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About Alex Runs Fri., Aug. 8–Thurs., Aug. 14 at Sundance CInemas. Rated

About Alex Runs Fri., Aug. 8–Thurs., Aug. 14 at Sundance CInemas. Rated R. 96 minutes. Suicide attempt. Six…

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This is a highly subjective category. Your best LBS (local bike shop)

This is a highly subjective category. Your best LBS (local bike shop) ought to be your closest bike…

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Judge not, lest ye be passed by a paceline of uniformed cyclists

Judge not, lest ye be passed by a paceline of uniformed cyclists pedaling at 30 miles per hour…

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Too many donuts, too many IPAs, too much ice cream. We’ve all

Too many donuts, too many IPAs, too much ice cream. We’ve all got our shameful secret calories to…

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First published in 1956, John Okada’s debut novel was essentially forgotten twice.

First published in 1956, John Okada’s debut novel was essentially forgotten twice. No-No Boy was hardly read in…

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Jerry Manning’s unexpected death this May, following a heart procedure, was a

Jerry Manning’s unexpected death this May, following a heart procedure, was a huge blow for the Seattle theater…

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There are some things you just can’t find on the Internet. You

There are some things you just can’t find on the Internet. You can look up certain movies on…

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Opening here August 22 at the Guild 45th and Lincoln Square, the

Opening here August 22 at the Guild 45th and Lincoln Square, the indie road-trip movie Land Ho! has…

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You like Transformers IV at the local mall? We prefer Snowpiercer with

You like Transformers IV at the local mall? We prefer Snowpiercer with a nice IPA. Since reopening the…

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Now 46 years old, The Grand Illusion Cinema is Seattle’s most venerable

Now 46 years old, The Grand Illusion Cinema is Seattle’s most venerable indie screening venue, a nonprofit largely…

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Sylvia Wolf’s position as museum director just got a little more secure,

Sylvia Wolf’s position as museum director just got a little more secure, and the Henry Art Gallery’s budget…

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Still on view through September 7, SAM’s all-native show Modernism in the

Still on view through September 7, SAM’s all-native show Modernism in the Pacific Northwest: The Mythic and the…

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The winner of its biannual Gwendolyn Knight/Jacob Lawrence Prize, SAM brought young

The winner of its biannual Gwendolyn Knight/Jacob Lawrence Prize, SAM brought young Pennsylvania photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier to…

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It’s every artist’s nightmare: You’re invited to show your work in some

It’s every artist’s nightmare: You’re invited to show your work in some important, far-off city—well, Salem, Oregon—and the…

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Before the Wrights or the Shirleys or other local arts patrons began

Before the Wrights or the Shirleys or other local arts patrons began collecting in Seattle, the tiny postwar…

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The Brooklyn duo of Stephen Nguyen and Wade Kavanaugh filled the Suyama

The Brooklyn duo of Stephen Nguyen and Wade Kavanaugh filled the Suyama Space atrium with 900 pounds of…

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Last month’s exhibit at Gallery4Culture by the Spokane-raised artist Scott Kolbo, recently

Last month’s exhibit at Gallery4Culture by the Spokane-raised artist Scott Kolbo, recently transplanted to Seattle, was called Our…

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Pioneer Square is, simultaneously, a struggling neighborhood and the center of the

Pioneer Square is, simultaneously, a struggling neighborhood and the center of the city’s arts scene—the latter anchored by…

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The city is full of traditional totem poles carved by Northwest tribal

The city is full of traditional totem poles carved by Northwest tribal artists, who bear a distant kinship…

Foulkes during his neo-vaudeville days.

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It’s a bit of a shock to see Dennis Hopper show up,

It’s a bit of a shock to see Dennis Hopper show up, suave and healthy, as a source…