Give 'Em Hope

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Broken Marriages, Fucking Around, and a Million Cigarettes

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The Sicilian Girl

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole: Revenge of the Nerds

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Concessions

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Confessions of an Audio Bigot

Seventh Heaven

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Up & Coming

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Fucking in the Streets

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It's a Hit

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Sound Check

Data Breaker

Seattle Talent Reps Hard at Decibel Festival

My Philosophy

Neema, Jon Jon, Dead Prez, and LaRue

Underage

Sound Off! Celebrates 10 Years of Making Young Musicians Famous

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Party Crasher

The Drunken Oscars Were Hosted by a Clown

The Homosexual Agenda

Hanson, Cherry, Cabaret, and Tea Dancing

Theater Is an Inconvenient Business

An Interview with Kevin McCollum

Breaking the Code

The Tender and Harrowing Biography of a British Cryptographer Sentenced to Chemical Castration

Grandma in a Tube Top

Intiman's New Molière Production Is Both Creaky and Cloying

The Chihuahua Is Doing It Wrong

But the Martin Creed Show at Western Bridge Is Right Anyway

In Art News

The House That Is Colonized by Art

Child's Play

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Past Master

Jonathan Franzen Is the Greatest Novelist the 1950s Have to Offer

David Plouffe on DADT, Dino Rossi, and Slog Commenters

Bar Exam

The Return of Vito's

Where Yat?

The World's Greatest Sandwich, New Orleans, and a Man Named Matt

Chow Bio

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Happiest Hour

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Genius Unleashed

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Bar and Driver

DUI Attorneys Amass Big Money to Oust Judges They Dislike

Glass Knuckles

KEXP and Open Platform Hit Back Against Chihuly Glass Museum

School District Capitulates to Blogger

Schools Backtrack to Allow Bloggers at News Conferences

Washington’s Worst Recession

Budget Cuts Coming Across the Board

Murray Comes Back from Behind

Murray's Recent (and Surprising) Gains

Too Loud for College Kids?

New Bar on the Ave Makes Enemies with Students

How to Keep Your Sex Business Humming Without Craigslist

You Will Watch This, You Won't Watch This

Critical Overview of The Stranger

The Week in Review

The Bishop Eddie

Will Amazon Make You Pay to Preview a Book?

Six Shot, Four Dead in West Seattle Shooting

The Morning News

It Gets Better

Washington: Still in Line for a New Congressional Seat

Cal Anderson Park Surveillance Cameras To Go

State Auditor Says Wine Commission Misused Public Funds

Permission to Call This Person a "Cunt"?

My Pledge to America

Alleged Attacker on the Loose in Ballard

Joe Biden Coming to Help Patty Murray

Re: Today in Novelty Slicing Devices

New Poll: Murray Still Up, But Rossi Leads in the Under-50 Demographic

Control the Mic Like Fidel Castro

The New Orleans Ghost Dinner

Don't Be Such A Fucking Dick, Faggot

LIVE: The City Budget Speech

Happy Gray Friday

New Murray Ad Hits Rossi Over Boeing Remarks

ACORN Pimp Hilariously Misjudges His Own Sex Appeal

Reading Tonight: Local Food, Local Writers

On Bullied Kids and Contentious Cunts

Broken Promises—The Remix

The Happiest Hour: Copper Cart Cafe

United in Death

A Helpful Hint for Scam Spam Authors

"There Hasn't Been a Good Musical on Broadway in 15 or 20 Years, ThankYouForListening, Goodbye!"

The Man-Mountain of Georgetown

Angry And Confused Old White Bigot—The Remix

Did You Hear What Justin Bieber Said??

Speaking of Cinematic Masterpieces...

"If you are as lazy as I am, you may not finish the reading of the feature article by TAO LIN."

We Are Screwed

There's Poetry in Those Westboro Baptist Church Press Releases

After Amanda Knox

The Reality of Demon Possession

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Sesame Street's True Mud

They're Screening Cthulhu Tonight at Northwest Film Forum

Go to This Comedy Show Tonight

Amazon's Been Very Busy

Sister Wives: It's the Polygamiest!

