Print Edition for the week of
Feb. 10 - 16, 2011

Vol. 20, No. 23

Savage Love

She Will Not Be Ignored

Film/TV

Tragedy Averted

A Cheap Ceramic Knockoff of a World Literature Classic

Penis Penis Penis

And Something About The Eagle or Whatever

The Taqwacores: Everything a Revolution Should Be

Music

Marxist Punk Funk and the Xbox Paradox

Gang of Four Capitalize on Their Legend

Atrophy Ceremony

David Schmader’s Motherfucking Grammy Predictions

Up & Coming

Lose your virginity every night this week!

Granted

The Black Eyed Peas and Sasquatch! Launch Party at Showbox at the Market

Sound Check

People Eating People: To Love, Hate, and Belt

It's a Hit

Social Distortion, Steven Tyler, and the Roots

The Decemberists' The King Is Dead Is Much Like Cienna Madrid's Aunt's Blowjob Stories

Banjo or Freakout's S/T Sounds Like a Valium/Bong-Hit Spaceship

The Dirtbombs' Party Store Converts Techno into Garage-Rock Gold

Phil Manley's Life Coach

Seefeel's Self-Titled New Album Recaptures Their Old Magic

Campfire OK's Strange Like We Are

Pigbag's Volume One/Volume Two

My Philosophy

Bell Biv Devoe, Busdriver, and Parker

Underage

All-Ages Shows

Chuckletown, USA

Pop. Jokes

Data Breaker

From 0-1 Techno Showcase, Mark Farina, Santiago & Bushido

The Homosexual Agenda

Lezbro and My Funny Valentine

Party Crasher

A Night of Many Disappointments

Poster of the Week

Poster by Chelsea Conboy

Theater

Different Ways to Lose Your Marbles

Two New Postcards from the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Visual Art

The Fear of Accents

Ming Wong Puts Words in People's Mouths

Books

O Pioneers

West of Here Points a Wide-Angle Lens at Washington's Smarmy History

Constant Reader

Barack and Hillary Go Camping

Food & Drink

Uneeda Eat This Immediately (If Not Sooner)

The Glory of the Heavily-Adjectivally-Modified Beef

Happiest Hour

Darrell's Tavern

Chow Bio

Peter Duane, Owner of Pau Hana

News

Brutally Honest

Straight Advice for a Troubled Police Department

Welfare State

Washington's Republican counties depend on Western Washington's money. How can they survive the state budget cuts they demand?

Slog

Mubarak Is Out!

Criminal Investigation Launched Against SPD Officer After Kicking Suspect in the Head

Awful

Urinal of the Day: The Promised Gland

Me and Obama Hooked

Today's Dinosaur News

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Trailer for Atlas Shrugged, Part 1

Tim Burgess's Elephant in the Room And What He Wants You to Do About It

Zombie Bookstores

For Lindy

Another "Pedophile's Paradise"

Run, Donald, Run!

A Complete List of Borders That Are Closing

Mubarak Out?

Lunchtime Quickie: Why Are High Heels So Funny?

Egypt Now

Sasquatch Officially Sold Out

China Takes Lead In Fake Rice Production

There Are No Tyrants in the Office

White American Children and their Parent's First Name

A Headline Says Six a Thousand Words

Week in Review

And the Next President of the United States Will Be...

Behind the Walls of Language

A Justin Bond Musical, a Plea from a Playwright

Wisconsin's Jasmine Revolution Grows. Will the Troops Back the Corrupt Regime or the People?

But if You Tax the Rich They'll Leave Our State!

The Curry Angel of History

The Last Full-Time Art Critic at a Daily Newspaper in the Northwest

Introducing the First Videogame Comedian

Seattle University Does Good Work

SL Letter of the Day: The Sit & Spinster

Magic Baby

The Dark Side of Sunflower Farmers Market

Urinal of the Day: Pissed In Centralia

Cock of the Walk

One Reason Egypt's Military Might Honor Its Promise to Honor the Demands of the People: Money

Dancing the Protein Synthesis

Mubarak Speaking

Borders Bankrupt, Gift Cards Safe (For Now)

I Guess This Is Just How the World Works, But I Thought I'd Share Anyway

Hello, Fatness Is a Poor Way to Measure Unhealthiness

Lunchtime Quickie: Do Nutter Butters Give You Cavities? and/or Happy Valentines Day!

Those Tax-and-Spenders on the Seattle Times Ed Board Are at It Again

My Cheap-Ass TV Just Got a Whole Bunch Classier

Would the '80s Version of Zep Sucked?

Radiohead: The King Of Limbs It's a Newspaper Album?

