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Aug. 28
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 28 - Sep. 3, 2013
Vol. 22, No. 52
Savage Love
Sail Away
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Say No to Hate! Say No to Putin!
I, Anonymous
Standing Up for Standing Up
by Anonymous
Film/TV
Austenland
: Stop Pooping in My Brain
by Alison Hallett
Closed Circuit
: An Age-of-Terror Thriller for Grown-Ups
by Paul Constant
Cutie and the Boxer
: The Art of Sad Marriage, in One of the Best Films of the Year
by Charles Mudede
Music
Horns of Sorrow
Ahamefule J. Oluo's Brief but Sad History of Jazz Trumpeters
by Charles Mudede
Up & Coming
Lose your cocky, washed-up dick every night this week!
by Stranger Staff
What's Crappening?
News, Reviews, and Plaid
by *NSYNC
My Philosophy
The Birth of Hiphop, Ka
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Data Breaker
Moderat, Pete Swanson, GOODWIN, Black Hat, Flume
by Dave Segal
Underage
Bummershoot, the Underground-Music Fan's Bumbershoot
by Jackson Hathorn
The Homosexual Agenda
Tuck Goes to Hollywood, the Baltic Room Revolutionizes
by Adrian Ryan
Poster of the Week
Poster by Drew Donaghy
by Aaron Huffman
Theater
Bros in a Boat
Two Guys Adrift at Sea Plan an Epic Disaster Movie
by Brendan Kiley
Free Will Astrology
For the Week of Aug 28
by Rob Brezsny
Visual Art
Loose Lips
Arts News and Gossip
by J. D. Salinger
Books
More There Than Here
The Beautiful Accidents That Power Richard Chiem's Book
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
The Taste of Summertime
If You Haven't Been to Harry's, You Should Hurry
by Bethany Jean Clement
Drniking wiht Charlse Mudede
Our Man in Vietnam
by Charles Mudede
Features
Fast Food Strike!
The Horror Stories, the National Walkout August 29, and the Movement to Include Corporate Baristas in the Fight
by Anna Minard, Goldy, Callan Berry, Dominic Holden and Cienna Madrid
News
Winning in a Republican District
Why Shari Song May Have the Votes to Win in South King County
by Cienna Madrid
Can Two People Possess Two Ounces?
An Important Question Regarding the World's Largest Joint
by Ben Livingston
Sources Say
Bigotry, Dumpster Fires, and Peeping Toms
by Bruce Ramsey
Last Days
The Week in Review
by Cienna Madrid
I Love Television
How to NOT Brand Your New Network
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Suggests
Nellie McKay
by Anna Minard
Mai Thaiku
by Bethany Jean Clement
‘An Experience’
by Jen Graves
James Murphy
by Dave Segal
Maria Bamford
by David Schmader
‘Miami Connection’
by David Schmader
‘In a World…’
by Paul Constant
‘Philosophical Zombie Killers’
by Brendan Kiley
Study Guide
Questions for
The Stranger
, Volume 22, Issue 52
Bumbershoot Guide
Our Massive 2013 Bumbershoot Guide
Love Advice from Heart! Teenagers on Kendrick Lamar! An Interview with Patton Oswalt! And Words About Every Single Band Playing This Weekend!
by Stranger Staff
Give It to Me Easy
The Zombies Are Always in Season
by Dave Segal
Here's What We Think of Every Damn Thing Happening at This Year's Festival
by Stranger Staff
Yes, Aloha!
The Extreme Greatness of the Breeders
by Larry Mizell Jr.
What About Love?
Heart's Ann Wilson Talks Hair Spray and Heartbreak
by Kelly O
Onward and Upward
Fun. Is the Band You Like Before You Like Good Bands
by Paul Constant
Who Is Kendrick Lamar?
If Anyone Knows, It'd Be the Teens at Southcenter Mall
by Emily Nokes
Sound Check
!!!'s Nic Offer Talks Celebs, Acid Trips, and Ratt
by Trent Moorman
From One Stereotypical Lesbian to All the Stereotypical Lesbians
Don’t Pretend You’re Not Still Swooning Over Tegan and Sara
by Catherine R. Smyka
I Hate Music
Okay, Superchunk, Let's Talk About Something Else
by Megan Seling
Never Heard of 'Em vs. Heard of 'Em: Gary Numan
by Anna Minard and Dave Segal
The Flavr Blue with the Remedy
What Happened When a Trio of Talented Rappers Decided to Do Something Different
by Charles Mudede
Catching Up with Patton Oswalt
An Interview with the King of Comedy and Cartoon Rats
by Cienna Madrid
Barsuk on Barsuk
Musicians, Friends, and Employees of the Beloved Local Label Tell Us About Their Most Memorable Releases
by Megan Seling
Well, This Is Embarrassing
The Best Events on the Words & Ideas Stage Have Ties to
The Stranger
by Paul Constant
Fashiony Fashions
Africana Designs and Beijing Street Trends
by Marti Jonjak
LOL, Repeat
Three Straight Days of Almost Peeing Your Pants
by David Schmader
Bob Mould or Actual Mold?
by Derek Erdman