Two teens separated by a generation: What 'working hard' means to me and my mom Michell Nguyen sets high standards for her daughter, RadioActive's Jennifer Nguyen. Jennifer sat down with her mom to talk about where those standards came from: Michell's experience working in a sugar factory in Vietnam at age 13. Jennifer Nguyen
Defining disability justice and celebrating ‘crip-centric liberated zones’ ‘Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid’ John O'Brien
This Seattle bakery sells vegan treats and funds mutual aid efforts The pandemic caused many people to do a lot of soul searching… leading some to make life-changing decisions. One Seattle biochemist quit her lab job to follow her baking passion. Ruby de Luna
Disney defends its 'Snow White' remake after criticism from Peter Dinklage The actor was "taken aback" by the studio's plan to revisit a story with problematic representation of dwarfs. Disney says it is taking "a different approach" to the live version. Rachel Treisman
Remembering trailblazing fashion designer Thierry Mugler, dead at 73 French fashion designer Thierry Mugler reshaped the fashion world, centering wildly inventive concepts and creating space for queer voices. On Sunday, he died at the age of 73. Mano Sundaresan
They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year The American Library Association handed out nearly two dozen awards for kids' books this week. We look at some of the winners. Neda Ulaby
'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending The world-famous aardvark first appeared in print over 45 years ago. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV show is about to begin its 25th and final season — and creator Marc Brown has a new book. Elizabeth Blair
Why Microsoft is diving into the metaverse... And what the metaverse even is Microsoft's acquisition of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard is not quite a done deal, but we've got lots of questions about what this massive purchase could mean for one of our region's largest employers -- and our favorite games. Libby Denkmann
Arts picks: falling to fly, cello findings, and internment anniversary reflections It's Friday and the skies are clearing, so it’s time to look outside our caves and wonder what we can do this weekend. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm got these suggestions from Brangien Davis, Crosscut’s arts & culture editor. Andy Hurst
Non-alcoholic beers are finally good (and they're not just for Dry January) Craft beer's emphasis on strong flavors has reinvented non-alcoholic beer, bringing better choices than ever to people who want new options. Bill Chappell
