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Apr. 15
Print Edition for the week of
Apr. 15 - 21, 2010
Vol. 19, No. 32
Savage Love
Judgment Day
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Ask a Pike Street Whore!
Film/TV
You Kill Like a Girl
Kick-Ass
Almost Kicks Ass
by Paul Constant
Concessions
I Can't Stay Mad at You, Rotting Corpse Arm!
by Lindy West
Art House
Barking Water
by Charles Mudede
Death at a Funeral
: Comedy About Death Signals Death of Comedy
by David Schmader
Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky
: Breaking the Enchantment
by Charles Mudede
The Life of the World to Come
: For Mountain Goats Superfans Who Have Never Seen the Mountain Goats
by Eric Grandy
The Joneses
: It Would’ve Made Great TV
by ERIN SAGEN
I, Anonymous
Your Mouth Is No Place for Things
by Anonymous
Music
Careering Again
John Lydon and the Unlikely Rise of Post-Punk Pioneers PiL
by Dave Segal
Happy When Skies Are Gray
Dark Time Sunshine's Rupturous, Voluptuous
Vessel
by Charles Mudede
Up & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties
by Stranger Staff
Fucking in the Streets
Record Store Day vs. the Internet, Round Three
by Eric Grandy
It's a Hit
New Singles from Mark E and Umek
by Michaelangelo Matos
Data Breaker
Mutant-Techno Invasion by Akufen and Stephen Beaupré
by Dave Segal
My Philosophy
A Fuck-Ton of New Local Hiphop
by Larry Mizell Jr.
The Score
A Jazz Explosion and an Organ Improvisation
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Poster of the Week
Poster by Lisa Dank
by Aaron Huffman
Party Crasher
Eschewing Bubble Rules, Playing Flaming Tetherball
by ERIN SAGEN
Underage
Sub Pop Wants to Give You Free Money
by Megan Seling
Theater
Phoning It In
Watching Theater in Second Life
by Paul Constant
Yoshimi Meets the Rocketeer
A Poppy Dance-Play About Forbidden Love and Robots
by Brendan Kiley
Visual Art
Text Message from Pennsylvania
The Secret Life of a Jeff Koons Sculpture in a Town of 6,000
by Abigail Guay
Mists
The Art of Photographing Photographs
by Jen Graves
Books
Constant Reader
Cartooning About Art and Commerce
by Paul Constant
The Silent-Reading Party
On the Unexpected Sexiness of Many People Quietly Reading and Drinking in Public
by Christopher Frizzelle
"Making art does become a war of attrition"
James Sturm on Teaching Cartooning, Cofounding The Stranger, and How Comics Aren't Disposable Anymore
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
Super Dave's Super Sushi
He's Got What You've Been Looking For
by Bethany Jean Clement
The Happiest Hour
The Lookout on Capitol Hill
by Marti Jonjak
Features
The Law that Targets "Strange" People on the Street
How Homeless People Became Pawns in City Council Member Tim Burgess's Fight for Power, Money, and Control of City Hall
by Dominic Holden
News
Mad Haters
Angry Tea Partyers in Yakima want to distance themselves from the man who allegedly threatened to kill Patty Murray. But he sure sounds a lot like them.
by Eli Sanders
Police Beat
And the Lord Said, “Smoke Some Crack Tonight”
by Charles Mudede
Crossword Puzzle
This Week's Puzzle
Pencil Men (Apr. 15
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Crossword Solution
Pencil Men (Apr. 15
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Dear Science
Can Long-Term Vegetarians Really Not Eat Meat?
by Jonathan Golob
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
I Love Television
Torn Between Three Lovers
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Suggests
Growing, Eric Copeland
by Dave Segal
Rebecca Skloot
by Paul Constant
'Fences'
by Brendan Kiley
Sean Johnson
by Jen Graves
'Demolition Man'
by David Schmader
Tamarind Tree
by David Schmader
Frances Farmer Organ Karaoke
by Bethany Jean Clement
Block Party for Elliott Bay
by Paul Constant
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Slog
Baseball. . .
