6+ hour, 10+ min ago   (800+ words) With several hundred thousand species of plants worldwide categorized within some 600 families, one could forgive even the best-credentialed botanist for occasionally finding the full taxonomic landscape a bit staggering. Her artist’s eye takes notice of the patterns — in aspects like…...

8+ hour, 10+ min ago   (875+ words) Three years ago, Ariana Grande posted a video to social media with a clear message to fans: Whatever thoughts they had about her weight loss were best kept to themselves. “I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago   (408+ words) The Seattle Times Organizers for Film at Lincoln Center on Wednesday announced the 32 films selected for its prestigious main slate lineup, all of which will play at the festival running Sept. 25 to Oct. 12. Kicking off the festival will be Gray’s…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (405+ words) Spider-Man beat the Avengers at the box office. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” broke the “Avengers: Endgame” record for the biggest North American opening weekend with $360 million in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, Sony Pictures said…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (284+ words) Before singing “Convincing,” Moroney asked, “Is everyone in this crowd ready to have the best Sunday night of their lives?” She referenced the audience’s enthusiastic energy a number of times, likely buoyed by the youth in attendance. Shortly after, Moroney…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (306+ words) PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James is set to film a documentary tracking his final seasons in the NBA, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. James has already been shooting with a camera crew for multiple seasons, so a potential documentary…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (226+ words) Oddie first found fame as a member of The Goodies, a comedy trio that also featured Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden. The team starred in an off-beat comedy series of the same name that aired from 1970 to 1982 on the BBC....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (538+ words) Let’s be clear: The Seafair community summer party is awesome. The Torchlight Parade, Alki Beach pirate landing, triathlon, Lake Union fireworks, Fleet Week. All good things. But can we talk about the Seafair Weekend Festival? Most folks around here know…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (935+ words) You know the story: Somewhere in the mythical Mediterranean, the hero Odysseus’ scouts went ashore and ate a food that made them forget that they wanted to go home. When Odysseus found them, they wouldn’t leave. So he dragged the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1768+ words) IF THERE’S ONE dominant cultural cliché about jury duty, the civic responsibility that has launched 1,000 excusatory little white lies, it’s that jury duty is very, very boring. So why, on a drizzly January night, would I have opted into this…...