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….