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  Summer book club continues with an imaginative collection of speculative fiction

  The KUOW Book Club and Seattle Public Library are continuing our summer reading series this month with "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century" by Kim Fu.

  • Katie Campbell
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  The revolution is written in the latest book from Ijeoma Oluo, bestselling author of 'So You Want to Talk About Race'

  This month, the KUOW Book Club read Ijeoma Oluo's "Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World — and How You Can, Too." Oluo joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle Central Library, the first in a three-part summer series in partnership with Seattle Public Library. The full audio and video from the event are available below.

  • Katie Campbell
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  For these Northwest artists, this Juneteenth takes on a deeper 'urgency'

  Thursday is Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Across the Northwest, local artists are using their craft to celebrate the history and stories of African Americans.

  • Noel Gasca
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  Mesmerized by glass? Tips to exploring Seattle's world-class glass art scene

  “Glass is mesmerizing,” says artist and KUOW project manager Hilary Lee. “It’s just kind of all around us, but then in a contemporary art form, it's really fun, and you can do lots of things with it.” Thankfully, Western Washington is a world-class region for glass arts — from glassblowing to kiln casting to neon.

  • Jeannie Yandel
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  Beacon Hill artist chosen to design new sculpture for Seattle's Peace Park

  Local artist Saya Moriyasu has been selected to create something that will incorporate the stolen Sadako Sasaki statue's feet.

  • Ruby de Luna
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  This colorful mystery of Ancient Egypt was just solved in Washington state

  Scientists at Washington State University not only discovered how to recreate the color known as "Egyptian Blue," they also found this ancient pigment has potential modern uses that its inventors may not have realized.

  • Natalie Akane Newcomb
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  Seattle's LGBTQ scene circa 2003 comes to life in author Mike Curato's adult debut

  Author Mike Curato's adult debut, "Gaysians," a graphic novel that feels like the natural next step from the semi-autobiographical "Flamer." It's bold and funny and, yes, unabashedly gay.

  • Katie Campbell

• Books: Mike Curato Is A Main Character

  This week we’re hitting the books with author and illustrator Mike Curato to discuss Gaysians, his debut adult graphic novel, about a queer Asian friend group becoming a chosen family in 2003 Seattle.  And we'll hear about why Mike chose Queer/Bar in Seattle for his author event on June 17th instead of a bookstore.

  • Brandi Fullwood
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  This Bellingham theater teaches improv to people with memory loss

  If you've ever taken an improv class, you know they make you do some goofy stuff, like communicate with sounds, not words, and play out all kinds of unique situations. At The Upfront Theatre in Bellingham, an improv class was created especially for students who have early stage memory loss.

  • Kyle Norris
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  With 'Karate Kid: Legends,' this film franchise keeps on kicking

  There’s a lot of pressure for a film like this to live up to the original. What does KUOW’s film reviewer Dyer Oxley think of "Karate Kid: Legends"? In short, expect sequels.

  • Dyer Oxley

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