The Experience Music Project Museum (EMP) has been supporting Seattle’s music industry for more than a decade with its annual competition called Sound off!, the Northwest’s premier 21-and-under battle of the bands.
“Under the Sun”
Russian director Vitaly Mansky mentions upfront that his new film, theoretically a documentary, has a script provided to him by North Korean authorities. “Under the Sun,” shot entirely in North Korea, and made entirely under the authority of the totalitarian North Korean government, is designed as a propaganda piece.
Not “Bourne” for the role
“Fresh Off the Boat” star Constance Wu slammed the casting of Matt Damon in the upcoming China-set action flick “The Great Wall” for “perpetuating the racist myth that only a white man can save the world.”
AAPIs at RNC, DNC
We now know who will face each other in the presidential race, Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump.
The Lion King of health care — Swedish CEO Armada balances community service with health care priorities
When asked about Swedish Hospital’s role in the community, the “King” of Swedish Health Services, Anthony Armada, paraphrased the “Lion King” that the health care provider “serves your community as far as the eye can see.”
The Layup Drill — Summer Olympics preview
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This time, we take a look at those participating in the Summer Olympics, Jeremy Lin playing for another team, and Manny Pacquiao’s retirement from boxing being over.
Police: Man read gun manual just before attack on party — Was angry with ex-girlfriend, Anna Bui
A 19-year-old man who shot and killed three people at a party in suburban Seattle was so unfamiliar with his newly purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that he parked his car across the street and read the firearm’s instruction manual just before the attack, police wrote in a probable-cause statement made public Aug. 1.
To diet or not to diet — Part 2
Exercise keeps you young, energetic, and healthy. What do you need to do to motivate yourself to keep exercising? Here are some tips that have worked for me.
North Korean authorities order tech workers to ramp up industrial espionage in China
North Korean authorities are increasingly sending information and communication technology workers abroad to steal advanced technology from China that the isolated country cannot develop on its own, sources inside North […]
Ballot drop-off location
IDEA Space will be a drop-off location for the Aug. 2 election. The Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority’s (SCIDpda’s) design and resource center held a ballot party […]











