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Apr. 18
Print Edition for the week of
Apr. 18 - 24, 2002
Vol. 11, No. 31
Savage Love
Hard Times
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Grab Bag
I, Anonymous
CURSE OF THE FRY GIRL
Film/TV
Genius v. Talent:
Amadeus
and
The Last Waltz
Examine the Agony and Ecstasy of the Near-Miss
by Sean Nelson
Film Shorts
Movie Times
This Week on TV
Music
9/11 as Muse
Local Rappers Respond with Posturing, Poetry
by Brian Goedde
All Ages Action
by Megan Seling
Let's Not Belong
In Isolation, Paul Westerberg Finds Himself
by Kathleen Wilson
Bio: Music
One-Night Stand
Loud, Messy, Excellent
by Bradley Steinbacher
NW Top Twenty
Club Directory
DJ Listings
by Megan Seling
CD Review Revue
Live Music Listings
by Megan Seling
More Up & Coming
Up & Coming
Underage
At City Hall
Speaker Freak
Meets Mark E. Quark
Parties Listings
by Nicolae White
Theater
Theater Review Revue
Madness, Shakespearean and Short
Theater Listings
by Bret Fetzer
Visual Art
Vis Art: News
Visual Arts Listings
by Emily Hall
Books
The Flow of Desire
Seductive, Evasive Heather McHugh
by Colin Booy
Lust and Marriage
Peter Bagge Goes Domestic, with a Twist
by Jeremy Lott
Readings Listings
by Charles Mudede
Food & Drink
A Star Is Gone
What's Next in Pacific Place Dining?
by Min Liao
Todai
Unlimited Lobster and a Sushi Machine
by Rachel Kessler
Bio: Chow
News
The Abuse Excuse
In 1996, Wanda Moats took her daughter and fled what she claims was an abusive relationship. Years later, authorities caught up with her. The question is, was she really a victim?
by Amy Jenniges
Guitar Wars
American Music Struggles Against Retail Giant Guitar Center
by Pat Kearney
Freshman Flush?
Republicans Line Up for National Money and Rick Larsen's Seat
by Anthony York
Teenage Shutdown
Peter Steinbrueck Tries to Silence Teens
Pageler Unethical
City Doesn't Agree
by Josh Feit
Silence = Mess
Gay Rights Protest at Emerald Ridge High School Brings Counterprotest
by Amy Jenniges
Peace Talks
Emergency Meeting Calms Cops and Campus
by Amy Jenniges
Mean Streets
Beloved Street Activist Murdered in Wallingford
by Pat Kearney
Five to Four
by Josh Feit
In Other News...
Police Beat
Organizing Crime
by Charles Mudede
Letters to the Editor
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Calendar
Stranger Suggests
I Love Television
Misty Water-Colored Memories
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
It's My Party
Hootenannies Galore
by Kathleen Wilson
Obits
by Clark Humphrey
Control Tower
The Happy Legal Hooker
by Mistress Matisse
Public Editor
The Stranger: A Critical Overview