by Chicago Fan
Typography Fail
by Mary P. Traverse
Why I Love A General-Interest Bookstore with a Good Art Section
by Jen Graves
Part Of The Problem
by Dan Savage
Return to the Nexus of Art and Nature
by Mary P. Traverse
Texas Protects Traditional Marriage...
by Dan Savage
Jeff Smith on De-
Bone
-ing a School Library
by Paul Constant
Trans Student Suspended from Same School in Mississippi That Canceled Prom, Later Hounded Out of Town
by Dan Savage
SL Letter of the Day: Just The Way You Are
by Dan Savage
Culinary Revolution in Georgetown
by David Schmader
It's Like
1984
All Over Again
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Canadian Kid Kissing
by Kelly O
The Morning News: McGinn, Bisexuals, and a "Fuck You" Choir
by Eli Sanders
Do You Want to Get Totally Annoyed?
by Grant Brissey
Useless Books I Have Gotten in the Mail, Part 20:
Girlfriends Are Lifesavers
by Paul Constant
Do You Like Free Books? Do You Like Booze?
by Paul Constant
Inside Seattle's Guatemalan Book Dealer Gang Epidemic
by Paul Constant
New iPhone Model Leaked, Probably Real
by Anthony Hecht
Mayor McGinn Will Veto Aggressive-Soliciation Bill if Possible
by Dominic Holden
Beached Whale In West Seattle
by Dan Savage
Betting on Physical Books
by Paul Constant
The Moral Majority in Africa
by Charles Mudede
Freshly Ground Black People: "Why Anyone Would Be Offended, We Don't Know"
by Bethany Jean Clement
Reading Tonight
: We've All Been Raptured to Book-Heaven
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Shake Weighting
by Kelly O
Good News for the Catholic Church!
by David Schmader
Key Bank Robbed at Fourth Avenue and Union Street Earlier Today
by Cienna Madrid
Parents Against the Chihuly Museum
by Jen Graves
Mitt Romney: Man of the Tea-ple?
by Paul Constant
Are Soundgarden Playing a Secret Show Tomorrow Night?
by Megan Seling
Roy Ashburn Gets Hard Time
by Dan Savage
Celebrate 420 by Getting Smarter!
by Megan Seling
How's That Hatey, Crazy Stuff Working Out For Ya?
by Dan Savage
Tahoe 911 Bomb Squad
by Dan Savage
Opposition to Aggressive-Solicitation Bill Keeps Growing
by Dominic Holden
Talkin' Trash With Kathy Lambert
by Lara Phillips
SL Letter of the Day: CL Wanker
by Dan Savage
Ugh
by Dan Savage
Today in New Publishing Models, Part 1
by Paul Constant
Is Barbara Kingsolver "affraid to make such white-day robberies?"
by Paul Constant
But Will She Sue?
by Mary P. Traverse
Scent of a Woman
by Dan Savage
Get Your Ass Off the Couch
by Lara Phillips
The Morning News: British Anti-Semites, Barfy New Jerseyites, Self-Righteous Cilantrophobes
by Erika Broad
The Morning News: Catholic Shame, Nazi Hate, and Gay Triumph
by Erika Broad
Reading Today
: Cartoons and Suicide Notes
by Paul Constant
Hung On The Cross
by Dan Savage
D.C. Approves Marijuana Distribution Centers
by Dominic Holden
The Closing and Hosing of John Grade's 'Elephant Bed'
by Jen Graves
On the Eighth Day, God Tagged the Universe
by David Schmader
Anybody Here Care About Hockey?
by Megan Seling
Confronting the Competition
by Dan Savage
Suicide Isn't Funny
by David Schmader
Lawmakers Slam Burgess's Aggressive-Solicitation Bill
by Dominic Holden
This Guy Gets To Decide Who's On the Human Rights Commission?
