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‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 18: Esmy Jimenez On Life As A Journalist And DACA Recipient
In this episode of “Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella,” KUOW reporter Esmy Jimenez talks about her life growing up in a rural part of central Washington as an undocumented immigrant, being the first in her family to attend college, and the fun and hardship of reporting on the never-ending news cycle. Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 18: Esmy Jimenez On Life As A Journalist And DACA Recipient
TV REVIEW: An Old Murder Is ‘Unforgotten’ In This Masterpiece Crime Drama’s 4th And Finest Season
If you regularly watch police shows, you know that very few of them make you feel anything. For every Mare of Easttown, there are 20 fast-paced crime dramas — from CSI to Line of Duty — that pass off sensation as emotion. Continue Reading TV REVIEW: An Old Murder Is ‘Unforgotten’ In This Masterpiece Crime Drama’s 4th And Finest Season
Cannes Rolls Out The Red Carpet For An Expanded, More Inclusive Film Festival
There will be 24 films in the official competition this year, a few more than usual over the festival’s almost two-week duration. There are dozens of additional films from around the world being screened out of competition. A new section called Cannes Premieres has also been organized to show selections from a year’s worth of cinema that were missed because of the pandemic. Continue Reading Cannes Rolls Out The Red Carpet For An Expanded, More Inclusive Film Festival
‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 17: Artist Jesse Clyde On The Art Of Being Present
In this episode of “Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella,” cartoonist Jesse Clyde is radiating good vibes and positive energy. He shares how he tries to be present in the moment and explains how money and other societal distractions can take away from his artwork. Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 17: Artist Jesse Clyde On The Art Of Being Present
After Decades In The Background, Queer Characters Step To The Front In Kids’ Media
The Peabody award-winning series Steven Universe, which broke barriers in queer representation by airing the first LBGTQ wedding in a kid’s series when Ruby and Sapphire (who are actually living rocks, yes, but feminine-coded rocks who use she/her pronouns and present as female) got married. Continue Reading After Decades In The Background, Queer Characters Step To The Front In Kids’ Media
‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 16: Jennifer Griffin On Dyslexia And Playing To Its Strengths
In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, speech language pathologist Jennifer Griffin talks about dyslexia and signs that you or your child may be suffering from it. Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 16: Jennifer Griffin On Dyslexia And Playing To Its Strengths
The Limitations Of ‘Latinidad’: How Colorism Haunts ‘In The Heights’
On the Monday after the release of In the Heights, its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda posted not a congratulatory note but an apology. Over the weekend, the conversation around colorism and In the Heights reached a fever pitch as more viewers began to wonder why there weren’t any dark-skinned Afro-Latinos in any of the leading roles to represent a place as diverse as Washington Heights. Continue Reading The Limitations Of ‘Latinidad’: How Colorism Haunts ‘In The Heights’
FILM REVIEW: Dive Into ‘Luca’ And ‘Undine,’ 2 Under-The-Sea Films To Treasure
By curious coincidence, two of the lovelier movies I’ve seen so far this summer — the family-friendly animated fable Luca and the German art-house fairy tale Undine — tell stories about mythic sea creatures making contact with the human world. That’s hardly a new concept, as we’ve seen in films as different as The Shape of Water, Aquaman and countless versions of The Little Mermaid. But as Luca and Undine demonstrate, there are still fresh stories to be dredged up from these watery depths. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Dive Into ‘Luca’ And ‘Undine,’ 2 Under-The-Sea Films To Treasure
‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 15: Chigozie Obioma On Finding Differences And Similarities Between Cultures
In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, author Chigozie Obioma talks about how his time in Cyprus for school and growing up in Nigeria shaped his work, the types of racism he has experienced in his travels and the meaning behind his name. Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 15: Chigozie Obioma On Finding Differences And Similarities Between Cultures
BOOK REVIEW: This Family Saga Finds Grace And Beauty In Ordinary Lives, Fully Lived
Read at night, at the end of a too-long day, and characters will enter and exit the rooms of memory, trailing the scent of cigarette smoke and faded perfume. With Simon Van Booy’s new novel, Night Came With Many Stars, open in front of me, I know the smell of summer afternoons and the pattern of paint spattered on a workingman’s boots. I can hear the bugs in the dark and feel the spill of light from a house at the end of a long, dirt drive. Find a book that speaks a language you know and you can drown in it without even realizing. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: This Family Saga Finds Grace And Beauty In Ordinary Lives, Fully Lived
‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 14: Christine Hemp On Finding Your True North
Author Christine Hemp talks about her latest book, a memoir “Wild Ride Home,” finding red flags in relationships, taking care of aging parents and always keeping your true north. She is an author, poet, musician, speaker and teacher. Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 14: Christine Hemp On Finding Your True North
‘In The Heights’ Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees ‘Good In Every Hood’
The first time actor Antony Ramos saw In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway production about a Latinx community in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood, he was floored. Continue Reading ‘In The Heights’ Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees ‘Good In Every Hood’
