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Jacob ?Stitch? Duran, Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan and Wood Harris in ?Creed II.?
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‘Creed II’ throws formulaic punches that work

While inevitably not quite as fresh as “Creed,” “Creed II” — directed this time around by Steven Caple Jr. — nonetheless gets the job done nicely. Rating: 3 stars out of 4.  WATCH

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A guide to the Seattle art world, for newcomers and locals alike

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Critics’ picks for the best films of the past five years

World Book Day

Great reads: An interactive guide to the best books from the past few years

Ornate seats at the Grand Illusion, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in Seattle. On the screen is actor Mickey Rourke in “9 1/2 Weeks,” which is being tested to an empty house to see if the DVD is projection-worthy. If so, the theater would get permissions to show the film from the 1980s. 204209
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Explore Seattle’s romantic — and vanishing — historic moviehouses  WATCH

Books

Poet Danez Smith

Poet Danez Smith talks identity, safe spaces and a ‘lush’ new day for poetry

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

Javier Bardem and Pen?lope Cruz star in “Loving Pablo.”

Now streaming: ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘Loving Pablo,’ ‘The Christmas Chronicles’

Music & Nightlife

Death Cab For Cutie press photo

Home for the holidays: 12 shows from Seattle music all-stars

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Television

TV Picks for Monday: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ on KOMO

Also showing Nov. 19: “Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Mark Twain Prize” on KCTS.

Theater

Teatro ZinZanni cast member Alesya Gulevich, a hula hoop artist, performs in “Hollywood & Vine.” (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Art Outings: 2 Seattle Times writers experience (and sometimes endure) the dinner and antics of Teatro ZinZanni  VIEW

Fall Arts Guide

A guide to the Seattle art world, for newcomers and locals alike

Classical Music

Philharmonia Northwest presents old and new music created entirely by Seattle composers

On Nov. 18, Philharmonia Northwest will present “Seattle Sounds," representing a wide sample of composing ambitions over the past 40-plus years.

Visual Arts

Seattle police returned rare artifacts to the Mexican Consulate at a repatriation ceremony held Tuesday in Seattle.

Seattle police return artifacts found at estate sale to Mexican government

Pacific NW Magazine

Exterior shot of Terra Plata on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, Friday, October 12, 2018. Shot for Pacific’s Dining Out magazine.

Dining Out: 10 Essential Seattle Restaurants

Dance

Adult ballet students take class at American Dance Institute in Greenwood.

5 pro tips for your first absolutely beginning adult ballet class