October 10, 2002 · VOL. 12, NO. 04 FRONT OF BOOK Letters: An entire Letters section squandered on a petty argument between The Stranger and its competitor. While such an occurrence is by no means shocking from the rigorously immature Stranger, just why has the Seattle Weekly, a vastly superior, more intelligent paper, decided to stoop to The Stranger's level?... Last Days: Didn't read.... NEWS Skimmed.... SHORT FEATURE Also skimmed (i.e., yet another monorail-related article).... FEATURE A pseudo Food Issue that eschews actual food as a subject, and instead focuses on waiters and waitresses. Perhaps calling it a special "Service Industry Issue" would have been more appropriate.... FILM Sean Nelson's enormous ego squares off with a film director, and Mr. Nelson, not surprisingly, loses the argument.... BOOKS I find it curious that Bradley Steinbacher, quite possibly The Stranger's least literate writer, is given a book to review for this issue.... ART A major conflict of interest this week, as the show reviewed was put together by none other than The Stranger's own visual arts editor. Does The Stranger believe that its employees are the only ones engaged in worthwhile artistic endeavors?.... THEATER Didn't read.... CHOW See Feature.... MUSIC A huge section this week, the center of which is a well-penned music feature by Jennifer Maerz.... ETC. It's My Party: Didn't read.... Celeb I Saw U: Too gay.... I Love TV: Didn't read.... Savage Love: Unavailable at deadline.... Obits: Didn't read.