NEWS

This week, just like every week, The Stranger's team of one-trick ponies—nay, the news squad—puts on yet another performance of ERICA C. BARNETT on the viaduct (Barnett: "It's bad!" Readers: "Zzzzz...") and SARAH MIRK on some political gobbledy-gook few people care about (Mirk: "It's important!" Readers: "Zzzzz..."). PLUS: In the Hall, CounterIntel, Police Beat, and In Other News

SHORT FEATURE: Gay Panic

Last week The Stranger sent DONTE PARKS to a performance by the supposedly homophobic Buju Banton—the same good man who was castigated on Slog, The Stranger's blog, for daring to set foot in Seattle. What does Parks learn at the Banton show? Shocker: This paper's corps of pinko agitators are not just hypocritical, but lazy too. ALSO: What absolutely no one was clamoring for: DAN SAVAGE on disgraced Congressman Mike Foley. Why pair the two stories together? Forget tea leaves—check the bong water for an answer.

FEATURE: Cantwell's Rapid Response

It's not stalking if you call it "journalism." Or at least that seems to be the operative theory behind sending JOSH FEIT to D.C. to continue his harassment of the great senator from Washington State, Maria Cantwell. More fodder for Feit's already thick FBI file. PLUS: ELI SANDERS on... wait for it... Darcy Burner.