The Stranger

The Slow, Moronic Death of Books (as We Know Them):

Thousands of people scavenged the bones of the publishing industry in New York City two weeks ago. Here’s a report from the funeral.

Seven Things We Learned While Riding Light Rail for the First Time:

(With a Bunch of Sound Transit Employees and a Few Self-Congratulating Politicians)

The Accidental AWOL:

A Capitol Hill Man Claims Military Injustice

Hard to Please:

Why Greenwood's Complaints About a New Fred Meyer Are Ridiculous

Courting Disaster:

Local Attorney Vows to Take Same-Sex Marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court

God's Rejects:

Fag-Hating Freaks Target Seattle's Gays, Jews, and Sane People

Missionary Imposition:

Two Crazy Churches Try to Convert the Heathens

Poster of the Week

The Rise of Afro-Eccentricism:

Hiphop Innovators Shabazz Palaces and the Cult of Anti-Personality

Lucky Accidents and Drugs:

Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer Dissects His Twisted Rock Artistry

Do You Like Pop Music?:

Art Brut’s Eddie Argos on Frank Black, Alcoholism, DC Comics, Summer Jobs, Public Transportation, and Satan

Up & Coming:

This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties

Fucking in the Streets:

Falling for 'Two Weeks'

Underage:

The Lonely Forest and KTUB's Bluefish Festival

Data Breaker:

IDM Collides with Black Metal

It's a Hit:

A Spring-Cleaning Speed Round

The Score:

Firebird Reborn

Party Crasher:

Sarahbrate Good Times

My Philosophy:

ALL4SHO

Concessions:

STIFF 2009: Movie Review Massacre!

Beyond The Matrix:

The Best Science Fiction of the Decade Is About Mexican Labor in the 21st Century

Another Fine Mess:

Is Away We Go for You?

Empty Motherfuckers:

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Can Lick My Bumhole

In a Dream: The Art and Love of Isaiah Zagar

Hal Ashby, Daddy Warbucks, and George W. Bush:

Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida Discuss Writing Away We Go

This Week's Puzzle:

In 56 Words or Less (June 11)

Last Days:

The Week in Review

Crossword Solution:

In 56 Words or Less (June 11)

Public Editor

Dear Science

I Love Television:

Vampire Boyfriend

Illustrated Comment of the Week

I, Anonymous:

I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again

Drunk of the Week:

Mark, Marc, and Mark

Savage Love:

Shock and Ew

New Column!:

Hey Look, There's Tom Skerritt

Do-Over on the 28th Floor:

What Do You Do When Public Art Is Too Powerful to Be Ignored?

In Art News:

What’s Fair

Constant Reader:

Bring On the Big Show

Assassinating William Shakespeare:

Joyce's Ulysses Is an Act of Terrorism Against the English

The Evolution of Aleksandar Hemon

If Charlie Chaplin Were Dog-Faced, He'd Be in This Book

Alan Furst Will Not Write Chick Lit:

The Best-Selling Historical Espionage Author on Living in Seattle, What the Internet Can't Do, and Fighting Nazis

The Tempest: Now with More Witchiness and Music

Northwest New Works: Queen Shmooquan Finally Wins Us Over

Night Flight: Cool, French, and Sometimes Boring

Bar Exam:

At Home at Azzurri

Aspirational Vegetarian:

Seventeen Years Later, Cafe Flora Gets a Makeover

The Happiest Hour:

Shiku Sushi