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Aug. 28 - Sep. 3, 2008

Vol. 17, No. 51

Savage Love

Sexphobes and Sextras

by Dan Savage

New Column!

Undisinformation, with Marcus!

Film/TV

Concessions

For the Ladies

by Lindy West

On Screen

Constantine's Sword

by Charles Mudede

Bruce Bickford's Psychedelic Animation

On SeaTac's King of Disco Castles and Titless Ladies

by Ross Simonini

On Screen

Traitor

by Paul Constant

On Screen

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

by Annie Wagner

I, Anonymous

Daddy's Li'l Drug Scam

by Anonymous

Music

Up & Coming

This Week's Notable Shows and Parties

by Stranger Staff

Poster of the Week

Flatstock

by Aaron Huffman

Party Crasher

Total Fest VII

by Jeff Kirby

Underage

Christening the Josephine

by Casey Catherwood

It's a Hit

Singles, Remixes & MP3s

Memory, Morality, and the Wu-Tang Clan

The Dead Science's Mad Villainy

by Eric Grandy

The Score

Secret, Closely Guarded Treasures

by Christopher DeLaurenti

My Philosophy

Hiphop Ya Don't Stop

by Larry Mizell Jr.

Bug in the Bassbin

Emptying the Bin

by Donte Parks

Surrealistic Billow

Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound's Elevating Escapism

by Dave Segal

Album Review

Alias

by Eric Grandy

Album Review

Rodriguez

by Dave Segal

Album Review

Immortal Technique

by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee

Theater

Theater Review Revue

Plays About Gays, Greed, and the Bourgeoisie

by Brendan Kiley, Charles Mudede and David Schmader

Visual Art

The Lunatic Is on the Grass

Pink Floyd, a Crashed Corvette, and Brutalist Architecture at the Henry: Capturing the Angst of an Era

by Jen Graves

Books

Constant Reader

The Real Outrage

by Paul Constant

The Guts of Great Sentences

James Wood and Zadie Smith on How Writing Works

by Christopher Frizzelle

Food & Drink

The Cake Lady

A Posthumous Tribute to the Sweet Queen of the Kingfish Cafe

by Adrian Ryan

Bar Exam

True Crime

by Bethany Jean Clement

The Happiest Hour

Bill's Off Broadway

by Marti Jonjak

Chow Bio

Rachel Anne Herman

by Steven Blum

Features

The Surge

The Meaning and the Meat of Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech

by Charles Mudede

News

Don't Worry, Ladies (and Gents)

Hillary's Strongest Supporters Will Not Vote for the McCain/Palin Ticket

by Annie Wagner

Red Carpet

"Nonpartisan" Initiative Would Help Stealth GOP Candidates in King

by Dominic Holden

Crash and Burn

Asteroid Cafe to Close

by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee

Ladies First

A Report from Denver

by Annie Wagner

Coming Down

New City Planning Director Needs to Transform the Waterfront

by Dominic Holden

In Other News

Richard McIver's Fine, New Rules for Pot, Car-Free Sunday

by Dominic Holden and Jonah Spangenthal-Lee

Get Your War On

Dear Science

Crossword Solution

This Week's Solution

Annie, Are You OK?

by Brendan Emmett Quigley

Crossword Puzzle

This Week's Puzzle

Annie, Are You OK? (August 28)

by Brendan Emmett Quigley

Drunk of the Week

Soap Lake Sandy

by Kelly O

Public Editor

The Stranger: A Critical Overview

by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)

I Love Television

9021-Oh HELL No!

by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey

Last Days

The Week in Review

by David Schmader

Letters to the Editor

MMMMM, Gravy

Suggests

Frequently Asked Questions

'Thieves'

by Jen Graves

Bumbershoot

by Megan Seling

Bon Iver, A.A. Bondy

'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'

by Paul Constant

Rords of the Froor VI

by Kelly O

Villainaires Mansion Dance Party

by Paul Constant

The 1900s

by Dave Segal

Bumbershoot Guide

TV Pilots vs. Baboon Attacks

A Transglobal Q&A with Nick Thune

by David Schmader

Monsters of Alt

Bumbershoot vs. the '90s

by Eric Grandy

Rock, Chunk, or Rule

Superchunk's Jon Wurster vs. Radio Comedy, Tour Fare, and Memorial

by Joan Hiller

Pay No Mind

Scientology vs. Beck vs. Barb's Bars

by Brandon Ivers

Utopian Dream Boy

Final Fantasy vs. the World of Spectrum

by Sam Mickens

A Groove Supreme

Darondo vs. Orgone: Funk-Soul Brothers from Different Mothers

by Dave Segal

Talking Turkey

Dan Deacon vs. the Bad Sandwich

by Casey Catherwood

Anarchist Dreams Deferred

The Weakerthans' Songs of Youthful Idealism vs. Time

by Eric Grandy

Reanimator

Del the Funky Homosapien vs. Hiphop

by Charles Mudede

Garage Rock Arsonists

Monotonix vs. the Flammable World

by Jeff Kirby

Bobos and Blood Sport

A Mini Fringe Festival at Bumbershoot

by Brendan Kiley

The Electronic Ether

William Gibson vs. the Death of the Afterlife

by Charles Mudede

Ego and Literature and Hall & Oates

The Stranger vs. Common Decency

by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)

The Diplomat on the Ground

Daniel Smith vs. American Ignorance and Fear

by Jen Graves