Issue Archive for the Week of
Oct 30 -
Nov 5,
2008
Vol. 18, No. 8
Features
The New Depression's Imminent Cultural Casualties
By Stranger Staff
Topography of Terror: The Eastside Edition
By Stranger Staff
I Wish I Had Two More Hands So I Could Give HUMP! Filmmakers Four Thumbs Up
By Kelly O
News
And One Dumb Reason to Vote Against It
By Erica C. Barnett
Yes, You Can Find the CHEAT SHEET Here!
By Stranger Election Control Board
Lieutenant Governor Candidate Marcia McCraw Is No Ordinary Republican
By Dominic Holden
Georgetown Feuds over Falafel Truck
By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee
The Art of the
Campaign Rally
By Eli Sanders
Music
The Frightening Anatomy of Partman Parthorse
By Eric Grandy
With Torche, Abe Vigoda,
and These Arms Are Snakes
By Kurt B. Reighley
This Week's Notable Shows and Parties
By Stranger Staff
Starfucker: Starfucker
By Eric Grandy
Matthew Herbert Big Band: There's Me and There's You
By Dave Segal
The Muslims: The Muslims
By Michaelangelo Matos
This Week's Notable Halloween Parties
By Grant Brissey and Megan Seling
Beat-Seeking Missives
By Dave Segal
Rachmaninoff's Last Flicker
By Christopher DeLaurenti
Singles, Remixes & MP3s
By Michaelangelo Matos
Parts & Labor's
Overhauled Sound
By Casey Catherwood
I've Got Your Five-
Finger Consensus Right Here
By Erica C. Barnett
Hiphop Ya Don't Stop
By Larry Mizell Jr.
Film
H-ween Edition
By Lindy West
Zack and Miri Make a Porno: Kevin Smith Knows Nothing About Relationships
By Paul Constant
RocknRolla: Is Guy Ritchie the Worst Director Ever?
By Paul Constant
Fear(s) of the Dark: Sex and Infestation
By Brendan Kiley
The Pool: A Tale of Aquatic Longing
By Lindy West
Cover Art
Cover art by Chris Crites.
To see more of Chris’s work, go to www.bagpainter.com.
Columns
Buzz Bin (Oct. 30)
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
Campaign for Kink
By Mistress Matisse
Buzz Bin (Oct. 30)
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
The Week in Review
By David Schmader
The Stranger: A Critical Overview
By A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
2008 EXCLUSIVE!!! Todd and
Sarah Palin
By Kelly O
Sorry I'm No Longer Fuckable
By Anonymous
The Stranger's Election Night Party!
The Most Horrifying Week of the Year!
By Wm. Steven Humphrey
Visual Art
SAM goes all-out with a long-overdue Coast Salish retrospective. It's still not enough.
By Jen Graves
Liz Magor's Sculptures Are Heavy Ghosts
of Hollowed-Out Desires
By Jim Demetre
Books
Checking the Rear View
By Paul Constant
Learning About a Candidate Through the Stories He Loves
By Paul Constant
Theater
Shitstorm!
By Brendan Kiley
New Plays about Sex, Politics, and Punk Rock
By Stranger Staff
"Awesome" Invents Four Shows over Four Weekends
By Brendan Kiley
Restaurants
Fright Night
By Bethany Jean Clement
A (Delicious) Transnational Argument Against Authenticity
By Brendan Kiley
Josh Henderson of Skillet Street Food
By Steven Blum
Sundown Tavern
By Marti Jonjak