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David Schmader

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David Schmader—Stranger associate editor and Last Days columnist—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the U.S. In his spare time, he’s the world’s foremost authority on the brilliant horribleness of Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls; he hosts annotated screenings at U.S. film fests and provided the commentary track for the DVD. His writing has appeared in OUT Magazine and at Newsweek.com. Dave has lived in Seattle for 20 years; he currently lives in South Park.

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  • Suggests

    Luc Sante: ‘The Other Paris’

    Best known for Low Life, his book-length portrait of Manhattan’s underclass in the early 20th century...
    Posted on 04/03/2013
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 04/03/2013
  • Film

    Reality: A Fishmonger Dreams of TV Stardom

    Reality: A Fishmonger Dreams of TV Stardom
    Posted on 04/03/2013
  • Suggests

    ‘Grey Gardens’ Mimosa Brunch

    Between Jinkx Monsoon’s towering impersonation of Edith Bouvier Beale on RuPaul’s Drag Race and the musical now running at ACT...
    Posted on 03/27/2013
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 03/27/2013
  • Suggests

    Ann & Nancy Wilson

    Thirty-seven years (!) after Dreamboat Annie introduced Heart as a new force in American hard rock...
    Posted on 03/20/2013
  • Suggests

    Sister Spit

    Founded and powered by San Francisco writer/performer/force for good Michelle Tea, Sister Spit is the legendary...
    Posted on 03/20/2013
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 03/20/2013
  • Suggests

    ‘KINGS: A Boylesque Extravaganza’

    KINGS is the one-night-only extravaganza that will gather celebrated male burlesque performers from all over the world...
    Posted on 03/13/2013
  • News

    Pothead Patients, Impatient Potheads

    Regular Potheads Keep Trying to Buy Pot from Medical Dispensaries
    Posted on 03/13/2013
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 03/13/2013
  • Suggests

    King-Snohomish Regional Spelling Bee

    The only thing that’s more fun than watching a spelling bee is winning a spelling bee...
    Posted on 03/06/2013
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 03/06/2013
  • Film

    Visual Parades for a Post I-502 City

    The Sampledelic Cinema of Collide-O-Scope
    Posted on 03/06/2013
  • Film

    Spring Film Calendar

    Everything Happening in Film This Season
    Posted on 03/06/2013
  • Suggests

    Dance Cinema

    Copresented by Northwest Film Forum and Velocity Dance Center, Dance Cinema is the quarterly series pairing classic movies...
    Posted on 02/27/2013
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 02/27/2013
  • Music

    Watch the Crone

    Patti Smith: How an Instant Punk Legend Became a Celebrated Arts and Letters Lifer
    Posted on 02/27/2013
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 02/20/2013
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    ‘West of Memphis’

    The case of the West Memphis Three—wherein three teenage outcasts in Arkansas were convicted of child murders they had nothing to do with...
    Posted on 02/13/2013

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