Print Edition for the week of
Sep. 14 - 20, 2016

No on 60

Ask an Obsolescent Pair of Headphones

How to Eat Weed Without Flipping Out

One Perfect Rose

Snowden Reveals the Boring Side of Whistle-Blowing

Eight Days a Week Follows the Touring Fab Four

Islamic Terrorism at the Center of SIFF's French Cinema Now

Made in France Is the Film Everyone's Talking About in This Weeklong Festival

High Maintenance: “That Show About the Weed Guy” (And a Dog!)

Bridget Jones’s Baby: A Bright Light in the Apocalypse

Author: The JT LeRoy Story Reveals That Journalists Have a Limited Patience with Literary Personae and Celebrities Are Gullible

The Hollars Is Another Dysfunctional Family Dramedy

In Order of Disappearance Is a Superb Thriller About a Swedish Snowplow Driver

Blair Witch Is an Exhausting Nightmare, and You Should Watch It

Four Seattle Bands Keeping Jazz from Becoming Jazzzzzzz

Revive Your Eardrums—and Your Expectations—by Seeing a Show by Bad Luck, Afrocop, Chemical Clock, or Hound Dog Taylor's Hand

For the Week of September 14

The Stranger's Performance Critic Picks the Seven Most Promising Productions This Season

Put These Performances on Your Calendar Now. NOW.

Seattle Theater BINGO

The first person who gets a verified bingo gets to be The Stranger performance critic’s date to a production of their choosing in the spring season. E-mail rsmith@thestranger.com.

Anatomy of an Outfit

A Detailed Look at a Velvet Wedding Coat by Yves Saint Laurent That's on Display at Seattle Art Museum

Marina Abramovic Mad Lib

The Artist Will Be at Town Hall Seattle November 18

The Underground Railroad Is Bigger and Better Than You've Heard

Colson Whitehead's Hyper-Hyped Novel Feels Like a Classic

Mara Wilson Would Rather Write Plays and Listen to Riot Grrrl Than Star in Blockbuster Movies

Why the Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda Actor Gave All That Up to Become a Writer

Washington Is Getting So Cheesy

At the Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival, You Can Build a Better Cheese Plate by Looking in Your Own Backyard

Person of Interest: Artist Two Thangs

The 2016 Stranger Genius Awards!

It's the best arts party of the year, and you'll get to meet the 15 most fascinating artists in Seattle right now. Five of them will leave the party on September 24 at the Moore Theatre with $5,000 each.

Barbara Earl Thomas

Winner of a Stranger Genius Award in Art

Rob Rhee

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Art

Mario Lemafa

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Art

Silas Blak

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Music

Sandy Cioffi

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Film

Erik Blood

Winner of a Stranger Genius Award in Music

Hardly Art Records

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Music

Mel Eslyn

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Film

Noelani Pantastico

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Performance

Tracy Rector

Winner of a Stranger Genius Award in Film

Emily Chisholm

Winner of a Stranger Genius Award in Performance

Wave Books

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Literature

Lindy West

Winner of a Stranger Genius Award in Literature

That'swhatshesaid

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Performance

Robert Lashley

Nominee for a Stranger Genius Award in Literature

BenDeLaCreme Talks About Going to Hell and Why He’s Not on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars

A Q&A About Inferno A-Go-Go, & the Drag Star's Latest Solo Show