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Aug. 17
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 17 - 23, 2006
Vol. 15, No. 49
Savage Love
Back to Work
by Dan Savage
New Column!
I, Anonymous
Pig Fucker
Film/TV
Movie Times
Serpents on an Aeroplane
It's Exactly What You'd Expect
by Lindy West
This Week on TV
Terror and Bathos
The Exquisite Poetry of Snakes on a Plane
by Annie Wagner
On Screen This Week
'Accepted,' 'The Oh in Ohio,' and 'Lower City'
by Lindy West, Christopher Frizzelle and Brendan Kiley
Baby on a Board
Like Snakes on a Plane (Except Without the Snakes... Or the Plane)
by Annie Wagner
Games
Zombietopia
by Erik Henriksen
DVD
Gay for Pay
by Eli Sanders
Film Shorts
Music
All Ages Action
by Megan Seling
Atypical Cats
Japanther's Messy Confrontations
by Eric Grandy
The Score
Classical, Jazz & Avant
by Christopher DeLaurenti
Live Music/ DJ Listings
Underage
Setlist, Ya Heard?
by Megan Seling
My Philosophy
Hiphop Ya Don't Stop
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Party Crasher
Weirder Homes and Gardens
by Paul Constant
Club Directory
Calculated Risk Takers
The Death and Life of Don Caballero
by Aaron Burgess
CD Reviews
Up & Coming
Rocka Rolla
The Last Waltz
by Hannah Levin
Poster of the Week
by Corianton Hale
Data Breaker
Vincent Parker/Eluvium
by Dave Segal
Setlist
Listen to Local Bands Playing This Week
by Megan Seling
Encouraging Sprawl
A Silver Mt. Zion's Emotional Wringer
by John Vettese
The Kids Are Not UK
Manchester: So Much to Answer For
by Dave Maass
Border Radio
Roots & Americana
by Kurt B. Reighley
The Best of Times
Styx Would Really Like to See You
by Brendan Kiley
Theater
Theater Listings
Real World, Fake Twins
7 Strangers Is Medically Inaccurate
by Davida Marion
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Three Plays That Start in Lust and End in Death
by Brendan Kiley and Lindy West
Theater News
Quiz Time!
by Brendan Kiley
Visual Art
Art Listings
Mixed Media
In Art News
Clay Body
by Jen Graves
Naturalized Citizen
Cat Clifford Acts Like a Deer and Makes Birds Fly Across Paper
by Jen Graves
Books
This Week's Literary Events
Mud and Guts
Doug Nufer and the Return of the Double Novel
by Andrew Bleeker
Submission
A Wannabe Writer’s Guide to Rejection
by Jesse Putnam
Nightstand
Entrances and Exits
by Christopher Frizzelle
Food & Drink
Bar Exam
Ahoy, Tonic Water
by Bethany Jean Clement
Edible Ideals
Beautiful Dreams, Marginal Grub at the Healthy Hedon
by Chris McCann
The Happiest Hour
The Sitting Room
by Jeff Boiardi
Chow Bio
Derek Shankland
Eatin' Out
An Incredible Feast, Plus Wines
by Angela Garbes
Features
Monumental Victory
Seattle May Lose a Historic Temple Downtown, but the Fuss Raised by Preservationists Helped Save One on Capitol Hill
by Thomas Francis
Shopping Spree
How to Get Free Books, CDs, and Movies from Focus on the Family—Thereby Taking Money out of the Pockets of Anti-Gay Bigots—in 12 Easy Steps
by Noel Black
News
In Other News
by Stranger Staff
At the Buzzer
Stalwart Fans Cling to Sonics
by Sarah Mirk
A Tale of Two Studies
Unreleased State Report Contradicts City, Predicts We'd Be Fine Without Viaduct
by Erica C. Barnett
The Bare Facts
Nickels Turns Down Strip-Club Attorney's Offer to Reveal Books
by Erica C. Barnett
In The Hall
In Play
by Erica C. Barnett
Police Beat
We Work For Our Cigarettes
by Charles Mudede
Letters to the Editor
Letters
Pointing Out Our Imperfections
Last Days
The Week In Review
by David Schmader
Suggests
'Quinceañera'
by Annie Wagner
Rebirth Brass Band
by Brendan Kiley
Hempfest
by David Schmader
Eastlake Avenue
by Amy Kate Horn
'This Is Gallery'
by Jen Graves
The Spits vs. Don Leonardo
by Hannah Levin
Wolf Parade
by Hannah Levin
I Love Television
Life: It's No Fairy Tale, Bitch!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Celebrity I Saw U
Celebrity, I Saw You
Au Revoir
by Adrian Ryan
Control Tower
No Love for the Haters
by Mistress Matisse
Public Editor
The Stranger: A Critical Overview
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)