by Dan Savage
Polling the Tea Party
by Eli Sanders
Required Reading for Readers
by Paul Constant
This Week in
The Stranger
by Christopher Frizzelle
Jade Pagoda Building: An Empty Shell No Longer
by Cienna Madrid
Before the Vote
by Dominic Holden
The Morning News: Goldman, Going Big, and Going After Sin
by Eli Sanders
Today in Planning Ahead
by Brendan Kiley
First Class, Bitches!
by Dan Savage
Perfect Weather for Sitting by a Fire
by Christopher Frizzelle
Big Day in Baseball History
by Chicago Fan
Putting Our Bodies On The Line
by Dan Savage
It is 10:00 a.m. You May Now Go Buy a Book.
by Cienna Madrid
Bitches: Is There Anything That Isn't Their Fault?
by Brendan Kiley
The Twibary of Congress
by Paul Constant
O’Brien Will Vote Against Aggressive-Solicitation Bill
by Dominic Holden
Breaking: Bike Missing Wheel
by Grant Brissey
What are Some Good Examples of Typical American Cuisine?
by Megan Seling
Jack Herer, R.I.P.
by Dominic Holden
Required Viewing
by Dan Savage
Line Out is Crazy Today
by Eric Grandy
SL Letter of the Day: Sheet Storm
by Dan Savage
LOST Tarot
by Mary P. Traverse
"PLAY WE MAY BUTT WHEN NEEDED WE COME STAMPEDING PROWD AMERICANS READY"
by Paul Constant
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
Call Me Quagmire
by Mary P. Traverse
Currently Hanging
: Eli Hansen and Oscar Tuazon
by Jen Graves
This Shit Is Starting To Freak Me Out
by Dan Savage
Fran's, Intl.
by David Schmader
Hitler Sought Jesus-Powers
by Paul Constant
The Real Question about the Mariners Slogging this Year
by Chicago Fan
"When they got them out they were dead."
by Grant Brissey
Mike Huckabee's Very Bad Week
by Dan Savage
46th District Democrats Vote Overwhelmingly to Oppose Burgess's Aggressive-Solicitation Bill
by Dominic Holden
Crime in the Age of the Global
by Charles Mudede
DADT and Military Intelligence
by Dan Savage
I Get Letters
by Paul Constant
Metro Natural!
by Dan Savage
Where Are the Best French Fries in Seattle?
by Megan Seling
Leg Wrestling in Fremont
by Grant Brissey
Rape a Child...
by Dan Savage
This Week in Film:
Kick-Ass
by Lindy West
Frigid Wallabies
by Mary P. Traverse
BREAKING: Mariner Has a Penis
by Dan Savage
Are You Packed with $300 Worth of Talent?
by David Schmader
Reading Tonight
: Constraints and Book Clubs
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Heg Eyes!
by Kelly O
The Week in Alleged Booze Heists
by Lara Phillips
Good News: Greg Lundgren to Re-Open Vito's on Madison
by David Schmader
The Spy Who Flunked Me, Cont.
by Dan Savage
Janice Langbehn on Anderson Cooper
by Dan Savage
So That's What a Random Assault Onboard a Metro Bus Looks Like
by David Schmader
Gabourey Sidibe Hosts
SNL
: The Promos
by David Schmader
The Swedish Evening News: Stuff Happens
by Brendan Kiley
Dear Oddfellows...
by Dan Savage
Dear Science: The Origins of Democracy and A New Meaning of Kissing
by Charles Mudede
Deputy Mayor Fujii to Resign
by Dominic Holden
An Unfunctional But Ornamental Race
by Dan Savage
Octopus Attack with a Happy Ending*
by Brendan Kiley
This Week in the Music Section: Johnny Rotten...A Hippie?
by Eric Grandy
Where Are The Marching Bands?
