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  Sugar, we're going down to emo night: Why the genre’s thriving in Seattle and beyond

  Move over disco night. Forget about '80s dance night. Emo night has taken over clubs throughout the Seattle region, and frankly the United States. Fans young and old(ish) pack clubs to dance and scream to a lineup of their favorite emo music. But what even is emo to begin with?

  • Dyer Oxley
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  2 Seattle theater groups form 'strategic alliance' to survive post-Covid

  Hard economic realities prompted Bill Berry, executive director of the 5th Avenue Theatre, to approach a competitor, Seattle Theatre Group, or STG, to explore working together as partners. In late March the two announced an agreement, calling it a “strategic alliance.”

  • Ruby de Luna
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  Got your bookstore passport? Seattle launches 10-day celebration of indie bookshops

  Seattle’s annual Independent Bookstore Day kicks off Saturday, April 26 with a slate of special events. But most participating bookstores actually give patrons 10 days to get their special passports stamped by almost 30 participating shops located across the region from Edmonds to Bremerton to Burien.

  • Amy Radil

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  This 'ultra-wealthy' Seattle suburb inspired dystopian novel’s take on pleasure and privilege

  Reading C Pam Zhang's "Land of Milk and Honey" is like walking up to the finest buffet while a strict personal trainer eyeballs every morsel you put on your plate. You want it, but you feel guilty for that wanting.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Meet you where? Share your favorite places to gather around arts and culture in Seattle

  Are you a Seattleite who loves the arts and culture? Are you also looking for your people, your community, your fandom? KUOW's newest podcast is for you.

  • Dyer Oxley
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  'You Are Here' and you are writing. Readers get creative for National Poetry Month

  This is the KUOW Book Club, and we're reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Magically horrific: ‘Death of a Unicorn’ leans more into laughs than screams

  Some horror movies are funny because they’re morbidly grotesque. Others are funny because they’re appalling and tragic. “Death of a Unicorn” falls into the latter category.

  • Dyer Oxley
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  Beauty and the geek: Emerald City Comic Con swoons for romantasy

  Among the comic book heroes and anime cosplayers of Emerald City Comic con, another fandom exists: romantasy readers.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Former NPR host cracks the whip at Emerald City Comic Con

  Avid public radio listeners may recall the name Jack Lepiarz as a WBUR host in Boston, but these days he’s going by his other name, Jacques ze Whipper, as he performs in travelling circuses. He cracks a whip while singing renditions of pop hits at Renaissance Faires, comedy clubs, and at this weekend’s Emerald City Comic Con.

  • Jason Burrows

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  Action, comedy, and Beastmode. 'Love Hurts' is classic movie theater fun

  "Love Hurts" is a short and sweet punch-em-up movie with plenty of extravagant, over-the-top displays that add up to a simple good time. Don't overthink it. Just have fun.

  • Dyer Oxley

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