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2010
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Sep. 16
Print Edition for the week of
Sep. 16 - 22, 2010
Vol. 20, No. 2
Savage Love
Buttpons
by Dan Savage
Film/TV
I’m Still Here
: Joaquin Phoenix Allows Himself to Be Shit On
by David Schmader
Alerte Spoiler!
Charles Mudede Gives Away the Ending of
Mademoiselle Chambon
by Charles Mudede
Film That Will Make Your Life Better This Fall
by Lindy West, Charles Mudede and David Schmader
Art House
The Harimaya Bridge
by Charles Mudede
The Town
: Ben Affleck Isn't Taking Any More of Your Shit
by Erik Henriksen
Alpha and Omega
: Children, Revolt!
by Megan Seling
Easy A
: Jesus Freaks, 1. Fake Hooker, 0.
by Julien Massillon, the French Intern
Concessions:
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
by Lindy West
I, Anonymous
Fuck Me for Loving You
by Anonymous
Music
Album Review Revue
Five New Releases to Be Happy About This Month
by Dave Segal and Eric Grandy
Bell Epic
Pantha Du Prince's Beautifully Melodic Techno Takes a Toll
by Dave Segal
Music That Will Make Your Life Better This Fall
by Stranger Staff
Fucking in the Streets
Cold Cave's Cold Comforts
by Eric Grandy
Up & Coming
This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties
by Stranger Staff
It's a Hit
New Singles from R. Kelly, the Vaselines, and Superchunk
by Michaelangelo Matos
Data Breaker
Debacle Festival: Roasting Harshmellows on an Open Pyre
by Dave Segal
My Philosophy
Shabazz Palaces, AKrish, and Eighty4Fly
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Underage
Screeching Weasel Taught Me Everything I Know (About Insulting People)
by Megan Seling
Poster of the Week
Found-Art Poster
by Aaron Huffman
Party Crasher
Ikeapocalypse at the Broadway Grill
by ERNIE PIPER IV
The Homosexual Agenda
Why Must Fringe Die?
by Adrian Ryan
Sound Check
FileJerks: Big Bang Theory
by Trent Moorman
Theater
Theater That Will Make Your Life Better This Fall
by Brendan Kiley
Visual Art
Visual Art That Will Make Your Life Better This Fall
by Jen Graves
Books
Literature That Will Make Your Life Better This Fall
by Stranger Staff
Food & Drink
Bells and Buddha Jokes
The Practically Secret, Really Great Indian Restaurant on Pine Street
by Cienna Madrid
Bar Exam
Pub Legitimacy and the Market Arms
by Bethany Jean Clement
Chow Bio
Daniel Gale of Bad Monkey Bistro
by Sarah Galvin
Happiest Hour
Victory Lounge
by Marti Jonjak
News
Honorary Political Genius: Tim Harris and
Real Change
For Turning Seattle's Scapegoats into an Unassailable Political Powerhouse (While Growing a Newspaper as Other Newspapers Are Dying)
by Dominic Holden
Political Genius Shortlist: Dwight Pelz, C. R. Douglas, Sally Bagshaw
by Stranger Staff
Police Face More Heat Over Killing
by Cienna Madrid
DADT Battle Comes to Washington
by Eli Sanders
Public Bikes in West Seattle
Public Bicycle Project Launches in West Seattle
by Cienna Madrid
A Rash of Necklace Crimes, Part Three
by Charles Mudede
Public Editor
by Julien Massillon, the French Intern
I Love Television
New Fall Shows: I Need More Thumbs
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Dear Science
Can Alcohol Withdrawal Kill You?
by Jonathan Golob
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Slog
The Back of the Head Of The Person Sitting In Front Of Me On This Flight
by Dan Savage
Missing Police Beat?
by Dominic Holden
Today in Internet Achievements
by David Schmader
The History of Capitalism and Some
by Charles Mudede
The True Spirit of Capitalism
by Charles Mudede
The Morning News
by David Schmader
The Tea Party Loves and Accepts Other Religions
by Paul Constant
Four Finalist Teams Compete to Design the Waterfront Tonight
by Cienna Madrid
Baltimore Can Do It
by Paul Constant
Americans Getting Gayer for the Gays
by Dominic Holden
Remember in November: State Supreme Court Justice Richard B. Sanders, Tea Party Featured Speaker
by Eli Sanders
Third Poll in a Week Puts Murray Ahead of Rossi
by Eli Sanders
Who Will Think of the Children! And the ER Doctors? And the Batshit Rightwing Lunatics?
