In 3 photography books, visions of an ice-covered north, fast disappearing
Book review: "The Arctic Melt," "Ilulissat" and "Ice is Black" are works that strive to save for posterity images of a world disappearing in real time.
Arts and Entertainment
Life Ain’t Fairview Trio explores grittier side of Anchorage life in second album
With bass, drums and piano, Life Ain't Fairview Trio looks like a jazz trio. But it sounds more like a 100-proof distillation of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Joe Strummer and Tom Waits.
Coming up: a new brewery debut, Spectrum music festival and Bear Paw
Also, Turnagain Brewery has its opening party in Anchorage, an international "boylesque" group performs pop-culture cabaret and a new take on a classic play has its premiere.
‘Game of Thrones’ slays with a leading 22 Emmy nominations
Netflix’s 112 nominations took away the front-runner title that HBO held since 2001.
Sarah Palin claims U.K. comedian conned her into interview
The former Republican vice presidential candidate says she fell victim to a heavily disguised Sacha Baron Cohen during an interview for his upcoming Showtime series, "Who Is America?"
In ‘To the Ends of the Earth,’ an ambitious attempt to encompass era of polar exploration
Book review: Independent historian John V.H. Dippel has attempted to write an all-encompassing work that explores the psychological and sociological settings under which expeditions set out from Europe, and later America, to map the final extremes of the planet and reach its two poles
Coming up: Incubus, Girdwood Forest Fair, beer in the Alaska Botanical Garden
The Saturday Incubus show is sold out, but there are still tickets available for their Sunday concert. Also, it's time for Forest Fair and a beer party at the Botanical Garden.
Review: Playfulness makes ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ sing, not sting
The appeal of "Ant-Man" is simple: normal-sized things such as people, objects, buildings and cars get smaller or bigger, and that's fun to watch in the context of an otherwise routine scene -- especially fight scenes.
In ‘Kings of the Yukon,’ paddling 2,000 miles to witness what’s left behind when salmon runs falter
Book review: Adam Weymouth paddled 2,000 miles of the Yukon River for the purpose of learning about the river’s king salmon and the people and communities that depend upon them.
Fireworks and festivals: Here’s what’s happening across Alaska for Fourth of July, 2018
From launching cars to racing up mountains - and with plenty of parades along the way - here's how Alaska is celebrating Independence Day.
Post-hardcore band Hawthorne Heights heads to Anchorage
The rock band will be performing at Williwaw this Friday for their first show in Alaska with a full lineup.
Coming up: Arctic Thunder, Scottish Highland Games and the return of Arlo Guthrie
This week's events are spread out all over Southcentral, with a festival in the Mat-Su, a summer jam at Arctic Valley and the biennial air show in JBER.
Is ‘Damsel’ the first Western for the #MeToo generation?
Mia Wasikowska and Robert Pattinson star in a tale of a heroine who doesn't need saving.
Rehab for Roseanne? Here are five ways Roseanne Barr could be excised from the upcoming spinoff
So what exactly is that “sudden turn of events” that strips Roseanne from the show? Here are five ideas.
What made the hollowed out ‘fire trees’ of the Tongass? An artist turns investigator to find an answer
Book review: Sprinkled throughout the Tongass are giant cedar trees with hollowed out cores at their bases - big enough to walk into. Artist Mary Ida Henrikson set out to learn what made them and why they are there.
Alaskana recipe: The historic Alaska cocktail
The historic Alaska cocktail is a marvelous take on a martini: stiff, complex, cold and golden as a prospector’s dreams.
Tundra creator back with second feature-length film, ‘Sudsy Slim Rides Again’
At heart, "Sudsy Slim Rides Again" is an old-fashioned oater in the tradition of “square-jawed lawman comes to small town to set things right.”
Coming up: Backyard Country BBQ, Alaska Hempfest and a night of island and reggae music
Expect all kinds of live music ranging from island to country, a new take on a classic play and more this week in Anchorage.
Grammy-nominated electronic dance band headlines Solstice Brewfest in Denali
The Australian four-piece group Cut/Copy is performing at the 49th State Brewing Co. in Healy on Friday.
Celebrating summer solstice: Here are parties and events around Alaska
From a music festival in Denali to a skydiving boogie, midnight sun baseball and a party in downtown Anchorage, here are ways to get the most out of these long daylight hours.