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Print Archives
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2009
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Jul. 23
Print Edition for the week of
Jul. 23 - 29, 2009
Vol. 18, No. 45
Savage Love
Word of Mouth
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Get Humping!
I, Anonymous
"You're" "an" "Idiot"
by Anonymous
Film/TV
Lake Tahoe
: Life on Pause
by Paul Constant
Frog Season
French Movies Are Always Better Than
Transformers
, but This Is Not Always Enough
by Jon Frosch
Orphan
: Your Kid Is Not Special
by Andrew Wright
The Ugly Truth
: Ladies, Kill Yourselves Now
by Jen Graves
Concessions
BadMovieArt
by Lindy West
The Windmill Movie
: Dying to Be an Artist
by Charles Mudede
G-Force
: This May Come as a Surprise, but the Talking Guinea Pigs Movie Is Not Good
by ALEX HAGENAH
Music
This Love Is Fucking Right
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's Indie-Pop Perfection
by Eric Grandy
Penis in Furs
An Interview with Freaky Punk Party Animal Nobunny
by Kelly O
Stereo Depravity
A Sonic Youth Mixtape That Takes the Scenic Way to Yr Skull
by Dave Segal
Shirtless, Peerless
An Interview with David Yow of the Jesus Lizard
by Jeff Kirby
Pop Goes the World
The Long, Strange Trip of (the) Gossip, That's Only Just Begun
by David Schmader
Miss Shapes
Micachu & the Shapes Build Their Own Brand of Avant-Pop
by Michaelangelo Matos
Everything With You
An Extended Interview with the Pains of Being Pure at Heart
by Eric Grandy
Sucker Punches and Fruity Pounding
Future of the Left's Andy Falkous Says Some Things He's Going to Regret
by Megan Seling
Up & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties
by Stranger Staff
Capitol Hill Block Party 2009: The Bands
by Stranger Staff
Party Crasher
The Gods Must Be Crazy
by Chris Govella
Data Breaker
Relcad and Potato-Finger's Challenging New Discs
by Dave Segal
It's a Hit
by Michaelangelo Matos
My Philosophy
Block Party and Breakfast Blunts
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Poster of the Week
by Aaron Huffman
The Score
The New (Old) Turntablism
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Underage
Saying Good-bye
by Casey Catherwood
Theater
The Twilight Zone: LIVE!
by Adrian Ryan
The
L Word
's Great-Aunt
by Brendan Kiley
Visual Art
Mud on the Leaves and Mud at the Root
Zoe Scofield in the Urban Forest
by Jen Graves
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Bitches, Bitchez! Why a 30-Year-Old Vulva Can't Do It All
by Jen Graves
In Art News
Yeah, It Is
by Jen Graves
Books
The Unsexiest Legislator
Henry Waxman's New Book Should Be Fascinating—It Isn't
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
Bar Exam
9 Million Etc.
by Bethany Jean Clement
An Embarrassment of Riches
Dear Seattle: Please Stop Opening Cupcake, Ice-Cream, Chocolate, and Candy Shops
by Megan Seling
The Happiest Hour
Cafe Venus and the Mars Bar
by Marti Jonjak
Features
The Time I Accidentally Killed a Horse
A Confession
by Charles Mudede
News
Oh, the Places We'll Go
Light Rail Has Shown Me Things I Never Knew Existed
by Steven Blum
Mysterious Motive
Were the South Park Stabbings a Hate Crime?
by Garrett McCulloch and Eli Sanders
How His Garden Grows
Mayoral Candidate Mike McGinn Is Quite Contrary—and His Contrary Positions Are Really Smart
by Dominic Holden
Should Nick Be Nervous?
Political Newcomer Jessie Israel's Brazen Campaign to Unseat Popular Lefty Nick Licata
by Bryan T. Bissell
Last Days
by David Schmader
Suggests
'This Is Me Sometimes'
by Brendan Kiley
'St. Nick'
by David Schmader
BluWater Brunch
by David Schmader
Candidate Survivor
by Dominic Holden
Capitol Hill Block Party
by Eric Grandy
'Lake Tahoe'
by Paul Constant
Linda and Ron's Dad
by Dave Segal
Howard Dean
by Paul Constant
I Love Television
2 Phat 4 TV
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Public Editor
The Stranger
: A Critical Overview
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Dear Science
by Jonathan Golob
Crossword Solution
Nine Across (July 23)
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Crossword Puzzle
This Week's Puzzle
Nine Across (July 23)
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Illustrated Comment of the Week
by Greg Stump