The Stranger
EverOut
Portland Mercury
Savage Love
Hump
Bold Type Tickets
Slog
Savage Love
Slog AM/PM
News
Arts
Music
Weed
Stranger Suggests
Food & Drink
Art & Performance Spring 2024
Top Events Today and This Week
Live Music
•
Arts
•
Food
•
& More!
Support The Stranger
Masthead
Ad Info & Rates
Jobs at The Stranger
Contact
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Takedown Policy
Find The Stranger Near You
Log In
Sign Up
All contents © Index Newspapers LLC
800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134
Report Cops Who Drive Badly 🚨
Seattle's Best Egg Tarts 🥚
The Future of Dance Looks Bright đź•ş
Print Archives
>
2018
>
Feb. 14
Print Edition for the week of
Feb. 14 - 27, 2018
Vol. 27, No. 14
Photo illustration by Sigma Sreedharan www.sigmasreedharan.com
Savage Love
Fighting Words
by Dan Savage
Blabbermouth
Blabbermouth Podcast: Stoneman Douglas Survivors Rule, College Activists Drool (Arguably), and Wakanda Forever!
by The Stranger
Film/TV
The 1968 Film
Memories of Underdevelopment
Would Probably Make Marco Rubio Cry
It also shows why intellectuals are lousy revolutionaries.
by Charles Mudede
Indie Web Series
Gabby Smashes...
Depicts an Alternative
Portlandia
Spoiler alert: It's way less white.
by Emilly Prado
Black Panther
Review: Marvel’s Trillest Movie Yet
Wakanda forever!
by Jenni Moore
John Oliver and David Letterman Make TV Great Again
Thanks, John and Dave!
by Erik Henriksen
Game Night
Review: It's Fine. Totally Fine.
Appreciate the little things, like comedies that aren't terrible.
by Ned Lannamann
I, Anonymous
I, Anonymous: Dear Landlord, Glad You're Getting Some Sun, Now Will You Fix My Leaky Roof, Already?
by Anonymous
Music
“It’s Gotten a Lot More Scary,” Says Helium’s Guitarist and Singer Mary Timony
The musician reflects on how much the world has changed in the last 20 years.
by Sean Nelson
Kendrick Lamar’s
Black Panther
Album Is Dazzling and Afrocentric
An album that goes above and beyond the usual movie soundtrack.
by Jenni Moore
Mean Jeans’
Jingles Collection
Is Wonderful Junk
Mean Jeans’
Jingles Collection
is full of odes to Applebee’s, Capri Sun, and more.
by Chris Stamm
Special Explosion’s Teenage Rock Star Dreams Are Over
On
To Infinity
, the indie rock prodigies of Special Explosion grapple with adulthood.
by Morgan Troper
Free Will Astrology
February 14–20
by Rob Brezsny
Theater
Want Tickets to See
Hamilton
in Seattle? There's Hope for Your Ass, After All
I haven't seen the show yet, but I've been jogging to the original cast recording for three years straight.
by Christopher Frizzelle
Visual Art
Artist Zohra Opoku Examines Identity and Belonging Through Fabric
"When I see someone who's fully veiled, I'm always thinking about what's underneath."
by Emily Pothast
Books
Fran Lebowitz Is the Last Funny Public Intellectual
She's here to remind us that things can always get worse.
by Sean Nelson
Food & Drink
The Delicious Food and Warm Family Vibe of Aviv Hummus Bar
I've never been to Israel, but I go to this hummus bar regularly.
by Sydney Brownstone
Features
You Can't Drink
On
Light Rail, but Here's Where You Can Drink
Near
Light Rail
The best bars near light rail stations.
by Charles Mudede
Gay Dodgeball Melts the Seattle Freeze
How to make new friends while pummeling them with large balls. Straight people are welcome, too.
by Matt Baume
Welcome to Seattle, New Person!
Here are some tips and my condolences.
by Derek Erdman
The Best Places to Take Day Hikes If You Live in Seattle
All of them are conveniently located off I-90.
by Rich Smith
Seven Places in Seattle to Go When You Feel Lonely But Don't Want to Interact with Anyone
Seattleites' natural fear of confrontation means it's likely no one will bother you here.
by Sydney Brownstone
How Seattle City Hall Works (And How to Make It Work for You)
A primer on political power and how it works here.
by Steven Hsieh
Renting in Seattle? Ask Me Anything
What your landlord won't tell you about living on a lease.
by Heidi Groover
What It's Like to Live in a Space the Size of a Closet
Seattle has gotten so expensive that I recently moved into one of the tiniest apartments in the city.
by Paulette Perhach
New to Town? Need an Apartment? Looking to Make Friends?
The Stranger
Is Here to Help
The Stranger
's guide to Seattle for people who have just arrived.
by Christopher Frizzelle
So You're the Bad Boy Who Moved Here for Amazon
Go wild like it's recruitment week at the Computer Science school Amazon bought you from.
by Callan Berry
Crossword Solution
Crossword Solution: "Frozen Food"
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Weed
Outdoor-Grown Weed Is Not Only Better for the Environment, It's Also Dank AF
Why does it get such a bad rap in Seattle's pot shops?
by Lester Black
Conjugal Visit
Conjugal Visit: On the Porch, Inside the Ex
by Anonymous
Hypercritical
New Store on the Block: Amazon Go
This employee-free store requires so many employees.
by Eli Sanders