by Dan Savage
Teachers' Union Lashes Out At School Board Even as It Approves Contract
by Riya Bhattacharjee
With Terror As With Comedy: Timing Is Everything
by Dan Savage
Thank You for the David Plouffe Questions
by Eli Sanders
Define "Counseling Session"
by Dan Savage
Seahawks Open Thread
by Anthony Hecht
Chuck Klosterman Tries the iTunes Model
by Paul Constant
Do You Suffer From Indecision?
by Grant Brissey
Fierce Laziness Would Be Fine, Too
by Dominic Holden
Is Christine O’Donnell a Gift from God?
by Charles Mudede
KC Executive Proposes Cutting All Human Services From the General Fund
by Cienna Madrid
Constantine Threatens to Cut 71 Positions from Sheriff's Office
by Cienna Madrid
Get Your Reading Muscles Ready
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Oh Snaaaaaap!
by Kelly O
Collide-O-Scope
by David Schmader
What Has Christine O'Donnell Given Birth To Exactly?
by Dan Savage
All Right, I Finally Started Watching
Glee
by Paul Constant
Gregoire, Responding to Revenue Shortfall, Demands Across-the-Board Cuts of 6.3%
by Eli Sanders
Reading Tonight
: What About the Kids? What About the Time Machines?
by Paul Constant
Fashion Is Treated as a Craft, Not an Art
by Jen Graves
Dave Segal's Nocturnal Emissions!
by Grant Brissey
Mayor McGinn Is Answering
Your
Questions Right Now in Questionland
by Megan Seling
When Marc Maron Met Ken Mehlman
by David Schmader
Retaining Affordable Housing Requires More Construction
by Dominic Holden
Driving Billy Lucas to Suicide Wasn't Enough
by Dan Savage
Spoiler Alert
by Anthony Hecht
Roberto Maestas, R.I.P.
by Dominic Holden
Reading Today
: Dragons and Whiskey
by Paul Constant
Ask a Genius!
by Megan Seling
"Why Don't You ______________?"
by Paul Constant
Oprah's Next Book Club Book is
Freedom
(for a Dollar More)
by Paul Constant
What's the Best/Worst Entertainment You've Ever Witnessed at a Wedding
by Grant Brissey
Currently Hanging
: John Bankston
by Jen Graves
Panel Leader Defends Chihuly Museum Recommendation
by Cienna Madrid
KEXP Objects to Chihuly Recommendation
by Dominic Holden
Garfield High Overcrowded Under New Assignment Plan
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Murray Hails Passage of Small Business Bill, Laughs at Rossi's Opposition
by JOHN FRIIS
GOP Blocks DADT Repeal
by Dominic Holden
David Plouffe on Dino Rossi: "He's lying."
by Eli Sanders
Being Gay In Indiana Kinda Sucks—But Should It Suck Harder? Let's Vote!
by Dan Savage
Beer Sends More Bucks to Block Booze
by Dominic Holden
Guns and Butt, Er...
by Dan Savage
Panel Recommends Chihuly Museum for the Seattle Center
by Cienna Madrid
America Is Not Heading Toward Soviet Socialism but Chinese Capitalism
by Charles Mudede
Chihuly Museum Advocates Are Making Their Support Known... How About You?
by Cienna Madrid
Mayor Makes a Final Case for MOHAI Money
by Dominic Holden
Thanks, Grandma
by Dan Savage
It Sucks to Be Me
by Brendan Kiley
Chief John Diaz Shuffles Police Command in Response to Outcry Over Williams Shooting
by Cienna Madrid
Will City Try to Borrow Millions from MOHAI?
by Dominic Holden
The Morning News
by David Schmader
What Happens Next with the Chihuly Museum
by Cienna Madrid
J'ai Testé Pour Vous: La Boulangerie
by Julien Massillon, the French Intern
Something Like Seppuku in an Anchorage Park: Given Afterwich Give
by Charles Mudede
The Specter of Pornography at Calvin College
by Dominic Holden
Watch the Senate Debate DADT Repeal Live
by Dan Savage
Will the Council Override McGinn on MOHAI?
