Fighting twitter zombies with toilet paper: Chanhee Choi and her game, "Pandemic 2020" The usual video game plot is that you're some kind of hero going to some kind of castle or stronghold, to defeat an evil villain and save someone. Very rarely do you see racism as the primary enemy in a video game. But that is the villain at the center of a new game from University of Washington Graduate Student Chahnee Choi. Alec Cowan
May 17th | Pumpin' fists and iron post pandemic The CDC says you can party. If you're fully vaccinated, that is. But are people ready to jump back into the fray? Plus, how one local business is handling the change in CDC and state guidelines, and the story of a videogame created to combat anti-Asian racism. Bill Radke
Kurt Julian, 63, ICU nurse, cared for the first coronavirus patients in Kirkland Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story. Ruby de Luna
Timur Bekmambetov's Newest Movie Takes Place On The Screen Of A Laptop Scott Simon speaks with director Timur Bekmambetov about Profile, a movie set on a computer screen that follows a journalist as she investigates ISIS online.
No weekend plans yet? Here’s an eclectic ticket ‘There are some fan favorites: Asia O'Hara, Vanessa "Vanjie" Mateo, Kim Chi, Plastique.’ Kim Malcolm
PHOTOS: A burlesque co-op forms as dancers step out of lockdown After more than a year without live, in-door audiences, arts venues around Seattle continue to struggle because of the pandemic. But one group of burlesque performers have teamed up to create a new co-op and performance space. Casey Martin
National Gallery Of Art And A Few Smithsonian Museums Have Reopened In D.C. The National Gallery of Art and four Smithsonian museums have reopened in Washington, D.C., but not fully. Some are only open five days a week and their hours are reduced. Elizabeth Blair
One-To-One Concerts Bring Listeners Back To Live Music, One At A Time A live-music series founded in Europe, which connects one musician with one listener at a time, comes to Brooklyn for two weekends of concerts by Silkroad Ensemble artists. Jeff Lunden
Sean Hayes: HypocondriActor Will & Grace actor Sean Hayes talks about his pandemic puppy and his new medical podcast HypocondriActor. Then, he plays two games inspired by his obsession with medical stories.
Check-In: Double Vaxxed! Host Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton reflect on their journey to their fully vaxxed status. Bring on the huggin' and kissin' parties!
