Major New York LGBTQ Film Festival, Newfest, Goes Virtual NewFest, an LGBTQ film festival based in New York, has gone virtual this year. The pandemic disrupted the festivities, but it gave the LGBTQ films a chance to be viewed by a larger audience.
October 21st | The music that keeps us keeping on in a pandemic world The disillusionment phase of the pandemic is finally here. How the tourism needs to change now and after COVID-19. And our favorite tunes for crying, laughing, and surviving in quarantine. Bill Radke
Automatons Keep Gears Turning In D.C. Artist's Brain During The Pandemic An artist in Washington, D.C., who got laid off during the pandemic, fills his days by making automatons — mechanical sculptures that come to life with the turn of a crank. Barry Gordemer
Landscape Architects Unveil Plans To Save The National Mall's Tidal Basin With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily. Elizabeth Blair
‘Life goes on.’ How my abuelita challenged gender roles in Mexico Not everyone’s great-grandma sold moonshine and slept with a gun under her pillow. But my great-grandma did. Here's what she taught my mom and me about gender, growing up and moving on. Luis Hernandez Vargas
Actor Jeff Bridges Tweets That He Has Been Diagnosed With Lymphoma The Oscar-winning Crazy Heart actor — indelibly identified with The Dude Lebowski in The Big Lebowski — writes: "I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good." Bob Mondello
Seattle arts community get some welcome $9 million news Seattle’s beleaguered cultural community got some welcome news this week when the estate of the late art patrons Jane Lang Davis and Richard Lang announced awards totaling $9 million to nine different arts organizations. Marcie Sillman
The 'I Survived' Books Are Perfect Reads For An Anxious Age Lauren Tarshis's I Survived series takes kids through famous historical disasters — and more recent ones like the California wildfires. So they're perfect pandemic books for anxious little readers. Barrie Hardymon
KUOW calls for bold essays on life and resilience Seattle Story Project is seeking brave storytellers. Kristin Leong
Disney Warns Viewers Of Racism In Some Classic Movies With Strengthened Label Disney strengthened language used to denounce racist depictions in some of its classic properties on the company's streaming service. Reese Oxner