New Poll Shows Strong Support for Ditching State Tax Breaks to Save Basic Health

Chow Bio: Peter Duane of Pau Hana

A CPAC Moment

Rock Of Ages at The Paramount

Could Bike/Pedestrian Overpass Construction Derail Hempfest?

Neil Gaiman Comes Out Swinging for Internet Piracy

Live From Iran

'On the Edge' Is On Hold

Questionland Is Going to the Chapel

Murray Introduces Gay Marriage Bill on—Swoon at the Mooo-oon, You Guys—Valentine's Day!!

Embarrassed by Seattle Pacific University

KC Prosecuting Attorney Rumored to Make Announcement Regarding Officer Ian Birk Tomorrow

The Briny Kiss of Death

You Call That a Spider-Man?

America Is a Socialist Nation...

Lunchtime Quickie: Police Accountability, Moscow Style

i miss you every day

Musicians Are Reading Books Right Now

The Best Return on All Those Billions in U.S. Military Aid to Egypt: This Moment

Re: Ban Fat Marriage

The four most beautiful words in the English Language

An Inexplicable Morning Interest in Octopuses

The Revolution

Hello, They Are Fat

This American Life Unveils the Secret Coca-Cola Formula?

Lunchtime Quickie: Only in Washington! The World's Politest Robber

Dear Dean Jordan

The Morning News

Probably Not an Equal Opportunity Employer...

The White Rabbit Opens Tonight in Fremont

Dear Dean Jordan

Palin Wipes the Floor With Santorum

We Could Have Done This To Bush

Today's Dinosaur News

Roger Shimomura's New Tattoo

"Craigslist Congressman" Quits After Scandal Over Shirtless Photo

Iowa Grandma Speaks Out for Gay Marriage

Whatever, I Don't Even Care About Robbing This Bank

Go, Book-Lover, Go!

I Feel Obligated to Tell You This.

New York Times Calls Out Seattle Times on Its Pollyanna-ish Real Estate Reporting

KC Councilman Bob Ferguson Announces Run for Attorney General

Bad News from Intiman: The Theater Needs $1 Million in the Next Few Months or It Will Close

"You need to shave the USB ports every couple days."

Washington's Smarmy Roots

Urinal of the Day: Pissy Beer Snobs

Who's Really Paying for Seattle's "Gold-Plated" Tunnel?

Wall Street and Ahmadinejad Cheer Mubarak's Fall

Shorter Egyptian Army Statement

As Unrest Spreads, Tyrants Resort to Force

Judge Orders Investigation Into State's Tunnel Shenanigans

Weird Weather Warning

Where a Pack of Smokes Is $13.25

An Interview with Intiman's Board President: "Can One Man Bring Down an Entire Theater?"

Yet More Evidence of Rural WA's Ruggedly Independent Self-Sufficiency

Tealy & Orangey

Tonight's Grammys

Hello, I Am Fat

Ab-so-fruit-ly: Dan Savage on the Censored Smithsonian Show

Why Wisconsin Matters

What He Said: Mistermix on the Craigslist Congressman

A Pynchonesque Talent, Without All the Reclusiveness

The Morning News

Charles Mudede Is Not At Work This Week

Love for Open-Facedness

These "Pencil Chompers" Remind Me of Something...

They Couldn't Do Worse

Back to Jail for Art Dealer Kurt Lidtke

Confidential to Kate Middleton

Grocery Shopper Accidentally Calls Cops on Himself

"Hey Jonny, He's So Fine, He's So Fine I Wanna Fuck His Behind—Hey Jonny!"

"This is a revolution across the whole Arab world”

"Get Your Action Packed Movie, Movie, MOVIE!!"

Julian Assange Finally Goes Too Far

The Morning News

Ban Fat Marriage

What the US Is Saying on Its Farsi Twitter Feed

SL Letter of the Day: Annoyances

Meanwhile in Iran

They Would Rather See Seattle Fail than the State Succeed

Some Laffs from Better Book Titles

Dear Dean Jordan

Isn't It Romantic

Spend Your Borders Gift Cards Now

Get Your Ass Off the Couch: Love, Money, Otters

Morning News

A Cornucopia of Slutty Books Are On Sale

The Statistics of Love

NPR Goes to Portland

The Morning News

The City Hires An Arts Director: Vincent Kitch

Hosni's Not Talking Yet, But Barack Is

Billy Ray Cyrus: Scared, Destroyed, a Moron

Screw As I Say, Not As I Screw

The Broken Heads and Hearts of Hollywood

Earthlings are Earthlings

Dear Dean Jordan

Dear Dean Jordan

Seattle Times Opposes Recycling

SPD Good News Story: We're onto You, Would-Be Bicycle Thieves!

