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'Barbie' beats 'Oppenheimer' at the box office with a record $155 million debut

Combined, the two films brought in the biggest revenue since the start of the pandemic, besting out the usual superhero franchises Hollywood has come to depend on.
- Emily Olson
Where's the song of the summer hiding?

Soundside rounded up a couple local music experts to weigh in on where the song of the summer is hiding, and offer some suggestions on what to add to your summer playlist.
- Libby Denkmann
Critic's corner: Blur's 'The Ballad of Darren'

British band Blur, lead by singer-songwriter Damon Albarn, has a new album. It's called The Ballad of Darren.
- Matthew Perpetua
How to find quality pieces while thrifting

NPR's Life Kit asks a group of die-hard thrifters to share some tips on ways you can make your thrift shopping trips more successful.
- Mia Venkat
Mike's adventures in art: The Bite, Cap Hill Block Party, Seattle Storm

If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.
- Mike Davis
The artists shaking up the industry at the Latin Alternative Music Conference

The Latin Alternative Music Conference just wrapped its 24th edition. Colombian hip-hop duo Dawer x Damper and Argentinian rock band Usted Señalemelo received this year's Discovery Awards.
- Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
A stolen Christopher Columbus letter found in Delaware returns to Italy decades later

A rare copy of a letter from Columbus to Spain's royals detailing his voyage vanished from a Venice museum in the 1980s. U.S. authorities have repatriated it to Rome after a yearslong investigation.
- Rachel Treisman
Taylor Swift's Seattle takeover is underway. Downtown businesses say they're ... 'Ready For It'

Tens of thousands of Taylor Swift fans are getting ready to shake it off with her at Lumen Field this weekend. While many businesses in the Pioneer Square area are hoping to fill any blank spaces on their ledgers.
- Natalie Akane Newcomb
Casual Friday with Jodi-Ann Burey and Andrew Walsh

This week… Taylor Swift is coming to town, marking yet another busy weekend in the Seattle area. The Stranger released its top 15 restaurants in Seattle, centered around affordable eats. And the Mariners started, and quickly stopped, selling Toronto Blue Jays merch. Author Jodi-Ann Burey and Too Beautiful To Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh are here to break down the week.
- Vaughan Jones
What to know about the 'Barbenheimer' double feature frenzy

After months of inescapable marketing, viral memes and crossover merch, two of the year's most anticipated movies hit theaters on Friday. Here's why so many people want to see both — and how to prep.
- Rachel Treisman

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