by Dan Savage
Groups Unite to Demand Funding for Bike, Ped, and Transit Improvements
by Cienna Madrid
Today in Anonymous Relationship Advice
by David Schmader
It's 4/20: Come See a State Supreme Court Judge, a State Senator, the City Attorney, and a Defense Lawyer Talk About How to Legalize Pot
by Dominic Holden
Obesity is Structural
by Eli Sanders
This Is Pretty
by Mary P. Traverse
Reading Tonight
: Decide Between John Edwards or Barack Obama
by Paul Constant
Tomorrow Night at Central Cinema: Strangercrombie Made Good
by David Schmader
Lobbyist for Taxi Companies Pleads the Fifth, UPDATED
by Jake Blumgart
Is There An IQ Test You Have To Fail In Order To Adopt a Pit Bull?
by Dan Savage
It's Tax Day: What Did You Pay / Get Back?
by Eli Sanders
Tonight: Lunatic Farmer Joel Salatin Tells You What's What
by Bethany Jean Clement
History in the Making, or Libertarians Make Sense for the First Time Ever!
by Grant Brissey
Queer Youth Space: "Not Shackled to the Grant"
by Erika Broad
What I Did on Spring Break
by Christopher Frizzelle
A Win-Win for McGinn
by Eli Sanders
The Morning News
by Dominic Holden
Sally Bagshaw Holds Up Public Bidding on Chihuly Museum Site
by Cienna Madrid
Sonoma County Officials: Clay Assaulted Harold
by Dan Savage
Mad Haters
by Eli Sanders
The Morning News: Crushing, Greening, and Heckling
by Eli Sanders
On Gay Superhero Parties, Superhero Misogyny, and a Disappointing Ass-Kicking
by Paul Constant
Money From Stalin Funds the Tea Party Today
by Jonathan Golob
Elderly Gay Couple Forcibly Separated, Abused, Robbed By County Officials in California
by Dan Savage
Reading Today
: A Bad Author and a Good Poet
by Paul Constant
I'd Go To This If I Could
by Jen Graves
You'll Never Get Away From Me
by Dan Savage
Re: Currently Hanging: A Bronze Sculpture Without a Label (That I Could Find)
by Grant Brissey
Foster Parent Agency in Maryland Discriminates Against...
by Dan Savage
Good Job, Amazon
by Paul Constant
Legal Experts: Aggressive Solicitation Bill Unconstitutional
by Dominic Holden
The 1.7 Million Dollar Man
by Paul Constant
Do You Tip When You Get Take-Out?
by Megan Seling
Say It Ain't So, 'Mo
by Dan Savage
I Wish It Were April Fool's Today
by Jen Graves
Inaccurate Reporting in
The Stranger
? An E-mail Exchange With Rob McKenna Spokesperson Janelle Guthrie.
by Eli Sanders
4/19 Truthers!
by Chicago Fan
Get Your Ass Off the Couch
by Lara Phillips
Mr. Microphone Controls the Party Bitchez, Ya Heard?
by Grant Brissey
Meaningless Statistic
by Dan Savage
Lunchtime Quickie: Japanese Critter Kissing
by Kelly O
Looks Like Fun
by Dan Savage
Proposed Income Tax Would Discriminate Against Domestic Partners
by Dan Savage
The Morning News
by Dominic Holden
This Week in Film: Am I Right?
by Lindy West
Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father
by Dan Savage
The DADT Protest, The White House Freakout
by Dan Savage
Bumbershoot's New Economy Ticket
by Eric Grandy
Aggressive Soliciation Bill Appears Dead
by Dominic Holden
Headline of the Day
by David Schmader
More Horse Sex
by Charles Mudede
This Week in the Music Section: Vessels and Bosoms!
