I spend a lot of time thinking about collective liberation, as I imagine many of us do as community advocates, organizers, and leaders here in Seattle. We talk about collective and Trans liberation all the time. It’s in our mission statements. It’s in our...
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Since 2003, US leadership has been the defining force in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. At the height of the crisis, death tolls reached into the millions and healthcare systems collapsed under the weight of overwhelming need. President Festus Mogae of...
Leave it to the studio that made The Purge series to allow director Will Gluck (Easy A, Anyone But You) and writer Travis Braun to craft a romantic comedy about the rise of a fascist political regime in the United States that bans all forms of sexual...
Steven Rowley has built a loyal readership over the years, and Take Me With You is the kind of book that will catch even his most devoted fans off guard — in ways both surprising and rewarding. The setup is instantly compelling: Jesse del Ruth, a college...
Every so often, a film arrives with a story so human and so real that it lingers long after it’s over. Elsinore — landing in select theaters on November 20 — looks to be exactly that kind of film, a true story most people have never heard. Elsinore follows the...
Seattle City Council’s Finance, Native Communities & Tribal Governments Committee (Councilmembers Dan Strauss, Maritza Rivera, Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Rob Saka) voted on Aug. 4 to approve a proposed budget amendment that would set aside $300,000 for...
The Tom Holland run as Peter Parker/Spider-Man has been a series of “bit better than okay,” in my opinion. Though I’d listen to arguments regarding 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, the only entry in this iteration of the character I can rewatch without getting...
I walked into an advance screening of Tony knowing next to nothing. No trailers had crossed my feed. No articles had tipped me off. I sat down with zero expectations — and I walked out shaken in the best possible way. When the credits rolled, the packed house...
Many people are excited to finally see the world premiere of Freak the Mighty, a musical coproduction between the Seattle Rep and the Cleveland Play House. Maxwell Kane, a shy boy with learning disabilities, and Kevin “Freak” Avery, who has physical...
Forty years after Little Shop of Horrors first charmed audiences with its irresistible blend of comedy, horror, romance, and unforgettable music, Ellen Greene still speaks about Audrey with the same warmth and affection that made the character an icon. As the...