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Jun. 3
Print Edition for the week of
Jun. 3 - 9, 2010
Vol. 19, No. 39
Savage Love
Religious Reason
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Everything Is Still Fucked!
by Jerry Masterson
Film/TV
A STIFF Kick in the Pants
Here's What STIFF Should Do to Make Us Care
by Paul Constant
Fucking It Up
Sex and Marriage in
A Rational Solution
by Charles Mudede
Concessions
Get Him to the Greek
by Lindy West
The Dirty Truth
An Interview with Hugh Hefner
by Kelly O
I, Anonymous
Ms. Misogynist
by Anonymous
Music
Slow Dazzle
A Nonchalant Survey of Tortoise's Greatest Non-Hits
by Dave Segal
Ahead to the Past
Delorean's Vintage House Echoes
by Eric Grandy
Up & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties
by Stranger Staff
Who Is It?
Original Space Neighbor Specs One's
gRAPhics
by Charles Mudede
Fucking in the Streets
Highlights from the Sasquatch! Festival
by Eric Grandy
My Philosophy
JFK's Inaugural Address
by Larry Mizell Jr.
It's a Hit
Updating the "Hardcore Continuum"
by Michaelangelo Matos
Data Breaker
Deru, Free the Robots
by Dave Segal
Poster of the Week
Poster by Jonathan Horn
by Aaron Huffman
Party Crasher
The Secret to Great Photography
by MATT MINER
Underage
Hollow Earth Radio Needs Your Help
by Megan Seling
Theater
An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein
: Short Dirty Plays
by Paul Constant
Candide
Is Less Than the Sum of Its Parts
by Brendan Kiley
Hunchback
: Still Shameful After All These Years
by Brendan Kiley
Visual Art
The Meaning of Trees
A Giant Wooden Kite That Can't Fly
by Jen Graves
In Art News
Art and Reality TV, Sitting in a Tree
by Jen Graves
Books
A Four-Ring Family Circus
You'll Want to Marry
The Lonely Polygamist
by Paul Constant
Constant Reader
Hey Kids—Depressing, Serious Comics!
by Paul Constant
Food & Drink
Killer Barracuda
South of the Border on the Edge of Belltown
by David Schmader
Bar Exam
The Resurrection of the Admiral Benbow
by Bethany Jean Clement
Chow Bio
Seamus MacKenzie, Sous-Chef at Luc
by Steven Blum
The Happiest Hour
The Living Room at Capitol Hill
by Marti Jonjak
Features
Dino Rossi’s Baggage
He’s Back—This Time Running Against Patty Murray for U.S. Senate— and He’s Dragging Around More Junk in His Trunks Than Ever Before
by Eli Sanders
What'choo Talkin' 'Bout, Everyone
The Short and Angry Life of Gary Coleman
by Adrian Ryan
Worst Popes Ever
A Brief and Completely True History of the Catholic Church
by Lindy West
News
Is It Actually Green?
A Proposed Biomass Incinerator Next to Puget Sound Is Being Promoted as "Carbon Neutral," but the EPA Isn't So Sure
by Cienna Madrid
My Daughter, Her Hair, and the Seattle School District
A Few Thoughts About My Daughter Getting Ejected from Her Class at Thurgood Marshall Elementary Last Week
by Charles Mudede
Trying to Have It Both Ways on the Gays
Swing-District Congressman Dave Reichert Casts Conflicting Votes on Gays in the Military
by Dominic Holden
Police Beat
The Human Condition
by Charles Mudede
Underworld
by Kaz
Maakies
by Tony Millionaire
Illustrated Comment of the Week
by Greg Stump
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Control Tower
How to
Not
Follow Relationship-Advice Books
by Mistress Matisse
I Love Television
Gay in That Way
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Suggests
'20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' with Stephin Merritt
by David Schmader
Delorean, Teengirl Fantasy, Big Spider's Back
by Eric Grandy
'The Architect and the Urn'
by Brendan Kiley
'RoboGeisha'
by Paul Constant
Cassandra Wilson
by Charles Mudede
Tracy Morgan
by Lindy West
'Mugabe and the White African'
by Jen Graves
NW New Works
by Brendan Kiley
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Slog
Your First Look at Seattle's Police Chief Finalists
by Cienna Madrid
Flickr Photo of the Day
by Aaron Huffman
Every Child A Wanted Child
by Dan Savage
Reading Tonight
: About Obama's Mom
by Paul Constant
SL Letter of the Day: Product Placement (Hint: Place Product Directly Under Your Creativity, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent)
by Dan Savage
GUYS! My Fave Hockey Announcer Ever, GUYS!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Golden Girls
' Rue McClanahan Dies
by Megan Seling
Tonight! Don't Stay Home! It's Filled with Spiders!
