#artsandlife — Public Fediverse posts

Shelby Van Pelt is the author of the hit novel "Remarkably Bright Creatures" about a giant Pacific octopus who develops a relationship with the cleaning lady at the aquarium where he lives in solitude. Now, the sentimental cephalopod is hitting Netflix, which released a film adaptation to streamers on Friday.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/shelby-van-pelt-remarkably-bright-creatures-netflix-movie
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #Books #Books #Arts #Literature #Animals

"Mortal Kombat II" is made for fans, but don't expect anything new.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/mortal-kombat-ii-review-2026
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #Arts

Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/brash-cnn-founder-ted-turner-dies
#KUOW #News #Television #ArtsAndLife #Business

So much of the “American dream” hinges on homeownership, but buying a home isn’t always a guarantee of stability or fulfillment.
Seattle author Kim Fu's latest novel reflects on the precarious nature of betting everything on another person’s idea of what a good life looks like.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kim-fu-the-valley-of-vengeful-ghosts-housing-real-estate-nightmare-novel
#KUOW #News #Arts #RealEstate #Housing #ArtsAndLife #Literature #Seattle #Books #Books

Krista Catwood wanted a fun way to exercise, so she started a mall-walking group whose unofficial costume was 1980s garb. The festive, all-ages event has exploded in popularity over the past year.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-flashy-group-of-portland-mall-walkers-puts-neon-pep-into-their-step
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #National #Health

The KUOW Book Club is concluding our series of live author talks in partnership with the Seattle Public Library with the great Seattle author Sonora Jha.
We'll be reading her latest novel, "Intemperance."
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-seattle-public-library-live-series-sonora-jha-intemperance
#KUOW #News #Seattle #Literature #Arts #ArtsAndLife #Books #Books

The KUOW Book Club read "The Sea Gives Up the Dead" by Molly Olguín in April. Olguín joined KUOW's Katie Campbell live at Seattle Central Library last week to talk about folklore, fairytales, and the power of queering classic stories.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-seattle-public-library-molly-olguin-the-sea-gives-up-the-dead-queering-classics
#KUOW #News #Lgbtq #Arts #Literature #Books #ArtsAndLife #Books #Seattle

From now until Saturday, May 2, it’s Seattle Restaurant Week. Well, OK, it's two weeks. It’s time to put on some pants, hard or soft, and try something new.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-restaurant-week-do-the-math-get-a-baby-sitter
#KUOW #News #Food #ArtsAndLife #Food #Seattle #Culture

The sports power couple announced Friday that they are ending their 10-year relationship and phasing out their popular podcast, “A Touch More.” They dropped the news together on the podcast.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-sports-power-couple-sue-bird-and-megan-rapinoe-announce-split
#KUOW #News #Soccer #Seattle #SeattleStorm #ArtsAndLife #Basketball #Sports

Author Stephen Graham Jones has summoned fear in the form of everything from an alien caterpillar to zombie wrestlers. He's used a few, let's say, more tradition scares in between, too, like werewolves and supernatural killing machines.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/stephen-graham-jones-the-buffalo-hunter-hunter-scary-stories-to-keep-us-alive
#KUOW #News #Literature #Arts #ArtsAndLife #Books #Books

Sumo wrestling has a long history in Seattle, dating back to the first generation of Japanese American immigrants to the area. After Japanese incarceration, Seattle's sumo community didn't recover. Eighty-plus years later, Rain City Sumo has changed that.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/sumo-almost-faded-away-in-seattle-these-wrestlers-changed-that
#KUOW #News #Life #JapaneseInternment #ArtsAndLife #ArtsAndLife #Sports #Seattle

Terry Tempest Williams' new book, "The Glorians: Visitation from the Holy Ordinary," tries to make sense of the obscure meaning of moments in her life, from the personal to the universal.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/finding-the-holy-ordinary-with-environmental-author-terry-tempest-williams-the-glorians
#KUOW #News #Life #Books #Literature #Environment #ArtsAndLife #Nature #Arts #Books

After decades of hosting all-ages concerts and after school programs in Redmond, the Old Fire House Teen Center is slated to be demolished — but not before Fire House alumni come together for one last show.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/one-last-concert-for-redmond-s-old-fire-house-before-it-all-comes-down
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #Music

The KUOW Book Club is continuing our series of live author talks in partnership with the Seattle Public Library with writer and educator Molly Olguín.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-seattle-public-library-live-series-molly-olguin-the-sea-gives-up-the-dead
#KUOW #News #Arts #Books #Books #Literature #ArtsAndLife

The KUOW Book Club read "Thunder Song" by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe in March. LaPointe joined KUOW's Katie Campbell live at Seattle Central Library last week to talk about being a Coast Salish punk and following in the footsteps of her iconic great-grandmother, Vi taqʷšəblu Hilbert.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-seattle-public-library-sasha-lapointe-thunder-song-reservation-riot-grrrl
#KUOW #News #NativeAmericans #Books #Books #Seattle #Literature #ArtsAndLife #Arts

The ongoing Iran War is affecting consumers at the gas pump. But for farmers, it’s not just the price of fuel, but fertilizer, too. And that could affect what we all pay at the grocery store.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-farmers-feel-the-pain-of-iran-war
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #Food

