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May. 27
Print Edition for the week of
May. 27 - Jun. 2, 2010
Vol. 19, No. 38
Savage Love
La Cage
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Wisdom from Whiskers
Film/TV
Burkas and Birkins
I Watched 146 Minutes of
Sex and the City 2
and All I Got Was This Religious Fundamentalism
by Lindy West
Chesty Jake
Even Jake Gyllenhaal's Abs Can't Save
Prince of Persia
by Alison Hallett
Concessions
by Lindy West
Art House
Susan Sontag's
Promised Lands
by Charles Mudede
I, Anonymous
This Could Be Addressed to Him
by Anonymous
Music
The Stranger's Encyclopedic Guide to the Sasquatch! Festival
Everything You Need to Know About Sasquatch!, from A-Trak to Z-Trip
by Eric Grandy and Dave Segal
Let's Go Swimming
Caribou's Sweetly Surprising New Dance Record
by Eric Grandy
Careful with That Ax, Ezra
Psych Rockers Citay Attain Escapist Velocity
by Dave Segal
Up & Coming
by Stranger Staff
It's a Hit
Redeeming Journey and "Don't Stop Believin'"
by Michaelangelo Matos
Data Breaker
Lou-Lou's Otherworldly Electro Miniatures
by Dave Segal
My Philosophy
Renaissance, Reflection Eternal, and Folklife
by Larry Mizell Jr.
The Score
Coda: Departure
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Party Crasher
Italian Poets Congregate in a Basement Speakeasy
by HANNAH CALKINS
Poster of the Week
Posters by Nat Damm and Chelsea Conboy
by Aaron Huffman
Underage
by Megan Seling
(Melody) Day & Night
An Extended Interview with Dan Snaith of Caribou
by Eric Grandy
Theater
Losing Their Religion
Intiman's Documentary Drama About Seattle and God
by Brendan Kiley
Burlesque Box
The Hip-Punching Fuchsia FoXXX
by Jessica Price
Visual Art
If a Spotlight Is a Black Hole
The Séance for Kurt Cobain at Seattle Art Museum
by Jen Graves
Books
Cartoon City
Three Local Cartoonists Find Seattle in Strange Places
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
All Pig, No Punches
The Scene at Cochon 555—Five Pigs, Five Chefs, Five Winemakers—Last Weekend
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Happiest Hour
Genghis Khan Restaurant
by Marti Jonjak
Features
SIFF Notes 2010
Full Schedule! Tons of Reviews! The Only Guide You Need!
by Lindy West
Things I Remember About Detroit
Five Years of Abandoned Factories, Talking Cats, and Cars on Fire
by Kelly O
SIFF 2010: The Reviews
Every Damn Review We Wrote, All on One Really Long Page
by Stranger Staff
News
Swiping a Seat
Redistricting Will Likely Give Washington a New Seat in Congress
by Eli Sanders
A Chicken or a Dick?
City Council President Richard Conlin Refuses to Talk About How to Keep Seattle from Paying for Tunnel Cost Overruns
by Dominic Holden
Shocking Robberies
by Charles Mudede
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
I Love Television
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Slog
SL Letter of the Day: Dramatic Timing
by Dan Savage
Self-Publishing Just Got Even Easier
by Paul Constant
The Race Is On for Miss Cougar America
by David Schmader
BP Is Attempting the Top Kill
by Grant Brissey
The Shape of Things to Come
by Paul Constant
The Burial Ground That Is 'Kurt' at SAM, Part 5
by Jen Graves
The Five New Stadiums for the World Cup
by Jen Graves
America's Tolerance of Rape
by Dominic Holden
Dept. of Unsubstantiated Rumors
by Dominic Holden
Still Wondering Who Peed the Bed?
by Grant Brissey
Booze Everywhere
by Bethany Jean Clement
What I Learned at Dino Rossi's Announcement Eve Financial Seminar
by Eli Sanders
Seattle Is Cartoon City
by Paul Constant
New Washington Poll: A Look at Our Very Own Tea Party
by Eli Sanders
Match Book
: Tell Me a Scary Story
by Paul Constant
The 2010 Stanley Cup Finals Start Saturday
by Megan Seling
Currently Hanging
: Name That Drag Queen!
by Jen Graves
O They Will Know We Are Christians...
by Dan Savage
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
by Eric Grandy
Tuesday at 8 pm
by Grant Brissey
Louise Bourgeois Is Dead
by Jen Graves
Traffic Report
by Grant Brissey
Rossi: "Our country's in trouble."
by Eli Sanders
Reading Tonight
: You've Got Three Good Options
by Paul Constant
The Roanoke Tavern May Be SAVED!!!
by Bethany Jean Clement
Youth Pastor Watch
by Dan Savage
Today in Stupid: Woman Sues Google After Getting Herself Runover
by Grant Brissey
Number of the Day: 30,000
by Christopher Frizzelle
Week in Review
by Eli Sanders
Dave Reichert: Anti-Gay Bigot
by Dominic Holden
"Plug The Damn Hole!"
by Dan Savage
Hankering for a Cup of Shrek's Minty Jizz?
by David Schmader
It's Not the Dog, It's the Owners...