by Lara Phillips
In Tomorrow's Paper
by Dominic Holden
Required Reading: Roger Ebert on White Racists and Whitewashed Murals
by Dan Savage
Apple Announces iPhone 4
by Anthony Hecht
Robbery at Gun Point on East Madison Street
by Erika Broad
Week in Review
by Eli Sanders
U.S. Citizen Among the Gaza Flotilla Dead
by Eli Sanders
This Is a Great Idea for a Series of Books
by Paul Constant
Contract Hit
by Dan Savage
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Nefarious Turds
by Erika Broad
Instead of Chihuly Museum, How About Rightful Duwamish Takeback?
by Jen Graves
7-Word Sounders Match Review
by Christopher Frizzelle
Here's a STIFF Film You Should See
by Paul Constant
Twitter Update
by Dominic Holden
Today in Dads Embarrassing Their Unwitting Sons on the Internet
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Dino Rossi's Web Site: Still No Issues.
by Eli Sanders
Should You Donate Money to Help with Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts?
by Christopher Frizzelle
Emails Like This...
by David Schmader
Black Velvet. Weeping Jesus. Dream Catcher.
by Dan Savage
One More Reason the Newspaper Industry Is Dying
by David Schmader
American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi
by Gillian Anderson
Gary Coleman: Was It MURDER???
by David Schmader
McGinn Calls for a Parking Tax Hike
by Eli Sanders
Competing Bids Announced for the Seattle Center Site
by Cienna Madrid
A Rossi Bump Since Declaring?
by Eli Sanders
Overheard in the Office
by Bethany Jean Clement
SIFF Review:
Countdown to Zero
by Paul Constant
Big Art Weekend
by Jen Graves
SIFF Review:
Secrets of the Tribe
by Paul Constant
Pot Initiative Looks Dead, Backers Shoot Venom at Political Players
by Dominic Holden
Morning News: Adult Breast Feeding, Jihad Tourism, and Humpback Whales (No Relation)
by Cienna Madrid
Happy National Doughnut Day
by Bethany Jean Clement
Republican Don Benton to Drop Out of Washington Senate Race?
by Eli Sanders
The Sims
Meets
Minority Report
by The Stranger Testing Department
Lindsay Lohan's Clean Living
by David Schmader
Longer Helen Thomas
by Dan Savage
Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father
by Dan Savage
Mandatory Retirement Ages
by Dan Savage
Late Arrival: Control Tower
by Grant Brissey
How's That Hatey, Crazy Stuff Working Out For Ya?
by Dan Savage
Perfect
Almost Perfect, or Holy Shit—More Baseball on Slog!
by Grant Brissey
Lunchtime Quickie: Today in Teen Werewolves
by Kelly O
Victims of the Deepwater Horizon
by Grant Brissey
Reading Today
: Extreme, in More Ways Than One
by Paul Constant
Painter of Light Bankruptcy No Longer a Metaphor!
by Jen Graves
Seattle's Teachers: Not as Church-Mousey as You Think
by Bethany Jean Clement
Reading Tonight
: Don't Think of Sarah Palin
by Paul Constant
Giant Magnet Hires Executive Director
by Brendan Kiley
SIFF Review:
Centurion
by Andrew Wright
Police Guild Backs Off Endorsement of Out-of-Town Chief
by Cienna Madrid
Dogs and Human Sociality
by Charles Mudede
It's Candidate Filing Week!
by Eli Sanders
Soccer Mayhem
by Bethany Jean Clement
Today in "YEEEEEE-HAW!"
