Arts & Culture
Venus Turns Retrograde
Get ready for 40 days of frustration and deep therapy.
Music
The Best Local Records We Heard This February
Pegadeth, Bujemane, Dude York, and Crater helped us shred through the snow days.
Music
Minus the Bear Returns From the Void
With their new album, the Seattle mainstays don’t change the formula, but build on their history.
Arts & Culture
Seattle Opera’s Stark American Tragedy
A Czech opera is transported from Russia to Cascadia, making its villain even more chilling.
Arts & Culture
An Unconventional Comics Convention
All the free Emerald City Comicon events not happening at Emerald City Comicon.
Film
‘Logan’—Which Should Be a Snooze-Fest Wolverine Tale—Is Actually One of Marvel’s Best
With surprisingly solid storytelling and unexpected plot points, the X-Men outing excels.
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A First Shot in the White House’s Possible War On Weed
As the Trump administration indicates increased enforcement of federal law, an industry shudders and local politicians prepare for…
Arts & Culture
What Foucault Can Teach Us About the Schismatic Growth of Comicon Culture
As Emerald City Comicon approaches, we marvel with Michel at its exponential growth.
Music
‘Radio Concuss’ Brings Peel Session-Style Live Music to Seattle
Rob Castro’s new YouTube channel wants to showcase local artists in their natural element.
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The Rise of Syrah in Washington State
Long lumped in with other reds, the varietal is now coming into its own.
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How to Start a Bargument
Nothing to talk about while enjoying a beer after a long day? Here are some suggestions.
Music
Upstream Announces First Round of Artist Lineup (and Hey, It’s Pretty Good!)
Headliners Flying Lotus, AlunaGeorge and Shabazz Palaces are joined by a huge, diverse cast of locals.
Film
This Powerful Series Seeks to Showcase Seattle’s Diversity
The Uncode will “create a space where black people can see one another.”
Arts & Culture
The 5th Avenue’s “Pajama Game” Is Steaming Hot
How did they get away with this in 1954?
Arts & Culture
Poets Respond to Hip-Hop in Minor Arcana Press’ New Anthology ‘It Was Written’
Suitably, the book’s launch party on Friday at Fred Wildlife Refuge features live hip-hop.
Arts & Culture
The Top 15 Things to Do This Week
See local R&B up-and-comer Zahara, hear George Saunders talk “Lincoln in the Bardo” and more.
Arts & Culture
Maged Zaher’s New Book Is a Biography of Sex, Software, and Worldwide Revolution
The new 15-year-spanning poetry collection reveals the author’s particular personal evolution.
Film
Beneath the Love-Story Gauze of ‘A United Kingdom’ Is a Dense African History Lesson
When the heir to the Bechuanaland throne marries an Englishwoman, romantic geopolitical chess follows.