARY: In a tongue slip moment of tipsiness, Doug Hall suggested we vote for who we want to make out with. Booze or no booze, Hal Clarke thinks maybe he was right: Makin' Out Ain't Hard to Do

(October 04, 2008)
COMMENTARY: Who will Undependent Media be voting for this November? The same person we voted for in 2004: Ralph Nader for President

(October 03, 2008)
COMMENTARY: Undependent Media has had enough of corporations owning America, politicians being in their back pocket, and the media sucking up to all the dishonesty and corruption. With a government bailout looming on the horizon for lying Wall Street and irresponsible citizens it's time someone set the record straight: The Climax of Free Market Capitalism

(September 29, 2008)
COMMENTARY: Bruce Springsteen will be performing at this year's Super Bowl. Which previous performance was our favorite: Muoio's Favorite Super Bowl Extravaganzas

(September 20, 2008)
COMMENTARY: Hal Clarke gets his surly on with a rant on the high cost of modern wedding shenanigans: A Tiara for the Bachelor

(September 10, 2008)
SEATTLE FACTOID : How do you make bicycle commuting an easier proposition? If you work for Seattle's urban planning department, the answer is green astroturf mats. What? Enjoy our latest Seattle Factoid: The Green Mat of Passage

(July 30, 2008)
COMMENTARY: 6 months have passed since Hal Clarke's last rant. Has the west cost lifestyle turned him soft? Oh, hell no: Attack of the 20 Cent Grocery Bags!

(July 12, 2008)
SEATTLE FACTOID: Undependent Media shares their love for roadside attractions by honoring a Seattle favorite: Hat N' Boots

(June 21, 2008)
SEATTLE FACTOID: The greatest parade in the history of parades happens once a year in Seattle on the longest day of the year. And people get NAKED! The Fremont Solstice Parade

(April 15, 2008)
BOWLING: Undependent Media pays tribute to Seattle's most beloved bowling alley on its final night of operation: Sunset Bowl... Forever

(April 12, 2008)
SEATTLE FACTOID : A favorite observation from our former life in 2001 returns in a big way: Teriyaki is King of Seattle

(April 10, 2008)
SEATTLE FACTOID : A keen observation leads to a desperate cry for help in our latest Seattle Factoid: Notice of Proposed Land Use Action

(March 28, 2008)
COMMENTARY: Scott Muoio wonders, "What Ever Happened to Easter?"

(February 23, 2008)
Hillary Clinton stoops to a new low in idiotic pandering and Undependent Media calls her out on it: I Hate Hillary

(February 13, 2008)
Forget about the groundhog. In Washington state the mighty ground FROG reigns supreme! Ground Frog Day in Snohomish County

(February 05, 2008)
Remember the young bad guy in The Karate Kid Part II? Well we do, and he owns a restaurant in The Emerald City! Chozen's Kona Kitchen: A Little Taste of The Karate Kid in Seattle

(February 03, 2008)
Undependent Media is in a celebratory mood: The Patriots Lose, We All Win!!!

(February 03, 2008)
Hal Clarke offers up his Super Bowl Prediction

(January 25, 2008)
The New England Patriots' offensive line is the greatest in the history of The NFL: The Best Players in Super Bowl XLII

(January 22, 2008)
Political season is in full swing. Undependent Media takes advantage of the situation with a new Seattle factoid: Caucus and Primary: Washington State's Indecisive Political Nightmare

(January 08, 2008)
Today we induct our first member to the Undependent Media Hall of Fame, the great film critic, Roger Ebert

(January 07, 2008)
Seattle Factoids tackle odd word play at its most common: Soda Versus Pop: The Great Soft Drink Debate

(January 02, 2008)
Check out a bit of silliness I recently discovered while walking the streets of my hometown: Brick, NJ: Safe City, Bad Spellers

(January 01, 2008)
A new year but the same old reason for Hal Clarke to rant: We Are All Cheaters: The Mitchell Report and Major League Baseball

(December 31, 2007)
Brian Kenny is The Best Sportscaster Alive and it's time everyone knows it.

(December 21, 2007)
It's the weekend so that means another Hal Clarke rant hot off his mental presses: Teenage Pregnancy, The Rich, and The Irresponsible Media

(December 21, 2007)
The annual 12 CDs of Christmas 2007 results are in! Read all about Undependent Media's selections for the best music of the year.

(December 20, 2007)
The March of The Nutcrackers has arrived in Seattle!

(December 14, 2007)
Guest commentator, Chris Corde, rants on violence, the media, and baseball's infamous "kissing bandit" of the 1970s: Chris Corde on Stamping Out Copy Cat Killers

(December 12, 2007)
The greatest Seattle Factoid in Undependent Media history? It just might be: Self-Service Crosswalks: Pedestrian Flags in The Emerald City

(December 03, 2007)
The evolution of wishbone technology peaks in Seattle: Faux Wishbones in The Emerald City

(November 24, 2007)
Scott Muoio poses a hard hitting question for the Republican presidential candidates at the upcoming CNN/YouTube Debates: The Republicans

(November 21, 2007)
I have seen the future of grocery shopping in America and her name is Fred Meyer: I Love Fred Meyer Supermarkets

(November 20, 2007)
Those crazy safest city rankings from CQ Press are out once again and our beloved Bricktown has dropped from #1 to #3. Find out who took the gold in our latest commentary.

