Arts & Culture

Questions Answered

Eli Sanders Goes Inside the Mind of a Killer

His new book, While the City Slept, sheds light on the harrowing story of a 2009 murder.

01/25/2016 By Jessica Voelker

Urbanism

The City Canon: Car Crashes, Car Parts, and Car People

Finding pro-city politics in awesome movies, music, and books.

01/22/2016 By Tom Fucoloro

Never Tell Us the Odds

Handicapping 2016's Seattle Grammy Nominees

Will this be Death Cab for Cutie's year?

01/22/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: January 21–24

Rat City Rollergirls lace up the skates, 'Really Really' shows the dark side of campus life, and Children's Film Festival Seattle delivers family friendly features.

01/21/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Theater Review

Seattle Rep's 'Disgraced' Has a Humanity Problem

None of the characters seem vaguely realistic in this unbearable and forced Pulitzer winning contemplation on American Islam.

01/19/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week January 18–24

Awaken your inner folk fan with Langhorne Slim, mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade with Lindy West, and spend a family weekend with Children's Film Festival Seattle and Math Moves!.

01/18/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: New Tacocat and Kris Orlowski Tunes

Plus, rapid fire impressions and the best music video in ages.

01/18/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Urbanism

The City Canon

Finding urbanist politics in awesome movies, music, and books.

01/15/2016 By Josh Feit

Music

Macklemore Will Release a New Album with Ryan Lewis February 26

It's called 'This Unruly Mess I've Made.'

01/15/2016 By Matthew Halverson

Cinema

Paul Allen's Vulcan Productions Doesn't Want to Conquer Hollywood

But with documentaries like ‘Body Team 12,’ it does want to change the world.

01/14/2016 By Matthew Halverson

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: January 14–17

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen get chatty, EMP screens Bowie's 'Labyrinth,' and 'Titus Andronicus' makes a bloody mess.

01/14/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Seattle Opera's Aidan Lang

The company's general director discusses the farce of 'The Marraige of Figaro' and fighting against operatic stereotypes.

01/13/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Festival Season

Sasquatch! Festival 2016 Lineup Announced

Headliners include the Cure, Florence and the Machine, Alabama Shakes, Sufjan Stevens, Grimes, A$AP Rocky, and Disclosure.

01/12/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: January 11–17

Get a musical sugar rush from Tangerine, laugh at Andy Kindler's loathing, and heat things up with Marilyn Monroe.

01/11/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Seahawks' Miracle in Minnesota

And a fond farewell to David Bowie.

01/11/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: January 7–10

'Disgraced' explores Islamic fears, 'Where the Wild Things Are' delivers family adventure, and the Seahawks start their 2016 playoff run.

01/07/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

The Sporting Life

Ken Griffey Jr. Makes the Baseball Hall of Fame with Record Voting Percentage

Edgar Martinez still waits...

01/06/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Art Walk

Where to Go This First Thursday: January 2016

Start 2016 by checking out new work from Ivy Jacobsen, Tim Cross, Matt Sellars, and more.

01/06/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alerts

So Much Comedy: Adam Sandler, Trevor Noah, and David Cross Plan Seattle Dates

It's a choose your own adventure comedy cavalcade this February.

01/06/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Idol Chatter

American Idol’s Most Memorable Seattle Contestants

As the singing competition begins its 15th and final season in January, we look back.

01/05/2016 By Matthew Halverson