by Dominic Holden
Sarah Palin Drinks Obama's Milkshake
by Paul Constant
Seattle Center Might Withhold Panel's Recommendation for Fun Forest Site
by Cienna Madrid
The Betty Bowen Goes to Ellen Lesperance
by Jen Graves
Fierce Advocacy Watch
by Dan Savage
Lunchtime Quickie: Does the World Really Need Tourettes Karaoke?
by Kelly O
Glenn Beckwatch
: Glenn Beck Declares Victory
by Paul Constant
Stay Classy, KFC
by Bethany Jean Clement
SAM's Unintended Stealth Marketing Campaign
by Jen Graves
Pend Oreille v. Seattle and the Triumph of Socialism
by Goldy
Redefining Corn Sugar
by Paul Constant
The Thoughts, Actions, and Marks of the Artist Versus A Piece of Pristine Foamcore: The Story of Tim Hailey's
Noelle's Tara Donovan
by Jen Graves
For Slog Readers in Illinois...
by Dan Savage
Sales Tax and the Internet
by Paul Constant
Williams Protestors March on City Hall, Deliver List of Demands to Mayor
by JOHN FRIIS
Seattle Libraries May Get Anonymous $500,000—On One Condition
by Dominic Holden
Reading Tonight
: The Creator of
Dexter
by Paul Constant
Forecast: State Revenue Down $1.4 Billion
by Eli Sanders
Bristol Palin on
Dancing with the Stars
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Today in News That Makes Me Want to Vomit
by David Schmader
Roma and Burqas: Out(laws)!
by Julien Massillon, the French Intern
The Basket Case for Marriage
by Dan Savage
So Long, Buckaroo
by Bethany Jean Clement
A Toast: Seattle's First Distillery Since Prohibition Opens Tomorrow
by Cienna Madrid
School District Refuses to Let Blogger Ask Questions at Press Conference
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Mayor Says MOHAI Loan Is a Bad Deal
by Dominic Holden
Human Rights Commission Calls Citizen Review Panel for SPD
by Cienna Madrid
Don't Call Me, I'll E-mail You
by Grant Brissey
Reading Tonight
: Not Eating Animals, Not Writing Novels
by Paul Constant
Open Platform Fights Chihuly Recommendation
by Cienna Madrid
The Morning News
by JOHN FRIIS
Elizabeth Warren
by Eli Sanders
Using Washington's New Revenue Shortfall to Argue Against Five Ballot Initiatives
by Eli Sanders
Murray, Rossi, and Cantwell on DADT
by Eli Sanders
On the Enthusiasm Gap
by Eli Sanders
The Rise of the Tea Women, Part Three
by Charles Mudede
Lunchtime Quickie: Japanese Vagina Bubbles
by Kelly O
Don't Look Down
by Anthony Hecht
Where's the iWatch?
by Paul Constant
Meanwhile in Spokane/Headline of the Day
by Dan Savage
Female Writers, Commercial Writers, and Book Reviewers
by Paul Constant
Part of the Problem
by Eli Sanders
The Morning News
by David Schmader
The Morning News
by David Schmader
The Tiniest Piece of Meat and the New and Very Famous Vegan
by Charles Mudede
More Doda Busts in Canada
by Brendan Kiley
Fuck Those Guys
by Dominic Holden
Overheard on Intraoffice Email
by Bethany Jean Clement
Mayor on Chihuly: I'll Do What the Public Wants
by Dominic Holden
Thought you'd want to know
by Chicago Fan
British Surveillance and the Dog With a Limp
by Charles Mudede
Asked and Told: Senior Obama Adviser Responds to Angry Slog Commenter's Question
by Eli Sanders
SL Letter of the Day: He Gets His Kicks Below the Waistline, Sunshine
by Dan Savage
"Hey There, Stranger" on TBTL
by Brendan Kiley
Spider of the Day: Dock Spider
by Lindy West
Overheard in the Office
: See? All You Had to Do Was Ask
by Paul Constant
I Oprahfied Myself!
by Lindy West
"Lovable Little Fluff Balls"
by Dominic Holden
On Earmarks, Plouffe and Murray Disagree
by Eli Sanders
A Few Things That I Want to Tell You About!!!
