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Print Archives
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2015
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Jan. 28
Print Edition for the week of
Jan. 28 - Feb. 3, 2015
Vol. 24, No. 22
Savage Love
Coming Clean
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Guest Editorial: The Broadway OfficeMax Is Closing—What Happened to the Seattle I Used to Know?
I, Anonymous
Road Rage Revisited
by Anonymous
Film/TV
Looking for a True Liberal Response to the
Charlie Hebdo
Attack? Watch the First Scene of
Two Days, One Night
.
The Human Cost of Economic Terrorism
by Charles Mudede
Julianne Moore Cries Harder Than She's Ever Cried Before
Still Alice
Is a Heartbreaking (but Obvious) Movie About Early Onset Alzheimer's
by Paul Constant
Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films 2014: Roundly Entertaining
by Paul Constant
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
: A Battle of Wills
by Kathy Fennessy
Amira & Sam
: The Immigrant and the Veteran
by Charles Mudede
Lola and the Pea
: Another Great Film at the Children's Film Festival
by Paul Constant
Music
Why Guitar Virtuoso Bill Frisell Can't Wait to Play His High-School Auditorium
Bainbridge Island Legend Never Punched by Ginger Baker
by Trent Moorman
Scene and Heard
Music News from the 206 and Beyond
by Dave Segal
Football: Pro or Con?
On the Eve of the Seahawks' Second Consecutive Super Bowl, Seattle's Music Community Weighs In with a Resounding "Pro"
by Emily Nokes
Nine Facts About Seattle Music That Only Locals Know
by Emily Nokes
Data Breaker
by Dave Segal
The Homosexual Agenda
by Adrian Ryan
It Takes a Village: Raz Simone Builds His Empire
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Poster of the Week
by Aaron Huffman
Never Heard of 'Em
The Orb
by Anna Minard
The High List: Recommended Events for Stoners
Chill Hiphop, Unclaimed Human Bones, and the Super Bowl... of WEED!
by Emily Nokes
Theater
Strawberry Theatre Workshop Inaugurates 12th Avenue Arts Main Stage with a Benevolent, Infectious
Our Town
Amy Thone Shines in Iconic Play About Community Life
by Brendan Kiley
The Music of Black English in
The Piano Lesson
Warning: August Wilson's Play Contains No Piano Lessons
by Charles Mudede
Free Will Astrology
For the Week of Jan 28
by Rob Brezsny
Visual Art
#CapHillPSA Joins the Growing Public Art Response to Capitol Hill's Affluent Asshole Invasion
Can Posters Make a Difference?
by Paul Constant
Books
F. Scott Fitzgerald Lives On in Stewart O'Nan's Complex, Rewarding Novel
West of Sunset
Noted Author Becomes Literary Protagonist
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
Eat Like a Local
The Secrets of Seattle's Food World That Would Take You a Very Long Time to Discover on Your Own
by Angela Garbes
Lunchtime
Fighting the Winter Doldrums with Salad
by Paul Constant
Eater's Digest
A Beloved South Indian Restaurant May Close, and Two Places That Offer Super Bowl Party Packs
by Angela Garbes
News
Welcome to Town, Here's Why You're Stuck in Traffic
A Brief History of Why Transportation Here Sucks
by Eli Sanders
It's Time for Seattle to Become a Gigabit City
As Obama says, "It's like being the first city to have fire."
by Ansel Herz
Here's What You Need to Know, Newcomer
Seattle Essentials to Store in Your Brain
by Ansel Herz
Last Days
Last Days: The Week in Review
Waterfront Smells, Disneyland Measles, and the Glorious Mouth-Droppings of Sarah Palin
by David Schmader
I Love Television
Superfluous Bowl
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comic
Comic by Caleb Walsh
New To Town 2015
Hey, Newcomers—Welcome to the Only City in the Country that Isn't Ridiculous and Horrible!
(Hey, Locals—Have You Seen All These Goddamn New People Everywhere? I Mean, Seriously.)
First Impressions of Seattle by Someone from California
Listen, It's Not as Bad as You Think
by Kathleen Richards
First Impressions of Seattle by Someone from Vienna
I Hate to Be the One to Tell You This, but Your Cake Is Terrible
by J.P. Puschitz
Eight Easy Steps to Help You Break Through the Dreaded "Seattle Freeze"
Tens of thousands of new Seattleites suffer every year from the Freeze. Here's how you can stop being a statistic and start making friends.
by Paul Constant
The Mysteries of Seattle's New-to-Town Tech Workers
Who Are They? How Many Are There? How Many More Are On the Way?
by Brendan Kiley
First Impressions of Seattle by Someone from New York
(Apologies to Frank O'Hara)
by Sydney Brownstone
First Impressions of Seattle by Someone from Spokane
All I Can Say Is: I'm Sorry?
by Heidi Groover
A User's Guide to Seattle's Tourist Attractions
(Which All New Residents Are Required to Visit at Least Once—So I Went and Visited Them, Finally)
by Sean Nelson
Hundreds of Newcomers in Seattle Are Refugees from Iraq
A Look at a Remarkable Demographic Trend
by Sydney Brownstone
Living in a Micro-Apartment Is "Like Living in a Closet"
Residents of the City's Newest, Smallest Residences Talk About What It's Like
by Heidi Groover
Okay, New Starbucks Palace on Pike Street, What the Hell Are You?
An Investigation
by Angela Garbes