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Print Archives
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2011
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Jan. 27
Print Edition for the week of
Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2011
Vol. 20, No. 21
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Savage Love
That Said
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Send Us Your Valentines!
Film/TV
Working Girl
Mike Leigh on Middle-Class Perfection
by Charles Mudede
Why We Don't Eat Swans
Birds, Bugs, Bollywood, and Boredom at the Children's Film Festival
by Lindy West
Art House
BAARÌA
by Charles Mudede
The Final Countdown
Sylvain Chomet's Sad, Sweet
The Illusionist
by Erik Henriksen
I, Anonymous
Dear Ex-Friend-Who-Kisses
by Anonymous
Music
Dave Segal's Tweets
Seven Days on Dave Segal's Twitter Account
by Dave Segal
Album Review
Death:
Spiritual
•
Mental
•
Physical
by Mike Nipper and Dave Segal
Album Review
Shackleton:
Fabric 55
by Dave Segal
Never Forget
Blake Schwarzenbach's War on Sentimentality
by Eric Grandy
Granted
Too Many Hot Dogs, Pailhead, and Rock Box
by Grant Brissey
Album Review
Say Hi:
Um, Uh Oh
by Megan Seling
New Column!
God Only Knows
by God
Up & Coming
Lose your pants every night this week!
by Stranger Staff
My Philosophy
All City Chop 3.0
, Mac Miller, and Macklemore
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Sound Check
Fit for Hounds in the Sound Off! Semifinals
by Trent Moorman
Data Breaker
Gadi Mizrahi's Suave Techno, Wallpaper's Hipster Hop, and More
by Dave Segal
Underage
All-Ages shows
by Megan Seling
Chuckletown, USA
Pop. Jokes
by Lindy West
Poster of the Week
Poster by Brain Standeford
by Aaron Huffman
The Homosexual Agenda
Lily Tomlin and Dickslap
by Adrian Ryan
Party Crasher
Steamy, Punky
by DUSTIN HANSEN
It's a Hit
M.I.A. and Brad Paisley Do Damage Control
by Michaelangelo Matos
Theater
Does Whatever a Spidercann
A Bootleg Superhero Musical Learns to Love Bono
by Paul Constant
Visual Art
There's No Home Like Place
If Iggy Pop and Gore-Tex Had a Baby, It Would Be Victoria Haven
by Jen Graves
The Ghosts of Children
Introducing Carolina Silva, a Spanish Artist Hovering Over Seattle
by Jen Graves
Books
The Miserable Contortionist
Local Author's Yoga Memoir Is a Bit of a Stretch
by Anna Minard
Features
Soup!
Our Favorite Bowls
by Stranger Staff
News
Eight Days
Inside the Courtroom During the Inquest into the Death of John T. Williams
by Cienna Madrid
Gangbanger
Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna's Gang Bill Is Bad Policy—but Great Politics
by Eli Sanders
Slog
Justice Department Unlikely to File Lawsuit Against Seattle Police
by Dominic Holden
It's Pretty Today
by Lindy West
Ava Is the Teabagger Walter Cronkite
by Paul Constant
The Morning News
by David Schmader
Two Things that Happened at the Comet Last Night and Some Advice I Need about What to Do with this Ayn Rand Book
by Christopher Frizzelle
Rocky
6
7: Wing Chun Tonight
by Paul Constant
Don't Do the Crime, If You Can't Do the Time (Being Humiliated on YouTube)
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
About the Super Bowl and Its Reason for Being
by Dominic Holden
Bill Would Alert Schools of Sex Offenders From Adult Detention Centers
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Eight Days in the Courtroom
by Dominic Holden
The A.W.A.R.D. Show!
