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The women that run SIFF: Beth Barrett and Sarah Wilke. Photo by Amy Kowalenko/SIFF

Film

Women Filmmakers Make Big Moves at Seattle International Film Festival

As calls for accountability and inclusions roil Hollywood, SIFF’s power duo leads the nation’s largest film festival into…

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Sports

The Passion of Ichiro Suzuki

Three passages from ESPN’s article on the 44-year-old Mariner capture the sacrifice at the heart of his greatness.

‘Seattleland’ host Sara Bernard stitches together the city’s stories. Photo by Mark Baumgarten

News

Welcome to ‘Seattleland’

Producer and host Sara Bernard tells us all about our new podcast.

No, that is not an alternative weekly on your doorstep.

Opinion

The Next Chapter for Seattle Weekly

We’ve changed. Here is why, and what you can expect from us.

Chris Cornell in 2007. Photo by Max Vadukul/Interscope

Music

Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Dead at the Age of 52

The singer was found unresponsive in a hotel room following a Wednesday night concert.

We feel you, Mike Zunino. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

News

Was That the Worst Mariners Game Ever?

After getting pounded by the Tigers, the Mariners are without their best hitter and King Felix is in…

The Daily Weekly: New Youth Jail Numbers, Reichert’s Big Bluff, and the Cost of Health Care

News

The Daily Weekly: New Youth Jail Numbers, Reichert’s Big Bluff, and the Cost of Health Care

You just can’t make this stuff up.

Photo by Brady Harvey

Music

Watch the Transcendent Performance That Won Jason McCue This Year’s Sound Off!

Armed with only an acoustic guitar, the 20-year-old Seattleite was full of surprises.

The Daily Weekly: A Big Ship Goes Out, a Waterfront Battle Cools, and a Film Fight in Olympia

News

The Daily Weekly: A Big Ship Goes Out, a Waterfront Battle Cools, and a Film Fight in Olympia

Complete with ‘Frogger’ reference.

The Daily Weekly: The Arts Tax, Washington Preps for Trumpcare, and a ‘Kid’napping

News

The Daily Weekly: The Arts Tax, Washington Preps for Trumpcare, and a ‘Kid’napping

Get it?

The Daily Weekly: Hawaii Sues Trump, Reichert Votes Against ACA, and What Levy Cliff?

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The Daily Weekly: Hawaii Sues Trump, Reichert Votes Against ACA, and What Levy Cliff?

Plus the latest on other important bills wending their way through Olympia.

Drag performer Amora Dior Black, from one of Uncode’s most popular stories.

Film

This Powerful Series Seeks to Showcase Seattle’s Diversity

The Uncode will “create a space where black people can see one another.”

Isaac Marion’s Zombies Redux

Arts & Culture

Isaac Marion’s Zombies Redux

The Seattle author’s hit novel “Warm Bodies” is getting an ambitious sequel.

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Arts & Culture

Sara Porkalob Wows In Role She Was Born to Play

With Madame Dragon’s 60th Birthday Party, the rising star tells a story of heartbreak and imagination.

An Outsider Artist Takes on the Trolls

Music

An Outsider Artist Takes on the Trolls

How Arrington de Dionyso got wrapped up in a twisted conspiracy theory and how he is fighting back.

Photo by Zach Gore

Music

A Holiday Wish List From Kevin Sur

The Artist Home co-founder wants a city that thinks and sings, and serves up a decent burrito.

Trump Isn’t Going to Make Music Great Again

Music

Trump Isn’t Going to Make Music Great Again

It’s already great.

Amy Thone and Todd Jefferson Moore play the elder Nikki and Sam in ‘The Big Meal.’ Photo by Christopher Monsos                                Amy Thone and Todd Jefferson Moore play the elder Nikki and Sam in ‘The Big Meal.’ Photo by Christopher Monsos

Arts & Culture

‘The Big Meal’ and ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Play High and Low With Humanity

New Century Theatre Company’s production of Dan LeFranc’s play is a story of the familiar made remarkable. ACT’s…

News

An Apology and a Promise

In this week’s cover story, we invoked the Trail of Tears. We had no business doing that.

Ambitious and Intriguing, The Mechanics of Love Comes Up Empty

Arts & Culture

Ambitious and Intriguing, The Mechanics of Love Comes Up Empty

The result feels like a series of empty snapshots concerned with exposition and not emotion.