April 2021
A Rare Citywide Exhibition Celebrates Michael Spafford
The polarizing painter's work is on display all around Seattle through May 26
This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Even more interesting—and more fun—than the substantial list of awards on painter Michael Spafford’s résumé (from a Rome Prize to a Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award) are the controversies in his bio. A professor at the University of Washington School of Art (from 1963…
Tall Order for Seattle Companies: Racial Discrimination at Starbucks, Amazon Gets Stink-Eye From Trump
The two Seattle-based companies are in the headlines for many of the wrong reasons
Knute Berger is a columnist for Seattle magazine. Read more from him here. A corporate image is never done. Ask Starbucks, the widely accepted Third Place in American life. The incident in Philadelphia where two black men were arrested and handcuffed in a matter of minutes for waiting to meet someone was shocking to many….
The 580,000-Pound Marine Debris Problem in the San Juans
The effort, led by the Samish tribe, is generating interest and winning awards on its way to cleaning up the San Juan archipelago
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. 580,090. That’s the number of pounds of marine debris, beach litter and chemically treated wood (creosote) removed over the past four years from Samish traditional territory in the San Juan archipelago in a joint project between the Samish Indian Nation Department of Natural…
Sneak Peek at MoPOP’s New Marvel Exhibit, Opening April 21
Transport yourself into the Marvel Universe at MoPOP
One of the most anticipated MoPOP exhibits is finally opening its doors to comic and pop culture fans. Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes opens to the public this weekend with a two-floor, 10,000 square foot exhibit, the largest to date at MoPOP. The exhibit uniquely tells the story of Marvel, from the very first comic…
In the Closet with Cuniform
Cuniform’s personal styling duo, Colton Winger and Christine Tran, make spring cleaning your closet a breeze with their signature wardrobe audit. A first-person account of how it’s all done
In the year plus since Cuniform first came on the scene, Seattle-based Colton Winger and Christine Tran (former sales associates at the uber chic Capitol Hill boutique Totokaelo) have grown their personal styling agency to a national clientele that takes the two from New York to Austin, San Francisco and beyond. But despite travel to…
Must List: Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, Duwamish Alive
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MUST NERD OUTMarvel: Universe of Super Heroes(4/21–1/6/2019) Billed as the largest exhibit ever staged at MoPop, Universe of Super Heroes is here to save the day, with more than 300 pieces of memorabilia, including iconic costumes, props and artwork from the adventures of Doctor Strange, Captain America, Black Panther, Spider-Man and others. Don’t be surprised…
Fighting Native American Homelessness, One Bracelet at a Time
This project from Chief Seattle Club is creating jewelry for a cause
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. These “Home” Bracelets ($35), handcrafted by 19 apprentice artists, incorporate a traditional Native American basket design and are stamped with the Lushootseed word for “home.” They’re a project of the Chief Seattle Club and its Native Works retail outlet (Fridays and Saturdays; Pike…
