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Print Edition for the week of
Mar. 25 - 31, 2010
Vol. 19, No. 29
Savage Love
HUMP! 2010
by Dan Savage
New Column!
I Heard Your Mom Likes It Hard
by Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Film/TV
Noah Baumbach and Ben Stiller Make the Case That Even Assholes Deserve Love in
Greenberg
by Alison Hallett
Mother
: Oh, Just a Hitchcockian Masterpiece
by Paul Constant
Chloe
: When a Body Meets a Body
by Paul Constant
The Art of the Steal
: A Rich and Cluttered Manifesto
by Jen Graves
Sweetgrass
: Shooting Bears and Tossing Lambs
by Brendan Kiley
Art House
Warsaw Bridge
by Charles Mudede
Concessions
My Viking Life
by Lindy West
I, Anonymous
The Other Woman
by Anonymous
Music
Wizards of Oslo
Shoegaze Rockers Serena-Maneesh Find Bliss in the Abyss
by Dave Segal
Her Blues
The Dark, Witchy Minimalism of Scout Niblett
by Brendan Kiley
Up & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties
by Stranger Staff
Fucking in the Streets
Why SXSW?
by Eric Grandy
It's a Hit
A Speed Round of 2010 Singles
by Michaelangelo Matos
Data Breaker
Roman Zawodny's Booming Techno and Deceptikon's Looming IDM
by Dave Segal
My Philosophy
Candidt Shuts Down The Corner; Graves Gets
Contrary
by Larry Mizell Jr.
The Score
The Ladies and the Electronics
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Poster of the Week
Poster by Sacha Maxim
by Aaron Huffman
Party Crasher
Watchin'
Tron
, Drinkin' Blue
by J. T. OLDFIELD
Underage
The Seattle Rock Orchestra's Tribute to David Bowie
by Megan Seling
Theater
Many Mansions
The Satori Group Tears Down the Fourth (and Fifth and Sixth and Seventh) Wall
by Brendan Kiley
Going for It
Ulysses Dove Releases Parts from Bodies at PNB
by Jen Graves
Burlesque Box
Libertease Burlesque
at the Moisture Festival
by Jessica Price
Visual Art
Girl Is Nobody's Bitch
I Myself Have Seen It (You Can Too) at the Henry Art Gallery
by Jen Graves
In Art News
The Big WaMu Art Giveaway
by Jen Graves
Books
Something to Lose
Sam Lipsyte Brings the Hurt with
The Ask
by Paul Constant
Constant Reader
Heart Transplant
by Paul Constant
"You're reading your heart out into the void."
A Conversation with Sam Lipsyte About Humor, Finances, and Children as Greek Choruses
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
What Have You Got, Toulouse?
A Week of Breakfasts at Queen Anne's Ornate Crowd-Pleaser
by David Schmader
Bar Exam
The End of a Red Robin Era
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Happiest Hour
Via Tribunali
by Marti Jonjak
Chow Bio
Nettletown's Christina Choi
by Steven Blum
Features
Economic Survival Guide 2010
How to Eat, Drink, Get High, Get Laid, and Stay Sane in These Apparently Unending Economically Challenging Times
by Stranger Staff
Submit! HUMP! 2010
Call for Submissions for HUMP! 2010
by Dan Savage
News
GOP Stopper
What the Health-Care Bill Means for You, Elected Democrats, and Washington State's Teabagging Attorney General
by Eli Sanders
Don't Be Cowards
The Mayor and City Attorney Need to Speak Up About the Civility Bill
by Dominic Holden
Walk Softly...
Ivy League Badass Quietly Takes On Heavy-Handed City Rules
by Cienna Madrid
On Broadway
City Officials Recommend Streetcar Route
by Dominic Holden
Police Beat
by Charles Mudede
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Control Tower
Dominatrix's Memoir Is Not All It's Cracked Up to Be
by Mistress Matisse
I Love Television
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Slog
On Reichert's Opposition to Health Care Reform, As Reiterated from His Hospital Bed
by Eli Sanders
"Health care reform is good for Seattle."
by Eli Sanders
"Two Girls, One GOP"
by Dan Savage
Ghost Gallery Moves into Former Crawl Space Space
by Jen Graves
Beautiful Bugs
by Mary P. Traverse
Year-Old Happy Meal Just as Delicious as the Day It Was Made
by Paul Constant
Useless Books I Have Gotten in the Mail, Part 17:
OMG! How to Survive 101 of Life's Most F'ed Situations
by Paul Constant
Around the Corner, Fudge Is Made
by David Schmader
Your Tax Dollars at Work: Easter Edition
by Paul Constant
What Do Philip Roth, John Grisham, and Barack Obama All Have in Common?