Starts Tonight
by Jesse Vernon
Remember: You Have the Right to Remain
Silent
by Paul Constant
What Does Golf Have to Do with Gay Marriage?
by Paul Constant
Speaking of Floating Bridges
by Eli Sanders
Because No Time Is Better for Convincing People to Adopt a Pious Lifestyle than When They Are Drunk, Watching Scantily Clad Dancers, and Seething with Competitive Rage
by Dominic Holden
Yapping on KUOW Today
by Dominic Holden
Morning News
by Megan Burbank
Lunchtime Quickie: Kentucky Fried Obama?
by Kelly O
Glenn Beckwatch
: Little Glenny's Guide to the Middle East
by Paul Constant
The Sticky Fingers of Bing Strike Again
by David Schmader
Good Afternoon, Justin Bieber!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Latest from Egypt
by Jen Graves
Regarding the Questionable At-Largeness of Billy Chambers
by David Schmader
The Council's Fancy Footwork on the Tunnel
by Dominic Holden
Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father
by Dan Savage
State: New 520 Bridge Would Increase I-5 Congestion for One Hour Per Day
by Dominic Holden
Just Words? As You Watch the Events in Egypt, Remember Obama's Cairo Speech
by Eli Sanders
City to Withdraw Higher Parking Rates
by Dominic Holden
Remember, We've Given Facebook Everything ...
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Are You Terrified of Having/Attending a Dinner Party?
by Dominic Holden
The Egyptian Death Star
by Charles Mudede
Want to Watch Al Jazeera?
by Paul Constant
Milton Levine
by Paul Constant
Gun-Crazy Country
by Charles Mudede
We Get "News" Tips
by Dominic Holden
Today in Tall, Complicated Things Created for No Good Reason
by Paul Constant
Dept. of Stopped Clocks
by Dan Savage
Gallagher's Manager Weighs in on GallagherStormsOffPodcastAndIsTheTwitterThing RealOrFakeGate!
by Lindy West
How Do You Feel About Your Health Care Lawsuit Now, Rob McKenna?
by Eli Sanders
Ted Haggard: Yep, I'm Bi
by Paul Constant
When Citizens Do a Disservice to Their Cause
by Dominic Holden
Fremont's Quirky Reputation Goes Global
by Charles Mudede
Today's Protest at 4th and Pine
by Kelly O
RE: Tunnel Critic Will Challenge Bruce Harrell on City Council
by Goldy
Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Murdered
by Dan Savage
Man Charged in Lincoln Park Attack Linked to Additional Assaults
by Cienna Madrid
One Night Count Records Drop in Homeless Population
by Cienna Madrid
You Can Help Raise $250K For GLSEN
by Dan Savage
Enviro Groups Try to Sell Clean-Up Bill by Touting Jobs
by Megan Burbank
The Hat Tip Daisy Chain Is Complete
by Dan Savage
Egypt
by Dan Savage
The Evangelical Master Plan
by Paul Constant
Here Is a Thing That Exists (Military Horror Edition)
by David Schmader
Chief Diaz Takes More Active Leadership Role at Local Crime Meeting
by Cienna Madrid
Coming Soon to Pacific Place...
by Lindy West
Marc Maron Interviews Gallagher
by Lindy West
What Are Jackson Place Residents Running From?
by Cienna Madrid
Bisexual Reluctant to Date Bisexuals
by Dan Savage
Our ADD-iest President
by Paul Constant
The Morning News
by David Schmader
Keep Charlie Sheen In Your Hearts
by Paul Constant
House Republicans: You Can't Rape The Willing... 13-Year-Old Girl?
by Dan Savage
The Morning News
by David Schmader
Victory (or, a Victory) for the Protesters in Egypt
by Brendan Kiley
Bing Caught Cribbing Search Results from Google
by Paul Constant
Next Up: Yemen
by Eli Sanders
Bar Lovers and City Officials Scrap with Residents Over Outdoor Seating at the 5 Point
by Cienna Madrid
Enviro Groups Plan to Clash with Waterway-Polluting Oil Refineries
by Cienna Madrid
City Files Lawsuit to Close Jiggles Strip Club
by Cienna Madrid
SPD Investigation of Williams Shooting Deemed "Thorough" and "Unbiased" By Peer Reviewer
by Cienna Madrid
WORN OUT: The Stranger's First Ever Fashion Show
by Kelly O
African Americanization Month
by Charles Mudede
Remember Tunisia
by Eli Sanders
The Off Hours Makes Some Noise in Sundance
by Charles Mudede
Rumor: Tunnel Contracts Face Complications, Delay
by Dominic Holden
Saigon Vietnam Deli Is Back
by Charles Mudede
UK to Deport Lesbian Asylum Seeker—To Uganda
by Dan Savage
Morning News
by Megan Burbank
If I Ever Write a Book
by Dominic Holden
Bobby Forch Will Run for Council (Again), this Time to Challenge Jean Godden
by Dominic Holden
The Otherness of Female Nudity
by Charles Mudede
Amazon Announces Kindle Singles
by Paul Constant
Seattle City Council Members: Who's Slacking on the Job?
