Based on my gushing review of the latest EP release by Radical Face, it should come as no surprise that I found seeing one of my favorite artists live to be both empowering and overwhelming. It was also surprising; Radical Face is known for his complex compositions and gracefully sad…
Posts tagged as “Morgan Wigmore”
Students and faculty with classes in the Broadway Performance Hall were surprised to learn on the first day of Winter Quarter that the only elevator in that building was shut down for maintenance. Disability Services were made aware the same day, and so far a solution for accommodating students and…
The November air was crisp and sharp, qualities which emboldened the contrast to the welcome inside. Unassuming doors opened to the broad expanse of the BE1110 event hall. At five minutes until 6 P.M., people were lining the walls of the annual Trans Day of Remembrance, hastily setting up elaborate…
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was first observed in 1999; organized by Gwendolyn Ann Smith to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester. This event has evolved from a web-based project to an international day of action. This event, which commemorates and memorializes the transgender individuals who have died as a…
On October 17th, Seattle Arts and Lectures hosted Richard Kenney in the Broadway Performance Hall. Kenney is a notable poet and University of Washington Professor of English. For the SAL event, he read from his recently published fifth book of poetry Terminator. This is Kenney’s first book in over a…
I was raised by film nerds. High school English teaching, music playing, hippie film nerds. So when, at the age of eight, I thought I was being rebellious by saying I wanted to watch horror movies, my mother devised an age-appropriate viewing schedule. I was shown King Kong, silent films,…
4.7 STARS OUT OF 5 (Want to know exactly what our star ratings mean? Check out our explanations here.) (Warning: some links lead to NSFW images) Amanda Palmer, as part of the “There Will Be No Intermission” tour, held court at the Paramount in Seattle on June 7th, 2019. I…
Over the past several months, multiple states have been quietly drafting bills and rewriting laws, several of which have only become public knowledge in the past few weeks. There is so much information coming in at once, with cases that will likely culminate at the United States Supreme Court. These…
2 STARS OUT OF 5 (Want to know exactly what our star ratings mean? Check out our explanations here.) Lunatics is a 10-episode series that was released on Netflix on April 19th, created by and starring Australian actor and comedian Chris Lilley. While it has its moments, overall it’s not…
On May 14th, Elliott Bay Books, in connection with the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Council, hosted a safety meeting regarding recent spikes in crime in the neighborhood. Egan Orion, executive director of the Capitol Hill Council, helped organize the meeting with local business owners, law enforcement, and city of Seattle planners.…