by David Schmader
Illinois Republican Outed
by Dan Savage
Drill, Rossi, Drill
by Charles Mudede
Why Wall Street Fails
by Jonathan Golob
People Didn't Stop Drinking Booze During Prohibition...
by Dan Savage
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
by Gillian Anderson
Launching a Mosquito Fleet to South Park is Problematic, Says County
by Cienna Madrid
Pridemore Withdraws, Says Give 'Em Heck in WA-03
by Eli Sanders
McDonald's Is So Gay
by Dominic Holden
New Muppet Video
by Paul Constant
Frenemies Fight it Out at Dawn Using Teeth, High Heel
by Erika Broad
High School Coach Fired After Sending "Lewd Video" to Student
by Dan Savage
The Sinkholes Are Coming for Us
by David Schmader
Advocacy Groups Work to Make South Park Walkable, Bikable Once Bridge Closes
by Cienna Madrid
But What's The W For?
by Mary P. Traverse
Amanda Knox's New 'Do
by Charles Mudede
"Why Do They Water the Field at Sounders Games?"
by Megan Seling
SPD Hits the "Mother Load" of Pot Farms
by Cienna Madrid
Traffic Report
by Grant Brissey
"Resigned"
by Dominic Holden
This Is Probably Not the Future of Micropayments
by Paul Constant
Eastern Plays: Say It In Broken English
by Charles Mudede
Reading Tonight
: Tolerance, Intolerance
by Paul Constant
A Little Good News
by Dominic Holden
House Votes to End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
by Dominic Holden
Bad News For Bottoms
by Dan Savage
Teen Pregnancies Drop In Canada
by Dan Savage
Another Gay Couple Arrested
by Dan Savage
Touche, Lindy!
by David Schmader
Forecast: Hurricanes of Oil
by Grant Brissey
Mr. Coleman
by Dominic Holden
Reading Tonight
: A Mystery and a Specious Argument
by Paul Constant
Calling All Illiterates
by Paul Constant
Apple Passes Microsoft to Become World's Most Valuable Technology Company
by Anthony Hecht
Nate Silver's Soccer Rankings
by Eli Sanders
Publishers Not Paying Attention at All
by Paul Constant
Trick Question!
by Dan Savage
Prescription Heroin
by Dominic Holden
Dear Holden Caulfield: Please Don't Ever Read
The Fountainhead
. Love, Me
by Paul Constant
Get Your Ass Off the Couch
by Lara Phillips
Maps Are Cool
by Mary P. Traverse
Gored Matador
by Gillian Anderson
Lest Memorial Day Pass By Unmentioned
by Jonathan Golob
It's Not You, It's Us
by Christopher Frizzelle
Seattle Photographer Daniel Beltra Is in the Gulf
by Jen Graves
Dear A-Team: Stop Screaming at Me
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
U.S. Official on Israel: "We're the only ones who believe them"
by Eli Sanders
Field Guide to November Days
and the Regressors
by Brendan Kiley
Dear Local Retail Establishments,
by Paul Constant
O They Will Know We Are Christians...
by Dan Savage
Groin-Punching is Unhealthy
by David Schmader
Marco Roth Reviews David Shields
by Christopher Frizzelle
Re: Booze Everywhere
by Dan Savage
Reading Tonight
: A Walker, a Novelist and a Native American Lawyer
by Paul Constant
Dennis Hopper's Screen Test
by Jen Graves
Al and Tipper Gore No More
by Eli Sanders
Overrated, Underrated, or Rated: Zoos
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Lindy Wins!
by David Schmader
The Morning News: Oily Tampons, Space Planes, and 25 Cents
by Lindy West
On Translating Bolano's Sex Scenes
by Brendan Kiley
Gulf of Mexico: Today Is the Big Day! (Only it's Probably Not)
by Grant Brissey
THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!!!
by Dan Savage
Bumbershoot's 2010 Line-Up Announced
by Megan Seling
How Is Your Sasquatch!?
by Grant Brissey
Hideaway
by Gillian Anderson
The Morning News: Top Kill, Hammer Kill, Train Kill, Kill, Kill, KILL!
by Lindy West
Gulf of Mexico: Obama's Speech
by Grant Brissey
Lunchtime Quickie: Bear Week Continues
by Kelly O
The Morning News: The Oil Leak Still Isn't Fixed, Sarah Palin Wants to Know If You Get It, and Bounty Hunters Are Looking for That Local Kid Who Stole Rich People's Stuff
by Megan Seling
Currently Hanging
: Isabel Samaras
by Jen Graves
Entering the Twilight of American Christianity
by Charles Mudede
Reading Today
: Cooking in the Northwest
by Paul Constant
Maybe Soldiers Should Be Armed Then?
by Dan Savage
Big Dog Now Little, Still Scary
by Anthony Hecht
Reading Tonight
: Sexy Vampire Hunting
by Paul Constant
Wanna Read all the Stranger's Coverage of the Sasquatch! Festival in One Convenient Location?
