To say that Random House is one of the largest trade book publishers is really an understatement. This publishing giant has an international presence because of their reputation, past acquisitions and mergers with a number of large publishing

If box office be the measure of popular-movie culture — or at least what projects will get the green light in the near future — then films wrestling with America's racial history will be a thing of the past.

Every day except Mondays, Di Fara Pizza teems with people waiting for a pie or a slice. Di Fara is home to 71-year-old Domenico De Marco, perhaps the greatest pizza maker in a city obsessed with the age-old Italian dish.

Beck, Band of Horses and Lucinda Williams may have been bigger names, but artists with roots in Tacoma were also hits Saturday – opening day for the 38th annual Bumbershoot festival.

Comedian Russell Brand, who hosted last month’s MTV Video Music Awards, will be featured in a one-hour comedy special airing sometime in 2009, Comedy Central officials said Wednesday.