Kate Megathlin Going back to the basics is one of the most comforting things one can do in life, like finishing off your ambitious, new six-course crocodile buffet with a side of fries. Today, that side of fries is folk band Bon Iver, formed in 2006 by lead singer Justin Vernon. I, too, was surprised to learn…
Kate Megathlin One of the benefits of a long hiatus is more time to think over my reviews than usual. That has been especially useful with today’s release–an album I initially found mediocre but have come to adore. clipping.–always written in lowercase with a period–is a hip-hop trio made up of producers William Huston and Jonathan Snipes,…
Titanic: The Exhibition Titanic: The Exhibition made its way to Seattle in October 2024. Prior to its Seattle debut, the exhibit was experienced by over 35 million people at its permanent locations in Las Vegas and Orlando, as well as a variety of cities across the United States, England, and Canada. This exhibit goes beyond the display of…
Jackson Ratcliffe | The Seattle Collegian Twenty-seven years ago in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Yoshino Teriyaki was opened by a man named Thanh Tran. More commonly known by his nickname “BB,” Tran had worked in a Japanese restaurant prior to opening his own and was eager to put the experience to use. He worked hard to make his restaurant…
Rhiannon Phillips | The Seattle Collegian Dancing with the Stars has once again graced the Seattle Paramount theatre with its dazzling ballroom flair. On March 19, I got to attend for the second year in a row, and it was absolutely spectacular. For the newer readers who don’t know what Dancing with the Stars is, I covered the tour in my…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian Something I’ve never gotten the opportunity to mention in this column of mine is that Animal Collective is one of my all-time favorite bands, easily in the top five, as I consider their run from “Sung Tongs” to “Merriweather Post Pavilion” to be one of the greatest runs of albums in the history of music….
Tracy Martin. Photo Courtesy of The 5th Avenue Theatre. “Waitress,” in 5th Avenue’s words, is Sara Bareilles’s pop-rock musical filled with scrumptious pie—so much pie—and one of the most popular musicals of the past decade. It’s a story of friendship, a chosen family, and embracing love from unexpected places. The protagonist, Jenna Hunterson, dreams of leaving behind a life she never imagined for herself,…
Maya Lee | The Seattle Collegian Honey Court Seafood is a Chinese restaurant in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District at 516 Maynard Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98104. They open at 10 a.m. and close at midnight. In the summer of 2023, my Chinese friends took me to Honey Court Seafood for dim sum, and it became my favorite Chinese restaurant in Seattle. When…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian Something I’ve never gotten the opportunity to mention in this column of mine, is that Animal Collective is one of my all-time favorite bands, easily in the top five, as I consider their run from “Sung Tongs” to “Merriweather Post Pavilion” as one of the greatest runs of albums in the history of music. With…
Rhiannon Phillips | The Seattle Collegian Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) has officially wrapped up in Seattle, and it was a weekend to remember! From different cosplays to all the nerdy fun, there were many things to enjoy and to look forward to next year. Many panels and nerdy fan experiences took place from March 6–9, with both the Arch and…