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2002
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Dec. 25
Print Edition for the week of
Dec. 25 - 31, 2002
Vol. 12, No. 15
Savage Love
Holiday Hell
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Grab Bag
I, Anonymous
It's Not Me, It's You
Film/TV
Excite Me If You Can
Spielberg, DiCaprio, and Hanks Take a Nap
by Bradley Steinbacher
On Screen
This Week's New Releases
Pigs and Whores
See How
Chicago
Gets the Movie Musical Right. Almost.
by Dan Savage
Movie Times
This Week on TV
Film Shorts
Music
CD Review Revue
All Ages Action
2002: A Freak Odyssey
1
0 Notable Events from a Funky Year
by David Schmader
Bio: Club
Man Against Machine
A New '80s Redux for 2002
by Dave Segal
DJ Listings
by Megan Seling
Pavement Is Forever
Slanted and Re-Enchanted
by Sean Nelson
Parties Listings
by Nicolae White
Live Music Listings
by Megan Seling
THE ELECTRONIC BEAT LAST CALL FOR 2002
by Nicolae White
More Up & Coming
Underage
Up & Coming
Classical & Jazz
CLASSICAL & JAZZ MICHAEL BISIO
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Club Directory
Concerts
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Poster of the Week
Theater
Winging It
Troy Mink's Southern-Fried Genius
by Brendan Kiley
Theater Listings
by Zac Pennington
Visual Art
In Arts News
Visual Arts Listings
by Zac Pennington
Books
Under the Volcano
Jessica Abel's
La Perdida
Is Devastating
by Emily Hall
'Mr. Show,' The Book, The Review
Cult Show Gets Encyclopedia Treatment
by Sean Nelson
Food & Drink
Bio: Chow
My Cuisine Vinny
In Defense of Red Sauce
by Min Liao
News
2002 Rocked
The Monorail Won. The Teen Dance Ordinance and Poster Ban Got Tossed. Our Guy Nickels Took Control of the Mayor's Office. Sound Transit Remained in Limbo. And Margaret Pageler Disappeared.
Happy New Year!
Norman George
The Most Charming, Entertaining, and Fun Person Who Ever Lived. Ever.
by David Schmader
In Other News...
Five to Four
by Josh Feit
New Years Eve Listings
Letters to the Editor
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Calendar
Stranger Suggests
I Love Television
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
It's My Party
by Kathleen Wilson
Celebrity I Saw U
by Adrian Ryan
Control Tower
by Mistress Matisse
Street Eats
Lifting the Curse
A new club opens on the troubled Southwest corner of 10th & Pike
A Lesbian Love/Hate Relationship
Advice for New Drinkers
Some Tips for the Newly Sodden on Your First Wet New Year's Eve
by Charles Mudede
Advice for New Nondrinkers
Some Tips for the Newly Sober on Getting Through Your First Dry New Year's Eve
by Kathleen Wilson
Tip the Bartender
Or, How to Avoid Looking like an Amateur on Amateur Night
Party Explosion
So What Are the Odds of Terrorist Strikes on New Year's Eve?
by Josh Feit