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Guess what I learned today on Wikipedia? The aphorism "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat itî was written in 1905 by George Santayana, a Spanish-born, American-educated philosopher who was also an influence on the...
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Of Breath and Rain is on view at the Frye Art Museum from Feb. 18–April 15
New media artist Susie J. Lee holds degrees in molecular biophysics and science education, along with a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington. This...
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There’s probably never been a more compelling time to be a writer than now. There are more ways of becoming a writer, and getting published, instantly, than have ever presented themselves in the history of the world.
As a writer, and a...
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The Northwest music community fought to free the West Memphis 3. Now one of them calls Seattle home.
In 1996, Teen Angels bandleader Kelly Canary and Supersuckers manager Danny Bland were holed up in their Ballard home, taking advantage of...
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The right arrangement can change everything.
My first job, at age 16, was as a flower delivery girl for my parents. Roses, carnations and Bird of Paradise blooms were transported to our small Florida town from around the world, shuttled...
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Theo Chocolate walks a fine, sugary line
Fremont-based Theo Chocolate was founded on values of fair trade, organic ingredients and adventurous flavors. Their artisanal sweets feature ingredients like scotch, burnt sugar and Ceylon cinnamon...
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Musée d’Orsay curator Stéphane Guégan talks about the modern unmaking of Paul Gauguin and why the colonial-era painter deserves a break.
I was 14 or 15 when I discovered Paul Gauguin’s painting and sculpture at the Musée du Jeu de Paume....
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Pat Thomas’ new book Listen, Whitey!, excerpted on page 32, traces the currents of pop culture in the 1960s and ’70s, weaving together details about the genesis of “What’s Going On?,” obscure Motown Records subsidiaries and Bob Dylan, to...
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At On the Boards this month, marimba player and singer Erin Jorgensen and producer Steve Fisk assemble an ethereal performance about faith and intimacy. Jorgensen is a member of the performance art group the French Project and Fisk is...
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What to expect in music and nightlife in 2012
Bigger, better, more places to goVeteran club owner Steve Freeborn, who previously owned the OK Hotel and currently has a hand in Hazlewood and the Rendezvous, has lived in Columbia City most of...
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J. Von Stratton designs for Seattle’s glitterati
In the breakfast nook of a vintage Capitol Hill apartment, clothing racks hold dozens of fringed and embellished underthings. In the living room, a white fur couch, a coffee table and armoire...
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12th Avenue presents two ways to sample the city’s best Vietnamese
On a gray Seattle winter day, the line moves fast inside Seattle Deli, the brightly lit Vietnamese take-out on 12th Avenue and Washington Street in Little Saigon. Banh mi...
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Photographer Matika Wilbur talks about the struggle of the modern Native American and her attempt to frame the issue in the exhibit Save the Indian, Kill the Man
I didn’t originally aspire to be a documentary photographer of Native American...
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I sometimes feel like our region suffers from artistic complacency. Like all the comforts of living here have deadened our hunger, like we’re living in a tiny village where everybody already knows everybody and there’s nothing new to...
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Vampire Lezbos’ van caught on fire on their first-ever foray beyond Spokane.
In the early ’80s, a group of young punks living in Spokane moved into a handful of apartments perched on top of the Smith Funeral Home—a partially defunct old...
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Every time an umbrella opens, a parachute deploys, a jellyfish is born, a flower blooms. At once mechanical and magical, the umbrella’s metaphoric potential renders it as capricious as the weather it protects us from.
Umbrellas transform...
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Every morning, Katrina Hess rides her bike to work, but she doesn’t do it wearing Gore-Tex. For her 20-minute commute from her apartment in SoDo to her office in Pioneer Square, the 34-year-old designer wants to look good, on her bike and...
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This year at City Arts was full of inspiring stories: Mike Daisey, Shabazz Palaces, the community surrounding Doe Bay Fest, the kids from School of Rock. It was also full of firsts— like a star-studded interview issue and a food issue...
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This month, the Frye presents Whidbey Island-raised photographer Isaac Layman in his first solo museum exhibition. A recipient of Seattle Art Museum’s Betty Bowen Award in 2008 and one of the final exhibitors at the visionary Lawrimore...
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Brandon Ivie talks about directing Seattle royalty in Cinderella
This production isn’t set in a specific time period, so we’ve done away with the Camelot version of Cinderella where everyone is in triangular hats. But we want to pay homage...