by Grant Brissey
Three Kinds of E-Books
by Paul Constant
The Rise of the Tea Women, Part One
by Charles Mudede
Screaming Oprah—Now Auto-Tuned for Your Pleasure
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Seattle, Meet Your New Archbishop
by Dominic Holden
The Market Arms in Ballard: Pro or Con?
by Bethany Jean Clement
Majority Says: Gay Families
Are
Families
by Dan Savage
So... How Was Your Flight?
by Dan Savage
Local Political Blogger Wins Extremely Prestigious Journalism Award
by Dan Savage
A Very Good Idea for Reading and Plane Travel
by Paul Constant
Portland and New York Are Better Than Seattle
by Dominic Holden
Who's Underneath This Fake Mustache!?
by Lindy West
Why Does Marijuana Cost More in Seattle?
by Paul Constant
Packed House for City Council's Hearing on Williams
by Dominic Holden
Man Reunited with Birth Mother!
by Lindy West
DADT Battle Comes to Washington
by Eli Sanders
Now You're Just Tormenting My Phobia
by Dominic Holden
School District Changes Policy To Include Bloggers At News Conferences
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Honorary Genius: Tim Harris
by Dominic Holden
Acerbic Council Says MOHAI Will Get All the Money
by Dominic Holden
Re: Sex Can Sell Anything
by Charles Mudede
The True Spirit of Christianity
by Charles Mudede
DADT: Today In Farce Advocacy
by Dan Savage
Lunch Date
:
The Tree
by Paul Constant
Sausagefest!
by Bethany Jean Clement
God 1, Fat Daniel Baldwin ZEROOOOO!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Did Captain Marvel Just Call Me a Homo?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Bill Gates (the Younger) Will Vote for I-1098
by Eli Sanders
Will Seattle's Next Archbishop Be an Anti-Gay Doctrinal Conservative?
by Dominic Holden
Leaked Anti-1098 Script Decries "Tax on the job creators"
by Eli Sanders
Where Are You Reading Slog?
by Dan Savage
What He Said
by Anthony Hecht
SL Letter of the Day: Share And Share Alike
by Dan Savage
Police Beat: The Living and the Dead
by Charles Mudede
Conceptuel: The French Project
by Julien Massillon, the French Intern
It's Just Raining Here
by Bethany Jean Clement
Defeat 1098 Spokesman on Leaked Ad Script: "It's factual."
by Eli Sanders
Pot Use Is Up; Pot Arrests Are Up
by Dominic Holden
Tomorrow Is a Brighter Day: Enter the Future of Salmon
by Charles Mudede
I Sat Through Three Hours of Waterfront Presentations So You Didn't Have To
by Cienna Madrid
Meanwhile in Mexico, the Only Newspaper in Ciudad Jurez That Has Continued to Cover the Drug War Is Now Pleading with Drug Gangs
by Christopher Frizzelle
New Poll: Every Single Ballot Measure Under Fifty Percent
by Eli Sanders
Three-Alarm Fire Consumes Abandoned Sunny Jim Plant in SoDo
by Cienna Madrid
Survey Says...
by Dan Savage
Rossi, on the Catwalk
by Eli Sanders
Bethany Storro Attacked Herself with Acid
by David Schmader
FLOTUS Is Coming to Town
by Dominic Holden
What He Said
by Dan Savage
New in Booze
by David Schmader
Maybe Apple Will Get Newspaper Subscriptions Right, This Time
by Paul Constant
Oh, Goody.
by Cienna Madrid
If It Happened to a Democrat...
by Dan Savage
Mike Nipper Recalls the Trauma of Seeing a Screeching Weasel's Penis!
by Grant Brissey
Yay!
by Dominic Holden
Blockbuster As You Know It Is About to Go Away
by Paul Constant
Reading Today
: A Hot-Sauce-Addicted Poet
by Paul Constant
Giant Lazy Snake Needs a Bath!
by Grant Brissey
Welcome to the Book-Reviewing Business, Kid
by Paul Constant
SL Letter of the Day: In a Word...
by Dan Savage
J’ai Testé Pour Vous: Belle Epicurean
by Julien Massillon, the French Intern
Obama Stare Down
by Eli Sanders
For These Small Business Owners, Choice in Rossi-Murray Race Is Clear
by JOHN FRIIS
SL Letter of the Day: Consumed With Guilt
by Dan Savage
Best Buy CEO Says iPad Sales Have Cut Laptop Sales by Half
by Paul Constant
Town Hall in North Seattle, Tonight!
