April 2021

What to Watch Online: BenDeLaCreme, 12 Seconds Max, and More

What to Watch Online: BenDeLaCreme, 12 Seconds Max, and More

As artists find new ways to connect, things are getting weird and wonderful

4/17 and 4/15BenDeLaCreme: Terminally DetainedThis hometown drag hero may have recently relocated, but no matter, I’m a forever fan of her perpetually perky persona, and the seriously clever writing chops she brings to all her shows. Terminally Detained, a new quarantine-centric show (part of Digital Drag Fest 2020), includes both original music, parodies and stories,…

Cooking in Quarantine: Divine Chocolate Sorbet from L'Oursin

Cooking in Quarantine: Divine Chocolate Sorbet from L’Oursin

Chef JJ Proville shares a simple dessert for the end of a long day

JJ Proville gives a thumbs up.

Stories from Seattle: How a Minneapolis-based Writer Got Marooned with a New Boyfriend

Stories from Seattle: How a Minneapolis-based Writer Got Marooned with a New Boyfriend

Stuck (and in Love) In Seattle During COVID-19

Writer Cinnamon Janzer and her dog have seen a side of Seattle few visitors experience.

Stories from Seattle: Coming Home Has Never Felt So Good

Stories from Seattle: Coming Home Has Never Felt So Good

"Our remodeled house is everything we hoped it would be; I just never imagined that our first weeks back would be spent here 24/7"

A study worthy of all these WFH hours.

Cooking in Quarantine: Treat Yourself to Some Boozy Baked Goods

Cooking in Quarantine: Treat Yourself to Some Boozy Baked Goods

Kym Joles of The Fox and Pantry shares a simple spring cookie recipe

Soft lime cookies with gin frosting

Two DIY Face Masks To Make At Home

Two DIY Face Masks To Make At Home

Staying home is still the most effective way to prevent spreading COVID-19, but if you have to step outside, these DIY fabric masks from fashion designer Luly Yang will help you stay safe and stylish

Fashion designer Luly Yang has created two DIY face masks that can be made with household items.

Cooking in Quarantine: A Roman Pasta Recipe from Ethan Stowell's Tavolàta

Cooking in Quarantine: A Roman Pasta Recipe from Ethan Stowell’s Tavolàta

Comfort yourself and the family with pappardelle all'Amatriciana from chef Roger Harper of Tavolàta

You can't go wrong with pancetta, pecorino, and pasta.

Jazz up Your Next Video Call With These Seattle-Themed Backgrounds

Jazz up Your Next Video Call With These Seattle-Themed Backgrounds

From Husky pride to colorful illustrations, hide your laundry pile in style

Fun backgrounds make it easy to hide your messy nest during video calls

All Signs Point to #WeGotThisSeattle

All Signs Point to #WeGotThisSeattle

From Belltown to Ballard and beyond, these murals by local artists are bringing beauty to businesses' boarded-up windows

Leave it to a bunch of artists to turn tragedy into joy. Due to the Stay Home, Stay Healthy ordinance, restaurants and small businesses have shuttered all over town, many boarding up the windows until they’re able to get back to serving customers. But those pieces of plywood are the perfect canvases for some inspirational…

Break a Sweat: Upper and Lower Body Workouts from Personal Trainer Easton Johnson

Break a Sweat: Upper and Lower Body Workouts from Personal Trainer Easton Johnson

This shelter-in-place-approved workout routine can be completed in 30 minutes or less, no bulky gym equipment required

These workouts from personal trainer Easton Johnson don't require any equipment.

Seattle’s Hairstylists Give Advice for Your Quarantine Hair Care Routine

Seattle’s Hairstylists Give Advice for Your Quarantine Hair Care Routine

TL;DR: Please, don’t touch it

It was week three of quarantine—or was it week four? who can tell anymore?—when I texted one of my hairdresser friends: “I’m so bored, I’m, like, tempted to do bad things to my hair.” I added ominously: “I have bleach!” I was feeling pretty confident; after all, I had just made bread for the first…

Stories from Seattle: A Grocery Store Clerk on What It's Like to Work During COVID-19

Stories from Seattle: A Grocery Store Clerk on What It’s Like to Work During COVID-19

"I never imagined that I would be 'essential' for anything."

Rachel Reeves is a cashier and a clerk at a local grocery store