Arts & Entertainment
December 12, 2025
Winter media round-up
These new releases from UW alumni and faculty can help you end your year—or start the new one—with Husky spirit.
December 6, 2025
Whiskey and wiretaps
Privacy lawyer Albert Gidari turns detective to flesh out the story of Seattle’s most famous bootlegging couple, Roy and Elise Olmstead.
December 5, 2025
Backwoods dreamer
Patrick Hutchison went from the UW to Argentina to the Cascades, where he bought and restored a primitive cabin, inspiring a best-selling book.
December 4, 2025
Secrets of the deep
Coll Thrush brings a fresh lens to shipwrecks, connecting colonial ambition and Indigenous presence.
November 26, 2025
Defying gravity
While some dancers only appear weightless, Rachael Lincoln—with the help of climbing technology—literally defies gravity.
November 25, 2025
Collectible joy
Sahily Anais Perez McMillan brings joy and nostalgia to Seattle and beyond with collectible mini prints.
November 5, 2025
Seattle's champ returns
"Jeopardy!” host and former UW student Ken Jennings entertains a big crowd while promoting his newest book of puzzles.
October 23, 2025
Autumnal alchemy
In the hands of UW assistant professor Rob Rhee, gourds go from ecological to eerie.
October 21, 2025
New voices
Looking for a fresh perspective? Check out these podcasts and radio shows from UW alumni and faculty.
A passionate endeavor
Ashley Adair found passion in her career (literally) selling romance books. Now, her bookmobile is going from wheels to walls with a permanent location.
October 16, 2025
A history of rupture, a future of repair
In her third poetry collection, teacher and poet Laura Da’ explores Indigenous endurance in the face of erasure.
October 14, 2025
Hidden history of Broadway
A UW course becomes a book about Broadway's roots in immigrant, Jewish, Black and Queer communities.
October 3, 2025
New digs for Traver Gallery
Sarah Traver pushes the boundaries of an art gallery that's been in her family for nearly five decades.
September 24, 2025
Fall media roundup
In case you needed to add a few more books to your shelf, here are a few new releases from the UW community.
September 18, 2025
Poetic resistance
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha wins her second Washington State Book Award with "Something about Living."
September 11, 2025
Leader of the band
Ken Noreen, 1942–2025, was an dedicated musician, conductor, businessman and Mariners fan.
Bipartisan by nature
Tom Foley's biographer, Kenton Bird, digs into the former Speaker of the House and UW alum's 30 years in Congress.
Staging a comeback
Jennifer Zeyl guides the Intiman through collaboration, education and a renewed sense of purpose.
Musical marvel
Do yourself a favor and listen to UW grad Lucia Flores-Wiseman's rendition of "La Llorona."
September 10, 2025
A life intertwined with history
Carver Gayton's activism and academic brilliance spring from a rich history of aspiration and achievement on both sides of his family.