For nearly as long as movies have been made, books have served as inspiration — for better or worse.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/project-hail-mary-books-vs-movies-andy-weir-novel-phil-lord-chris-miller-film
#KUOW #News #Books #Books #ArtsAndLife #Culture #Arts

Wool weaving nearly went the way of the woolly dog, a breed that once thrived in the Coast Salish communities but went extinct in the wake of colonialism. Today, an exhibition at Seattle’s Burke Museum showcases both ancestral and contemporary works, thanks in part to a local instructor who is helping its revival and teaching the next generation of weavers.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/coast-salish-wool-weaving-once-nearly-lost-enjoys-a-renaissance
#KUOW #News #Culture #NativeAmericans #ArtsAndLife #Arts #ArtsAndLife

"Star Trek," a fan frontier, with voyages spanning multiple series. Its 60-year mission has explored humanity's potential and a hopeful future. But with the newest string of shows, has "Star Trek" boldly gone off the rails?
Even if it has, the ideals that hold up "Star Trek" require longtime fans to make room for the newest series.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/did-star-trek-jump-the-shark-or-has-something-else-happened
#KUOW #News #Arts #ArtsAndLife #ArtsAndLife

Sci-fi fare about space travel and aliens isn't always embraced by wide audiences, but with "Project Hail Mary," moviegoers will be more than satisfied and plenty happy they made the trip to the theater.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/project-hail-mary-movie-review
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #Arts

Arguably the most magical time of the year in Western Washington is almost here: cherry blossom season.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/when-will-university-of-washington-cherry-blossoms-bloom-in-2026
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife

Hundreds of para athletes are competing in Italy through March 15. Many Americans are defending past titles, with the U.S. sled hockey team hoping to fend off rival Canada for its fifth straight gold.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/your-winter-paralympics-primer-what-who-and-how-to-watch
#KUOW #News #National #Sports #ArtsAndLife

You know the phrase: Don't judge a book by its cover. I could not disagree more.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/pacific-northwest-book-cover-designer-elisha-zepeda-judging-books-by-their-covers
#KUOW #News #Books #ArtsAndLife #Books #Arts #Literature

The KUOW Book Club is continuing our series of live author talks in partnership with the Seattle Public Library with writer and artist Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe.
We'll be reading her celebrated essay collection "Thunder Song."
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-seattle-public-library-live-series-sasha-lapointe-thunder-song
#KUOW #News #Books #ArtsAndLife #Seattle #Books #Literature #Arts

Seattle visual artist Barbara Earl Thomas discusses her work, and her mentor Jacob Lawrence, with writer Leilani Lewis.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/making-sure-jacob-s-star-stays-high-a-conversation-between-seattle-artist-barbara-earl-thomas-and-writer-leilani-lewis
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #ArtsAndLife #Arts #Seattle

Cheryl Stumbo, a survivor of the 2006 shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and gun violence prevention advocate, has died. She was 63.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/cheryl-stumbo-jewish-federation-of-greater-seattle-shooting-survivor-passes-at-63
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #Obituary #Seattle

Reading Thomas Mallon's 2007 novel, "Fellow Travelers," I couldn't help but think it was always destined to become an opera.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/thomas-mallon-s-fellow-travelers-is-a-must-for-readers-and-seattle-opera-fans-alike
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #Books #Lgbtq #Books #Seattle #Arts #Literature

Colder weather roared back into Western Washington this week, after a recent false spring had some people out in short sleeves. How do you manage a garden or other landscaping through this unpredictable late winter weather? For answers, KUOW’s Paige Browning reached out to master gardener Ciscoe Morris.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/from-oh-la-la-to-oh-no-ciscoe-talks-spring-gardening-in-the-pnw
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife #Environment

The iconic martial artist, actor, and former Seattle resident Bruce Lee broke barriers as an Asian leading man on the big screen. Now, the United States Postal Service is commemorating Lee with an honor that's small in size, but tremendous in significance: a Forever stamp.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/late-seattleite-bruce-lee-is-forever-stamped-in-film-history-and-soon-on-your-mail
#KUOW #News #ArtsAndLife

For kids across Washington state who are struggling readers, a type of book club for families is showing promising results. But state and federal budget cuts have shrunk the program by 85%. Supporters hope for a turnaround this year.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/family-reading-program-for-struggling-students-in-washington-battered-by-state-federal-funding-cuts
#KUOW #News #Government #ArtsAndLife

A north Seattle institution is closing its doors for now. The 94-year-old owner of the Shanty Tavern in Lake City is retiring after more than six decades behind the bar. His family — plus longtime regulars — raised their glasses recently for the Shanty’s last call.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/at-age-94-seattle-s-oldest-bartender-announces-last-call
#KUOW #News #History #Seattle #Business #ArtsAndLife #Business #NorthSeattle

France is known for its fine cuisine. A new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum explores how that came to be.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/exploring-france-s-food-identity
#KUOW #News #Seattle #ArtsAndLife #ArtsAndLife #Food #SeattleArtMuseum