Arts & Entertainment
July 15, 2026
Jean Smart hacks it again
As "Hacks" ends its five-year run this year, this Seattle native and UW alum is in line to win her fifth consecutive Emmy.
July 14, 2026
Summer reads (and more)
Check out a few of our favorite new releases from the UW community (and fill out your summer book bingo while you're at it!).
June 30, 2026
Band leader
After a career spent in educational leadership, “double Husky” Stephan Blanford landed his dream job guiding Earshot Jazz.
June 25, 2026
For community, with community
Anna Tono, a Japanese-American artist and designer, creates community-centered artwork that invites onlookers to explore their inner worlds.
June 18, 2026
Act II for Student Nurse
After nearly four decades, Student Nurse—who opened for Mudhoney on New Year's Eve—rejoined the Seattle music scene.
June 17, 2026
Artist-led technology
Curator Lele Barnett is one of the brains behind xispa, a new independent arts innovation lab in South Lake Union.
June 16, 2026
A screaming life
In his new memoir, Kim Thayil, '85, reflects on Soundgarden, Seattle's music scene and his journey from UW student to '90s rock icon.
June 15, 2026
Grief and gratitude
Using fabric, oil paint, glycerin and wax, Victoria Mackender explores the way humans and animals share the experience of grief.
June 9, 2026
Eagle-eyed photographer
Craig Goodwin, ’91, goes down in postal history with his photo of an eagle family on the selvage of a new stamp sheet.
June 8, 2026
Magic marker
Tattooist, comics artist and cooperative gallery founder Seth Goodkind tells us how he got his start, beginning in small-town New Mexico.
June 5, 2026
Sex edified
Nicole McNichols' new book, "You Could Be Having Better Sex," explains that sexual well-being is essential to overall health.
May 1, 2026
Returning to Tule Lake
Author Tamiko Nimura traveled into the past to recover her family’s history and her father’s childhood.
April 24, 2026
Many stories, one land
‘This Is Native Land’ is a new permanent exhibition at The Washington State History Museum honoring Indigenous voices, knowledge and living traditions.
A poet in bloom
As Auburn’s poet laureate, Mateo Quispe is bringing his Canoe Poetry Nooks Project to libraries in the Auburn area and Muckleshoot Reservation.
April 15, 2026
Clearly a legend
The UW grad who penned some of the most popular children's books is honored by the Portland library in her neighborhood.
April 7, 2026
From feud to fervor
Sujin Witherspoon ties her love for "Survivor" and the Pacific Northwest into her second novel, "Seyoon and Dean, Unscripted."
March 25, 2026
A walk in the neighborhood
New art by Barbara Earl Thomas makes the Judkins Park light rail station a destination of its own.
March 18, 2026
Stamp of approval
Cultural icon and former UW student Bruce Lee will be seen by even more people on envelopes carrying their mail.
March 17, 2026
Spring media roundup
Until the cherry trees reach peak bloom, hide from the last leg of the Pacific Northwest's winter and cozy up with a new book from the UW community.
March 12, 2026
Where the bridge draws back
Design alum Vivian Cho spent the last few months of 2025 as the Artist in Residence at the University Bridge.