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2002
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Aug. 8
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 8 - 14, 2002
Vol. 11, No. 47
Savage Love
Furry Friends
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Grab Bag
I, Anonymous
STOP SCREWING YOUR STUDENTS!
Film/TV
XXXtreme Disappointment
Ridiculous Plot, Ridiculous Villains
by Bradley Steinbacher
Simple, Like an Avalanche: In Praise of Vin Diesel
by Michael Shilling
True Hollywood Story
Robert Evans' Charmed Life
by Adam Hart
This Week on TV
Movie Times
Film Shorts
Music
A Tribute to Synth Punk 101
The Screamers Come Full Circle in Seattle
by Jennifer Maerz
All Ages Action
by Megan Seling
Swimming in Simplicity
Múm's Precious Pop
by Tizzy Asher
Fade Into Her
Hope Sandoval's Soulful Lullabies
by Kathleen Wilson
Bio: Club
Manic Expression
The Popular Shapes' Wound-up Rock
by Bill Bullock
More Up & Coming
ONE-NIGHT STAND
A-Frames Haunt Georgetown
by Jennifer Maerz
The Score
NW Top Twenty
Bio: Music
CD Review Revue: Dear Nora, Go-Betweens, Yeek Yak Air Force
Club Directory
Live Music Listings
by Megan Seling
DJ Listings
by Megan Seling
Concerts
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Parties Listings
by Nicolae White
Speaker Freak
DEVINE INTERVENTION
by Nicolae White
Up & Coming
Underage
AT GROUND ZERO
by Megan Seling
Theater
Theater Review Revue
Astronomers, Po' Folks, and Grunting Sketch Comedians
Theater Listings
by Zac Pennington
Visual Art
The Mystery of Herself
Nancy Drew Turns Flashlight on Nancy Drew
by Josh Feit
In Arts News
Openings, and a Closing
Visual Arts Listings
by Zac Pennington
Books
Received Wisdom
Martin Amis Challenges His Late Father, His Best Friend, and Joseph Stalin
by Sean Nelson
Readings Listings
by Zac Pennington
Food & Drink
Wild Ginger
Wildly Overrated
by Min Liao
In Search of Greek Yogurt
Full-Fat Paradise
by Emily Hall
Bio: Chow
News
SIN CITY
Just outside Seattle, you can gamble the night away-- and your rent money.
by Matt Sorenson
THE GAMES PEOPLE DON"T PLAY
A Guide to Offbeat Casino Games
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
BLACK JACK OR BUST
A Guide to Staying Afloat at the BJ Tables
by Katie Shimer
BUZZ CUTZ
Graffiti-covered Motor Home in Central District Offers Haircuts, God, and Racial Harmony
by Peter Sennhauser
Gang Turf
Quiet Crown Hill Park Is Scene of Two Gang Shootings
by Amy Jenniges
Glam Scam?
Seattle Youth Complains of Modeling Rip-Off
by Sandeep Kaushik
Monorailing
Anti-Monorail Campaign Secretly Tests Fine-Tuned Speaking Points
by Josh Feit
Blackball Vote
Washington's Secret Membership in Jim Crow Justice Club
by Sandeep Kaushik
In Other News...
Five to Four
Here We Go Again
by Josh Feit
D.C. Eleven
Divide and Conquer
by Anthony York
Police Beat
Bitterness
by Charles Mudede
Letters to the Editor
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Calendar
Stranger Suggests
I Love Television
Ask Tracy... by Tracy Partridge
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
It's My Party
Rhinestones and Toilet Water
by Kathleen Wilson
Celebrity I Saw U
Faded Divas on Parade
by Adrian Ryan
Obits
by Clark Humphrey
Control Tower
Slaves, Submissives, Semantics
by Mistress Matisse
Public Editor
The Stranger: A Critical Overview
A CRITICAL OVERVIEW
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)