Favorite Photos And Illustrations Of 2019 Here are images that resonated from the year: photos of families facing difficult decisions on the U.S. border, illustrations showing the struggles of student loan debt and otherworldly portraits. Emily Bogle
'Disinformation' Is The Word Of The Year — And A Sign Of What's To Come Foreign nations have been systematically spreading falsehoods on social media for years; in 2019, it seemed like the world began to fully grasp the ramifications of disinformation campaigns. Geoff Nunberg
A Holiday Feast Of 'Fry Bread'? Yes, Please! Our kids' books columnist, Juanita Giles, gave her daughter Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story for Christmas; she says the book's depiction of food and history mirrors her family's experiences. Juanita Giles
1924 Copyrighted Works To Become Part Of The Public Domain A number of important literary and musical works are headed for the public domain on New Year's Day — including George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."
The 2010s: Slang That Stuck Adulting in the 2010s involved some shade, some tea, especially if you were hanging with your bae, rocking some mom jeans in that selfie. We round up the slang that stuck in this decade.
Marcie Sillman's culture picks: Looking back at the year and the decade in Seattle arts 2019 was a year of transition for Seattle’s cultural community. Marcie Sillman
Tradition is the key to progress for these Native storytellers In an age of technology and speedy progress, traditions can even be seen as a roadblock towards change and societal growth. But according to the speakers of this talk, traditional storytelling is a key asset to forward, progressive thinking. Sonya Harris
People Can't Even Agree On When The Decade Ends In these binary times, it might not surprise anyone that people can't even agree on when one period of time ends and another begins. Bill Chappell
Which March Sister Are You? The Latest 'Little Women' Makes It Hard To Decide Producer Amy Pascal says Greta Gerwig's new film adaptation does "a beautiful job of making all of these girls as complicated as Louisa May Alcott wanted them to be." Lynn Neary
France Blocks Export Of $27 Million Medieval Painting Found In French Woman's Kitchen The Italian painting by the artist Cimabue sold for nearly $27 million at auction. But now, government officials in France are intervening in order to stop the art from leaving the country. Bobby Allyn