By Sarah Bradley An estuary refers to the body of brackish water where freshwater from rivers and streams meet the sea. The conditions of an Estuary, found in bays, inlets, and lagoons, provide a rich and fertile habitat for plankton and plants which in turn provide food for a wide […]
Ian Hazard-BillCover Artist
By Ruby Love Originally from San Francisco, Ian Hazard-Bill is an artist working in ceramics, creating beautifully unique functional pottery. I spoke with Hazard-Bill about his process, inspirations, and the challenges of balancing aesthetics and function. Hazard-Bill has been working with clay on and off for the past eight years, […]
New Women’s Comedy Open Mic
By Danny Loose On Tuesday, February 2, host and comedienne Taylor Rae Sikorski ushered in the first Women’s Comedy Open Mic at Ben Moore’s pub to great reception. The open mic prioritizes acts by women, transgender & gender nonconforming comedians. I touched base with Taylor after the show about the […]
It’s WhateverIn Defense of My So Called Political Apathy
By Felix Chrome Every election cycle the prospect of a new president reminds hoards of generally apolitical facebook friends and loud-talking liberals on the bus about their deep belief in the importance of electoral politics. My dad’s friends share meme’s complaining about ‘apathetic youth’ and the CPJ inevitably gets pitched […]
Blackfish Shows at OFS
By Sara Fabian Let me preface this article to you by saying that I had never before seen Blackfish, in neither theaters nor on Netflix, where it was recently released for streaming view. However, I have heard many one word reviews from friends and family that seem as though they […]
Debate On Carbon Tax Initiative Gets HeatedPanelists of Climate Presentations at Evergreen Argue Over Initiative 732
By Devon Merriman On January 13, Evergreen students crammed into every square inch of the longhouse to attend “It’s Happening, What Now?”, a series of presentations on climate change in Washington State. Initiative 732 surfaced during the discussion, prompting a disagreement among panelists and climate change activists Yoram Bauman and […]
Washington’s Environmental Crises Can the State Become a Leader on Climate Change?
By Asa Kowals-Rose Washington’s nickname— though never formally recognized— has always been “The Evergreen State.” Since the name itself is not official, no official meaning has been assigned to it. Despite this, the nickname has always been recognized as a reference to Washington’s abundant coniferous forests. This was the intent […]
evergreen.snap Raises Privacy Concerns
By Danny Loose In September of 2015 a developer called Squid’s Inc. launched an app called “Fleek College Stories” was made available for download acting with a third party app in correspondence with the photo communication app Snapchat. The way it works is that Fleek geotags (establishes metadata to a […]
Anne McGowanArtist Statement
How can an image suggest and subvert order? How can abstraction spur an experience of free association? What are the physical and psychological effects of curated space and knowledge? Does a body have a psychological depository that safeguards imagination? How do we recuperate this depository? These screen prints started as […]
Stuff To Do
By Sarah Bradley & Sara Fabian SATURDAY 1/30 Oh, Rose, DUZZ, Jo Passed, Thunderwerld 523 Stoll Rd SE. 8pm. Donation. This sweet house show is happening inside a barn on the far east side of Olympia. Full disclosure: one of our employees lives there but wasn’t part of organizing this […]