Goya trashes the aristocrats. And Chiyo Ishikawa loves it Summer at the Seattle Art Museum usually means a blockbuster exhibition, designed to encourage visitors from all walks of life. Marcie Sillman
'A challenge for boys to overcome': Peggy Orenstein on girls, sex and consent Jeannie Yandel speaks with writer Peggy Orenstein about her new book, "Girls and Sex: Navigating The Complicated New Landscape." Orenstein talked with... Jeannie Yandel
Songwriter David Bazan's ever changing identity Bill Radke speaks with DJ Marco Collins about Seattle songwriter David Bazan's new album Blanco. Collins says this album is just the latest in Bazan's... Bill Radke
Seattle poet erases borders with poetry Elizabeth Austen talks to Seattle poet Faiza Sultan and poet and translator Lena Khalaf Tuffaha about how Sultan uses her poetry to bridge cultures. Elizabeth Austen
Seattle's first black Seafair queen and others from these forgotten photos A year ago, we published photos from the 1940s and 50s of black people in Seattle just living their lives. Isolde Raftery
She’s a theater legend. But still often the only black person in the room Growing up, Valerie Curtis-Newton knew how it felt to be the only African-American in the room. “There’s a picture of a club in high school. It’s me and... Marcie Sillman
A stellar night draws something out — and us in A recent poetry reading at Folio, The Seattle Athenaeum, featured three renowned Northwest poets: Heather McHugh, Lucia Perillo and Washington poet... John O'Brien
This June, go see art about dogs Bill Radke gets recommendations of what art to see in Seattle this June from Jen Graves, art critic for The Stranger. She recommends seeing Time to Take... Bill Radke
Nancy Pearl recommends a book about great writers and their ends Marcie Sillman talks with "Book Lust" author Nancy Pearl about Katie Roiphe's "The Violet Hour." Jason Pagano
Cherdonna shows there's more than one way to be a woman The woman with the dirty-blonde pixie cut sits before a mirror. Plastic bags with jars of yellow foundation and purple and blue glitters sit in front of... Marcie Sillman
