Author Profile Mason BryanAssociate Opinion Editor Mason Bryan is formerly Crosscut's associate opinion editor. His writing has appeared in The Santiago Times, Huffington Post, and Real Change News. Find him on Twitter @mason__bryan or email at mason.bryan@crosscut.com.
Opinion Seattle's homelessness emergency, in one photo Talk of the city's many crises obscures the overarching problem — a crisis of inequality. by Mason Bryan / September 27, 2019
Culture Jacob Lawrence and the art of radical imagination The Jacob Lawrence Gallery rings in 25 years at the University of Washington. by Mason Bryan / February 15, 2019
Culture 11 things to do in Seattle Inuit throat singing, a theatrical ode to Frederick Douglass, the Spokane novelist tackling 1940s Hanford and more cultural happenings. by Brangien Davis & Agueda Pacheco Flores & Jonathan Zwickel & Mason Bryan / February 7, 2019
Opinion What Howard Schultz's coffee order says about his presidential bid An ex-barista questions the former Starbucks CEO's qualifications to run the free world. by Mason Bryan / January 31, 2019
Culture What WA's prison past tells us about mass incarceration today A new edition of a heralded book offers an intimate look at prison life. Scholar Dan Berger talks about its significance today. by Mason Bryan / January 27, 2019
Opinion T-Mobile's tryst with Trump embarrasses Seattle The Seattle Times editorial board is eager to cheer a local corporate power, but what might they say about T-Mobile being in bed at Trump's hotel? by Mason Bryan / January 18, 2019
Culture Is this the buzziest artist in Seattle? A portrait of Anthony White, a young up-and-comer in Seattle's visual arts scene. by Mason Bryan / January 2, 2019
Culture Contemplating fascism in Hillman City A new production raises questions about the rise of Nazi Germany and our current Trumpian situation. by Mason Bryan / November 9, 2018
Culture How Paul Allen transformed Seattle’s cultural landscape Locals reflect on how Paul Allen made a home in Seattle for art, music, dance and more. by Mason Bryan & Brangien Davis & Florangela Davila / October 16, 2018
Politics Undergrads for Kavanaugh raise a pint in Seattle Claiming the confirmation fight has emboldened the right, the UW students believe the whole affair will be forgotten “real fast.” by Mason Bryan / October 7, 2018