Month: April 2018

Ellen Forney Wants to Help You Help Yourself

The moment Ellen Forney got her hands on her newest novel, hot off the press, at Fantagraphics.

On an afternoon in early April, the sun is emerging from Seattle’s perma-winter gloom and I’m meeting Ellen Forney, the artist and writer whose acclaimed 2012 graphic novel Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me tackled her bipolar disorder and the oft-fuzzy intersection of creativity and mental health. If you haven’t encountered her book before, you’ve… Continue reading Ellen Forney Wants to Help You Help Yourself

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Stage Magic and Stravinsky

"Persephone," photo by Brandon Patoc

Seattle Symphony’s elaborate production includes piano, puppets, percussion, scenery, dancers, you name it.

The Soul Mother of Tacoma Is Now Open

Deep Sea Diver headlined the grand opening of Alma Mater on Friday, April 20. Photo by Jake Hanson

In its size, scope and execution, Alma Mater is unprecedented in the Pacific Northwest—and perhaps the entire West Coast.

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Jono Vaughan’s ‘Project 42’ Honors Trans Lives at SAM

Installation view of 'Project 42: Jono Vaughan' at the Seattle Art Museum. © Seattle Art Museum. Photo by Natali Wiseman

“The project is about raising awareness about what’s happening: Last year was the most dangerous year on record for trans people, and specifically for womxn of color,” Vaughan says.

Tyler Dopps Picks Up the Beat

Inside Macklemore’s Capitol Hill home, Tyler Dopps ponders the platinum record for “Glorious,” the lead single from Gemini that he co-wrote. Photo by Macklemore

How a young studio assistant became a platinum-record producer.

Disconnecting from Social Media

“About a year ago I was standing on Pike Street looking at Facebook when I read a comment that was so asinine I impulsively lobbed my iPhone into a passing dump truck.”