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Aug 29, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
2024 marks twenty years of MOPOP’s stewardship of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and in that time we’ve been lucky enough to celebrate the induction of three local creators: Dreamsnake author Vonda McIntyre in 2018, Arrival author Ted Chiang in 2020, and now speculative fiction author and activist Nicola Griffith, who joins the class of 2024 alongside bestselling Nigerian American Africanfuturist author Nnedi Okorafor.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
MOPOP is honored to announce our upcoming special exhibition, Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
For twenty years, MoPOP has been the proud steward of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, preserving and celebrating this essential component of pop culture history. Once per solar cycle, the public helps usher in a new class of nominees, and a panel of professionals cast their votes to select four new inductees—two creators and two creations.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft (also Earth)! An entire wall of shiny new content has touched down in our Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction exhibit, which means MoPOP is beaming to the top of your Seattle summer must-visit plans. What’s new?
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
So, kids. No matter how old they are, they’ll always need entertaining. But what about those times you find yourself looking for activities the whole family will enjoy that also offer bonus brain-boosting benefits? We recommend starting with something everybody already conveniently loves: pop culture. (It’s what we did!)We’ve rounded up the best of our family offerings right here just for you.
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May 23, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
This May marks the 75th anniversary of Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, and we’ve teamed up with our friends at Harper One to combine books and pop culture in one hearty recommended reading list. AND THEN WE RISE: A GUIDE TO LOVING AND TAKING CARE OF SELF (Common) Multi-award-winning performer, author, and activist Common lays out a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health in order to find fulfillment in both body and spirit.
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May 14, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
We don’t mean to brag, but the films selected for SFFSFF (the Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival) 2024 are seriously special. These intricate pieces of short cinema from around the globe —some of them receiving their world premieres—are poised to carry audiences through every spellbinding twist of the human imagination. We asked this year’s festival producer, Maddy Szmidt, to share her thoughts on why SFFSFF has become such a beloved institution.
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May 14, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
All pop culture fans have favorite art, stories, creations, and creators, but when it comes to grand, zealous passion, Sci-Fi & Fantasy fans might just take first place. So when we’re looking at an institution like the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, the question of who gets in and who’s left out becomes one of galactic importance. Once upon a time, new SFFHoF inductees were picked by a cabal of industry insiders with fountain pens and agendas—and the results confirmed that.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
Kurt Cobain, Los Angeles, May 23, 1991. Copyright Michael Lavine.
When people think of Seattle, they inevitably start with the same handful of icons and stereotypes: coffee, the Space Needle, rain, and grunge. For many, that last item begins and ends with the ‘90s band Nirvana and its frontman, Kurt Cobain.
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
mopop.org | Will Taylor
Giant skeleton from Kubo and the Two Strings
I once read somewhere that all film studios have a core premise they rely on for every one of their projects. Examples included “Who deserves to win in the end?” or “What if ____ had feelings?” If Portland’s LAIKA Studios has a similar Rosetta Stone to their unstoppable popularity, they’re keeping it firmly to themselves.