by Cienna Madrid
Pence Is Out
by Paul Constant
AA Meeting: The Complaints of Plastic Head Icons and Ozark Noir
by David Schmader
And Here I Thought the Purpose of the Op/Ed Page Was to Promote Debate, Not Crush It
by Goldy
The Morning News
by David Schmader
Mubarak Is Speaking
by Jen Graves
That Should Settle It
by Dan Savage
"The Pegged Boyfriend"
by Dan Savage
The Most Heartwarming Story About Military Bureaucracy You'll Ever Read
by David Schmader
Florida Judge Calls Health Care Reform Unconstitutional
by Paul Constant
Mayor Says He'll Veto Tunnel Agreements
by Cienna Madrid
SL Letter of the Day: Cut Him Off Already
by Dan Savage
An Open Letter to
Twilight
's Kristen Stewart
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Events for Two Different Kinds of Book Nerds
by Paul Constant
Kinect is Microsoft's Latest Savior
by Riya Bhattacharjee
The Lit-Nerd Rapture Finally Has a Date
by Paul Constant
Quote of the Day?
by Brendan Kiley
Council Drops Phone Book Recycling Fee in Response to Lawsuit
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Lunchtime Quickie: More Naked PETA Girls
by Kelly O
This Is Your Brain on Soup
by David Schmader
Belgian Boy Growing Up In Ukrainian Orphanage Because Belgium Won't Let His Fathers Take Him Home
by Dan Savage
Who Is the Front-running Republican Fundraiser?
by Paul Constant
The State Should Create Gay Families, Punish Gay Families
by Dan Savage
Our Man in Mexico City Update
by Grant Brissey
Humans Love Objects
by Charles Mudede
BRAND NEW NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES FROM DREAMWORKS'S UPCOMING SUSPENSE THRILLER
I AM NUMBER FOUR
!!!!!
by Lindy West
Pledging for
Harper's
by Paul Constant
Human Ideology: Chimps and Us
by Charles Mudede
A Collaboration Between Songwriter and Novelist
by Paul Constant
'I am planning to return like Christ in the temple...turning over this conceptualism!"
by Jen Graves
Thank You for the Gigantic Box of Garbage, DreamWorks Publicists
by Lindy West
Melissa Darby Joins Eli Anderson as Co-Talent Buyer at Crocodile
by Grant Brissey
Required Reading: Johann Hari
by Dan Savage
Council Says Tunnel Deal Will Evade Public Vote
by Dominic Holden
Q: How Do You Know When A Vegan Is Coming Over For Dinner?
by Kelly O
Pot Legalization Initiative to Be Filed Today
by Dominic Holden
Poland's First Black MP
by Charles Mudede
Amazon Announces Phenomenal Quarter
by Paul Constant
Glenn Beckwatch
: The Unlikely Feminist
by Paul Constant
Northwest Noir: Murder in the Prison Chapel
by Charles Mudede
Hunter Gatherer Lodge Space Changing Hands?
by Grant Brissey
Apple to Amazon: Give Us a Cut of Your E-Book Profits
by Paul Constant
Apple and News Corp's iPad Newspaper Launches
by Anthony Hecht
What's that Gray and Burgundy Logo in All the Ad Slots on Slog Today?
by Christopher Frizzelle
O
, It's That Guy?
