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    The women that run SIFF: Beth Barrett and Sarah Wilke. Photo by Amy Kowalenko/SIFF
    Women Filmmakers Make Big Moves at Seattle International...
    By Mark Baumgarten • May 16, 2018 1:30 am

    As calls for accountability and inclusions roil Hollywood, SIFF’s power duo leads the nation’s largest film festival into a fairer future.

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    Photo by Keith Allison/Wikimedia
    The Passion of Ichiro Suzuki
    By Mark Baumgarten • March 7, 2018 2:00 pm

    Three passages from ESPN’s article on the 44-year-old Mariner capture the sacrifice at the heart of his greatness.

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    ‘Seattleland’ host Sara Bernard stitches together the city’s stories. Photo by Mark Baumgarten
    Welcome to ‘Seattleland’
    By Mark Baumgarten • January 31, 2018 1:30 am

    Producer and host Sara Bernard tells us all about our new podcast.

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    No, that is not an alternative weekly on your doorstep.
    The Next Chapter for Seattle Weekly
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 25, 2017 1:30 am

    We’ve changed. Here is why, and what you can expect from us.

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    Chris Cornell in 2007. Photo by Max Vadukul/Interscope
    Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Dead at the Age of...
    By Mark Baumgarten • May 18, 2017 6:30 am

    The singer was found unresponsive in a hotel room following a Wednesday night concert.

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    We feel you, Mike Zunino. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio
    Was That the Worst Mariners Game Ever?
    By Mark Baumgarten • April 26, 2017 8:30 am

    After getting pounded by the Tigers, the Mariners are without their best hitter and King Felix is in limbo.

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    The Daily Weekly: New Youth Jail Numbers, Reichert’s Big Bluff, and the Cost of Health Care
    The Daily Weekly: New Youth Jail Numbers, Reichert’s...
    By Mark Baumgarten • March 14, 2017 9:00 am

    You just can’t make this stuff up.

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    Photo by Brady Harvey
    Watch the Transcendent Performance That Won Jason McCue...
    By Mark Baumgarten • March 13, 2017 5:00 pm

    Armed with only an acoustic guitar, the 20-year-old Seattleite was full of surprises.

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    The Daily Weekly: A Big Ship Goes Out, a Waterfront Battle Cools, and a Film Fight in Olympia
    The Daily Weekly: A Big Ship Goes Out,...
    By Mark Baumgarten • March 13, 2017 9:00 am

    Complete with ‘Frogger’ reference.

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    The Daily Weekly: The Arts Tax, Washington Preps for Trumpcare, and a ‘Kid’napping
    The Daily Weekly: The Arts Tax, Washington Preps...
    By Mark Baumgarten • March 10, 2017 7:00 am

    Get it?

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    The Daily Weekly: Hawaii Sues Trump, Reichert Votes Against ACA, and What Levy Cliff?
    The Daily Weekly: Hawaii Sues Trump, Reichert Votes...
    By Mark Baumgarten • March 9, 2017 9:00 am

    Plus the latest on other important bills wending their way through Olympia.

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    Drag performer Amora Dior Black, from one of Uncode’s most popular stories.
    This Powerful Series Seeks to Showcase Seattle’s Diversity
    By Mark Baumgarten • February 22, 2017 1:30 am

    The Uncode will “create a space where black people can see one another.”

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    Isaac Marion’s Zombies Redux
    Isaac Marion’s Zombies Redux
    By Mark Baumgarten • February 8, 2017 1:30 am

    The Seattle author’s hit novel “Warm Bodies” is getting an ambitious sequel.

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    Photo courtesy of Cafe Nordo
    Sara Porkalob Wows In Role She Was Born...
    By Mark Baumgarten • January 20, 2017 12:30 pm

    With Madame Dragon’s 60th Birthday Party, the rising star tells a story of heartbreak and imagination.

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    An Outsider Artist Takes on the Trolls
    An Outsider Artist Takes on the Trolls
    By Mark Baumgarten • January 4, 2017 1:30 am

    How Arrington de Dionyso got wrapped up in a twisted conspiracy theory and how he is fighting back.

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    Photo by Zach Gore
    A Holiday Wish List From Kevin Sur
    By Mark Baumgarten • December 14, 2016 1:30 am

    The Artist Home co-founder wants a city that thinks and sings, and serves up a decent burrito.

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    Trump Isn’t Going to Make Music Great Again
    Trump Isn’t Going to Make Music Great Again
    By Mark Baumgarten • November 30, 2016 1:30 am

    It’s already great.

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    Amy Thone and Todd Jefferson Moore play the elder Nikki and Sam in ‘The Big Meal.’ Photo by Christopher Monsos                                Amy Thone and Todd Jefferson Moore play the elder Nikki and Sam in ‘The Big Meal.’ Photo by Christopher Monsos
    ‘The Big Meal’ and ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Play High...
    By Mark Baumgarten • November 2, 2016 1:30 am

    New Century Theatre Company’s production of Dan LeFranc’s play is a story of the familiar made remarkable. ACT’s take on the French aristocracy is quite the opposite.

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    An Apology and a Promise
    An Apology and a Promise
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 27, 2016 1:00 pm

    In this week’s cover story, we invoked the Trail of Tears. We had no business doing that.

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    Ambitious and Intriguing, The Mechanics of Love Comes Up Empty
    Ambitious and Intriguing, The Mechanics of Love Comes...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 26, 2016 1:30 am

    The result feels like a series of empty snapshots concerned with exposition and not emotion.

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    Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff Answers the $54B Question
    Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff Answers the $54B...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 19, 2016 1:30 am

    “There is no secret plan B sitting in a file drawer here.”

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    5th Avenue’s ‘Man of La Mancha’ Is a Dream
    5th Avenue’s ‘Man of La Mancha’ Is a...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 19, 2016 1:30 am

    For the first production of a new season, the theater gives the classic a makeover.

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    ‘Raisin in the Sun’ Is a Time Capsule That Resonates Powerfully Today
    ‘Raisin in the Sun’ Is a Time Capsule...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 12, 2016 1:30 am

    The Seattle Rep’s production packs a punch of racial politics, but that’s not what makes it great.

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