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Seattle Comic Artist Björn Miner Featured Among America’s Best

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Seattle Comic Artist Björn Miner Featured Among America’s Best

The artist’s work appears in the 2017 Best American Comics anthology alongside the medium’s greatest.

Illustration by Taylor Dow

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Jupiter New Year

The big planet sets a new agenda in intense Scorpio.

EJ Koh’s Stellar Debut Collection Starts in Heaven, Goes to War, and Then Finds Love

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EJ Koh’s Stellar Debut Collection Starts in Heaven, Goes to War, and Then Finds Love

The Seattle poet is deft at exploring the complexities of human interactions.

(L-R) Grace Carmack, Sophie Franco, and Jordi Montes. Photo by Joe Moore

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‘las mariposas Y los muertos’ Explores Hipster Appropriation in the Pitchfork Era

Benjamin Benne’s newest play wittily dives into rock and representation.

If the ‘Russia Stuff’ Has You Confused, Let Masha Gessen’s Dense Reportage Help

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If the ‘Russia Stuff’ Has You Confused, Let Masha Gessen’s Dense Reportage Help

The nonfiction writer come to Seattle this week with two revealing books on Russia under her belt.

Wizards, Witches, “Nasty Women” and More of the Week’s Best Events

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Wizards, Witches, “Nasty Women” and More of the Week’s Best Events

Your calendar for the days ahead.

Illustration by Taylor Dow

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Hope and Comfort

An Aries full Moon and a kiss between Venus and Mars help us out.

Suddenly, the Seattle Symphony Chooses Ludovic Morlot’s Successor

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Suddenly, the Seattle Symphony Chooses Ludovic Morlot’s Successor

When in 2010 Morlot was tapped to follow Gerard Schwarz’s 26-year tenure, he was largely an unknown quantity:…

Pacific Northwest Ballet soloists Leta Biasucci, Kyle Davis, and Angelica Generosa in Emeralds from Jewels, choreography by George Balanchine. Photo by Angela Sterling

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Fifty Years Later, George Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ Is Still Iconic

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production ramps up the splendor with beautiful new staging and costumes.

Photo by Liz Henry, via Flickr

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At GeekGirlCon, the Face of Geekdom Is Changing

This year’s event features G. Willow Wilson, Maritess Zurbano, Lil Chen, and others.

Eat authentic Russian food at St. Nicholas Orthodox Russian Cathedral’s “Taste of Russia.” Photo courtesy Wikimedia/Joe Mabel

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Taste Russia, the Spanish Civil War On Stage, Fright Fest, and More of the Week’s Best Events

Your calendar for the days ahead.

Alaji (Mahwish) and Monika Jolly (Zarina). Photo by Michael Brunk.

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Ayad Akhtar’s ‘The Who & The What’ Takes a Philosophical Lens to Love and Islam

Faith, family, and feminism lie at the heart of this new play by Ayad Akhtar.

Illustration by Taylor Dow

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This Is Not Fine

Speak up for yourself and embrace the discomfort.

Courtesy ACED

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Redoubling Its Efforts, an Artist-Lead Activist Group Asks Vulcan for Equitable Development

Initially emerging before the Upstream Music Fest, the coalition returns with new support and goals.

‘Fumetti for the Mothership’ Is a Book, an Art Installation, and a Friendship

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‘Fumetti for the Mothership’ Is a Book, an Art Installation, and a Friendship

The book of photo comics from Mount Analogue comes complete with a blanket to read it in.

EJ Koh Will Make You Cry

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EJ Koh Will Make You Cry

She moved a room of Bumbershoot-goers to tears. Her debut poetry collection may very well do the same.

The Nascent Feminism of Doris Totten Chase

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The Nascent Feminism of Doris Totten Chase

Changing Forms celebrates an artist who forged a new feminine poetics in early video art.

Fall Equinox—the Witch’s Thanksgiving

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Fall Equinox—the Witch’s Thanksgiving

For ancient people, the harvest festival was one of the biggest events of the year.

Downtown Boys. Photo by Farrah Skeiky

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Comics That Grab Back, Adventurous Electronic Music, Local Film, and More of the Week’s Best Events

Your calendar for the days ahead.

Aishé Keita (Young Maya). Photo by John Ulman

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“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Deftly Adapts the Brilliant Memoir for the Stage

Malika Oyetimein and Myra Platt’s production portrays Angelou through the ages.