Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Seattle

Seattle Art Fair 2018: robots, puppets and million-dollar paintings part of this year’s extravaganza

Nato Thompson likes to play a game. When he, his wife and his mother are in the room of an art museum, they sometimes pretend like the building is on fire. Each of them has to choose an artwork to...

‘The Incendiaries’ is beautiful and infuriating

Book review In her debut novel, “The Incendiaries,” R.O. Kwon writes the most beautiful depiction of broken Solo cups, the unofficial cup of uninspired college parties, I’ve ever read. When her two protagonists, Will Kendall and Phoebe Lin, meet at...

Seattle-area music-and-nightlife events July 27-Aug. 2: Willie Nelson & Family, Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints, and more

Seattle is a music city. On any given night, there are dozens of events worth attending. To that end, it can be a daunting task to find the show that’s worth the trek. This weekly guide can help you...

A revealing look at director Stanley Kubrick, through eyes of ‘Filmworker’

Movie review  As a young British actor, Leon Vitali had racked up substantial credits before director Stanley Kubrick cast him in the 1975 film “Barry Lyndon.” In this 18th-century period piece, Vitali made a vivid impression as Lord Bullingdon, a...

‘Word painting’ artist Wayne White brings 14-foot-tall puppets to the Seattle Art Fair

Isn’t it high time the Boren sisters get their due? If not for them, the 24-member Denny Party never would have landed their schooner on the shores of Alki Beach in 1851 to make a claim on Seattle. Instead, the...

From a dance hall to furniture store: The storied history of Seattle’s Showbox music venue

On July 24, 1939, The Show Box opened as Seattle’s grandest “dine and dance rendezvous,” where dancing began at noon each day and continued into the night. The storied venue has served many purposes since that time — a dance...

Photo of security guard with ICE card at Seattle light-rail station baffles Sound Transit, immigration agency

The Trump administration’s immigration policies have fueled rumors in recent weeks that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been seen at Sound Transit stations, prompting Seattle officials to assure social media that the reports were false. A photograph taken...

After unfavorable audit, feds pare back Bechtel’s spending authority at Hanford

The federal government is reigning in the power of Bechtel National Industries to spend taxpayer dollars at the Hanford site in Eastern Washington by requiring many subcontracts to first get reviewed by Energy Department officials. The restrictions follow a nationwide...

Einstein’s theory of relativity passes yet another test

NEW YORK (AP) — More than a century after Albert Einstein proposed it, his theory of general relativity has passed another test. With giant telescopes pointed at the center of our galaxy, a team of European researchers observed a fast-moving...

Interim Chief Carmen Best vows to continue Seattle reforms, fight crime during 1st confirmation hearing

Interim Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best sailed through her first confirmation hearing Wednesday on her nomination for the permanent post, just over a week after Mayor Jenny Durkan chose her to lead the department as it works to foster...
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