Michael Upchurch
The Seattle Times
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Emily St. John Mandel crafts another ingenious puzzle in ‘The Glass Hotel’
National Book Award finalist Emily St. John Mandel returns with "The Glass Hotel," a brilliant new novel that, unlike her lauded debut, is thankfully not about a virus. → Read More
‘The Resisters’ is the rabble-rousing tale of a dystopian America with an ominous edge
In AutoAmerica, the dystopian United States of the not-so-distant future of Gish Jen's "The Resisters," one girl's pitching ability gives her the chance to escape a cruel, class-based social system. → Read More
10 things to do in Seattle
Savion Glover’s fancy footwork, artful Native American skateboards, a ‘Fiddler’ sing-along and other cultural happenings. → Read More
In a new Seattle exhibit, dance photography that dazzles
The Seattle years and New York triumphs of photographer Soichi Sunami. → Read More
7 things to do in Seattle
Holiday burlesque shows, choral concerts and a new Spectrum Dance Theater ‘Occurrence.’ → Read More
7 things to do in Seattle
An “Ethio-jazz” concert, John Waters’ return, a ‘Very Die Hard Christmas’ and more cultural happenings. → Read More
6 things to do in Seattle
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights, Bob Woodward’s ‘Fear,’ new National Park posters and more cultural outings. → Read More
6 things to do in Seattle
David Sedaris returns, Beethoven comes alive, a feminist take on Renaissance paintings and more cultural happenings around town. → Read More
9 things to do in Seattle
Mourad Merzouki makes dance digital, Donald Byrd stages an Occurrence, BAM goes Glasstastic and more cultural events to explore. → Read More
Is the greenest building one that’s already built? A UW professor investigates
In “Building Reuse: Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design,” Kathryn Rogers Merlino, director of the University of Washington's Center for Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in the College of Built Environments, challenges preconceived ideas of what green construction really means. → Read More
8 things to do in Seattle
Author Susan Orlean, an all-premieres rep at PNB, a play about Cassius Clay and more cultural activities. → Read More
9 things to do in Seattle
Ampersand Live, St. Lawrence String Quartet and a “haunted house horror-comedy” film. → Read More
Looking on the ‘Bright Side,’ Eric Idle chronicles the inspired insanity of Monty Python
If you consider “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” a cultural touchstone, Eric Idle's new memoir will be indispensable. → Read More
6 things to do in Seattle
A festival of solo dances, Bachtoberfest and an "eye-bending" art gallery show. → Read More
8 things to do in Seattle
A conversation about the reality of fake news, Seattle Symphony and Jose Antonio Vargas. → Read More
8 things to do in Seattle
Performance artist Rachel Mars, Intiman's production of "Native Gardens" and Seattle Symphony's opening night are on the list. → Read More
6 things to do in Seattle
From the chance to see musical headliners such as the Fleet Foxes, Lil Wayne and Sza, to one the best films of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival. → Read More
8 things to do in Seattle
SAM Remix, Karen Piper and The Esoterics. → Read More
6 things to do in Seattle
The Seattle Tattoo Expo, Summer Dreams and the Sound & Vision Film Festival. → Read More
8 things to do in Seattle
Spend summer outside at Volunteer Park and Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Festival. → Read More