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Final
Get Loweded
Is Tomorrow Night
by Brendan Kiley
Today In Delicious Gaming
by Mary P. Traverse
Books on the iPad Are Popular, More or Less
by Paul Constant
SIFF Review:
Waiting for Superman
by Paul Constant
Artists to Show Their Ideas for the First Hill Streetcar Line
by Jen Graves
Murder the Internet
by Paul Constant
County Transportation Chair Says County Won't Pay Cost Overruns on Tunnel
by Dominic Holden
New Restaurants: Vegan, French, Fatty's, and Tons More!
by Bethany Jean Clement
Today In Christian Warriors
by Dan Savage
Man In T-Shirt
by Dan Savage
Reading Tonight
: All God's Fishes Gotta Eat
by Paul Constant
Russell Brand & Jonah Hill: The Stranger Interview
by Lindy West
Summer Adult Art Class: A Puget Sound Art Dredging
by Jen Graves
That Gay McDonald's Ad
by Dan Savage
Lusty Haiku of the Day
by Brendan Kiley
Elton John, Rush Limbaugh, Trading Your E-mail for a Black Mountain Song, Lesbian Tacos, Lady Gaga, and Having the Word "Indian" in Your Band Name
by Grant Brissey
The Gay Wedding Mafia in Malawi
by Dominic Holden
The Pros and Cons of the Three Men Who Want to Be Police Chief
by Cienna Madrid
School Muralists in Arizona Asked to Lighten the Skin Tone of Their Subjects
by Jen Graves
Why Isn't This Man In Prison?
by Dan Savage
How Does It Feel to Be an Olympic Star?
by Gillian Anderson
Sarah Palin: Who's To Blame For Oil Spill In Gulf?
by Dan Savage
Born, Live Three Weeks, Die in the Teeth of a Dog...
by Charles Mudede
Reading Tonight
: A Night for Downers
by Paul Constant
Fight the Gay Lifestyle...
by Dan Savage
Cats Are Not Dogs
by Charles Mudede
Reading Today
: Economic Optimism, Ho!
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Sex In The City 2's Biggest Fan
by Kelly O
Lindy West on the Worst Popes Ever
by Christopher Frizzelle
Reading Today
: Soul of a Citizen Bicyclist
by Paul Constant
BREAKING: Gay Men Skinnier, Lesbians Heavier
by Dan Savage
Landlords Grouse About New Housing-Inspection Law
by Dominic Holden
Street Treats Coming to the Streets of Seattle This Afternoon
by Megan Seling
SPD Restricts Access to Incident Reports
by Dominic Holden
Under 40 Is the New Under 30
by Paul Constant
Murray vs. Rossi on Offshore Drilling: An Emerging Contrast
by Eli Sanders
On Publishing Juvenilia
by Paul Constant
Top Chef Sad Trombone
by Bethany Jean Clement
The World's Worst Industrial Accident
by Charles Mudede
" Jesus Christ. We broke the ocean."
by Paul Constant
Attention, Sounders Fans
by David Schmader
First Thursday Artwalk!
by Jen Graves
Gee... I Wonder...
by Dan Savage
A New Clip from
Twilight: Eclipse
AND Justin Bieber Shaking Hands with a Puppy! ARE WE IN HEAVEN OR WHAT???
