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An Epic Odyssey: Who Gets to tell What Story When

Arts Sally J. McMillan - July 25, 2026 3

On opening weekend, “The Odyssey,” a three-hour movie based on a 3,000-year-old poem, earned box office receipts of more than $264.1 million. CinemaScore reported that viewers gave the movie an “A” grade. What was the appeal?

Crime

Security Cameras in Seattle’s High-Crime Districts Work. Why Turn them Off?

Tim Burgess - July 24, 2026 1

Technology

Datacenters over America: The Power Dance with AI (Part II)

Tom Corddry - July 23, 2026 2

Technology

Datacenters over America: Enormous Bets on Needs Unmet (Part I)

Tom Corddry - July 22, 2026 4

Politics

Trump Outrage Watch: Fraudulent Election Fraud Claims, An Attorney General Confirmation, And More ICE Killings

Mort Kondracke - July 21, 2026 0

Transportation

Is Lime taking Seattle for a Ride?

Doug MacDonald - July 20, 2026 33

Reflections

America’s Best Stories (and What Makes Them Great)

Walter Parker - July 19, 2026 4

Politics

Trump Outrage Watch: Fraudulent Election Fraud Claims, An Attorney General Confirmation, And More ICE Killings

Mort Kondracke - July 21, 2026 0

For someone ostensibly concerned with election integrity, Trump has done his best to undermine Americans’ trust in voting.

Legislature Update: Minimum Wage and Family Home Workers; A Plan to Boost Student Aid

Jonathan Martin - July 17, 2026 0

Trump Outrage Watch: Saving us from SAVE

Mort Kondracke - July 16, 2026 0

Trump Outrage Watch: Blame it on the Democratic Socialists!

Mort Kondracke - July 13, 2026 2

Standing Religious Liberty on its Head

Sally J. McMillan - July 9, 2026 6

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Arts

An Epic Odyssey: Who Gets to tell What Story When

Sally J. McMillan - July 25, 2026

Review: The Seattle Symphony Takes on Mahler Seven

Theodore Deacon - June 23, 2026

Is Trump’s Wreckage of the Kennedy Center an Opportunity for Something Better?

Douglas McLennan - June 4, 2026

LACMA’s New Museum: What’s the point of Art in a Museum?

Douglas McLennan -

Hijacking the Kennedy Center

Nick Licata -

The Once and Future Kennedy Center: An Architectural Story

Paul Kidder -

When “Better Than” meets “Good Enough”

Douglas McLennan -

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PULSE

Review: The Seattle Symphony Takes on Mahler Seven

Theodore Deacon - June 23, 2026 2

Murder Most Foul

Jean Godden - June 17, 2026 4

Post Up: Finally the Games 6.11

Post Alley - June 13, 2026 0

A Story for Memorial Day

Ted Olinger - May 25, 2026 7

Seattle’s Father Ryan Reports on his Meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Joel Connelly - March 20, 2026 5

Washington’s Women Trailblazers

Jean Godden - March 10, 2026 0

Seattle Mayor Wilson Makes Her First Serious Misstep in City Light

Jean Godden - March 6, 2026 24

Security Cameras in Seattle’s High-Crime Districts Work. Why Turn them Off?

Tim Burgess - 1

Arts

An Epic Odyssey: Who Gets to tell What Story When

Sally J. McMillan - 3

Transportation

Is Lime taking Seattle for a Ride?

Doug MacDonald - 33

Technology

Datacenters over America: Enormous Bets on Needs Unmet (Part I)

Tom Corddry - 4

blog

Meet Lisa Mennet, a Wealthy Local Who Writes Big Checks for Democratic Causes

Paul Queary - 5

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Technology

Datacenters over America: The Power Dance with AI (Part II)

Tom Corddry - July 23, 2026 2

Some in the industry have suggested that datacenters could be using 50 percent of today’s total electrical energy generation capacity by 2040.

Datacenters over America: Enormous Bets on Needs Unmet (Part I)

Trump let Nvidia Sell Advanced Chips to China. Here’s How Chinese Citizens are Reacting

Clock’s Ticking: Six Reasons Why TikTok Shouldn’t be Banned

The Big Sort: How Will AI Affect Submissions to Magazines?

Health

blog

By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - February 7, 2026 2

Based on data gathered by the University of Michigan, SchoolHouse Connection estimates that homelessness among infants and toddlers in the U.S. increased by 23 percent between 2021 and 2023.