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Twice a year, a golden sunbeam illuminates a 3,000-year-old Egyptian temple

By HAMZA FAHMY and MOHAMMED SALAH

Hundreds of tourists from around the world and locals gathered at dawn Thursday at a temple in southern Egypt, with some sleeping outside it overnight to witness a solar phenomenon that has taken place here for millennia.

Marigolds anchor Día de los Muertos altars, believed to guide spirits home

By JESSICA DAMIANO

But few flowers hold as powerful a place in remembrance as the marigold, especially on Nov. 1 and 2, when Latino communities celebrate Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.


Airbnb guests no longer have to wash the dishes or strip the beds at checkout

By RIO YAMAT

Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.



After Hours: Frye unveils 2027 exhubit lineup

By JOURNAL STAFF

The Frye Art Museum will present five exhibitions in spring 2027 as part of its 75th anniversary programming, featuring intergenerational artists, recent collection acquisitions and projects examining land, archives and the museum's history.


Immersive 'Romeo & Juliet' masquerade

By JOURNAL STAFF

WhatNot Theatrics will present an immersive adaptation of William Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” Nov. 25, 27-29 at the historic Stimson-Green Mansion on First Hill.



Seattle musicians score horror classic

By JOURNAL STAFF

The 1920 silent horror film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” will screen on Halloween at The Royal Room in Columbia City, accompanied by a live score performed by a group of Seattle musicians led by composer Wayne Horvitz.



Beer, cider and music on Orcas Island

By JOURNAL STAFF

Hops on the Rock, Orcas Island's annual beer festival, returns Nov. 7 with more than 20 producers from Washington offering beer, cider, seltzer and wine.


Features

At The Movies: In ‘Everest: The Other Side,' tragedy and triumph intermingle on the peaks of Nepal

By JAKE COYLE

Hike up and ski down was Jim Morrison's relatively straightforward dream, albeit not on your typical ski hill.



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