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Overly Fishy Reasoning
by Dan Savage
It's Happy Hour O'Clock!
by Bethany Jean Clement
James Joyce Is Too Dirty for the iPad
by Paul Constant
Ken Griffey Jr...
by Dan Savage
The Name of the Next Ship Headed for Gaza?
by Eli Sanders
Seattle Police Unions Back Braziel as Seattle's Next Police Chief
by Cienna Madrid
Indulging A Giant Woman Fetish
by Dan Savage
Reading Tonight
: The Next James Bond (Writer)
by Paul Constant
Amazon Europe Forces Used Booksellers to Play Ball
by Paul Constant
Unsettling
by Mary P. Traverse
The Future of Death in Seattle
by Charles Mudede
Upon This Cock I Will Build My Church
by Dan Savage
I Never Trusted You, Falkor!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
That's a Lot of Drugs
by Grant Brissey
SL Letter of the Day: Engaging Question
by Dan Savage
'Dying for Our Sins'
by Jen Graves
Third Season of
Whale Wars
Starts Tonight!
by Megan Seling
The Best And Worst of Last Night's Police Chief Forum
by Cienna Madrid
In Case You Missed George W. Bush
by Eli Sanders
Flashback to a Flashback: Revisiting the Famous Artist in the Unmarked Grave
by Jen Graves
Lady Gaga Deep-Throats a Rosary
by David Schmader
Lunchtime Quickie: Stuff White People Like...
by Kelly O
Morning News
by Erika Broad
The Transformation of Roy Ashburn
by Dan Savage
Study: Teenagers Are Having Sex, Using Condoms
by Dan Savage
Laughter Is Contagious
by Dan Savage
Seattle Center Refuses to Release Names of People Judging Chihuly Museum
by Cienna Madrid
Also Reading Tonight
: Bill Ayers
by Paul Constant
Currently Hanging
: Claudia Fitch
by Jen Graves
On Finishing
One Day
by Paul Constant
Wait, Is That "Don't Tread on Me" Yellow That Rossi's Wearing?
by Eli Sanders
One Last Word on Sasquatch, Courtesy of Lindy West
by Eric Grandy
SL Letter of the Day: The Non-Monogamously Inclined
by Dan Savage
That Wall Across the Street
by Grant Brissey
Do The Piss Freaks...
by Dan Savage
Republican Senate Candidates Dodging Kitsap Forum
by Eli Sanders
The Most Diplomatic Seattle Artist Ever
by Jen Graves
Getting It Right in Germany, Getting It Wrong in Italy
by Dan Savage
Bomb de Terre
by Brendan Kiley
Slog Happy! Thursday!
by Megan Seling
The Morning News:
Wikileaker Is Turned in By a Former Hacker, Oil Is Gushing at a Faster Rate Than Ever, and Obama Talks About Kicking BP's Ass
by Christopher Frizzelle
First Same-Sex Marriage Performed in Portugal
by Dan Savage
Man Jumped in Lincoln Park for Bus Fare
by Erika Broad
Should Newspapers Show Pictures of Drag Queens?
by Dan Savage
Fucking Evil
by Dominic Holden
Finally: Interim Police Chief John Diaz Speaks
by Cienna Madrid
Ladies' Night: Whitman, Fiorina, Lincoln, Haley, and Angle Win Their Primaries
by Eli Sanders
Reading Tonight
: Bottled Water and Other Science Fiction
by Paul Constant
On Extending Unemployment Benefits, Rossi Takes a Walk
by Eli Sanders
Pop Life! At Hidmo!
by Charles Mudede
"Raghead"
by Dan Savage
Larry Craig On Last Night's
Daily Show
by Dan Savage
Fucking Crows
by Charles Mudede
Reading Tonight
: That's a Bonobo Handshake, All Right
by Paul Constant
For Those of You Who Are Annoyed That You Can't Read the Complete Works of Ron Paul on the Kindle:
by Paul Constant
What He Said
by Dan Savage
Seattle Artist Nko Seriously Injured in Bike Accident
by Dave Segal
Guns: An American Tragedy
by Charles Mudede
Meanwhile In California
by Dan Savage
Rubbed the Wrong Way in Kirkland
by David Schmader
Lunchtime Quickie: Stuff White People Like, Part II
by Kelly O
SIFF Review:
Leaves of Grass
by Paul Constant
If You Have a Sense of Humor, Spend the Night with Matt Smith
by Cienna Madrid
Good Samaritan Law Goes Into Effect Next Thursday
by Brendan Kiley
Free Architectural Advice from a Stranger Genius!
