Print Edition for the week of
Jan. 30 - Feb. 12, 2019

Vol. 28, No. 12
Lovebunnies by Greg Stump

Savage Love

Omissions and Emissions

Film/TV

Jimi Hendrix and Joni Mitchell on the Big Screen

Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church and Joni 75 are both playing at SIFF, though not on the same night.

Free Will Astrology

January 30–February 5

Theater

Degenerate Art Ensemble Turns Trauma into Beauty

"I have to confront my demons," says Skeleton Flowers cocreator Haruko Crow Nishimura.

Visual Art

Porcelain's Deadly Secrets

An artist's "intervention" at SAM highlights a history hiding behind beautiful objects.

Books

What's Wrong with Lake City?

Novelist Thomas Kohnstamm satirizes a local fictional loser.

Food & Drink

Feeling Empty? Try Olive Garden

If you're alone on Valentine's Day, look no further.

Features

I Have a Thing with Cancers. Not the Disease, the Sign.

Taurus vs. Cancer: A nutty romantic odyssey.

Dating Gone Wrong

The slapstick comedy of trying to go on dates when you have a 1-year-old.

The Power Couple Running Seattle

What we know about the mayor and the art scholar.

Places I Have Masturbated

This is not a complete list.

Are Your Date Nights Getting Uncreative? Try Mystery, and Let Them Do the Work.

It requires a leap of faith.

A Bracelet for People Who Are Tired of Dating Apps

It's kind of like a wedding ring for single people.

Love, Sex, Masturbation, Dating, and the Most Secretive Power Couple in Seattle

Welcome to The Stranger's 2019 Valentine's Issue.

News

The Tunnel Is Worse Than We Thought

Did you know they're putting an eight-lane road on the waterfront right above it?

Weed

Falling in Love With a Stoner

The trickiness of being in a mixed couple.

Columns

Romantic Recipes

Special cocktails for Valentine’s Day.

Crossword Solution

Crossword Solution: Ten Yr. Challenge