Jaed Coffin is as complex as his dichotomous life. Not only was the 28-year-old a Southeast Alaska middleweight boxing champion in 2004, he's also an ordained Buddhist monk.

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Spring is trying to spring, but the surest sign of spring is my favorite beer festival. The 16th annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival will be happening in Haines on Memorial Day weekend, May 23 and 24.

Erik Santos says he's a lifelong pessimist, but a concert tour with tickets upwards of $100 each indicates the Filipino singer is learning to get in touch with his optimistic side.

The Wachowski brothers have tumbled into a matrix of their own with "Speed Racer," one which has rendered them completely out of touch with the outside world.

Since the release of "The Sims 2" in 2004, we've guided the fate of multiple familial generations, made thousands of simoleons, and built countless human cages in our sims' backyards. Those were good times, but it's time to look beyond the steady stream of "Sims 2" expansions and toward the next true installment in the series.