by Jen Graves
Listen Up to the Sherpas!
by Bethany Jean Clement
Seattle Seahawks Rookie Caught Stealing Top Pot Doughnuts
by Megan Seling
That Not-So-Fresh Feeling One Gets Sometimes
by Chicago Fan
Reading Tonight
: Be More Irrational
by Paul Constant
From Zoo to Doolymoog
by Charles Mudede
Enough With the Foot-Sex, Already!
by Paul Constant
The Morning News
: The Oil Leak Still Isn't Fixed, Jim Joyce Might've Changed Baseball Forever, and the Kid Suspected in the Disappearance of Natalee Holloway Is Now Suspected of Murdering a Different Woman
by Megan Seling
The Capitol Hill Block Party Line Up Announcement
by Eric Grandy
This Week's Cover
by Christopher Frizzelle
Jupiter, the Protector of Life Near the Core of the Solar System
by Charles Mudede
"Dan Savage's Wild Kingdom"
by Dan Savage
SIFF INTERVIEW: Hugh Hefner
by Kelly O
O They Will Know We Are Christians...
by Dan Savage
Groups Blast City Council for Scuttling Tunnel Cost Overrun Debate
by Dominic Holden
Are You Ready for Next Wednesday Night?
by Jen Graves
Morning Music, Some New and Some Old, and the Gayest Thing Happening in Town Tonight
by Grant Brissey
Reading Today
: Spice and Journalism
by Paul Constant
Prepping for the Exit Interview with Michael Darling
by Jen Graves
A BAN on Plastic Bags in Seattle
by Dominic Holden
If There's Anything Better Than Drag Queens Competing Against Each Other....
by David Schmader
Dino Rossi's Web Site: No Issues.
by Eli Sanders
Ladies and Gentlemen, There Is Now a Drink Special at the Reading Party
by Christopher Frizzelle
Reading Today
: The King of the World
by Paul Constant
The Bilderberg Group Is Real
by Paul Constant
Learn Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Recycling
by Megan Seling
Discrimination Is Always Wrong
by Dan Savage
KEXP Confirms Bid for Seattle Center Site
by Cienna Madrid
Lunch Date:
One Day
by Paul Constant
Meat, the Competition
by Dan Savage
Today in Lady Gaga's Unoriginality!
by Grant Brissey
I Don't Smoke Crack in Your Toilet—Please Don't Poop in My Alley!
by Lindy West
Study: Lesbian Parents Raise Better Kids
by Dan Savage
Get Your Ass off The Couch (And Then Fall on Some Ice)
by Lara Phillips
Pilot Cameras at Cal Anderson Park Seemingly Breed More, Unaccounted-for Cameras
by Cienna Madrid
Wednesday Comics Is Awesome
by Paul Constant
Who Could've Predicted That the Founder of the Minutemen Was a Dangerous, Gun-Waving Maniac?
by Brendan Kiley
Reading Tonight
: Brother of Zach
by Paul Constant
Today in Anonymous Social Agony; or, The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions
by David Schmader
How Not to Win Sympathy for Israel
by Eli Sanders
A Troop of Mudedes
by Charles Mudede
Another Day, Another Animal Rant
by David Schmader
Bikes + Lake Union Streetcar Tracks = Lawsuit
by Eli Sanders
Facebook Picks Downtown for Seattle Office
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Councilman Seeks to Put Brakes on Transit Master Plan
by Dominic Holden
Library Board President Will Not Seek Reappointment
by Paul Constant
What Does the Next Chief Think About the SPD Restricting Access to Police Records?
by Dominic Holden
Re: The Savage Love iPhone App
by Anthony Hecht
"Savage Love" vs. "Dear Abby"
by Dan Savage
All the Bad Novels You'll Ever Desire, for Free
by Paul Constant
So Many Primaries!
