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Aug. 11
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 11 - 17, 2005
Vol. 14, No. 48
Savage Love
Back in the Saddle
New Column!
New Column
Ask Reverend Buddy!
I, Anonymous
THANK YOU FOR FARTING IN MY FACE
Film/TV
On Screen
This Week's New Releases
by Sean Nelson, Andrew Wright, Annie Wagner and Megan Seling
HUMP! Tickets On Sale Now!
Tickets for HUMP!, The Stranger's first annual amateur porn contest are now sale NOW!
Film Shorts
DVD
A Tool Retools
by Bradley Steinbacher
Movie Times
Blow Up
Gleeful Paranoia
by Andy Spletzer
Music
Live Music & DJ Listings
Scene Breaker
Kid606 Still Kills Sound
by Dave Segal
Data Breaker
Bruce Haack
by Dave Segal
Date, Place, Time
by Hannah Levin
All Ages Action
Northwest Top 20
Planting Seeds
The Triumphant(?) Return of Sky Saxon
by Josh Blanchard
Classical, Jazz & Avant Concerts
Camping with Calvin
The K Records Sleepover
by Zac Pennington
My Philosophy
Hiphop Ya Don't Stop
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Southern Charm
Jim White's Personal Saviors
by Hannah Levin
Poster of the Week
by Corianton Hale
Life in Death
Tim Seely Makes a Beautiful Mess
by Sean Nelson
Parties
Club Directory
Border Radio
Roots & Americana
by Kurt B. Reighley
Underage
I Don't Care if It's an Elvis Reference
by Megan Seling
CD Reviews
by Jennifer Maerz, Andrew Miller, Dave Segal, Nicholas Scholl and Eric Davidson
Up & Coming
Beats & Bohème
Opera's Newest Act
by Nicholas Scholl
The Score
Byron Au Yong
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Carpe Diem
Pelican Seize the Stratosphere
by J. Bennett
Party Crasher
Raising the Roof
by Paul Constant
Live Wire
Whale Tales
by Jennifer Maerz
Theater
On Stage
Fake Foliage, New-Age Clown Gods, and Basement Kitchens
by Annie Wagner, Lindy West and Brendan Kiley
Theater News
Big Musical, Little Musical
by Brendan Kiley
Theater Listings
Visual Art
Northwest Psychedelic
Claude Zervas's Electronic Landscape
by Peter Gaucys
Visual Art Listings
Books
One Hundred Percent Discomfort
Binchy's Curious Cover Text
by Paul Constant
Nightstand
Where I’ve Been
by Christopher Frizzelle
Readings Listings
Food & Drink
Practically Perfect
A Family Restaurant Arrives and Thrives
by Bethany Jean Clement
Bar Exam
Wedding Crashers
by Bethany Jean Clement
Eatin' Out
Features
Burning Plastic - You want to fuck a newscaster?
The Definitive Jerk-Off Guide to Local TV Newscasters
by Adrian Ryan
Road Trip: Mabton
Eli Sanders heads to Mabton, Washington, where he wrestles with personal demons and sips a Mad Cow through a pink straw.
by Eli Sanders
News
Road Rage
Murray Speaks Out
by Erica C. Barnett and Eli Sanders
Counter Intel
Empty Frame
by Josh Feit
Bound and Gagged
The S&M Shopping Spree Nordstrom Isn't Talking About
by Amy Jenniges
Sound Bite
Freshman Mistake
by Stefan Sharkansky
Dangerous Divorce
Procedural Issue Trumps Life-Threatening One
by A. J. Glusman
In the Hall
Family Values
by Erica C. Barnett
Outfoxed
City Unwittingly Stirs Opposition to South Lake Union Plans
by Erica C. Barnett
Extras
Savage Love Web Extra
More on Help Me’s Dilemma
by Dan Savage
Comic
Control Tower
Control Tower & Kink Calendar
Do You Really Want to Know?
by Mistress Matisse
Celebrity I Saw U
Horrible Freedom!
by Adrian Ryan
I Love Television
I ♥ Television
Ben Affleck’s Seed
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Suggests
Fireball Ministry
Operatica Electronica
'Grizzly Man'
'Little Britain'
End of the Century
The Blood Brothers, the Gossip
'Footloose!'
The Bedroom Club
Home Movie Day
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Letters to the Editor
Table of Contents
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)