Morning News

It Gets Better: Who Feels Bad About Themselves Now?

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SL Letter of the Day: You Joined 'Em Together, You Can Put 'Em Asunder

What He Said: Gutsy Journalist in Mexico Edition

Ever Want to See Bill Gates Sr. in a Dunk Tank?

War of the Nudists

County Budget Would Eliminate 500 Positions

The Owner of the Segway Company Rides a Segway off a Cliff and Dies in a River

"Misery," by Dino Rossi

Mental Retardation Is a Thing of the Past...

War, History, and Tourism

The New Contract with America

FOX News Poll: Murray 48, Rossi 47

The Biting Bandit

Album Cover: Manowar: Anthology: High Five or Dollar Bin?

And He Wanted to be the President of a Very Poor, Very Needy, Very Difficult Country

It Gets Better: One Day You'll Be Able To Say...

Christine O'Donnell Has a Secret Plan to Stop the Whole Country From Having Sex

Time After TIME

Dave Reichert: Brain-Damaged or a Pussy?

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby!

"Best Place for Lunch on the hill?"

"Hey There, Stranger" on TBTL

Vote No on Initiative 1082

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The Morning News

GOP Gov Nominee in NY Supports the Ultra-Super-Sacred Sanctity of Opposite-Only Marriage

Fourth Time's a Charm

It Gets Better: It's Not Just Students Who Live In Fear

J’ai Testé Pour Vous: Café Besalu

Now Open: So Many New Restaurants, You May Now Obtain a Crepe/Hot Dog Fusion

San Quentin's Remodeled Execution Chamber

Atheists Know More about Christianity than Christians

Comics Over Tea

We Finally Got the Slideshow Machine Started for the Stranger Genius Award Party Slideshow!

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Newsflash: The Suits at NBC Are a Bunch of Dumbasses

It Was Inevitable

Ex-Seattle She-Hunk Falls in Love, Makes the NYT

Lazy Americans Would Rather Watch TV, Collect Unemployment Than Pick Fruit, Vegetables

Mayor’s Budget: Hundreds of Layoffs, Higher Parking Fees

Spam Never Sleeps

Royal Booze and Burritos Responds to Neighbors' Complaints

It Gets Better

Ideology Today: Zuckerberg's $100 million

Another Thing You Could Do Tonight...

I Hope They Don't Start Buying Used Candy

You Be the Unlicensed Doctor!

Morning News

She Knew Before Her Period Was Regular That There Was Something Wrong With Bishop Long, A Wig-Wearin' Man

Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Lake Union Park, Broken Windows in Maple Leaf, and the Capitol Hill Crane

The Dreamy Phone of the Future

George Lucas is a Monster

Activists Heckle the President on AIDS and DADT—And What The Seattle Storm Can Do To Help

This Is What a North Dakotan Democrat Looks Like

Sam Lipsyte Must've Played Dungeons & Dragons When He Was a Kid

Teachers Union Votes to Support School Levy

City Atty: Conlin Didn't Impede Mayor's Authority

Mary Cheney Can Suck My Dick

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The Spirit of the Spaniards

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New Coen Brothers Trailer: True Grit

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Popping the E-Book "Bubble?"

Going Over Mayor's Head on Tunnel, Conlin Signs Off on State Impact Study

My Gaydar Is Pinging

The Trojan Force

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Plouffe Enough

Christian Caught Acting Like One

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Bullied Thirteen-Year-Old Gay Boy In Texas Takes His Own Life

The Belltown Messenger, in Print No More

Gay Donors Unwilling to Throw Good Money After Bad

Is This the Year a State Legalizes Marijuana?

Ted Haggard on Anderson Cooper

I Continue to Be Obsessed With Baking Things Into Other Things

Ho, Canada!

J’ai Testé Pour Vous: Belle Pastry

Better Call the Major Case Squad Because I Killed Sex and the City

Get Your Ass Off the Couch

Did Holmes's Office Give Bad Legal Advice?

Richard Lewis LIVE This Weekend

We Are Spirits in an Ether World

Reichert to Voters: "Fuck You!"

Dino Rossi: Careless or Carefree?

Today in Novelty Slicing Devices

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They Shoot Mayors, Don't They?