by Paul Constant
"It's Time to Kick It Old-School Again"
by Paul Constant
Mariners Spring Training/Milton Bradley Is A Bad Guy Update
by Chicago Fan
McKenna's Lawsuit Like "an Erotic Dream"
by Eli Sanders
And Our Spelling Bee Contest Winner Is...
by Lindy West
Pioneer Square Community Association Director: "Who is Tim Harris?"
by Cienna Madrid
A Bad Time for Luxury Condos
by Dominic Holden
Hyenas Laugh Is not Really Laughter
by Charles Mudede
Reading Tonight
: Indians, Native Americans, and Stuff
by Paul Constant
Jesus + Mario = Awesome
by Paul Constant
Our Long National Nightmare Is...
by Dan Savage
Today in People Is Crazy
by Anthony Hecht
Lilith Fair Empowers Women to Support Anti-Choice Charities
by Eric Grandy
Lunchtime Quickie: Butt Caulk Surgery?
by Kelly O
"Should the pope resign?"
by Dan Savage
What Famous People Live in Seattle or Surrounding Areas?
by Megan Seling
Mythology Today: Obama Eats the World
by Charles Mudede
California May Be First State to Legalize Pot
by Dominic Holden
That Guy Charged with Threatening to Kill Rep. Eric Cantor?
by Christopher Frizzelle
Talking Crazy Newspaper Warring With TBTL
by Eli Sanders
Real Change
Wants to Assuage Prickly Pioneer Square Residents
by Cienna Madrid
The Morning News
by Lara Phillips
Week in Review
by Eli Sanders
Report: Pit Bulls Responsible for Most Dog Bite Fatalities
by Dominic Holden
This Week in Film:
The Art of the Steal
by Lindy West
China and Google in History
by Charles Mudede
Holy Shit: The Catholic League's Official Response to the Church's Ongoing Pedophilia Scandal
by David Schmader
Things to Do Today and Tomorrow - Tap Water and Terrorism edition
by Lara Phillips
Texas University Cancels Student Production, Lt. Gov. Thinks Theater Is More Dangerous Than Threats of Violence
by Brendan Kiley
How Not to Price an iPad Newspaper
by Anthony Hecht
Reading Today
: A Former Dominatrix and a Visual Poet
by Paul Constant
Origin of the World Wall
by Jen Graves
Gregoire Vetoes 20-Foot Height Limit on 520 Bridge and Planning for Carpool Lanes With Light Rail
by Dominic Holden
"Call In Tactical Tree Drops!"
by The Stranger Testing Department
Along with the Health Care Bill Provisions and Changes: Student Loan Overhaul
by Grant Brissey
Today in Bummers
by Grant Brissey
Horse's Ass
by Dan Savage
Win a Spot in the Drunken Spelling Bee!
by Lindy West
"You guys, I think we've been left behind."
by Paul Constant
Sunday baseball: Cubs 1, Mariners 0.
by Chicago Fan
Gay Lobby Files Brief in R-71 Case
by Dominic Holden
The Sweetest Movie About Teaching the Basics of Menstruation to a Young Girl with Down Syndrome You Will Ever See
by David Schmader
New in Restaurants and Bars: YUM Edition
by Bethany Jean Clement
Constance McMillen Update: On, Off, On, Off, On!
by Dan Savage
Alleged Assaults and Dueling Pianos: Love is a Battlefield
by Cienna Madrid
Finally! A Product to Cover Your Dog's Anus!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Currently Hanging
: This Quite Nice Francis Celentano
by Jen Graves
I Am Repulsed. I Am Impressed.
by Cienna Madrid
On this Gray Morning...
by David Schmader
A Slog Sandwich with Bad-Movie-Trailer Bread
by Paul Constant
Today in College Basketball
by Grant Brissey
Yahoo Targeted in Chinese Attacks
by Grant Brissey
Neighborhood Blog Roundup
by Erika Broad
Ask Mayor McGinn Your Questions Now!
by Megan Seling
The End of Robert Culp
by Charles Mudede
How to Get Fined By the AHL
by Grant Brissey
Notes
Against
the Prayer Warrior
by Eli Sanders
Gael Tarleton Fudges Clean Truck Facts
by Jake Blumgart
Can McKenna's Lawsuit Be Stopped?
by Eli Sanders
Overheard on the Retreat
by Grant Brissey
Headline of the Day
by Charles Mudede
Doug Nufer Tickles Your Frontal Lobe
by Paul Constant
Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives
by Dan Savage
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
Bearshare and Screensaver
by Grant Brissey
Barack Obama Has a Deep-Seated Hatred of White People...
