Arts & Culture
The Pagan Meaning of the Longest Day of the Year
Summer solstice is almost here—time to get naked and light a big fire.
Arts & Culture
Comics Are the Best Medicine
This weekend, health care professionals and comic artists collide at the Comics & Medicine conference.
Arts & Culture
Artists on the Brink
Are exceptional awards enough to keep artists in the Northwest? Probably not. So what will it take?
Music
‘Solar Power’ Gives Seattle Hip-Hop Its Place in the Sun
The vinyl-only compilation documents 14 artists from the city’s stacked scene.
Arts & Culture
When the World Tries to Kill Sherman Alexie, He Just Gets Bigger and Better
After the death of his mother and brain surgery, Alexie returns with a thick, sprawling book.
Comix
I ♥ Metal
In honor of Northwest Terror Fest, one comic artist extols on his lifelong love of metal aesthetics.
Music
Premiere: Witness the Debased Brilliance of Raven Matthews’ “SighCo Path”
The tune itself was already a trip, but wait until you see the music video.
Arts & Culture
The Top 15 Things To Do This Week
Catch excellent free LGBTQ music in the park, let your freak flag fly in Georgetown, and much more.
Arts & Culture
The Best of the Arts This Summer
Our critics pick what to look forward to this season.
Music
Pickwick on the Edge
The Seattle band’s new album, “LoveJoys,” emerged as a creative purging of personal anxiety.
Film
“My Cousin Rachel” Succeeds as Pulp With Purpose
An exercise in critical thinking, the film forces us to weigh our own prejudices against the screen.
Arts & Culture
Yadviga Dowmont Halsey Grasps Toward the Ineffable
The biochemist-turned-painter’s work is an accessible, casual delight.
Music
Chastity Belt’s Not Too Cool to Care
On “I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone,” the band explores post-loner life.
Arts & Culture
Chin Music Press—Seattle’s Secret Best Bookstore
Hidden in Pike Place Market, this publisher’s showroom is a gem, as is its upcoming reading party.
Arts & Culture
A Bittersweet Ending to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Season
The company’s final show also marks the final performance of two long-term dancers.
Music
Why Musicians Forget Songs… Right in the Middle of Them
After playing a song hundreds of times, what happens when performers simply go blank?
Arts & Culture
Why You Shouldn’t Settle For a Partial Eclipse This Summer
Seattle will see a 92 percent eclipse of the sun in August. That’s not enough, totality buffs say.