A CRITICAL OVERVIEW
MARCH 7, 2002 · VOL. 11, NO. 25
by A. Birch Steen
Stranger Ombudsman & OSHA Board of Governors Member

FRONT OF BOOK Letters: The Stranger's readers seem to have many worthwhile complaints--is anyone at The Stranger listening?... Last Days: Biting/sarcastic/informative... NEWS News Lead: Why has Mr. Feit become so mean as of late?... News Follow(s): Didn't read; Still another monorail article; Didn't read... IONS: Didn't read... Five to Four: Mr. Feit finally reports on something besides the Teen Dance Ordinance/an unnecessary slap at competitors... FEATURE Interesting/well-written. For once Mr. Nelson seems to have kept his readers in mind whilst penning this article (i.e., not too many flowery words)... FILM Film Lead: Mr. Nelson returns to pretentious form... Film Follow(s): Didn't read... BOOKS The Stranger covers other arts besides film and music in the same issue (see also Art, Theater)... ART Well-written/informative/dull... THEATER A handful of reviews, which is surprising (See also Art) ... CHOW Ms. Liao describes taste well/too much personal information of little interest to the average reader... MUSIC Music Lead: Didn't read... Music Follow(s): "Yay"/"Nay" reviews gives readers middling opinion/funny... ETC. It's My Party: Gossipy/fun... Celeb I Saw U: Too gay (again)... I Love TV: Very funny/very gay... Savage Love: A new column. Mr. Savage's return is welcome/evidently he hasn't retired after all... Control Tower: Didn't read... Obits: Didn't read.