by Dan Savage
Funny or Stupid?
by Bethany Jean Clement
How to Dial a Rotary Telephone
by Bethany Jean Clement
SL Letter of the Day: Should My Husband DTMFA Me?
by Dan Savage
Christian Extremists Plot to Murder Law Enforcement
by Christopher Frizzelle
Raising the Discourse
by Anthony Hecht
NASA's Out-of-This-World Bagel Expenditure
by Bethany Jean Clement
Threats to Rep. Rick Larsen Over His Vote on the Health Care Bill
by Eli Sanders
Today in Dogs Doing Things They Probably Shouldn't
by David Schmader
Health Care Reform Has To Go Back To The House For Another Vote
by Dan Savage
Commuting Makes People Miserable
by Dan Savage
City Council Members Fire Back at McGinn's Ideas for Office of Housing
by Dominic Holden
Save the Stems!
by Bethany Jean Clement
Pitch Perfect
by Dan Savage
Reading Tonight
: Moby (Yes,
That
Moby)
by Paul Constant
Scott Pilgrim Trailer Brings the Sound Effects
by Paul Constant
Bacon = Heroin
by Bethany Jean Clement
Today in the Religious Adoration of Technology
by Paul Constant
SL Letter of the Day: Never Read the "Savage Love" Mail At Lunch, Never Read the "Savage Love" Mail At Lunch, Never Read the "Savage Love" Mail At Lunch...
by Dan Savage
The Pregnant Music
by Charles Mudede
Twilight Redux
by Paul Constant
Recess Appointments for Labor?
by Jake Blumgart
Inslee on McKenna's Lawsuit: "If Ronald Reagan's Solicitor General Can Figure Out It's Absurd, Why Can't Rob?"
by Eli Sanders
Catholic Bishop: Gay People Don't Deserve Funerals
by Dan Savage
Things To Do This Weekend
by Lara Phillips
RIP, Original Red Robin
by Bethany Jean Clement
Quote for the Day
by Dan Savage
The Time Has Come to Discuss the Most Recent Episode of
RuPaul's Drag Race
....
by David Schmader
Amazon Does It Again
by Paul Constant
Can You Buy Love for $5?
by Paul Constant
I Hope You're Sitting Down
by Dan Savage
Hollywood Marxism Is the Global Narrative
by Charles Mudede
Lunchtime Quickie: Meet Winston, The Cop Car Eating Bulldog
by Kelly O
Battery on Battery Street
by Erika Broad
Sounders Match Open Thread
by Christopher Frizzelle
Christian Bigots: Barack Obama Our "First Gay President"
by Dan Savage
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
Go to the Chihuly Museum Meeting Tonight
by Cienna Madrid
GoDaddy Sort of Backs Google in China
by Grant Brissey
Sign of the Times, Pioneer Square Edition
by Paul Constant
Reading Tonight
: Not
The God of Small Things
by Paul Constant
Transgendered Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna Betrays His Community
by Dan Savage
Yesterday the Stranger Suggested: Regional Spelling Bee
by Nadia Abdelrhman
Spam Of The Day
by Anthony Hecht
Reconciliation Bill Passed, Congress Heads Home
by Anthony Hecht
Family Research Council To Declare Obama Our First "Radical Environmentalist President" Later Today
by Dan Savage
Yesterday the Stranger Suggested: 'Sunset Boulevard'
by Nadia Abdelrhman
What Goes Down Must Come Up
by Paul Constant
"My window is cracked, just a bit, and the air plays on my forehead like a cold whisper."
by Paul Constant
The Morning News
: Obama Plans to Sign a Bunch of Stuff Today, Dark Chocolate Continues to be Good for You, and Middle School Students Continue to be Dumb
by Megan Seling
"Ego Sum > Tu"
by Brendan Kiley
Hahahahahahahahaha
by Jen Graves
Hitchens On Catholic Church
by Dan Savage
The Morning News:
Unsolved Murders, Help for Homeowners, and What the Pope Knew
by Christopher Frizzelle
Who Serves the Best Banana Split in Seattle?
by Megan Seling
Teabag This
by Grant Brissey
Action Comics No. $1.5 Million
by Grant Brissey
This. Is. AMAZING.
by Paul Constant
Making Church Safe For Kids
by Dan Savage
Could The Pope Be Indicted, Arrested, Tried, Convicted and Imprisoned?
