Issue Archive for the Week of
Aug 21 -
27,
2008
Vol. 17, No. 50
Features
A Tour of Seattle’s Most Endangered Open Spaces
By Dominic Holden
News
See Our Complete Coverage Here
By Stranger Election Control Board
Former Prisoner Opens Thrift Store with Nonprofit's Help
By Dominic Holden
Police Are No-Shows at Meeting About Bias Report
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee
Candidate's Supporters Claim Dirty Tricks
By Erica C. Barnett
Obama Finally Picks His Mate
By Eli Sanders
Distraction Tactics
By Erica C. Barnett
Court, Citation, Crisis, Construction
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, Erica C. Barnett and Dominic Holden
Music
The Public Travails of Ryan Adams and Oasis
By Michaelangelo Matos
Sam Mickens Interrogates GZA
By Sam Mickens
Library Science's Rain City Dub
By Charles Mudede
Decline of the Pacific NorthwestVarious Artists
By Brendan Kiley
Jeff Hanson Madam Owl
By Jeff Kirby
Alex Moulton Exodus
By Michaelangelo Matos
This Week's Notable Shows and Parties
By Stranger Staff
Dempster in the Cistern
By Christopher DeLaurenti
Carousel Festival
By Casey Catherwood
Portland's Where the Party Is (This Week)
By Donte Parks
The Virtues of Youth and Wisdon
By Jeff Kirby
Last Slice of Butter
By Megan Seling
Singles, Remixes & MP3s
By Michaelangelo Matos
Film
Sci-Fi College
By Lindy West
Hamlet 2
By Andrew Wright
Tuya's Marriage
By Annie Wagner
Vivre Sa Vie
By Charles Mudede
Transsiberian
By Annie Wagner
Cover Art
Cover art by Jing Wei. Find more of Jing's work at jingweistudio.com.
Columns
The Stranger: A Critical Overview
By A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Undisinformation, with Marcus!
No Internet Required
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
No Internet Required
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
The Week in Review
By David Schmader
Screw Your Sick-Ass Potlucks
By Anonymous
Nude Ribbon Dancing!
By Wm. Steven Humphrey
Uncle Pussy
By Dan Savage
Li'l Bama, The Black Beach Towel
By Kelly O
Visual Art
Why Can't Artists Be Artists at SAM and the Frye?
By Jen Graves
Books
McCain, Obama, and the Men Who Made Them
By Eli Sanders
Theater
Art Vs. Nature
By Brendan Kiley
A Mini Fringe Festival at Hugo House
By Brendan Kiley
Restaurants
At the Elite
By Bethany Jean Clement
One Southern Lady's Search for Seattle's Best Chicken-Fried Steak
By Joan Hiller