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Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 18 - 24, 2005
Vol. 14, No. 49
Savage Love
Keep It Coming
by Dan Savage
Film/TV
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This Week on Television
On Screen
This Week's New Releases
Film Shorts
Games
Jogging with Guns
by John Tynes
I, Anonymous
SLASH YOUR WRISTS, NOT MY PAINTINGS
Music
Underage
Loop Girls
by Megan Seling
Northwest Top 20
Smoky Shroud
The Elusive Cass McCombs
by Zac Pennington
Seattle Soul Sister
Choklate Brings New Blood to R&B
by Charles Mudede
Outsider Pop
Skeleton and the Girl-Faced Boys' Odd Shapes
by Dave Segal
Rays of Dope
Sunburned Hand of the Man's Eternal Jams
Date Place Time
Up & Coming
All Ages Action
Live Wire
by Jennifer Maerz
Poster of the Week
My Philosophy
Hiphop Ya Don't Stop
by Larry Mizell Jr.
CD Reviews
Sweet Pain
400 Blows Calls Forth Heaven and Hell
by Adam Gnade
Heart On His Sleeve
Chuck Klosterman Dissects Myriad Loves
by Megan Seling
Border Radio
Roots & Americana
by Kurt B. Reighley
Club Directory
Back From Extinction
Dinosaur Jr. And the Annals of Indie Rock
by Stevie Chick
We Like Electric
Plugged-in Brooklyn Folk Boys Traverse Through Time and Land in Lasers
by Julianne Shepherd
The Score
Wagner's Ring
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Party Crasher
by Paul Constant
Data Breaker
Yann Novak
by Dave Segal
Parties Listings
by Dave Segal
Live DJ
Theater
Theater News
Closing Vodvil
by Brendan Kiley
Possession
Hypnotized by Wagner's 'Ring'
by Eli Sanders
Theatre Listings
Visual Art
Delectable Indignities
Buddhism Gone Bad Does Good
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Visual Arts Listings
Books
Nightstand
Bookstore of the Future
by Christopher Frizzelle
What's So Goddamn Funny?
Jonathan Ames Fends Off Suicidal Ideation
by Bethany Jean Clement
Readings Listings
Food & Drink
Eatin' Out
Mom Will Love This Place
And So Will Grandma and Grandpa - And So Will Food Snobs. if They Know WHat to Look For
by Sara Dickerman
Bar Exam
The Egg and I
by Bethany Jean Clement
Features
Enduring Freedom
Marching Through Europe With The Infernal Noise Brigade
by Christopher Frizzelle
Road Trip - "El" Pasco
Jennifer Maerz sends a postcard from Pasco, Washington, where she wrestles a Grizzly Bar and declines the "up all night" afterparty.
by Jennifer Maerz
News
From The Slog
The Credibility Gap: Gregiore & I-912
by Josh Feit
It's Over, Over There
A Rant
by Dan Savage
Show Him the Money
Nickels Downtown Plan: Steinbrueck Wants Account of Developer Profits
by Erica C. Barnett
In Other Neighborhoods
In The Hall
Lap Dogs
by Erica C. Barnett
Police Beat
The Greek and the Gangster
by Charles Mudede
Counter Intel
Cantwell in Ballard
by Josh Feit
Rocky Road
Fed Up Neighbors Demnad Street Repairs
by Amy Jenniges
Critical Mess
Ignore the Hysterics. The Monorail Is Still a Good Idea.
by Josh Feit and Dan Savage
Where There's Smoke
Helpfest Is Serious Business
by Dominic Holden
Suggests
'This Divided State'
'Dirty Found'
Hump!
The French Project
Grizzly Bear
Friends Forever
'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'
Onset
El Chupacabra
Letters to the Editor
Last Days
This Week in Review
by David Schmader
I Love Television
I ♥ Television
The Tongue of Rock
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Celebrity I Saw U
Scooperstar!
by Adrian Ryan
Control Tower
Non-Competetion Clause
by Mistress Matisse
Comic
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