Nice Little Ritual You've Got There, Bishop Long

Do We Need Serious Literature? Do We Need Serious Readers?

Rub One Out For Freedom!

A Few Things That I Want to Tell You About!!!

Seattle School Employee Charged With Selling Crack Cocaine

Today in Obvious, but Fashionable T-Shirts

Council Will Withold Money from MOHAI, Ratify Conlin's Signature, and Alter the Mayor's Budget

Trans Homecoming King Dethroned

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The First TV Ad Against I-1098 (the Income Tax Initiative)

Rabidly Anti-Gay Christian Pastors with iPhones

Dems Gone Wild?

Gawker Doesn't Get It: Part 167

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Rad Woman Directs Mad Men

Mayor Says Conlin Broke Law, Conlin Says Lawyers Told Him It Was Okay, City Attorney Still Hasn’t Issued an Opinion, and the World Clings in Suspense As City Hall Turns

Seattle Could Have Body Camera Pilot by Next Year

Rossi and Giuliani, Conferencing

Gay Teenager Kills Himself In Wisconsin

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About GoodFellas but Were Afraid to Ask

Oldies = Goodies

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If This Boehner Story Is True...

Defining Courtesy Down

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Question of the Day

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Naked Men Will Read to You This Sunday

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It Gets Better: Up From 10th Grade

Does Breaking the State's Liquor Store Monopoly Hurt Small Businesses?

Pretty Young Women Dragging Mascots Around On Leashes

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Reading Tonight: From Light to Nude

Your Opportunity to Train Like an SPD Officer

It Gets Better: We're Reaching Them

On the Facebook Phone Rumors

Reading Tonight: Hopefully, They'll Leave Their Guns at Home

TIME On The "It Gets Better" Project

It Gets Better: We're Waiting For You On the Other Side

California Pot Watch

A Tiny First Step for Digital Comics

Where Are You Reading Slog?

Required Reading: Taibbi on the Tea Party

A Conversation with One of the Only Broadway Producer Making Shows Worth a Crap

SF Says: It Gets Better

Harlan Ellison Did Not Die Onstage at a Sci-Fi Convention

The Morning News

"What's wrong with Reichert's brain?"

Do You Need Instructions on How to Take a Walk?

Mental Guns

The Morning News

Food at Her Fingertips

Re: After Amanda Knox

Mayor Won't Reveal Budget Before City Council

The President Is a Fierce Advocate of LGBT Equality

The Original Tea-Partier?

Where Are You Reading Slog?

I Watched Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ALL THE WAY THROUGH

Seth Walsh

Joaquin Phoenix Explains I'm Still Here on Letterman Letterman Talks a Bunch

A "Little Black Box" App Designed for iPhone

Toys Are All of Us

Find This Car!

AIG and Initiative 1082

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Tao Lin's Feature: New York City Gets It! (Except When New York City Doesn't Get It)

Does This Plank in the Montana Republican Platform Make Me Look Gay?

Blockbuster

SL Letter of the Day: The Best Man...

Hari Kondabolu Gets His Own Comedy Central Special

Meanwhile in France

A Peace Anthem For Palestine

American News

The Morning News

Reading Today: To Kill a Mockingbird Doesn't Look a Day Over 45

Vampire Weekend Last Night at the Paramount

Hysterical!

Juice Boxes Make You Gay. OH! So Do Chips.

What the Fuck Is Going on With This Election?

Don't End Up on an Episode of Hoarders

Lesbian Air Force Major Margaret Witt Wins DADT Case, Military Must Re-Instate Her

LIVE: McGinn's Presser on Conlin's Half-Cocked John Hancock

Council Committee Supports Citizen Involvement in Firearms Review Board Deliberations

Bicycle Lobby Strikes Again: Bike Boxes Hit Seattle

Give 'Em Hope: It Gets Better

Making It Simple on Initiatives

The Past Is Prologue: Publishing Edition

Another Bullied Gay Teenager Attempts Suicide

Arcade Fire

Brunch at La Bête

Joe Boyd and Robyn Hitchcock

Decibel Festival

'Casablanca'

'The Town'

John Bankston

NEPO House