Landscape Architects Unveil Plans To Save The National Mall's Tidal Basin With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily. Elizabeth Blair
‘Life goes on.’ How my abuelita challenged gender roles in Mexico Not everyone’s great-grandma sold moonshine and slept with a gun under her pillow. But my great-grandma did. Here's what she taught my mom and me about gender, growing up and moving on. Luis Hernandez Vargas
Actor Jeff Bridges Tweets That He Has Been Diagnosed With Lymphoma The Oscar-winning Crazy Heart actor — indelibly identified with The Dude Lebowski in The Big Lebowski — writes: "I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good." Bob Mondello
Seattle arts community get some welcome $9 million news Seattle’s beleaguered cultural community got some welcome news this week when the estate of the late art patrons Jane Lang Davis and Richard Lang announced awards totaling $9 million to nine different arts organizations. Marcie Sillman
The 'I Survived' Books Are Perfect Reads For An Anxious Age Lauren Tarshis's I Survived series takes kids through famous historical disasters — and more recent ones like the California wildfires. So they're perfect pandemic books for anxious little readers. Barrie Hardymon
KUOW calls for bold essays on life and resilience Seattle Story Project is seeking brave storytellers. Kristin Leong
Disney Warns Viewers Of Racism In Some Classic Movies With Strengthened Label Disney strengthened language used to denounce racist depictions in some of its classic properties on the company's streaming service. Reese Oxner
Is the pandemic causing us to backslide on our recycling habits? During lockdown, all the online shopping and restaurant takeouts led to a lot more trash. Ruby de Luna
Pacific Northwest Ballet is making dance...with masks, social distancing, and a lot of trepidation for the future Dancing with masks and with shadows, Pacific Northwest Ballet is making an art work in the pandemic Marcie Sillman
Fact Bag Just when you thought the show was over, Fact Bag appears with a new, random question for Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton to puzzle over. What was the first message sent over the internet?