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Oct. 1
Print Edition for the week of
Oct. 1 - 7, 2009
Vol. 19, No. 4
Savage Love
No Homo
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Cougin' Out with Gloria Trout
I, Anonymous
Hurler's Remorse
by Anonymous
Film/TV
Feel-Good Ass Bruises
Drew Barrymore's
Whip It
Is Delightful
by Courtney Ferguson
Eviction Notice
Capitalism: A Love Story
Gets America Right
by Charles Mudede
Zombieland
: Alive and Kicking
by Andrew Wright
The Boys Are Back
: View-Master Therapy
by Andrew Wright
The September Issue
: Wintour's Tale
by Paul Constant
Where You From
: Rural Rap
by Charles Mudede
Concessions
Rome Is Burning
by Lindy West
The Invention of Lying
: Ricky Gervais, American-Style
by Lindy West
Music
No Pulling Punches
Indie-Rap Bruiser Brother Ali Looks Outside Himself on
Us
by Michaelangelo Matos
A Dignified Comeback
Polvo's
In Prism
Refracts a Radiant Glow
by Dave Segal
More Cheese
Deadmau5's Severely Uneven
For Lack of a Better Name
by Eric Grandy
Steamfitter's Daughter
With a New Album on Her New Label, Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Honors the Man Who Made Her
by David Schmader
Up & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties
by Stranger Staff
Data Breaker
TECHNO PODCASTS, AN ELECTRO OUTCAST: M>L>A>T, YA NO MAS
by Dave Segal
It's a Hit
by Michaelangelo Matos
My Philosophy
Fall Falling
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Fucking in the Streets
Decibel Festival Highlights
by Eric Grandy
The Score
Jazz and the French Horn
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Party Crasher
The Coffee Buzz
by Grant Brissey
Poster of the Week
Poster by Aaron Johnson
by Aaron Huffman
Underage
Unbroken Un-Break Up
by Megan Seling
Theater
Roméo et Juliette
: Not Afraid to Swap Some Spit
by Jen Graves
Runt of the Litter
: NFL Star Bo Eason and His One-Man Show
by David Schmader
Child's Play
Horror Theater, Soggy with Clichés
by Brendan Kiley
Bloody Henry
: Puppet Blowjob! Kingly Masturbation! Talking Vagina!
by Lindy West
Contact
: Carl Sagan Deserves Better Than This Crappy Musical
by Paul Constant
Visual Art
Ace in the Hole
Leo Saul Berk and the Obscenity of Data
by Jen Graves
In Art News
Less Frisson
by Jen Graves
Books
Great Expectations
Reading the Three Highest-Profile Books of 2009
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
Bar Exam
Voyage of the Jolly Roger
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Happiest Hour
O'Asian
by Marti Jonjak
Eat at the Cock
Why You Should Go to the Fightin' Cock Roaster as Soon as Humanly Possible
by Thadius Van Landingham III
Features
News Flash: I Didn't Like Hooters
(With Footnotes by a Straight Man)*
by Lindy West
The Fall
by Heather McHugh
News
Fight the Fight
Without You, Referendum 71 Could Lose in the Election (but Helping Defend Gay Rights Is Easy—Here's How)
by Dominic Holden
The Cantwell Amendments
After Not Saying Much All Summer, the Senator Comes Out Swinging for Real Health-Insurance Reform
by Eli Sanders
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Suggests
Margaret Atwood
by Paul Constant
Miss Coco Peru
by David Schmader
'The Old, Weird America' at the Frye
by Jen Graves
Local Sightings
by Lindy West
Sian Alice Group
by Dave Segal
'A Confederacy of Dunces'
by Bethany Jean Clement
Sherman Alexie
Nick Lowe
by Dave Segal
I Love Television
Interview with a
Stargate
Nerd
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Public Editor
The Stranger
: A Critical Overview
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Dear Science
by Jonathan Golob
Crossword Solution
Running the Gamut (Oct. 1)
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Crossword Puzzle
This Week's Puzzle
Running the Gamut (Oct. 1)
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Illustrated Comment of the Week
by Greg Stump