Environment Human Elements: Why an octopus might think like an alien Researcher Dominic Sivitilli goes to the bottom of the sea to study the bizarre mind of the giant pacific octopus. by Sarah Hoffman & Ted Alvarez / February 3, 2020
Culture ‘No one can take your soul or ideas’: Seattle concert honors musicians killed in the Holocaust 'Art from Ashes' commemorates 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. by Tom Keogh / January 23, 2020
Environment Crosscut Documentaries presents: The Rising Facing climate upheaval on Washington's coast, members of the Quinault tribe take to the sea in the canoes of their ancestors. by Sarah Hoffman & Ted Alvarez / December 2, 2019
Culture A Seattle carpenter goes from building a bookstore to publishing his first book Once a journalist, grassroots activist and aid worker in war-torn Bosnia, Peter Lippman chronicles the country's troubled history. by Tom Keogh / November 29, 2019
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? When will museums be safe? A reader wants to know why people can't go to their favorite museum — and when they can. by Ted Alvarez / July 23, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? Knowing when it’s safe to fly A reader asks: How will we know when it's safe to travel by airplane again? by Ted Alvarez / July 16, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? Fauci’s tools to fight the pandemic A reader asks: If the U.S. is beyond contact tracing, how can we contain COVID-19? by Ted Alvarez / July 9, 2020
Opinion Ignoring nursing homes denies our own humanity As COVID-19 cases increase in these communities, a writer reflects on the lives behind the statistics. by Tom Keogh / July 6, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? A recipe for heroism A reader asks: Is it safe to wear a mask in a professional kitchen? by Ted Alvarez / June 25, 2020
Inside Crosscut Writing through the apocalypse Our end-times advice columnist reflects on starting something new when everything is falling apart. by Ted Alvarez / June 23, 2020