Culture Festivities in Focus | The ritual baptism Timket returns to Seattle Thousands gathered on Sunday to mark the two-day Ethiopian Orthodox holiday after two years of the pandemic and the Tigray war. by Amanda Snyder / January 26, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Celebrants dance, reflect through Kwanzaa A NAAM gathering on the fourth day of the secular pan-African holiday honored the principle of Ujamaa, or cooperative economics. by Amanda Snyder / January 2, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Filipino Catholics gather for Simbang Gabi St. James's nine-day Advent Mass draws hundreds from all over Western Washington. by Amanda Snyder / December 13, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | Día de los Muertos celebrates life, death After a pandemic hiatus, the Day of the Dead event returned to Seattle's El Centro de la Raza. by Amanda Snyder / November 8, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | The return of Diwali lights up Bellevue People gathered on Monday night — some for the first time since 2019 — to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights. by Amanda Snyder / October 28, 2022
Culture Like millions of others, the Clintons can't get their taxes done on time More proof that the system is maddeningly complex, confusing, and just painful. Let's do something about it. by O. Casey Corr / April 10, 2008
Culture Here's a real dream ticket: Barack Obama and ... The dream ticket, with help from Photoshop. by O. Casey Corr / April 4, 2008
Culture Is trend-setting Seattle starting a new fad: year 'round Christmas lights? Christmas lights -- leave 'em on? by O. Casey Corr / February 3, 2008
Culture The names people play, in politics and in life Barack was Barry, Fred was Freddie, John was Johnny, and Hillary is now just Hillary. In both life and politics, the monikers we choose can be revealing. by O. Casey Corr / January 25, 2008
Culture Seattle is home to one of the nation's best film critics Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood" by O. Casey Corr / January 21, 2008