by Paul Constant
India's
Terminator
Makes Our
Terminator
Look Like Poopinator
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Mubarak Finally Speaks
by Jen Graves
"A Stupid Thing to Do"
by Dominic Holden
Barbara Bush—George Bush's Daughter—Supports Marriage Equality!
by Dan Savage
How to Sell Pot
by Dominic Holden
Reading Party Lineup for February 2: Lynn Shelton, Megan Griffiths, and Lindy West!!
by Christopher Frizzelle
Ladies and Gentlemen, Wm. Steven Humphrey
by David Schmader
Egypt Today
by Jen Graves
A Man Attempts to Bomb a Mosque in Detroit
by Charles Mudede
Gallagher's First Five Tweets
by Lindy West
Get You Laid or Sex Blockade?
by Brendan Kiley
The Morning News
by David Schmader
AA Meeting: Hyperbolic Blowhards and Hilarious Kids
by David Schmader
This Weekend: Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival
by Lindy West
Fence is Up At Green Lake Elementary School
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Saturday! City Hall Brings You Political Transparency, Bacon Jam, and Puppies
by Megan Burbank
Goes Great with...
Everything
by Dominic Holden
Jobs of Our Future
by Charles Mudede
In the Words of An Egyptian Just Now By Landline
by Jen Graves
Currently Hanging
: Steve Davis
by Jen Graves
About the Men's Bathroom at the Downtown Library
by Dominic Holden
Today in Albanian Picnics
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Sarah Palin: She's Good For Something
by Dan Savage
Is That a Four-Pointer, Then?
by Grant Brissey
Is Facebook Trying to Take Over Comments?
by Paul Constant
Twist and Pout
by Paul Constant
Jesus Roves the Rittle Childlen
by Dan Savage
Lunchtime Quickie: Meat Water? The World Might As Well Just End Now
by Kelly O
Joe Bar Transformed!
by Jen Graves
Do You Appreciate a Singlet Boner?
by David Schmader
Couples, Divided By War and Advice Columns
by Paul Constant
Mormons on Top
by Paul Constant
Sled Dog Slaughter at Whistler
by Dominic Holden
Three Histories of the Current Revolution in Egypt
by Charles Mudede
It's Recovery Week in Questionland
by Megan Seling
SL Letter of the Day: A Piece of Cake
by Dan Savage
RIP Gladys Horton
by Dan Savage
American Solipsism
by Goldy
The Mall Is Weird.
by Lindy West
For the Cat Who Demands Privacy and High Quality Furnishings...
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Do You Have Two Books to Spare? Do You Want a New Book?
by Paul Constant
This Week in Film:
Another Year
by Lindy West
Another Picture of Fog and the City
by Grant Brissey
Voted Off the Island
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Baby Lu-Lu Sings About Jesus
by Kelly O
The Future of Princess Leia's Hologram
by Charles Mudede
Rob McKenna: Gangbanger
by Eli Sanders
Boeing Plant #2 Being Demolished
by Jen Graves
Possible Gallagher Meltdown in Progress
by Lindy West
Your New Superman
by Paul Constant
AA Meeting: The Stammering King Rules with an Iron Fist
by David Schmader
This Will Not Save Publishing: Special Beddy-Bye Edition
by Paul Constant
Wait... WHAT?!? NO GAY DORITOS ADS DURING THE SUPER BOWL?!?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tens of High School Students Protest Police Brutality with Walk-Out and Rally
by Ryan T. Hicks
LinkedIn Files To Go Public ...
