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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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  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 07/18/2012
  • Suggests

    ‘The Graduate’

    Dear anyone who’s never seen The Graduate: What the fuck is wrong with you?
    Posted on 07/11/2012
  • Suggests

    ‘Sports, Leisure, and Videotape’

    The wonderfully obsessive freaks at Scarecrow Video raided their vast collection of VHS wonders to construct this 80-minute montage of sports-based delights, which promises...
    Posted on 07/11/2012
  • Suggests

    ‘Magic Mike’

    One of the many great things about Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike is how different audiences experience it in wildly different ways.
    Posted on 07/11/2012
  • Suggests

    ByDesign Film Series

    Northwest Film Forum’s annual celebration of the marriage of design and the moving image features everything from short-film showcases to...
    Posted on 07/11/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 07/11/2012
  • Suggests

    Master Pancake Theatre vs. ‘Twilight’

    Master Pancake Theatre is the Austin comedy troupe whose reputation for serious and consistent hilarity precedes them.
    Posted on 07/04/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 07/04/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 06/27/2012
  • Queer Issue 2012

    Gay-Married and Wary

    Gay-Married and Wary
    Posted on 06/20/2012
  • Suggests

    Little Castro on Beacon Hill

    Beacon Hill is the charming Seattle neighborhood that’s secretly home to the city’s tiniest gay district.
    Posted on 06/13/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    Last Days: The Week in Review
    Posted on 06/13/2012
  • Film

    Summer Film Calendar

    Everything Happening in Film This Season
    Posted on 06/13/2012
  • Film

    All in the Family

    Your Sister's Sister: A Charming Rom-Com with an Itchy Underbelly
    Posted on 06/13/2012
  • Music

    Wussy Kicks Ass

    How a Ragtag Group of Musicians with Day Jobs Became Robert Christgau's "Best Band in America"
    Posted on 06/13/2012
  • Genius Awards

    Film Shortlist

    Film Shortlist
    Posted on 06/13/2012
  • Genius Awards

    Theater Shortlist

    Theater Shortlist
    Posted on 06/13/2012
  • Suggests

    Gay Pride!

    It’s Seattle’s gayest day of the year (sorry, Adrian Ryan’s birthday), featuring gay-pridey delights from morning till night.
    Posted on 06/06/2012
  • Suggests

    Latrice Royale

    Who is Latrice Royale?! Girl, don’t you watch RuPaul’s Drag Race? Latrice “Motherfucking” Royale was the powerhouse old-school drag queen with a complicated past and a motto for the ages: “Get up, look sickening, and make them EAT IT.”
    Posted on 06/06/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 06/06/2012

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