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Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY

The woman in the pink frock coat announced herself as steam curled from a strange brass contraption on her back.


Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry

By SAMY MAGDY

rchaeologists unearthed a set of ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture, remains of a Roman basilica and a marble head of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty.



After Hours: Seattle Opera visionary dies

By JOURNAL STAFF

Speight Jenkins, the longtime general director who transformed Seattle Opera into one of the nation's leading opera companies, died Saturday at age 89.



Flower gardens endure hot, dry summers better if you choose these plants

By JESSICA DAMIANO

When summer temperatures soar, we humans can take shelter indoors. Our garden plants, however, have no such respite.



State parks host concerts

By JOURNAL STAFF

Music, dance and cultural traditions from around the world will take center stage at Washington state parks this summer through concerts and festivals hosted by the Washington State Parks Folk and Traditional Arts Program.


Library celebrates Pride Month

The Seattle Public Library is celebrating Pride Month and launching its new all-ages Summer Quest program with free events, author talks, performances and community gatherings throughout June.


Marymoor hosts soccer final party

By JOURNAL STAFF

King County Parks and the city of Redmond will host a free community watch party July 19 at Marymoor Park for the championship match of this summer's international soccer tournament.


Features

At The Movies: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas hit the right notes in ‘Power Ballad'

By JAKE COYLE

Let's just say that the wedding band has never occupied the most exalted rung of the ladder in music.



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