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Oct. 17
Print Edition for the week of
Oct. 17 - 23, 2002
Vol. 12, No. 5
Savage Love
Religious Jackasses
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Grab Bag
I, Anonymous
DICKS ON WHEELS
Film/TV
Cheap Shots
Michael Moore Takes Aim at Guns
by Sean Nelson
Bang!
The Way of the Gun
by Michael Shilling
Pretty, Vacant
P. T. Anderson's Entertaining Trifle
by Bradley Steinbacher
Movie Review Revue
This Week's New Releases
This Week on TV
Movie Times
Film Shorts
Music
CD Review Revue
All Ages Action
Happy Birthday, Electroclash!
Haircut Bands Who Love Sex
by Jonathan Durbin
Dave Crider Rocks!
Estrus, the DT's, and NW Garage
by Jennifer Maerz
Bio: Club
Poet Prodigy
Bright Eyes' Songwriting Genius
by Everett True
Poster of the Week
Pop Albatross
When the Backlash Ignores the Music
by Jennifer Maerz
Club Directory
The Quest Continues
Melt Banana's Elusive Aura
by Kathleen Wilson
Concerts
by Christopher DeLaurenti
DJ Listings
by Megan Seling
The Newest Place to Rock
Showbox Opens Northgate Venue
by Hannah Levin
NW Top Twenty
Parties Listings
by Nicolae White
Live Music Listings
by Megan Seling
THE ELECTRONIC BEAT
MR. SCRUFF
by Nicolae White
More Up & Coming
UNDERAGE
AT THE BRICK HOUSE
by Megan Seling
CLASSICAL & JAZZ
BACH IN THE BAR
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Up & Coming
Theater
Theater Review Revue
Dizzy Whores, Curried Ibsen, and Trojan Women
Theater Listings
by Zac Pennington
Visual Art
Bossy Artists
Not Your Usual Gallery Behavior
by Emily Hall
Visual Arts Listings
by Zac Pennington
Books
Restless Ambition
Three Ways of Looking at the Bookfest
by Charles Mudede
White Sugar
Bookfest's Hottest Author, Michel Faber
by Emily Hall
Jewish Media
Heeb
Launches, Perseveres
by Sean Nelson
Giving It Up to Sir Mix-A-Lot
The Most Famous Person at Bookfest
by Charles Mudede
Q&A No-Nos
I Want to Know Why You as an Author Think That It Is Important to Make a Reader Like Me, Who Respects and Loves Your Books, and Thinks That...
by Sean Nelson
Booksfest Review Revue
'Vice' Grip
This Magazine Is the Shit
by Jennifer Maerz
Readings Listings
by Zac Pennington
Food & Drink
Bio: Chow
Nell's
Gorgeous Food Without the Arrogance
by Min Liao
Gravity Bar
In Praise of RV1
by Emily Hall
News
SAY "NO" to War on Iraq!
Say "Yes" to Iran's Plan to End Islamic Fascism and Promote Democracy in the Middle East
by Josh Feit
Say "YES" to War on Iraq
Liberals Against Liberation
by Dan Savage
Encore
Angry Demonstrators Protest Robert Thomas Sr.'s Death
by Amy Jenniges
Traitor or Hero?
An Interview with Rep. Jim McDermott
by Sandeep Kaushik
The Ghetto Prez Says....
Rapper Promoter Denies Connection Between Rap Shows and Violence
by Charles Mudede
D.C.METRO
Not Even Suicide Can Hinder D.C.'s Glorious Rail Lines
by Sean Nelson
Uncomfortable Suit
Nordstrom Challenges Sexual Harassment Allegations
by Eli Sanders
Ujaama Appeal
Attorneys Cry Foul
by Josh Feit
Alarm Bells
Longtime Belltown Residents Complain About Noisy Bars
by Amy Jenniges
Bad Buzz
"Outrageous" Buzz 100.7 FM Rejects Anti Drug-Test Ads
by Sandeep Kaushik
In Other News...
Police Beat
by Charles Mudede
Five to Four
by Josh Feit
Letters to the Editor
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Calendar
Stranger Suggests
I Love Television
What's with All the Puke?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
It's My Party
Joseph Arthur, Part 2
by Kathleen Wilson
Celebrity I Saw U
PAGE 97
by Adrian Ryan
Obits
by Clark Humphrey
Control Tower
Secretary
by Mistress Matisse
Public Editor
The Stranger: A Critical Overview
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)