How do we transcend our increasingly polarized political beliefs and ideologies to share our common humanity with our neighbors? Sing with them in harmony to a Cyndi Lauper song, of course.

"Normal" hunting seasons may be mostly over in Alaska but zombie-hunting season is just about to begin.

Graham Dane says creating with children is “always a surprise.”

“Beautifully complicated” is how Indra Arriaga describes Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. A traditional Mexican holiday that celebrates and honors deceased loved ones, Día de Muertos is observed Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 and is one of Mexico’s most important celebrations.

As a child, Anchorage artist RJ Fontaine McHendry’s primary reading material was a camouflage Bible inscribed with “Army of God.” Isolated from other kids her age and permitted only to wear long dresses, McHendry lived at Mile 13.5 Knik Goose Bay Road in Wasilla with her abusive and religious extremist father and Russian immigrant mother who came to this country looking for a better life.

Kendra and Mercedes Arciniega threw a private Pride party for friends in 2021, hiring drag artist Glenn Coco to host and play several rounds of a beloved game from their childhood, loteria.

This week is Banned Books Week and Out North, Alaska Bookmobile (reimagined this month as “the Banned Bookmobile”) and ACLU of Alaska are co-hosting a series of events they are calling “unAUTHORized.”

Community means everything in Alaska, and the Anchorage music scene is no exception. For one artist, her upward journey has inspired her to give back in a pretty special way: through a series of events called Girl Crush Friday.

Singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson was unable to perform for most of 2023 because of a lump in his throat. “It was big,” he said. “Like, I could feel it.”

It has been just over two years since the release of their debut EP, titled "Bronze", and Pipeline Vocal Project is at it again, with their follow-up EP “Silver” released earlier this month. I had a chance to catch up with them a bit on what they’ve been up to recently and get the low-down on this new release.

Last month, Viola Armitsead celebrated her “tattooversary” in Anchorage, marking her third year in the industry.

“I’ve always loved to make things,” Armitstead said. “Even when I was a little kid I loved finger painting, building forts and drawing pretty girls in fun outfits with my glitter pens.”

Griechen is a multidisciplinary artist heavily inspired by Bristol Bay and stories from her culture. She recently designed part of the theme logo artwork this year for the Alaska State Fair, featuring a Sugpiaq mask representing the sun.

Hurd, known as Tiny Chasm, is a multimedia artist who preserves the appearance of life, using resin to maintain butterflies, flowers, ferns, mushrooms, and much of what you might find on the forest floor.

For years, Jasmine Sherbahn dreamed of living off the income earned from her art. She’d always been an artist, but it wasn’t until she started experimenting with polymer clay earrings.