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Aug. 4
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 4 - 10, 2005
Vol. 14, No. 47
Savage Love
Golden Oldie
by Dan Savage
I, Anonymous
Eat Me, SPD
Film/TV
On Screen
This Week's New Releases
by Bradley Steinbacher, Charles Mudede and Andrew Wright
Movie Times
Blow Up
Keep Watching...
by Andy Spletzer
Games
Tell Me I’m Great
by John Tynes
Film Shorts
This Week on Television
Music
Parties Listings
The Truth in Red and White
The White Stripes’ Romanticized Reality
by Stevie Chick
Club Directory
Live Wire
Into the Frying Pan
by Jennifer Maerz
All Ages Action
by Megan Seling
Northwest Top 20
Bestsellers at local independant record stores for the week of July 28
Astral Light
For Joy Wants Eternity, Space Is the Place
by Jennifer Maerz
My Philosophy
Hiphop Ya Don’t Stop
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Into the Light
South African Jazz Man Hugh Masekela
by Charles Mudede
Up & Coming
Wicked Awesome!
Music Video Roundup
by Zac Pennington and Wm. Steven Humphrey
Live Music & DJ Listings
Classical, Jazz, & Avant
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Data Breaker
Beatseeking Missives Electronic Music Reviews
by Dave Segal
Date Place Time
by Hannah Levin
Border Radio
Roots & America
by Kurt B. Reighley
Underage
doowutchyalike
by Megan Seling
CD Reviews
Drawn to Obsession
Galactic Zoo Dossier’s Fine Lines
Poster of the Week
by Corianton Hale
Pop Town
Graham Parker’s Shrewd Songwriting Skills
by Kurt B. Reighley
Party Crasher
by Paul Constant
Tonsil Twisters
Hockey Night Pick Up
Theater
The Truth About Long Runs
(With Apologies for That Diarrhea Pun)
by Annie Wagner
Wells Leaves Re-bar
by Brendan Kiley
Theater Listings
Visual Art
Wheel of Life
Juniper Shuey Engages in Relationships
by Katie Kurtz
Visual Arts Listings
Books
Our Secret Sharers
Into the Minds of Jihadi Bombers
by Jonathan Raban
Readings Listings
Food & Drink
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Impotent Herbs and Vegetarian Meatballs
by Bethany Jean Clement
Bar Exam
Eating the Menu
by Bethany Jean Clement
Eatin' Out
Features
The Intermission Escape Artist
Or, How One Lifelong Theater Devotee Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate the Form.
by David Schmader
Road Trip: Electric City
Got a car? Got gas money? Then get the hell out of town! ERICA C. BARNETT drives to Electric City, where she sits under a dam, visits a podunk museum, and gets an impressive sunburn.
by Erica C. Barnett
News
Crash Course
Riding with Seattle’s Undercover Bike Crew as They Mark Local Danger Zones
by Amy Jenniges
Lowered Expectations
A Diminished Ron Sims Seeks Third Term
by Eli Sanders
Counter Intel
Show Me Yours
by Josh Feit
In the Hall
The Great Depression
by Erica C. Barnett
Police Beat
Police Abstractions
by Charles Mudede
Light Rail Lightning Rod
McIver Stakes Out Campaign Turf with Fight to Save First Hill Station
by Erica C. Barnett
In Other Neighborhoods
by Amy Jenniges
Suggests
Interbay Golf Course
Arab-American Comedy Nights
Framework
Hal Foster
Three Imaginary Girls Bash
The White Stripes, Sleater-Kinney
‘Save the Green Planet’
‘God’s First Solo Exhibition’
‘The Big Lebowski’
Table of Contents
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Comic
Control Tower
Control Tower & Kink Calendar
Phone Messages
by Mistress Matisse
Celebrity I Saw U
Fat Fat Fat
by Adrian Ryan
I Love Television
I ♥ Television
15-Minute Extension
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Letters to the Editor
Shop Right
Stitches
by Amy Kate Horn