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The journey of Jafar

October 13, 2017

I sat down with actor Jonathan Weir to discuss his most recent role, Jafar in the national tour of Disney's "Aladdin," when the production visited Seattle.

Millennia in the making

June 20, 2017

For more than 2,000 years, they stood at attention below the earth, protectors of the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang. Thousands of life-sized clay soldiers, horses, chariots, and more, meant to shield the first ruler of a unified China from evil spirits in the afterlife.

Works by Hockney, Kandinsky, Johns highlight new ‘Color and Pattern’ show at Pivot

April 18, 2017

The way curator Greg Bell explained it, there is no given narrative for the newest exhibition at Pivot Art + Culture in South Lake Union.

'You’re giving back at every moment that you have your uniform on'

February 15, 2017

Anthony “Buckets” Blakes has carved out a professional basketball career of his own, and for the last 15 years, he’s entertained audiences around the world as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.

From Caldecott to Queen Anne

January 31, 2017

Javaka Steptoe was in the shower of a Seattle hotel room on Monday morning when he got the call. 

The Brookyln-based author and illustrator was aware that his latest book, “Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artists Jean-Michel Basquiat,” was in contention for the Caldecott Medal, but that it also faced stiff competition. 

From the screen to the classroom

September 06, 2016

For just over a decade, primetime TV viewers knew exactly where to find Amanda Bearse.

“[She’d] come in and be humiliated for a few minutes and leave or come in and humiliate Al and leave,” she said. “Either one.”

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