Young Mr. Racer’s movie is out today, and if we’re being honest with ourselves we’ll admit that – revved up by the two-hour speed-laced adrenaline boost – we’ll probably drive home a little bit faster than we’re supposed to. Read more...

If the high-def movie version of the low-tech Japanese TV cartoon “Speed Racer” makes you hungry for something meatier (see Soren Andersen’s review elsewhere in GO), or if cruising the South Sound’s auto-themed entertainment venues revs your appetite (see today’s SoundLife section), here are some eateries with automotive themes – from ribs, microbrews and big-screen NASCAR races in a Lacey brewpub to hot dogs served across the back end of a ’68 Camaro in downtown Tacoma. Read more...

Art and music would seem to go together well. Yet it’s only since January that a classical music group in Tacoma has thought to hold a concert series in a local art museum. Read more...

She’s a vodka enthusiast. She’s obsessed with little people. And she’s the bad-girl host of the “Chelsea Lately” show on E! Read more...

Swedish pop star Robyn is on the verge of conquering the world for a second time. But this time it’s on her terms. Read more...

What is it? “Cats that Look Like Wilford Brimley.” Read more...

Dear Dear Carolyn: My wife is four-and-a-half months pregnant. For the past year or so, I’ve had an “office girlfriend” – a single woman at my office who is fun to flirt and eat lunch with but nothing more. I’m definitely attracted to office GF, but I have kept myself under control. Read more...

You can leave those blinding white sneakers out of your summer vacation suitcase: Comfortable walking shoes are a fashion dilemma no more. Read more...

The lure of seeing Ellen Page in a new film so soon after her winning performance in “Juno” is terrific. Read more...

It’s one of those perfect California days, in one of those perfect California places, so stunning it might have been crafted by Hollywood to make the rest of the world jealous. Read more...