Real Photos Inspire A Fictional Life In 'Feast Your Eyes' Myla Goldberg's new novel is written as an exhibition catalogue for photographer Lillian Preston, who's fictional — but her story of ambition and controversy in 1950s New York is real and relatable. Ari Shapiro
A Horrorshow Find: 'Clockwork Orange' Follow-up Surfaces After Decades Unseen Not long after the release of the film adaptation, Anthony Burgess embarked on an ambitious companion to his seminal novel. But it was never published, and the manuscript went unread — until now. Colin Dwyer
Academy Leaves Door Open To Netflix, Others After Tussle Over Eligibility Rules A controversial proposal would have limited the ability of streaming services to compete for Oscars. But after a dust-up that even included the Justice Department, the academy decided against it. Colin Dwyer
'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 2: 'Think Back To Where We Started' On the eve of the biggest battle yet, the series pauses for an episode that delivers old-school Game of Thrones thrills: characters talking in rooms — including a milestone Jaime/Brienne moment. Glen Weldon
Missed Connections: 1969 Humanitarian Trip To Africa In our latest "Missed Connections," Helen Chapple, Saul Blair and Graham Hinton reunite to talk about how a humanitarian trip to Africa 50 years ago changed the trajectory of their lives. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
'Fast Color' Celebrates A Supermom Who Literally Moves Heaven And Earth Moms perform heroic tasks every day, but they rarely get portrayed as superheroes. Fast Color tells the story of three generations of black women and the supernatural powers they inherit. Ailsa Chang
'Einstein's Unfinished Revolution' Looks At The Quantum-Physics-And-Reality Problem A century after the birth of quantum mechanics, no one is sure what it is telling us about the nature of reality — and Lee Smolin's book adds to a stream of excellent works on the topic. Adam Frank
Marcie Sillman has these weekend culture picks This was a busy news week, from the massive fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris to the long-awaited release of the Mueller report. Time to take a deep breath and enjoy a few weekend diversions. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has some suggestions. Marcie Sillman
Retta: Tweet Yo' Self Retta reflects on trading her career in chemistry for comedy, her "crazy" audition for Parks And Recreation, and what she loves about portraying a fully-realized character on Good Girls.
'The Raven's Tale:' O, For A Muse Of Angst Teenaged, angst-ridden Edgar Allan Poe seems like a great protagonist for a supernatural young adult novel — but The Raven's Tale has some serious flaws that leave a void at the story's heart. Caitlyn Paxson
