October 16, 2003 - VOL. 13, NO. 05

FRONT OF BOOK Letters: A full page, including (shockingly) a letter regarding Eli Sanders' recent article on AIDS. On a related note: Not only does Seattle wish AIDS would be cured to save lives, but to stop The Stranger from writing article after article on the disease as well.... Last Days: Forget the Genius Awards. Mr. Schmader's column is the true genius to be found in the paper.... NEWS Like the majority of Seattle: didn't read.... SHORT FEATURE Just when Seattle thought it was safe to pick up The Stranger, here is yet another article on the paper's Genius Awards. Move on, ladies and gentlemen. I beg you. Seattle no longer cares.... FEATURE A pleasant article on a band. Just why this piece should be in the feature section and not the music section remains a mystery, however.... THEATER A handful of smart, insightful reviews.... BOOKS Two fairly decent reviews and one bad one.... ART A solid review.... FOOD Didn't read.... MUSIC A good section, including two well-written pieces by Kathleen Wilson.... FILM Nate Lippens and his thesaurus tackle the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Homosexual rights are set back 50 years.... ETC. In Arts News: More on the Genius Awards.... Nightstand: Zzzzzzzz.... Live Wire: More on the Genius Awards.... Drunk by Noon: Didn't read (you are welcome, Mr. Lippens).... The Truth: A pleasant interview sure to be of interest to those who find it interesting.... Underage: Didn't read.... Data Breaker: Huh?.... The Score: Again: huh?.... Some Candy Talking: More on the Genius Awards.... Savage Love: Filthy.... I Love TV: Very filthy.... Control Tower: Very, very filthy.... Celebrity I Saw U: Too gay....