by Dan Savage
iPads For All
by Anthony Hecht
Bush Wipes Haitian Handshake on Clinton's Shirt
by Anthony Hecht
Put Your Feet in the Air Like You Just Don't Care
by Paul Constant
Yesterday
The Stranger
Suggested:
Mother
by Nadia Abdelrhman
It Just Gets Better and Better (By Which I Mean Worse and Worse)
by David Schmader
It's International Waffle Day!
by Bethany Jean Clement
"Kids 1, Insurance 0"
by Eli Sanders
Ain't No
'Mo
by Dominic Holden
Glenn Beckwatch
: A Book Shall Come
by Paul Constant
Netanyahu Hit by the Success of the Heathcare Bill
by Charles Mudede
Pioneer Square Community Association Calls on Mayor to Block Real Change from Neighborhood
by Cienna Madrid
Lunchtime Quickie: Sneaky Gays
by Kelly O
What a Christianist Revolution Looks Like
by Christopher Frizzelle
Morning News: Insurance Companies, Suicide Bombers, Rob McKenna, PopeβAll Fighting the Good Fight
by Cienna Madrid
Reading Today
: Nufer!
by Paul Constant
Today in Hilarious City Press Releases
by Paul Constant
The Most Literal Website I've Ever Seen
by Kelly O
Currently Hanging
: 'Champagne Truffles'
by Jen Graves
You Won't Remember This Post
by Paul Constant
The Reading Party Is Tonight
by Christopher Frizzelle
Whoriskey's
Miracle Worker
Closes at a Loss
by Brendan Kiley
Derrick Martin's Dad
by Dan Savage
Will Microsoft Get a Sweet Tax Deal at the Expense of Small Software Developers?
by Paul Constant
You Should Go See
Hot Tub Time Machine
by Paul Constant
This Week in Film:
Chloe
by Lindy West
Not Forgotten
by Dan Savage
Debunking an Inspirational Book Video That's Making the Rounds
by Paul Constant
Neighborhood Blog Roundup
by Erika Broad
Can't We All Agree That Children Are the Ultimate Oppressors?
by Cienna Madrid
This Week in Film:
Sweetgrass
by Lindy West
June Havoc, RIP
by Brendan Kiley
Today in "Does Rob McKenna Have a Case?"
by Eli Sanders
Secretary of State Files Brief in R-71 Supreme Court Case
by Dominic Holden
Canada Got the French, Australia Got the Convicts, We Got the Puritans
by Dan Savage
The Sounder Hooligans
by Charles Mudede
Stuff of Nightmares
by Mary P. Traverse
Wasn't This a Beatles Lyric?
by Paul Constant
America and the Corporate Phoenix
by Grant Brissey
Things to Do: Enumerating Gays, Pot Talk, and a Glass House
by Lara Phillips
Behold: The Worst Building in Seattle
by Jen Graves
As Seen on a Washington State Ferry
by Dominic Holden
The Morning News
by Lara Phillips
American Hunger
by Charles Mudede
The War Room to Reopen as the Hunter Gatherer Lodge
by Eric Grandy
Kos Poll: Murray 52, Rossi 41
by Eli Sanders
Every Comment On Slog Should End With This
by Dan Savage
Asian Reporter
? You've Done it Again!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Today In What The Fuck?!?
by Dan Savage
Mayor Mike McGinn Foresees Civility Bill Passing by Veto-Proof Majority
by Dominic Holden
Mythology Yesterday
by Eli Sanders
This Week in Film:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Lindy West
Lunchtime Quickie: The Southwest Airlines Shuffle and/or White People Are Funny
by Kelly O
The iPad...
by Paul Constant
Student Robbed in Columbia City, Possible Pattern Emerging
by Cienna Madrid
Why Do Scientists Experiment on Animals?
by Jonathan Golob
What Does the Health Care Reform Bill Mean to Me and You and Everyone We Know?
by Brendan Kiley
The Morning News:
Bin Laden's Latest Message, Exploding Breast Implants, and Some Beautiful Volcano Footage
by Christopher Frizzelle
So Couth, So Greenwood-y
by Paul Constant
Is Wikipedia Broken?
by Lindy West
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
Seattle Really Isn't The Best Place For...
by Dan Savage
Who's the Best Artist in Seattle This Morning?
by Jen Graves
Today in Weird PR Maneuvers: The Space Needle Loves Public Process, Wonβt Say Whether Itβs Losing Money
by Cienna Madrid
Have a Dog? Have a Cat? Have a Sex Partner?
by Dan Savage
Reading Last Night: Christopher Moore
by Paul Constant
What Does Seattle Think About the Chihuly Glass Museum?