by Matt Luby
Hello Storm, Obama Calling
by Eli Sanders
There Are No Adults on Craigslist Anymore
by Paul Constant
All I Can Say Is
by Jen Graves
Who Put the Shot-Up Copy of
Dianetics
on My Desk Over the Weekend?
by Paul Constant
Maher on O'Donnell: Come On My Show Or I'll Show More Clips
by Dan Savage
HOLY FUCKING SHIT, Spider Edition
by Dominic Holden
Sometimes I Fear That I Have Lost My Ability to be Shocked by Anything
by David Schmader
"All Faggots Must Die"
by Dan Savage
Second Poll in a Week Puts Murray Up by Nine
by Eli Sanders
Council Raises Parking Taxes, Creates Citywide Tax District
by Dominic Holden
Give 'Em Hope
by Dan Savage
Seattle Wants to Be America's Copenhagen
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Ice Cream, Santa Cruz-Style
by Bethany Jean Clement
Morning News
by JOHN FRIIS
Good F-ing Design Advice
by Mary P. Traverse
Licata and Activists Trying to Save Waterfront Trees
by Dominic Holden
Worm In Man's Eye Dodges Laser
by Charles Mudede
Plouffe on DADT: "We are on a clear pathway, here, to repealing it."
by Eli Sanders
Reading Tonight
: A Real Live Journalist, a Good Novelist, and Important Local History
by Paul Constant
Regarding My "Feeble Attempt at Class Warfare"
by Eli Sanders
Wit's End
by Paul Constant
The Genius Awards in Photos
by Kelly O
It's the Middle Class, Stupid
by Eli Sanders
Win Free Passes to Decibel Festival!
by Megan Seling
Where Are You Reading Slog?
by Dan Savage
Clinton on the Tea Party
by Anthony Hecht
This Tea Party Is Canceled
by Paul Constant
A Little Riddle
by Jen Graves
City Chooses James Corner Field Operations For Waterfront Redesign
by Cienna Madrid
I Believe the Children Are the Future
by David Schmader
Shabazz Palaces at the Stranger Genius Awards
by Eric Grandy
The Rise of the Tea Women, Part Two
by Charles Mudede
Is Anything Counter-Intuitive Anymore?
by The Stranger Testing Department
2010 New York Tornado: The Video
by Grant Brissey
Drafting Superman
by Paul Constant
The Morning News
by David Schmader
Angry, Snipping, Factually Inaccurate, Certain of Himself John McCain Is Back
by Christopher Frizzelle
Currently Hanging
: Roger Shimomura
by Jen Graves
Cougar Robs Bank
by Charles Mudede
Unfinished David Foster Wallace Book Gets a Release Date
by Paul Constant
The Big Political Controversy in Germany?
by Charles Mudede
What She Said
by Dan Savage
Youth Pastor Watch
by Dan Savage
Week in Review
by Eli Sanders
SuttonBeresCuller Free Talk Tonight
by Jen Graves
Big Shakeups at DC Comics
by Paul Constant
It's Hump Day! Have You Started Your HUMP! Film Yet?
by Kelly O
Lady Gaga's Repeal DADT Speech from Portland, ME
by Paul Constant
Yet Another Poll Shows Murray Leading Rossi
by Eli Sanders
A Word on Getting Into the Genius Awards
by Cienna Madrid
Suggests
Pantha Du Prince
by Eric Grandy
Stranger Genius Awards
by Jen Graves
Oktoberfest at Pair
by MATTHEW BATHAN
'The Lady with All the Answers'
by Brendan Kiley
The French Project
by Brendan Kiley
White Hills
by Dave Segal
'I'm Still Here'
by David Schmader
Martin Creed
by Jen Graves
Genius Awards
The 8th Annual Stranger Genius Awards
by Stranger Staff
2010 Stranger Literature Genius Jim Woodring
by Paul Constant
2010 Stranger Theater Genius Marya Sea Kaminski
by Brendan Kiley
2010 Stranger Visual Art Genius Susie Lee
by Jen Graves
2010 Stranger Film Geniuses Charles Mudede and Robinson Devor
by Lindy West
2010 Stranger Music Genius Shabazz Palaces
by Eric Grandy
Stranger Genius Awards: The Short Lists
by Stranger Staff