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2011
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Aug. 10
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 10 - 16, 2011
Vol. 20, No. 49
Savage Love
Big Reveal
by Dan Savage
New Column!
âYouâve Been Robbedâ by Rob Lowe
I, Anonymous
Forgive My Ass Burgers
by Anonymous
Film/TV
30 Minutes or Less
: Like a Good Comedy, Only Without Jokes or Taste
by Paul Constant
The Help
: Oppression and Okra
by Katherine Long
Concessions
Lindy West Mailbag!
by Lindy West
I Love Television
Don't Mess with Texas!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
The Tree
: Numbingly Gentle!
by Jon Frosch
Art House
Blank City
by Charles Mudede
Music
The Royal Love
Sade's Smooth and Worldly Mode
by Charles Mudede
Up & Coming
Lose your heavy-handed goonery every night this week!
by Stranger Staff
Sound Check
Funkadelic and James Brown Drummer Frankie "Kash" Waddy on
Art of Drums
by Trent Moorman
Chuckletown, USA
The Great and Terrible Open Mic
by Lindy West
Underage
Zephyrs, Ganglians, and Sade (Yes, Sade)
by Jason Baxter
Data Breaker
The Twelves, Noisia, SAM Remix in Sculpture Park
by Dave Segal
The Homosexual Agenda
Heathers
Quote-Along, and Lezbro
by Adrian Ryan
My Philosophy
Brothers from Another, Willie Evans Jr., Julie C, and Akrish
by Larry Mizell Jr.
Poster of the Week
Phil Collins vs. Bootsy Collins
by Aaron Huffman
Theater
Body Issues
The Vibrator Play
and the Frigidity of Director Kurt Beattie
by Brendan Kiley
Free Will Astrology
For the Week of August 10
by Rob Brezsny
Visual Art
Drowning, Disease, and a Demonic Pinup
Gabriel von Max Is Back from the Dead
by Jen Graves
Books
The Antithesis of Harry Potter
Steve Arntson's Debut Young Adult Novel Is Fantastically, Mundanely Weird
by Cienna Madrid
Food & Drink
Fat, Flavors, Family
Everything Is on the Table at Oriental Mart
by Charles Mudede
Chow Bio
Christian Guerrero, Owner of Beloved Mexico
by Sarah Galvin
Features
I Would Like You to Know My Name
How My Life Changed After That Night in South Park
by Jennifer Hopper
News
Endorsements
Our Picks for the August 16 Primary Electionâwith Our Handy CHEAT SHEET! Vote NOW!
by Stranger Election Control Board
You'll Be Asked to Pay up to $100 More in Car Tab Fees
Is It Worth It?
by Goldy
A Divisive Fight for a Seat on the Council
How Bobby Forch Is Scoring Points on Fake Issues
by Eli Sanders
Seattle Taxpayers Sue Themselves
And Lose the Equivalent of a Cop's Salary in the Process
by Eli Sanders
Skipping Work?
Council Members Aren't Showing Up for Meetings
by Megan Burbank
Sources Say
What People Are Gabbing About
by Nancy Reagan
Last Days
The Week in Review
by Cienna Madrid
Podcasts
Savage Love Episode 252
by Dan Savage
Control Tower
Legalize Prostitution
by Mistress Matisse
Public Editor
A Critical Overview of
The Stranger
by A. Birch Steen, Stranger Public Editor and OSHA Board of Governors Member (Retired)
Suggests
Shann Ray
by Paul Constant
âAlone in the Wildernessâ
by Jen Graves
Happy Hour at Crush
by Bethany Jean Clement
Wayzgoose
by Brendan Kiley
âLife, Above Allâ
by Grant Brissey
âRise of the Planet of the Apesâ
by Charles Mudede
Sleepy Eyes of Death
by Dave Segal
Wooden Shjips
by Grant Brissey
Sports Blotter
Hard Times for Hockey Players
by Goldy