'He Is Burning Our Country Down'

The Big Balls of Chimps

Violent Lefties Attack Seattle Bank!

Has Conservation District Transformed Nation's Most Stupidest Election into Nation's Most Frightening?

Comprehensive Analysis of Last Night's 53rd Annual Academy Awards Ceremony!

Harry Potter Pole Dance!

Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Tolling Bells, Electronic Tolls, and Local Films

Q: What Is This? A: It Is Art.

At the Fall of Night

[INSERT PUNCH LINE HERE]

Obama on the "Moral Force" of the Egyptian Protest Movement

Republican Stools. . .

Morning News

"The platforms of social media are built around weak ties."

Mubarak Speaking

MadoffLeaks

Glenn Beckwatch: Not the Slavery

South Dakota Considers Law that Would Help Legalize Killing Doctors Who Perform Abortions

Audit Raps Ferry District for Not Counting Water Taxi Fares Properly

Good Old "No Apology" Romney Edits His Own Book to Appear Tougher

Today's GOP: Just Not That Likable

ACLU: Amazon Privacy Lawsuit Settlement Will Protect Customers' Free Speech Rights

Seattle Public Library Has Camera Work

Hello, I'm Not the Enemy

Yellow Pages Publishers Seek Preliminary Injunction Against City's Phone Book Ordinance

Robot Jim

You Know What Else, You Guys?

Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father

Lunchtime Quickie: Today In Bee Stung Lips

Mubarak's Most Impressive Accomplishment

Prop 1 Fails, Pierce Transit to Slash Service by 35 Percent

What Makes a Cheesesteak Cheesy?

Elway Poll: 92 Percent of Eastern Washington Voters Don't Read The Stranger

What's In It For Us?

Unchain My Heart

Our Welfare State

Run, Mike, Run!

Hello, I Am Fine with That

Today in My Stupidity

SL Letter of the Day: Pull Up a Chair...

'I'm white. White! White!'

Obama's Tear Down This Wall Moment

Ten Most Overrated Artists in History

Notes from the Prayer Warrior

The Haves and the Half-Nots

Hooray for Hidden Meanings!

Today in Cinematic Nostalgia and Fantasy

Let's Start Placing Bets On When the First Lady Will "Reveal Her Position" On Gay Marriage

County Prosecutor Telegraphs No Criminal Charges for Killing John T. Williams

New Art on the Walls of Egypt

No Room In the Big Tent for the Libertarians

Jiggles Owner Says He Has Permits for Strip Club Across from U-District School

Wait, You Republicans Do Care About Creating Jobs, Right?

Republicans Are Having a Party

Scientology: It's About More Than Alleged Physical Assault and Alleged Child Labor™

Shadows of a Fleeting World, Seattle's Original Camera Club

Aaaaaand...

RE: Screw As I Say, Not As I Screw

Radical Consumerism

re: "This is a revolution across the whole Arab world”

The Latest on Egypt

A (Selfish) Call For More Political Corruption

Study: Living in a Red State Can Drive You Crazy

Dear Dean Jordan

Overheard in the Office

Seattle Schools Puts 97 Jobs on the Chopping Block to Fight Massive Budget Deficit

AI vs. IA

Fancy Free In Washington D.C.

Apple Announces New Subscription Rules; What's Amazon's Next Move?

Republicans Are Eating Themselves

Dear Dean Jordan

Fremont Place Books to Close, Ophelia's Books to Stay Open

Smear Tactics

The Mid-Morning News

Grammy Meltdowns

"Bikini Baristas Create Quite a Stir in Seattle"

Places I Have Been in Google Art Project, Part 2 (of 2): Panoptos Autopsy*

The 8-Bit Gatsby

Why Doesn't This Exist in Seattle?

Best Laid Plans

What Is Mubarak Thinking?

Headline of the Day, Now With Santorum!

Have You Read Cienna Madrid's Review of the New Decemberists Record?

Life Imitates Art: Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hannemann Contracts Flesh-Eating Virus Problem From Spider Bite

A Call to All the Juvenile Delinquents in the Arab World (and Persia)

Suggests

Gang of Four

David Alan Grier

The Piecycle!

'Biutiful'

'The Lowdown'

Bushwick Book Club: 'High Fidelity'

Sebadoh, Quasi

'November'

Last Days

The Week in Review

I Love Television

A Lesson in Love

Control Tower

Public Editor

A Critical Overview of The Stranger

Podcasts

Savage Love Episode 226