What’s there to do in Seattle this weekend? Fun in the snow, silly theater shows and more
Whether you want to stay dry indoors or get active in the snow, let us help you plan your weekend with these recommended events and activities.Don't Miss
Books
Elisabeth Sifton, editor and tamer of literary lions, dies at 80
Elisabeth Sifton, a widely respected book editor and publisher who burnished manuscripts by many of the 20th century’s literary lions, died on Friday at her home in Manhattan. She was 80. Her son Sam Sifton, the food editor of The New York Times and a columnist for The New York Times Magazine, said the cause...
Movies
Oscar winner Colin Firth and wife split after 22 years
LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning British actor Colin Firth has split from his Italian film producer wife Livia Giuggioli after 22 years of marriage. Their publicists said in a statement that the couple “maintain a close friendship and remain united in their love for their children.” The pair, who lived together in London and Rome, have...
Theater
Danny Aiello, actor who excelled as blue-collar heavies and hotheads, dies at 86
Danny Aiello, a late-blooming actor who memorably portrayed blue-collar heavies and hotheads in films such as "The Godfather: Part II," "The Purple Rose of Cairo" and "Do the Right Thing," and who played against type as a middle-aged mama's boy in "Moonstruck," died Dec. 12 at a hospital in New Jersey. He was 86. His...
Visual Arts
A Woman, a Banana and a $120,000 Question About What a Life Is Worth
KEY WEST, Fla. — It was a photo of a photo, and it was too good to resist: an image of a buzz-haired woman using her cellphone to capture a bruised banana stuck to the wall with a piece of duct tape at Art Basel in Miami Beach. The news of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s...
