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Issue Archive for the Week of

Jul 19 - 25, 2007
Vol. 16, No. 45

Features

Tension at the Center:

Seattle Center has always been cursed—bad luck, bad architecture, maggots. Everybody's fighting over its future. Now is our chance to get it right.

By Brendan Kiley

News

CounterIntel:

Net Ruse

By Josh Feit

Police Beat:

Down the Road I Go

By Charles Mudede

In the Hall:

Jilted

By Erica C. Barnett

Changing Lanes:

Business Leader Kills Stone Way Bike Lane

By Erica C. Barnett

Budthirsty:

The Washington State Patrol Will Do Almost Anything to Bust a Pot Grower

By Dominic Holden

Townhome Invasion:

Neighborhoods Gobbled Up by Developer Loophole

By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee

Music

Poster of the Week

By Aaron Huffman

My Philosophy:

Hiphop Ya Don't Stop

By Larry Mizell Jr.

Fucking in the Streets:

Pony, Illegal Art, and What the Heck

By Eric Grandy

Northwest Top 10:

Bestsellers at Local Independent Record Stores for the Week of July 12

Music Is the Weapon:

Femi Kuti and the New, Funkier Lagos

By Ross Simonini

Who Are They?:

You Am I Are the Best Band You've Never Heard

By Barbara Mitchell

1+0=Infinity:

Tiny Vipers Create Magic from Minimalism

By Christopher Hong

Bona Fide Lovin':

Sound Advice from Chromeo

By Eric Grandy

Up & Coming

By Stranger Staff

It's a Hit:

Singles, Remixes, & MP3s

By Michaelangelo Matos

The Score:

Chapel Performance Space

By Christopher DeLaurenti

Bug in the Bassbin:

Harsh Brings the Noise

By Donte Parks

Underage:

The Lonely H

By Megan Seling

Party Crasher:

Jesus, Explosions, and Medical Illustrations

By Paul Constant

Film

I Now Pronounce You Not at All Funny:

A Review of Chuck & Larry

By Lindy West

On Screen:

This Week's New Releases

By David Schmader, Jen Graves, Andrew Wright and Jon Frosch

DVD:

Blank Verse

By Sean Nelson

Cover Art

Photo by Charlie Schuck (www.charlieschuck.com).

Columns

King of the Nerds:

Evil Kinked Fats

By Jonathan Golob

Get Your War On

The Stranger: A Critical Overview

By A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)

Letters to the Editor:

Epic Egos and Hiking Hazards

Control Tower & Kink Calendar:

Home to Mother

By Mistress Matisse

Last Days:

The Week in Review

By David Schmader

I, Anonymous:

Everything About You Is Stupid

By Anonymous

Savage Love:

Play with Her Clit

By Dan Savage

Drunk of the Week:

An Ode to Lake Washington

By Kelly O

I Love Television:

A Reason to Watch

By Wm.™ Steven Humphrey

Visual Art

White People Love Him:

The Intergalactic Art of Rashid Johnson

By Jen Graves

Environmental Impact:

At McLeod Residence, You Change the Art

By Annie Wagner

Books

The Porn Supremacy:

Real Stories from a Real Asshole

By Kelly O

Theater

Cliche Rodeo:

Kinky Nazis and Building Bridges

By Brendan Kiley and Paul Constant

Restaurants

Its Happy Hour Somewhere Right Now:

The Stranger's Brand-New Bar Guide

One Step Forward...:

Matt's in the Market: Bigger, but Better?

By Bethany Jean Clement

Bar Exam:

Finding Happiness