by Eric Grandy
This One Smells Like an Erotic Thriller
by Paul Constant
Scott Baio Vs. Lesbian Shit Asses: It's On
by David Schmader
Bad Anonymous News
by David Schmader
Depressing—But Required—Reading
by Dan Savage
Confidential to the City Council
by Stranger Election Control Board
Today in Book-Banning: Funnybook Edition
by Paul Constant
President Orders U.S. Hospitals to Recognize Gay Relationships
by Dan Savage
Aussie Racism Is Alive and Twittering
by Charles Mudede
Three District Democratic Groups Vote to Oppose Burgess's Bill
by Dominic Holden
The Trustworthiness of Beards
by Grant Brissey
City Leaders Consider Lawsuit if Aggressive Soliciation Bill Passes
by Dominic Holden
Up There
by Anthony Hecht
The Straight Dope About Pot
by Megan Seling
The SEC Strikes Back
by Jonathan Golob
A Review of Last Night's Soundgarden Reunion Show
by Eric Grandy
Reading Tonight
: Weird Science
by Paul Constant
Dan, You're Worrying About the Wrong Fault Line
by Jonathan Golob
Meanwhile in Portland
by Dan Savage
Note to Architectural Photographers
by Jen Graves
Why They're Hollering
by Dan Savage
Mike O'Brien: He Opposed Panhandling Penalties When He Ran for Office But Now Says He Will Vote for Them
by Dominic Holden
Mayor McGinn Sure to Veto Anti-Panhandling Bill, Force Council to Vote Again
by Dominic Holden
Tonight in Jokes: Rory Scovel at the Comedy Underground
by Lindy West
Currently Hanging
: Carl Jung's Mental Break, Or Art for When You're Stoned at the Bookstore
by Jen Graves
Meanwhile in Oklahoma
by Dan Savage
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
Organized Crime and Books: It Gets Worse
by Paul Constant
The Future of Books
by Paul Constant
America's Most Powerful Union President to Resign
by Jake Blumgart
Hillary for SCOTUS? Bill Approves.
by Eli Sanders
What He Said
by Dan Savage
You Have to Read Dominic Holden's Piece This Week About How Homeless People Have Become Pawns in Tim Burgess's Fight for Control of City Hall
by Christopher Frizzelle
How Much Did President Obama Pay in Taxes?
by Eli Sanders
Seattle Gets $20 Million for Energy Conservation
by Cienna Madrid
Repent: Coronal Mass Ejection Heading Our Way
by Anthony Hecht
Courtney Love Is Dead
by Dan Savage
Multigenerational Households Are Up, Retail Sales Are Up
by Dan Savage
A Preview of What Rob McKenna's Going to Argue at the U.S. Supreme Court Next Week
by Jake Blumgart
Council Member Rasmussen Overrides Tunnel Concerns Raised by Local Advocates
by Cienna Madrid
Didn't Get Tickets to Tonight's Sold Out Soundgarden Show?
by Megan Seling
The City Wants to Hear from the Under-30 Crowd
by Cienna Madrid
Blaming the Lithe, Limber Victims
by Dan Savage
Now That We've Established There are Some Hockey Fans in the House...
by Megan Seling
Virtually Theater
by Paul Constant
Alex Chilton Didn't Have Health Care
by Brendan Kiley
What Is Your Checklist for Last Night?
by Grant Brissey
TIMMEH!
by Stranger Election Control Board
This Week in Film:
Death at a Funeral
by Lindy West
Mike O'Brien Is a Pushover
by Dominic Holden
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
The Spy Who Flunked Me
by Dan Savage
Let's Be Honest.
by Lindy West
Preferable to Catholic Priest Ken
by Mary P. Traverse
Lunatic at Large
by Paul Constant
DADT Protesters Heckle The President at a Fundraiser in DC
by Dan Savage
Rainbows Are Possible
by Dan Savage
Mike O'Brien vs. Mike O'Brien
by Dominic Holden
Week in Review
by Eli Sanders
Today in New Publishing Models, Part 2
by Paul Constant
Today in Mariners' History
by Chicago Fan
Currently Hanging
: A Bronze Sculpture Without a Label (That I Could Find)
by Jen Graves
Supreme Court Scraps Ban On "Crush" Videos
by Dan Savage
Who Will Lead SEIU? Challenger Gains Momentum Against Stern Favorite
by Jake Blumgart
It's Not the Crime, It's the Cover Up
by Dan Savage
Illustrated Comment of the Week
by Greg Stump