by Dominic Holden
Reading Tonight
: If You Only Go to One Reading This Week, Go to This one
by Paul Constant
SIFF Announces Opening Night Gala Film
by Lindy West
This Guy Is a Fag
by Dan Savage
Revelation of the Day: Men are Less Human Than Women
by Charles Mudede
The Ultimate Betrayal
by Dan Savage
Currently Hanging
: Corin Hewitt, Live!
by Jen Graves
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
RIP, China Gate
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Morning News: Obama Plans Offshore Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Two More Suicide Bombers Hit Russia, and Beecher's Takes Manhattan
by Megan Seling
The Subject Sam
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Wait, There's a Horse Trapped Inside This Filipino Drag Queen!
by Kelly O
What the Health-Care Bill Means for You, Elected Democrats, and Washington State's Teabagging Attorney General
by Eli Sanders
Bag Tax Does Exactly as Plastic Lobby Feared
by Dominic Holden
A Cold and Dark Morning in Magnolia
by Bethany Jean Clement
Can You Play NIMBY When Your Backyard is Pioneer Square?
by Paul Constant
What's the Cheapest Way to Move Across the Country?
by Megan Seling
They Have Rehab for Nazi Cheataholics Now?
by David Schmader
This Week in Film:
How to Train Your Dragon 3D
by Lindy West
Revelation of the Day: Cooking and the Oppression of Women
by Charles Mudede
Coming Soon...
by Dan Savage
Passover in the White House
by Eli Sanders
SANAA Wins the Pritzker
by Jen Graves
Murder vs. Poop
by Lindy West
Holy Legos!
by Mary P. Traverse
Comic Book Nerdvana
by Paul Constant
Barack Obama: Optimized
by Anthony Hecht
Reading Tonight
: You Know You Love Him
by Paul Constant
The Dreaming Was Nice While It Lasted
by Paul Constant
SL Letter of the Day: The Boss's Dog
by Dan Savage
Notes from the Prayer Warrior
by Eli Sanders
Itawamba County School Board Distracted By Editorial In Today's
New York Times
by Dan Savage
"It's made from corn, doesn't have artificial ingredients, and like sugar it's fine in moderation."
by Dan Savage
Move Over, Jared
by Dominic Holden
Derrick Martin Invited To Appear On
Ellen
by Dan Savage
Headline of the Day
by Brendan Kiley
Today in Seasonal Candy That Tastes Like Medicine
by David Schmader
Yesterday the Stranger Suggested: 'Purple Rain'
by Nadia Abdelrhman
Just Thought You Might Want to Know
by Grant Brissey
Reading Tonight
: Verhoeven and the Poets
by Paul Constant
Study: Porn Gives Children Unrealistic Expectations About Sex
by Dan Savage
Scarface
for Kids
by Brendan Kiley
Today in E-books, Money, and the Future
by Paul Constant
Grand Old Party: S&M Nightclub Edition
by Brendan Kiley
O They Will Know We Are Christians...
by Dan Savage
Jen Graves in Australian
by Charles Mudede
Free
Sweet Tooth
by Paul Constant
McKenna and Falwell, Sitting in a Tree...
by Brendan Kiley
How I Try to Get Slog Banned in China: Hu Yaobang, China and Google
by Jonathan Golob
Imperial Torture Memo
by Mary P. Traverse
Aussie Racism Is Alive and Emailing
by Charles Mudede
Iceland Takes a Cold Shower
by Mary P. Traverse
Three Neighborhood Appeals: One Now Hobbled, One Dead
by Cienna Madrid
PAX Throws Down in Boston
by The Stranger Testing Department
No One Could've Predicted
by Dan Savage
A Streetcar Design That Safely Promotes Cycling
by Cienna Madrid
Today in Doom
by Bethany Jean Clement
"No one has the right to spend their life without being offended."
by Anthony Hecht
Target America: Democrats Getting Increased Security Protection Because of Teabagger Threats
by Eli Sanders
Challenge to Light-Rail Planning Kneecapped by City
by Cienna Madrid
Fight Over A Sculpture in Yakima
by Jen Graves
SL Letter of the Day: A Vaginal Reference
by Dan Savage
Endless Hanford
by Charles Mudede
Yesterday the Stranger Suggested: 'Firefall'
by Nadia Abdelrhman
Suggests
Happy Hour at Ocho
by Bethany Jean Clement
Regional Spelling Bee
by Lindy West
Paul Verhoeven
by Paul Constant
Magma Festival
by Dave Segal
Blue Scholars, Das Racist
by Brendan Kiley
'Purple Rain'
by David Schmader
'Firefall'
by Jen Graves
'Mother'
by Paul Constant
Illustrated Comment of the Week
by Greg Stump