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Shorter days and dark afternoons can trigger depression. Here's how to fight back

By CARLA K. JOHNSON

As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel it in their bodies and brains.

Holiday gifts for movie lovers, from Robert Pattinson nesting dolls to a podcast's perfume

By LINDSEY BAHR

Let's start with the bad news: That A24 Dior T-shirt that you may have seen on Robert Pattinson and Sabrina Carpenter? It's not for sale. But you know what is? A nesting-doll set featuring Pattinson's A24 movie characters, from “Primetime” and “The Drama” to “The Lighthouse” and “Good Time.”


Bingo, Care Bears, Pokémon cards and the classic playground slide make it into the Toy Hall of Fame

By MARK KENNEDY

Bingo, Care Bears, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the humble playground slide have all made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame, taking their place alongside classics like Mr. Potato Head and G.I. Joe.



Burke exhibit looks at forests, climate

By JOURNAL STAFF

The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will open “Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest / Historias del bosque boreal” on Nov. 7. The bilingual exhibition explores the vast forest that stretches across Alaska, Canada, Europe and Russia, examining its role in the global climate and the communities and wildlife connected to it.


After Hours: PNB's 'Nutcracker' returns Nov. 27

By JOURNAL STAFF

Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of George Balanchine's “The Nutcracker” returns to McCaw Hall Nov. 27-Dec. 27, with 35 public performances featuring the company's professional dancers, students from the PNB School and live music by the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra.


Bike scavenger hunt for charity

By JOURNAL STAFF

Cyclists will take to Seattle's streets Nov. 21 for Cranksgiving, an annual bicycle-powered food drive that combines a scavenger hunt with support for local food banks.



Issaquah celebrates regional authors

By JOURNAL STAFF

Local and regional authors will gather Nov. 29 for the annual Historically Hip Author Fair in downtown Issaquah, where readers can browse and purchase books across a variety of genres.


Features

At The Movies: ‘I Play Rocky' is a middleweight crowd-pleaser

By JAKE COYLE

It's been almost exactly 50 years since Sylvester Stallone's breakthrough boxing classic first arrived in theaters. You need hardly more than a few Philadelphia steps or a holler of “Adrian” to summon its still-ubiquitous cultural presence.



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