The 2022 Mariners in hindsight
Now that the initial emotions of a heartbreaking 18 inning one run loss have subsided some, it is a better time than ever to look back at the season as a whole and analyze its ups and downs.
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Vice President Kamala Harris visits Seattle
This Wednesday, Oct. 26, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made her first visit to Seattle since being elected in 2020. Harris was accompanied by Senator Patty Murray, along with Environmental Protection Administrator, Michael Regan. On Wednesday morning, attending an event at Lumen Field, Harris spoke about her and President Joe Biden’s novel investments in environmentally-friendly…
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“I’m glad it went viral”: How social media is changing sex work for Filipinos
“Shame cannot feed my father,” said Rico, one of the over a million Filipinos who find their livelihood through sex work.
Sex work is not only illegal in the eyes of the law in the Phillipines, but also in the eyes of the general public.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): Eternal cycles of the extraordinary mind
*Trigger warning* – suicidal ideation Howard Hughes, American business magnate and record-breaking pilot – portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Academy Award-winning biopic, The Aviator – perishes on his bed, completely consumed by his degenerative mental condition. Hughes died in isolation after two decades of incremental reclusiveness, inside the fortress bedroom he built to protect himself. He never stood a…
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Drawings, solitude, and passion: The life of an illustrator
When the tip of the pencil touches a blank sheet of paper and begins to dance, a story is born. And that’s the way John Nez likes to tell them – through scribbles that take shape, color, and life, and become part of a reality or a great fiction. Nez is an illustrator for children’s…
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“Ayatollah Zuckerberg”: Online censorship of Iran’s protests
Mark Zuckerberg, a software prodigy from suburban New York turned billionaire tech mogul, has little in common with Iranian theocratic ruling class like Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei. But the two both possess immense authority and influence, and the way that power has been wielded is what drew the ironic comparison.
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¡Viva La Comunidad! Latin art in the digital era
The show contained beautiful works, some of which brought me in touch with my own community and childhood in Brazil – running through cobblestone streets under the scalding sunshine of the tropics.
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The Naked Grocer: Capitol Hill’s “waste-less” haven
“We’re like the farmers market that’s open seven days a week.” Jayne Truesdell, owner of The Naked Grocer, has combined her history in business logistics, design, and food to bring a “waste-less” store into the heart of Seattle. Located at 620 East Pine St. – just a block west from the Seattle Central campus –…
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Seattle Central College 101
Whether you are a returning student or a new one, the start of the school year always yields a certain type of stress. Most of us share an excitement when facing novelty such as new classes and classmates; maybe even more after the cursed past two years of Covid. Most of us share fear, anxiety,…
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An outsider’s guide to Seattle
Corn and cows. That’s where I come from. Where there are small towns in the middle of nowhere, wide expanses of absolutely nothing except farmland and gas stations, and the traditional combination of chili and cinnamon rolls (which apparently is not a thing here on the West Coast?). Just over a year ago, I moved…