by Eric Grandy
Marwencol
by Gillian Anderson
Today in Vegan
by Bethany Jean Clement
Chihuahua Mauls, Kills Toddler
by Dominic Holden
Lunchtime Quickie: Bear Week, Part III
by Kelly O
Full Charge Ahead
by Grant Brissey
Need Some Expert Advice About Your Pet?
by Megan Seling
The Morning News
: Tropical Storm Agatha Hits Central America, BP Loses Billions in First Day of Trading Since the Top Kill Failed, and a New Vaccine "Could Eliminate" Breast Cancer
by Megan Seling
While Slog Was Dead...
by Paul Constant
What SIFF Movies Should You See This Year?
by Megan Seling
Rossi Attacks Via Twitter
by Eli Sanders
The Internet as a Force for Meaningful Change
by Paul Constant
Book Expo America, Over the Years
by Christopher Frizzelle
Oil Board Director Co-Chairs Oil Spill Oversight
by Dominic Holden
Grey Gallery to Close Current Location
by Jen Graves
Police Beat: Falling Down Stairs
by Dominic Holden
Better Know a District
by Eli Sanders
Seattle Art Museum Cuts 15 Positions, Announces 2011 Furlough
by Jen Graves
Technical Difficulties - Bot Attack
by Anthony Hecht
Facebook Is Discussing Your Privacy Right Now
by Paul Constant
Only the Weird Die Old
by Brendan Kiley
Hugo House Cuts Belltown Writers-in-Residence Program
by Cienna Madrid
Dennis Hopper...
by Grant Brissey
Sunken Koreas
by Jonathan Golob
I Apologize For Posting About Female Genital Mutilation Before Noon
by Cienna Madrid
You See This Chair?
by Cienna Madrid
Gay Republican Group...
by Dan Savage
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Eight Nameless Meerkats, 30 Somali Protesters, and One Soggy Baby
by Erika Broad
The Morning News
by Lara Phillips
We Should Do this in Seattle
by Dominic Holden
Reading Today
: Scaredy-Cat Authors
by Paul Constant
Do All the Rossi Challengers Add Up to a Problem for Him?
by Eli Sanders
Have You Read Lindy West's Review of
Sex and the City 2
Yet?
by Paul Constant
Reading Tonight
: In Soviet Russia, Comics Read You!
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: UW "Librarians Do Gaga"
by Kelly O
Dog in a Grocery
by Charles Mudede
Census Vs. Island Rules
by Grant Brissey
On This Grey Day....
by David Schmader
SL Letter of the Day: You're All Deputized!
by Dan Savage
Rained Out
by Dan Savage
Guns and Testicles
by Charles Mudede
Giant C.H.U.D. Hole Found in Guatemala
by Grant Brissey
No Nyucks for Oil
by Paul Constant
Flickr Photo(s) of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
"What's Your Favorite Cheap Wine?"
by Megan Seling
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
DADT Deal: The Beginning of the End
by Dan Savage
Seattle Meets Its Police Chief Finalists This Week
by Cienna Madrid
Woman Tracks Down Alleged Purse Thief to Taco Bell, Reclaims Purse
by Cienna Madrid
Howard House Is Closing
by Jen Graves
"Heavy boots of lead/Fills his victims full of dread"
by Paul Constant
7-Word Sounders Match Review
by Christopher Frizzelle
Boycott BP
by Charles Mudede
Today in "Ways to be Cool"
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
What He Said
by Dan Savage
The Morning News
by Lara Phillips
House to Vote on Repealing DADT
by Dominic Holden
To Quote My Mother...
by Dan Savage
A Brief History of Civil Disobedience and the Gay Rights Movement
by Dan Savage
Whoops
by Dan Savage
The Oil Disaster: Third World America
by Charles Mudede
Julie Taymor's Spider Man: A Flop in the Making
by Brendan Kiley
Thanks again Seattle!
by Chicago Fan
Reported Murder-Suicide in Ballard
by Cienna Madrid
Ideology Today: Boyz II Death
by Charles Mudede
Have You Read Kelly O's Piece About Detroit Yet?
by Christopher Frizzelle
So Much Dead Pig, You Can't Even Believe It
by Bethany Jean Clement
One Way to Ruin a Sexy Getup?
by Charles Mudede
SIFF Review:
Splice
by Paul Constant
The Morning News
: The Top Kill Didn't Work, Germany's President Has Resigned, and Salt Companies Try to Re-Invent Their Product by Using Terms Like "Briny Kiss"
by Megan Seling
Reading Today
: Do-It-Yourself Reading
by Paul Constant
If You're Happy and You Know It...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The
Human
Olive Centipede
by Dan Savage
Live-Action Suicide Food
by David Schmader
The CEO of BP Wants Something
by Charles Mudede
Ten Random Thoughts From Chicago
by Dan Savage
Suggests
Buzzcocks
by Dave Segal
'Restrepo'
by Christopher Frizzelle
'The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle'
by Brendan Kiley
Barça Ham Grab
by Lindy West
Cheap Wine & Poetry
by Paul Constant
'Nietzsche! The Musical'
by Brendan Kiley
'Marwencol'
by Paul Constant
Caribou
by Eric Grandy
Dear Science
Oil-Spill Chemistry
by Jonathan Golob