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Aug. 28
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 28 - Sep. 10, 2019
Vol. 29, No. 1
Nastassja Swift and Marlon Turner
Savage Love
Come the Revolution
by Dan Savage
Film/TV
A Woman’s Road to Self-Improvement in
Brittany Runs a Marathon
by Elinor Jones
Jeff Goldblum Has
The Mountain
on His Shoulders
by Joule Zelman
Tigers Are Not Afraid
Is a Mexican Horror Fairy Tale
by Erik Henriksen
I, Anonymous
Wedgwood Trumpeter, Your Playing Is Obnoxious
by Anonymous
Free Will Astrology
August 28–September 3
by Rob Brezsny
Theater
Seattle Needs Better Strip Clubs. For Now, at Least We Have the Can Can.
And damn, their food is good.
by Chase Burns
Visual Art
Finding a Home in Wa Na Wari
An unforgettable video in a new center for black art in the Central District.
by Jas Keimig
Books
Seattle Stripped of Its Tech-Money Illusions
Variations of Labor
is a book of poetry and prose about the minimum-wage class.
by Charles Mudede
Food & Drink
How to Turn a Peach into Beer
A Fremont brewery is making Washington's fruit into stunning wild ales.
by Lester Black
Features
Six Must-See Artists at Bumbershoot 2019
by Jas Keimig, Leilani Polk and Dave Segal
Zack Fox, Michelle Buteau, and Ian Karmel Lead an Absurdly Strong Comedy Bill at Bumbershoot
by Dave Segal
We Can't Stop Listening to Carly Rae Jepsen
A gay man and a straight man think deeply about the Canadian pop sensation.
by Chase Burns and Rich Smith
Seattle Soul Septet the Dip Are on the Rise
by Leilani Polk
The Many Personas of Tyler, the Creator
The comma in his name isn't superfluous—it's a thesis.
by Jas Keimig
The Stranger
's Guide to Enjoying Bumbershoot 2019
by The Stranger
Get the Max Out of Your PAX
Your one-stop guide to PAX West, one of the biggest gaming-culture festivals in the Pacific Northwest.
by Matt Baume
News
Mayor Durkan's Election Meddling
She refused to talk to
The Stranger
about her efforts to influence the November election.
by Lester Black
Weed
The State's Pot-Tracking System Is Messed Up
Should they just get rid of it?
by Katie Herzog
Columns
You're Wrong About That!
by Francine Colman-Gutierrez
Crossword Solution
Crossword Solution: Under the Bored Walk
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor's Note
Men reading our essay about menopause have to make it all about them.