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Ayn Rand Secretly Took Government Money and Health Care
by Paul Constant
Private Sex Tape Lands Indonesian Pop Star In Prison
by Dan Savage
Talk to Your Kids About Sex!
by Megan Seling
Egypt Now
by Jen Graves
The New York Times
Is Set to Release an E-Book on WikiLeaks Next Week
by Paul Constant
Lunchtime Quickie: Today In Crappy Signs
by Kelly O
The Color of Yemen's Revolution?
by Charles Mudede
A Paragraph Hiding in Every Stanza
by Paul Constant
The New Google Art Project
by Jen Graves
The King of Stutterland
by Charles Mudede
Traffic Report
by Grant Brissey
Behind Closed Doors at Google's Power Summit
by Paul Constant
In the Words of An Egyptian Just Now By Landline: 'Just Make Sure Everyone Knows We Are Cut Off From the World'
by Jen Graves
Caperin': Who's Zoomin' Who?
by Grant Brissey
Robbery in South King County becomes 9-1-1 nightmare
by Ryan T. Hicks
Today in Anonymous Art Thievery
by David Schmader
Egyptians for Mubarak? Not Exactly
by Eli Sanders
Like
Stuff White People Like
, Only Useful and Intelligent
by Paul Constant
Geri Jewell Continues to Rule
by David Schmader
Catholic Bishops to Straight Marrieds: No More Oral, No More Handjobs, No More Anal
by Dan Savage
What Percentage of Male Pee Actually Makes It Into the Toilet or Urinal?
by Grant Brissey
Get Your Ass Off The Couch: The War On Cars, Police Accountibility, and Booze and Books!
by Ryan T. Hicks
The United States of Somalia
by Charles Mudede
Size Matters: The High Cost of Maintaining Small Rural School Districts
by Goldy
Today's Dinosaur News
by Mary P. Traverse
Please Don't Sue Me, Chuck Palahniuk
by Paul Constant
Israel Wants Mubarak to Stay in Power
by Charles Mudede
Audit Says Seattle Schools Could Have Managed Construction Projects Better
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Could've Told You Thats
by Dan Savage
Straight Kid With Gay Parents Testifies At Hearing In Iowa During Debate Over Banning Gay Marriage
by Dan Savage
Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Governor Gregoire
by Paul Constant
This Could Eat Up the Rest of Your Day
by Lindy West
Has Borders Evaded Death Again?
by Paul Constant
Dozens of Attractive Apocalypses
by Paul Constant
It Doesn't Get Much Stathamier Than This
by Paul Constant
The Current Cost of a Jaywalking Ticket in Seattle?
by Charles Mudede
Latest in Smithsonian Censorship Flap
by Jen Graves
Tunnel Critic Will Challenge Bruce Harrell on City Council
by Dominic Holden
In Other Waterfall Art News: Peter de Lory
by Jen Graves
Cat Packs: CONDEMN OR ALLOW?!?
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
After Long Court Battle, Ingraham High School Trees Finally Come Down Today
by Riya Bhattacharjee
Two Words, People: Drug Catapult
by Brendan Kiley
What Does Prince's Candy Bar Taste Like?
by Megan Seling
Valentine's Day Is Right Around the Corner—Don't Fuck it Up!
by Megan Seling
Shorter Conlin: "The Mayor Is an Idiot"
by Dominic Holden
Now You Can Finally Play Games On Your Phone!
by The Stranger Testing Department
Not Everything Needs to Be Social, Netflix
by Paul Constant
City Scales Back Higher Parking Rates; Estimates Losing $3.5 Million in City Revenue
by Dominic Holden
American Company Sells Internet Blackout Program to Egypt
by Jen Graves
Live: Council Advances Tunnel Contracts
by Dominic Holden
Half a Cinnabun Is Better Than One
by Dan Savage
MUBARAK IS OUT AT THE END OF HIS TERM
by Jen Graves
Underworld
by Kaz
Maakies
by Tony Millionaire
Drunk of the Week
Blueberry Blast!
by Kelly O
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Control Tower
Hymengate: Did Kink.com Go Too Far with Its Webcam Deflowering?
by Mistress Matisse
I Love Television
TLC: Best/Worst Network Ever!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Suggests
Steve Davis, Alexander Kroll
by Jen Graves
Soup & Bread
by David Schmader
Meat Beat Manifesto
by Dave Segal
Lily Tomlin
by David Schmader
'The African Queen'
by Lindy West
Lonely Christopher
by Paul Constant
'Secretary'
by Lindy West
Brian Greene
by Paul Constant
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Podcasts
Savage Love Episode 224
by Dan Savage