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Aug. 25
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 25 - 31, 2005
Vol. 14, No. 50
Savage Love
Smokin' Hot
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Ask Reverend Buddy!
I, Anonymous
Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Asshole
Film/TV
This Week on Television
Movie Times
DVD Review
Substance-Free
by Charles Mudede
Seattle Got Humped!
Our First Annual Amateur-Porn Contest Was a Big, Hot, Sweaty, Throbbing Success
by Dan Savage
Film Shorts
On Screen
This Week's New Releases
Point of No Return
Terry Gilliam’s Latest Is a Ghastly Mess
by Sean Nelson
Blow Up
Hobo Cinema
by Andy Spletzer
Music
Fun Fun Fun?
The Dark Side of the Beach Boys
by Adam Bregman
Live Wire
Good News in Triplicate
by Jennifer Maerz
My Philosophy
Hiphop Ya Don't Stop
by Larry Mizell Jr.
The Past and the Futurist
Q&A with Shellac’s Steve Albini
by Hannah Levin
Up & Coming
The Score
Classical, Jazz, & Avant: Phillip Arnautoff
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Party Crasher
by Paul Constant
CD Reviews
Border Radio
Roots & Americana
by Kurt B. Reighley
Club Directory
Underage
Poetry, Goodbyes, And Birthdays
by Megan Seling
Oh, the Inhumanity!
The Juan Maclean’s Robot-Rock
by Dave Segal
All in the Animal Kingdom
Fruit Bats Respect Their Furry Friends
by Kurt B. Reighley
Hey, Ho, Don't Go
Farewell to the Stanwood Hotel
by Hannah Levin
Concerts
Poster of the Week
Northwest Top 20
Data Breaker
Beatseeking Missives Son of Rose
by Dave Segal
Date Place Time
by Hannah Levin
All Ages Action
Parties Listings
Live Music/DJ Listings
Theater
My Reign of Terror Is Over
I’m Sure Going to Miss the Piñatas
by Annie Wagner
Poor Meta Rich Girl
‘Princesses’ Is a Musical for the Dust Heap
by Annie Wagner
Theatre News
Death and Taxes
by Brendan Kiley
Visual Art
Moments in Time
The Life-Sensitive Art of William Cumming
by Charles Mudede
Visual Arts Listings
Books
Bravado and Butterfingers
What Americans Have that Canadians Don’t
by Brian Francis
Nightstand
Mrs. Bezos
by Christopher Frizzelle
Readings Listings
Food & Drink
Class & Convenience
One of the Nation's Best Chefs—So Says 'Food and Wine'—Serves Up Tremendous Chow at the W Hotel
by Sara Dickerman
Bar Exam
Summer Supper
by Bethany Jean Clement
Eatin' Out
Features
Dis-Enchanted Forest
The Amusement Park at Seattle Center is the Emptiest Place on Earth.
by Megan Seling
Road Trip - Yakima
Charles Mudede Travels to Yakima, Where He Sips Wine, and Is Refused Access to a Vault.
by Charles Mudede
News
Club Crackdown
City Task Force Targets Downtown Nightclubs
by Erica C. Barnett
Police Beat
Learning from Tacoma
In The Hall
Desperate Measures
by Erica C. Barnett
Counter Intel
Gregoire Inquiry
by Josh Feit
Sound Bite
Redesign
by Stefan Sharkansky
Monorail Meshugaas
Jews Divided Over Fate of Monorail
by Josh Feit
Extras
Savage Love Web Extra
by Dan Savage
Table of Contents
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Comic
Control Tower
Take a Deep Breath
by Mistress Matisse
Celebrity I Saw U
Reseaching Chen!
by Adrian Ryan
I Love Television
I ♥ Television
Scared Straight-ish
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Suggests
'Crónicas'
Grunge Redux Double Feature
Booze Cruise
The Golden Age of Ingmar Bergman
'In Resonance'
The Bats of Belfry
It's Lovely to Love
11 O'Clock Numbers
Rords of the Froor
Last Days
This Week in Review
by David Schmader
Letters to the Editor
Shop Right
Dress Like a Ned