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Matthew Amster-Burton and Molly Wizenberg serve up food chatter and laughs on Spilled Milk. Photo by Morgen Schuler

Arts & Culture

Laughing Over ‘Spilled Milk’

How the comedic Seattle food podcast became a tasty audible treat.

Illustration by Taylor Dow

Arts & Culture

Serious Questions

The Sun enters Taurus and Pluto goes retrograde.

Pick List: Laurie Anderson, Calidore String Quartet, ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’

Arts & Culture

Pick List: Laurie Anderson, Calidore String Quartet, ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’

Seattle’s best entertainment events of the week.

Joaquin Phoenix in Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here. Photo by Alison Cohen Rosa/Amazon Studios

Film

‘You Were Never Really Here’ and the Unsmooth Criminal

Joaquin Phoenix captivates as a disheveled hitman in Lynne Ramsay’s hypnotic thriller.

Illustration by James the Stanton/@gnartoons

Eat Drink Toke

Seattle 4/20 Event Picks

Your calendar for all thing stoner-riffic!

Hear Top Northwest Drummer Chat for Free at KEXP

Arts & Culture

Hear Top Northwest Drummer Chat for Free at KEXP

The drumming podcast ‘The Trap Set’ heads to Seattle on April 12 with drummers from Pearl Jam, Death…

James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander deal with a long-distance romance 
in Submergence. Courtesy Samuel Goldwyn Films

Film

That Underwater Feeling

Wim Wenders fails to return to form in the distant drama ‘Submergence.’

Illustration by Taylor Dow

Arts & Culture

Personal Life

Chiron graduates from Pisces school and Mercury goes direct.

<em>Peggy Platt (left) and Lisa Koch send up country kitsch as The Spudds. Photo by Joe Iano </em>

Arts & Culture

Pick List: Frankie Cosmos, Lindy West, Film Festivals Galore

Seattle’s best entertainment events of the week.

The Moondoggies is a hoot. Photo by Jason Neuerburg

Arts & Culture

The Moondoggies Push Against Rock Escapism with ‘A Love Sleeps Deep’

Frontman Kevin Murphy discusses how drastic life changes reshaped the local band’s outlook and sound.

Former President Bill Clinton will be discussing his first novel in Seattle at the McCaw Hall on June 30. Photo courtesy Ralph Alswang/Flickr

News

Bill Clinton Plans Seattle Book Tour Stop in June

The former president has co-authored a novel, and tickets for his visit go on sale this Friday.

Ricky, Bubbles, and Julian, Nova Scotia’s cultural ambassadors, class up the Paramount on Thursday. Courtesy swearnet.com

Arts & Culture

Pick List: Michael Spafford, Trailer Park Boys, Jonathan Evison

Seattle’s best entertainment events this week.

Edie Falco delivers an award-worthy performance in Outside In.
Photo by Nathan M. Miller

Film

Second Chances in Snohomish

Edie Falco commands the screen in Lynn Shelton’s ‘Outside In.’

Illustration by Taylor Dow

Arts & Culture

Jumping Hurdles

Tempers cool down but new obstacles pop up.

John Luther Adams. Courtesy Seattle Symphony

Arts & Culture

Seattle Symphony’s ‘Become Desert’ Exceeds the Hype

John Luther Adams’ follow-up to ‘Become Ocean’ delivers a stunning surround-sound experience.

Players engage in battle in the OASIS, the virtual-reality universe of ‘Ready Player One.’ Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

Film

Fully Nerding Out

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ delivers an occasionally thrilling VR pop culture overload.

Patrons get their game on at Portal. Photo by Chason Gordon

Arts & Culture

Ready Player Anyone

Ballard’s Portal Virtual Reality Arcade offers escapist gaming and prime people watching.

Old Dog, Same Tricks

Film

Old Dog, Same Tricks

Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs shows why his style is suited for animation, even if still overbearing.

Illustration by Taylor Dow

Arts & Culture

Press Pause

Mars is angry, the full Moon is serious, and Venus is moving on.

Pick List: Become Desert, Ernest & Célestine, Alice Gosti

Arts & Culture

Pick List: Become Desert, Ernest & Célestine, Alice Gosti

Seattle’s best entertainment events this week.