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Arts & Culture

The Trans-cendent ‘A Fantastic Woman’

The brilliant Chilean Oscar nominee actually lets a strong trans person play a lead trans role.

Illustration by Taylor Dow

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Compassion and Care

A Pisces sky emphasizes empathy and Universal love.

Photo Courtesy Chuff Media                                Lorde.

Arts & Culture

Spring Arts 2018 Critics’ Picks

Plan out your calendar with our selections for the season’s best entertainment events.

The family of <em>Hir</em>. Photo by John McLellan

Arts & Culture

The Sunset of Masculinity

Hir at ArtsWest gives trans voices a stage to dismantle the normative.

Paula Madrigal teaches young Latinx musicians via her Young String Project Outreach. Photo by Ted Zee

Arts & Culture

Ballard Civic Orchestra Gives Seattle a Latinx Orchestral Voice

Led by immigrant Paula Madrigal’s strong vision, the group reaches audiences both young and old.

Evan Flory-Barnes (center) preps for On Loving the Muse and Family with his therapist. Photo by Shasta Bree

Arts & Culture

Working It Out

Evan Flory-Barnes is finally stepping into the theatrical spotlight. All it took was some therapy.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Photo by Ani Collier

Arts & Culture

The Bleeding of Ballet

Technique and transgression fill stages this spring as two styles become one.

Robert Colescott, <em>George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook</em>, 1975, acrylic on canvas, 84 x 108 in. Courtesy Seattle Art Museum, photo by Jean Paul Torno

Arts & Culture

Re-Presenting Black History in Art

Seattle museums look to foster a conversation with their spring visual art exhibits.

Chawick Boseman as Black Panther. Photo courtesy Marvel Studios

Arts & Culture

Serious Power

Black Panther builds a stunning sci-fi African world, but could use more comic book fun.

Pick List: ‘Pepperland,’ Noir City, Fran Lebowitz

Arts & Culture

Pick List: ‘Pepperland,’ Noir City, Fran Lebowitz

The week’s best events.

Illustration by Taylor Dow

Arts & Culture

Social Studies

A solar eclipse in Aquarius reveals what’s next.

Illustration by Taylor Dow

Arts & Culture

No Sudden Moves

Between two eclipses, we ponder our options.

Sorry, Not Sorry

Arts & Culture

Sorry, Not Sorry

Lebanon’s Oscar-nominated The Insult captures the universality of devolving discourse.

Pick List: ‘PYLON III,’ Diet Cig, ‘Susanna’s Secret’

Arts & Culture

Pick List: ‘PYLON III,’ Diet Cig, ‘Susanna’s Secret’

This week’s best events.

Photo by Joan Marcus

Arts & Culture

A Beginners Guide to ‘Hamilton’

Get ready for the Seattle debut of the smash-hit musical at the Paramount Theatre.

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2018 Lineup Revealed

Arts & Culture

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2018 Lineup Revealed

David Byrne, Tyler, the Creator, Bon Iver, The National, and Modest Mouse headline the Gorge.

Courtesy Barsuk Records

Arts & Culture

Song Premiere: Hibou’s ‘Black Mirror’-Inspired “Junipero Love”

The Seattle indie pop songwriter gets lost in dreamy sound on a new track from ‘Something Familiar.’

Scenes from 4Culture’s Creative Justice program, an arts based alternative to incarceration for King County. (Photo courtesy of Creative Justice/Timothy Aguero Photography)

News

Politics and Art Clash Over 4Culture’s Future

A county ordinance would impose greater oversight on cultural funding agency. But is that necessary?

Pick List: Crosscut Festival, ‘Mamma Mia!,’ and First Thursday

Arts & Culture

Pick List: Crosscut Festival, ‘Mamma Mia!,’ and First Thursday

The week’s best events.

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

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Welcome to ‘Seattleland’

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