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Feb. 5
Print Edition for the week of
Feb. 5 - 11, 2009
Vol. 18, No. 21
Savage Love
Hurtful Questions
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Life in the Time of Obama
I, Anonymous
Once-a-Day Valtrex Is Not Enough to Suppress Your Ego
by Anonymous
Film/TV
On Screen
The Uninvited
: Bad-Movie Casserole
by EVAN STEWART
On Screen
Push
Is Great, Except for the Actors and the Plot
by Paul Constant
Concessions
The Gooch
by Lindy West
Other Mother
Coraline
Does the Unthinkable
by Paul Constant
Short Bus
The Oscar-Nominated Short Films Are Underwhelming
by Lindy West
On Screen
Fan Boys
: Nerds Deserve Better
by Paul Constant
Porn
This Ain't the Munsters XXX: a Parody-Porn Roundup
by Kelly O
On Screen
Chocolate
: Autism-Fu
by Paul Constant
Music
The Score
Classical, Jazz & Avant
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Album Review
Dälek:
Gutter Tactics
by Dave Segal
Up & Coming
This Week's Notable Shows and Parties
by Stranger Staff
Album Review
Jon Hassell:
Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes...
by Dave Segal
Underage
Dogwater Dayz
by Casey Catherwood
Album Review
Reporter:
Dust & Stars
by Eric Grandy
Party Crasher
A Burning Sensation
by AARON PICKUS
Data Breaker
Beat-Seeking Missives
by Dave Segal
New Column!
Kwiz Korner: The Murder City Devils Edition
Fucking in the Streets
A Look Inside the Under-Construction Crocodile
by Eric Grandy
Bludgeon and Guts
Noise-Rock "Supergroup" AFCGT Have Treble in Mind
by Dave Segal
It's a Hit
Singles, Remixes & MP3s
by Michaelangelo Matos
Rock and Roll Will Wait
The Murder City Devils Grow Old, Keep Reuniting
by Eric Grandy
My Philosophy
Hiphop Ya Don't Stop
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Poster of the Week
Madeline Macomber
by Aaron Huffman
Theater
Theater Review Revue
Poetic Disasters and Funny Family Angst
by Brendan Kiley, Lindy West and David Schmader
Visual Art
Yes I Would
A Review of Crawl Space's
Would You Like to Start Again?
by Jen Graves
Rebels with a Memo
Rewriting Art History at the Frye
by Jen Graves
Human Nature
A Review of Jed Dunkerley's Future
by Jen Graves
In Art News
The Hills Are Alive
by Jen Graves
Books
Constant Reader
Not the End of the World
by Paul Constant
Funny Book Review Revue
Books About Jokers, Prostitutes, and More
by Paul Constant and Jonah Spangenthal-Lee
The Life Too Closely Examined
Or, the State of Autobiographical Comics
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
Bar Exam
Reincarnation
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Happiest Hour
Copper Gate
by Marti Jonjak
Roman Holiday
Profundity for Two Dollars a Cup at Stella Caffé
by Jen Graves
Features
The "Pedophile's Paradise"
Alaska Natives are accusing the Catholic Church of using their remote villages as a “dumping ground” for child-molesting priests—and blaming the president of Seattle University for letting it happen.
by Brendan Kiley
News
Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite
As Shelter Traffic Increases, So Do Parasites
by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee
School's Out
What to Do with Our Empty School Buildings
by Dominic Holden
Jailbreak
Activists Fight Jail, but Do They Stand a Chance?
by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee
In the Hall
Big Shoes
by Erica C. Barnett
Wait, Wait, Don't Marry Me
How to Stop Worrying and Love Domestic Partnerships
by Eli Sanders
Victory Garden Risks Defeat
Neighborhood P-Patch Dreams May Wither in Bad Economy
by Dominic Holden
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Suggests
'Garden and Cosmos'
by Jen Graves
Esther Pearl Watson
by Kelly O
'I, Pierre Rivière'
by Charles Mudede
Daniel Carroll
by David Schmader
Kathleen Rooney, Kyle Minor, Jonathan Evison
by Paul Constant
Tim Sweeney
by Dave Segal
Reporter
by Eric Grandy
The Murder City Devils
by Megan Seling
I Love Television
Ex-TREEEEEEME!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Dear Science
Which Is the Greener
Stranger
, Online or Print?
by Jonathan Golob
Crossword Solution
Open Season (Feb. 5)
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Crossword Puzzle
This Week's Puzzle
Open Season (Feb. 5)
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Illustrated Comment of the Week
by Greg Stump