1845 House musician Jonathan Coulton rewrote songs with the word "America" or "American" in their titles to make them about people, places and things that happened the year Texas became a state.
Weird Texas Laws With Matthew McConaughey As the state's capital, Austin is where Texas's laws are made. Matthew McConaughey guesses which of these Texas laws are real, and which are myths.
Fall art season is in full swing: Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks September 27-29 The last weekend of September is actually the first weekend of the 2019-2020 arts season for many of the region’s cultural organizations. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has these picks for your weekend entertainment. Marcie Sillman
A familiar tune: Seattle loses another cultural institution to rent increases Tula’s Jazz club has been serving tunes and drinks in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, six nights a week, for the past 26 years. But this Sunday, Tula’s closes its doors for good. Sonya Harris
Photos! A big mood night of fat fashion in Seattle Crowds gathered at the Museum of History and Industry on Wednesday evening for Big Mood: A Night of Fat Fashion. Megan Farmer
6 1/2 Reasons 'Between Two Ferns: The Movie' Defies The Sketch-Into-Movie Curse The Between Two Ferns movie that dropped last week on Netflix expands on the Web series' proven formula, but its sheer joke density rewards repeat viewings. Glen Weldon
Rock star poet sings ‘The Tiny Journalist’ blues Naomi Shihab Nye from Neve Shalom/Wāħat as-Salām to Al-ki, Bye and Bye John O'Brien
Finding love is hard. In Seattle it's even harder What makes Seattle an especially challenging place to date? Deborah Wang
Artists are being squeezed out of Seattle, how can we keep them? Tracking down Archie’s Capitol Hill home is a little bit like locating platform 9 ¾ to find the Hogwarts Express. The shabby space is behind a locked gate, down a brick alley. It’s home to Archie, a musician in her twenties, and five other musicians and artists. Marcie Sillman
In Golden Age Hollywood, Film Stars Slid Into Each Others' Telegrams The new book Letters from Hollywood offers a peek inside the inner workings of the film industry through 137 communiques from luminaries like Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis and a very young Jane Fonda. Susan Stamberg
