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2011
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Apr. 20
Print Edition for the week of
Apr. 20 - 26, 2011
Vol. 20, No. 33
Savage Love
Shit Storm
by Dan Savage
New Column!
Here Comes Pedo Cottontail
Film/TV
African Cats
: Don’t See It Unless You’re a Child or You’re Stoned
by Dominic Holden
Dwight Shrute in Spandex
Sex, Violence, and
Super
by Erik Henriksen
Asshole's Paradise
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Isn't Even a Real Movie
by Paul Constant
Concessions
The Elephant in the Living Room
by Lindy West
I, Anonymous
At the Edge
by Anonymous
Music
Are You Nostalgic About Anarchy, Punk?
Steve Ignorant Dishes Out One Last Supper of Crass
by Dave Segal
Sturdy Foundation
Floor Prepare to Blow Off the Roof
by Brian Cook
OFF! Are On It
OFF! Pick Up Where Everyone Else Left Off
by Kelly O
Up & Coming
Lose your posse on Broadway every night this week!
by Stranger Staff
Sound Check
Bomba EstÉreo's Simón Mejía on Lollapalooza, Customs Agents, and Gonorrhea
by Trent Moorman
Data Breaker
Robert Henke/Monolake and Plan B
by Dave Segal
Underage
All-Ages Shows
by Jason Baxter
My Philosophy
Def Dee, Brainstorm, Childish Gambino, and Remembering Nate Dogg
by Larry Mizell Jr.
The Homosexual Agenda
The Return of Dank
by Adrian Ryan
Poster of the Week
Poster by Jacob Covey and EMP
by Aaron Huffman
Theater
Something to Love
Even Though That Thing Is the Rotting Brain of a Long-Dead Goat
by Brendan Kiley
Theater News
Intiman Abruptly Shuts Down
by Brendan Kiley
Free Will Astrology
For the Week of April 20
by Rob Brezsny
Visual Art
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
The Empty Sculpture Standing Between You and Your Country
by Jen Graves
BLART: Darth Vader in a Rocking Chair
by Jen Graves
Books
Debt Is Good
New Tools You Need to Survive Capitalism
by Charles Mudede
Food & Drink
Pie Again
There Are Even More Pie Shops Opening in Seattle, and Therefore More Things to Say About Pie
by Megan Seling
Bar Exam
Brave Horse Tavern—Tom Douglas's New Money Factory
by Bethany Jean Clement
Chow Bio
Shawn Kemp, Former Sonic/Owner of Oskar's Kitchen
by Sarah Galvin
Features
Gay Ball
How Some Drama at the Seattle Gay Softball World Series Became a Federal Case
by Eli Sanders
News
Fertile Ground
The Battle Over Women's Health Care Hits Washington State
by Cienna Madrid
Killing the Presidential Primary
Why It's Good for Democrats
by Eli Sanders
Giving Away the Store
Liquor Privatization Bill Could Cost the State Millions
by Goldy
Chihuly Museum Goes Back on Its Word
Reneges on Promise to Support Local Artists
by Cienna Madrid
Fabricated Eggs
Can KIRO Back Up Its Christian-Baiting Story About "Spring Spheres"?
by Dominic Holden
Big Brother or Little Brat?
The Governor Gins Up a Federal Controversy Over Medical Pot
by Dominic Holden
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Control Tower
How Did We Get Roped Into the Term "Mentors"?
by Mistress Matisse
Last Days
The Week in Review
by David Schmader
Podcasts
Savage Love Episode 236
by Dan Savage
Suggests
'Tomb'
by Jen Graves
'Potiche'
by Charles Mudede
Happy Hour at Blueacre
by Bethany Jean Clement
'Hanna'
by Paul Constant
Musicians Playing Poems
by Brendan Kiley
Monolake
by Dave Segal
Kurt Vile and the Violators
by Grant Brissey
'All My Children'
by David Schmader
Sports Blotter
Barry Bonds's Balls, Kobe Bryant's Fine, and the Kickboxing Religious Extremist from Kazakhstan
by Goldy