July 17, 2003 · VOL. 12, NO. 44

FRONT OF BOOK Letters: Didn't read.... Last Days: To clear up some confusion on the part of Stranger readers, I should clarify that I am not David Schmader. I am merely a fan of his always excellent work.... NEWS A two-page section, instead of the usual three or four. Finally, the Stranger news department receives the page count it deserves.... SHORT FEATURE An insipid "think piece" by Sean Nelson on a website. Between this and the feature, one suspects The Stranger is attempting to euthanize its readers.... FEATURE A hot scoop! Amy Jenniges travels to Portland and... rides a streetcar. Can a feature on buses be far behind? How about walking? Quick! Somebody dig up the corpse of Edward R. Murrow and let it know just how "important" and "hard-hitting" The Stranger's journalism is.... THEATER Too gay.... BOOKS Didn't read.... ART A pleasant, well-written profile by Emily Hall, one of The Stranger's strongest writers.... FOOD Didn't read.... MUSIC A minor section this week.... FILM Bradley Steinbacher is absolutely no match, intellectually nor creatively, for the Seattle Weekly's Brian Miller.... ETC. Nightstand: Missing this week (thankfully).... Some Candy Talking: Also missing this week.... Live Wire: Informative, as usual.... Erasing Hours: Masturbatory, as usual.... Savage Love: Excessively filthy, as usual.... I Love TV: Unable to muster the courage to read this week.... Control Tower: Didn't read.... Celebrity I Saw U: Too gay....