Books

Arts & Life

Author Elise Hu on her new book and K-Beauty critique, 'Flawless'

K-beauty is not a niche market. Built around dewy skin with no visible pores, big eyes, a thin body, it’s the “ideal” for pop stars, celebrities, and regular people across the world.

Arts & Life

From Bewitched to Modern Family: Queer representation in TV sitcoms

Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with author & YouTube host Matt Baume to talk about his new book, "Hi Honey, I'm Homo: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture"

Week in Review: drug law, election issues, and A.I.

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.

Arts & Life

Hear it again: When WA was a country music capital — Stephanie Clifford's 'The Farewell Tour'

When you think about country music, places like Texas, Appalachia and Nashville probably come to mind. Maybe you even know about The Bakersfield Sound, a sub-genre of country music that sprang from California. But the Pacific Northwest has a long country tradition, from honky tonks in Tacoma to radio shows in Walla Walla and dances at Whatcom County meeting halls.

Education

Seattle joins effort to give young readers access to banned books

The Seattle Public Library has joined a national effort to make books more accessible to youth readers, even in parts of the country where books have been banned.

Arts & Life

Examining the role of guns and violence in the American West

Bryce Andrews grew up obsessed with the cowboy lifestyle. As a kid his parents would drive him from Seattle to Montana, where he shot his first guns on the prairie with his godfather. He eventually moved out to the Montana countryside, a city boy trying to fit in as a ranch hand.

Arts & Life

The comedy and complexity of campus life: Sonora Jha's 'The Laughter'

The plot of "The Laughter" twists and turns around issues of Islamophobia, sexism, and the changing culture of campus life. Author Sonora Jha, a Seattle University professor, discusses her newest novel and why she chose to make her main character so unlikeable.

Arts & Life

At the height of the KKK's popularity, one woman's story toppled its leader

In "A Fever in the Heartland," National Book Award-winning author Timothy Egan tells the often-overlooked story of the Ku Klux Klan's power in northern states and the testimony that brought down its most powerful leader.

Arts & Life

When WA was a country music capital — Stephanie Clifford's 'The Farewell Tour'

When you think about country music, places like Texas, Appalachia and Nashville probably come to your mind. Maybe you even know about California's "Bakersfield Sound." But the Pacific Northwest has a long country tradition: from honky tonks in Tacoma to radio shows in Walla Walla and dances at Whatcom County meeting halls.