by Eli Sanders
It's Primary Day
by Eli Sanders
No.
by Mary P. Traverse
"Where do drag queens get that lipstick?"
by Megan Seling
Judge: Teachers Have a Right To Privacy
by Dan Savage
The Sound of Summer and the New Gallery at the Henry
by Jen Graves
SL Letter of the Day: Lots of Catholic Girls LOVE Sex
by Dan Savage
Today in the Basic Care and Handling of Baby's Faces
by David Schmader
Today in Nerdgasms: Darth Vader Corsets
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Bunker Under City Hall
by Dominic Holden
Via Tribunali: Going National
by Bethany Jean Clement
Gay Couple Reunited
by Dan Savage
Mayor Won't Sign Loyalty Oath on Tunnel
by Dominic Holden
The Savage Love iPhone App
by Dan Savage
Tim Killian Will Handle Council Relations for Mayor
by Dominic Holden
Sandwich Immortality!
by Paul Constant
Britta Johnson: The Art of Holding Something in Your Hand Right Before It's Trash
by Jen Graves
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Catholic Criticism, Predictable Chickens, Annoying Drunks
by Erika Broad
SL Letter of the Day: Should a Squirter Pay for a New Mattress?
by Dan Savage
The Seattle School District Responds
by Dominic Holden
A Book of Last Words, from Beginning to End
by Paul Constant
Meh: A New Book by a Seattle Museum Director About Digital Photography
by Jen Graves
"Take This And Eat It"
by Dan Savage
Not Depressed Enough Yet?
by Brendan Kiley
Currently Hanging
: Stephen B. Nguyen
by Jen Graves
Baseball bottoms and tops. . .
by Chicago Fan
Seattle's Police Chief Finalist Ron Davis
by Cienna Madrid
Borderline, Feels Like I'm Going to Lose My Mind...
by Mary P. Traverse
The Daily Show
on South Carolina Governor's Race
by Dan Savage
In My Mailbox This Morning
by Jen Graves
Want to Earn Your Happy-Hour Booze the Unpleasant Way?
by David Schmader
The Morning News
: The Oil Cap Is On (and It Appears to Be Working... Kind Of), Joran van der Sloot Has Been Arrested for Murder, and the "Barefoot Bandit" Has Been Offered $50k to Surrender
by Megan Seling
Having a Bad Morning?
by Grant Brissey
That's Captain America, All Right
by Paul Constant
The Morning News:
Ladies Prevail in Primaries in Arkansas and California, Barefoot Burglar Doesn't Want Your Money, and BP's Stock Price Tumbles Further
by Christopher Frizzelle
Reading Tonight
: Islam and Zines
by Paul Constant
City's Top Judge Gets Lowest Rating
by Dominic Holden
Morning News
by Erika Broad
Reading Today
: Book Reading Hell and Sexy Comics
by Paul Constant
Headline of the Day: Up with Grumps!
by Bethany Jean Clement
Dear Seattle Art Museum Leaders, Trustees, and Donors: Here's What Not to Do
by Jen Graves
Reading Tonight
: The Spit Heard Round the World
by Paul Constant
Little Trigger Happy There, Kim Jong-il?
by Brendan Kiley
Would You Like One of These Men to Make You a Drink?
by Bethany Jean Clement
"Fatigued Fister on the DL"
by David Schmader
Who Dun it?
by Grant Brissey
Alleged Parking Lot Gunfights and Devious Train Tracks
by Erika Broad
Sex and the City 2: A Poll
by Bethany Jean Clement
Who Needs "Dude Science" Anyway?
by Dan Savage
Nonplussed
by Brendan Kiley
Coming Soon To Joni Balter's Column
by Dan Savage
Lunchtime Quickie: The Best New Dance Move Ever Invented
by Kelly O
The Blagojevich Trial Begins
by Brendan Kiley
Tonight! Frances Farmer Organ Karaoke
by Bethany Jean Clement
Barack Hussein Obama
by Steven Weissman