(November 16, 2007)
Guest commentator, Maria Walsh, lays the smack down on some truly horrific cinematic accents (and describes her wishes for a few more). From Hell: The Eight Accents of the Apocalypse

(November 14, 2007)
The great menace of Seattle happens to be beloved by Undependent Media: Blackberries Rule Seattle

(November 13, 2007)
Hal Clarke adds to his list of lousy sports commentators: Tony Kornheiser and Ron Jaworski Suck (And Ruin ESPN Monday Night Football)

(November 07, 2007)
Scott Muoio pays his respects to the greatest female professional wrestler of all-time, The Fabulous Moolah, who passed away on November 2nd.

(November 05, 2007)
Hal Clarke goes on a limb with a simple question that will surely yield a flurry of hateful responses: Is a Vote for Clinton a Vote for Bush?

(October 31, 2007)
"Oh my stars, there's a garden in the middle of the road!" Find out what this peculiarity is all about in our latest Seattle Factoid: Circular Theory

(October 30, 2007)
Thanks to The Cool Guy we've got indisputable evidence that somebody cried at the recent wedding attended by Undependent Media. Find out who as we review a pair of Best Man Speeches, Bricktown Style

(October 29, 2007)
Hal Clarke rants on something that has been burning him up for far too long, sports commentators: The Red Sox Win, The Media Loses, and Joe Buck Sucks

(October 27, 2007)
For better and worse Scott Muoio wraps his head around The Internet's Greatest Fads

(October 24, 2007)
Scott Muoio reveals a skeleton from his family's closet: My Dad Looks Like The Warden from The Shawshank Redemption

(October 24, 2007)
Seattle Factoids have a grunge flashback to 1994: Wash Away the Rain

(October 20, 2007)
Mr. Marlowe give his final countdown of under appreciated '80s gems for the next time you're at the jukebox: The Final Countdown!

(October 19, 2007)
Hal Clarke ponders when old and ratty became retro and vintage in his latest rant on popular culture: I Want My Second Hand Back!

(October 18, 2007)
Hal Clarke has been thinking lately there's a lot more to VH1's The Pick-Up Artist than at first meets the eye.

(October 17, 2007)
If art is to the point does that disqualify it as art? Check out three Seattle landmarks that follow the notion "what you see is what you get" and decide for yourself: Literal Art in Seattle

(October 10, 2007)
The greatest potato chips in the world are from Seattle: Big Name, Bigger Taste: Tim's Cascade Snacks Hawaiian Kettle Style Luau Barbecue Potato Chips

(October 03, 2007)
Scott Muoio explains his love for the world's greatest sport: Why I Love Boxing

(October 03, 2007)
Undependent Media considers why it is so difficult to survive in environmentally conscious Seattle without a car: The Conservation Conundrum

(September 26, 2007)
When the clock strikes midnight in Seattle, there is but one rallying call: All Hail Dick's, The King of Late Night Seattle

(September 19, 2007)
In Seattle, fashion and comfort go by the name, Socks and Sandals, Sandals and Socks. Read all about it in our latest Seattle Factoids Update.

(September 18, 2007)
Cheating in professional sports? We can hardly believe it. Read Hal Clarke's reaction to the hypocritical world of sports entertainment's NFL: Do the Crime, Do the Time: Bill Belichik Has Cameras Everywhere!

(September 13, 2007)
Seattleites sure do like to talk. Read about Muoio's latest observation in his weekly Seattle Factoids Update

(September 07, 2007)
It's deja vu all over again at a local supermarket. Check out Muoio's latest Seattle observation: You Say Tomato, I Say Mayo

(August 29, 2007)
Undependent Media is exploring every peculiarity of our new place of residence, Seattle, WA. Check out the brand new, ongoing Seattle Factoids and laugh along with Scott Muoio's outrageous commentary.

August 22, 2007)
Hal Clarke is hot for Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns

(July 24, 2007)
Hal Clarke ponders why Michael Vick and others turn to brutal animal fighting as a hobby: Dog Eat Dog: Considering Animal Fighting in America

(July 10, 2007)
Scott Muoio looks back on 35 years of Title IX, the monumental movement that changed women's sports forever: Title IX Celebrates 35th Anniversary

(June 30, 2007)
Hal Clarke is fed up with the media's steroid obsession: 'Roid Rage Responsible for September 11th!

(June 25, 2007) - reprinted from May 11, 2004
Scott Marlowe hates stores asking for his phone number when making a purchase. Surely he's not alone: The Marketing of Hypocrisy

(June 23, 2007) - reprinted from January 27, 2002
Hal Clarke turns on the irony as we travel back to a time where smoking was still legal in Boston: Nancy Kingfisher:Citizen, Patriot, Smoker

(June 22, 2007) -
Scott Muoio takes a tour down memory lane recounting his favorite cinematic antagonists: Muoio's Favorite Movie Villains

(June 21, 2007) -
Wanna impress chicks while you win the affection of fanny pack wearing tourists everywhere? Scott Muoio teaches you how in his latest column: I Love The Crane Game

(June 20, 2007) - reprinted from 2005
Dagan, our resident enigma and tortured soul, reflects on the strange world of office life from an otherworldly perspective: Fight or Flight