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Oct. 23
Print Edition for the week of
Oct. 23 - Nov. 5, 2019
Vol. 29, No. 5
Greg Houston
Savage Love
Cheaters Club
by Dan Savage
Film/TV
Introducing SLAY,
The Stranger
's New Horror Film Festival
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Haves and Have-Nots of
Parasite
The new film from Bong Joon-ho finds the director at his very best.
by Jas Keimig
I, Anonymous
Your Sobriety Is Exhausting
by Anonymous
Music
Finnish Psychedelic Black-Metal Band Oranssi Pazuzu Are Too Scary for Halloween
by Dave Segal
Free Will Astrology
October 23–29
by Rob Brezsny
Theater
In ACT Theatre's New Production of
Dracula
, the Hunter Becomes the Hunted
by Leilani Polk
Visual Art
The Surreal Alternate Reality of Robert Williams
The Father of Exponential Imagination
at Bellevue Arts Museum is a comprehensive look at the artist's perverse and profane work.
by Jas Keimig
Books
Hillbilly Activism Is Alive and Well
Madeline ffitch's debut novel,
Stay and Fight
, is fantastic.
by Rich Smith
Food & Drink
Binging with Babish
's Andrew Rea Has a New Cookbook Full of His Pop-Culture Recipes
by David Lewis
Features
Ivar's and the Serial Killer
The founder of the fish-and-chips place survived an encounter with the notorious Starvation Killer. His mother was not so lucky.
by Lester Black
The Demented Brain-Scrambler
Before inventing Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard experimented on his family, and he wrote about a doctor who experimented on patients.
by David Lewis
The Basement Nightmares
And what evil feels like.
by Charles Mudede
Editor's Note
Reader has problems with our "How to Eat Pussy" article.
Crossword Solution
Crosswork Solution: Aye Aye
by Brendan Emmett Quigley
Weed
The Fallout of the Ban on Flavored Vapes
Cannabis companies are primed to benefit.
by Katie Herzog
Columns
Frank Cassano's Imbecile Parade: Should Donald Trump Be Impeached?
by Frank Cassano
Green Guide Fall 2019/Winter 2020
Legalize This Appetizer
James Beard Award–winning chefs in Seattle are quietly cooking with cannabis. Inside an illegal supper club.
by Lester Black
How to Clean Your Nasty-Ass Bong
Or pipe. Or bubbler.
by Katie Herzog
The End of Pain
I finally found what works best for my gout: CBD cream.
by Charles Mudede
Five Pot Farms You Should Know About
These small farms are growing really good stuff.
by Lester Black
Like Anthony Bourdain... but Stoned
In his web series, rapper Jarv Dee smokes weed, eats with local musicians, and explores Central and South Seattle restaurants.
by Jas Keimig
Pot and Pregnancy: What Do We Know?
The science is very limited.
by Katie Herzog