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Aug. 9
Print Edition for the week of
Aug. 9 - 16, 2017
Vol. 26, No. 50
Solivagant
by Syd Bee, sydbee.com
Savage Love
Commit to Something
by Dan Savage
Film/TV
Seattle Indie Filmmakers Explain Why Amazon Video Direct Beats YouTube for Self-Distribution
by Julia Raban
The Dark Pulp of Taylor Sheridan’s
Wind River
by Andrew Wright
Old-Timey Horror in
Annabelle: Creation
by Joule Zelman
In
Pop Aye
, an Elephant Makes Being Human Feel a Little Easier
by Julia Raban
I, Anonymous
I Anonymous: Not Even an Emoji?
by Anonymous
Music
With Arms Uncrossed: African Super-Duo Amadou & Mariam Celebrate Decades of Exploration on
La Confusion
by Ben Salmon
Why Should I Give a Fuck About... Swirlies?
Into the Vortex with America's Best Response to My Bloody Valentine
by Dave Segal
Kacey Musgraves Doesn’t Play by the Rules
The Country Star Reflects on Songwriting, Success, and Swerving Out of Her Lane
by Ben Salmon
Steve Earle’s Got Some Stories
On His New Record, the Honky-Tonk Hero Embraces His Outlaw Roots
by Santi Elijah Holley
Theater
Puccini's Problematic
Madame Butterfly
Maybe Shut Your Eyes and Forget the Words and Just Have the Music Wash Over You
by Rebecca Brown
Free Will Astrology
For the Week of August 9
by Rob Brezsny
Visual Art
Experimental Artist Doris Totten Chase Gets Her First-Ever Retrospective
Henry Art Gallery Brings the Groundbreaking Work of This Video Artist and Sculptor Full Circle
by Emily Pothast
Food & Drink
Ciudad's Chef Shuffle Hasn't Fixed the Issues
by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue
Features
The Theater Artists Who Got Locked Out of Their Own Show
How a Play About Development Was Effectively Shut Down by a Developer, Though Not for the Reasons You'd Think
by Rich Smith
Are the Socialists Here to Ruin Everything?
The Democratic Socialists of America have had record growth since Trump. Are they saviors or spoilers for the left? We went to Chicago to find out.
by Heidi Groover
Weed
You Can Now Get High Just Drinking Water
by Lester Black
Person of Interest
Person of Interest: Tay and Val, Meditation Guides Who Say "No Mantra Needed"
by Amber Cortes
Open City
Exiled from Dog Paradise
by Sean Nelson
Ask a Motorist Stuck on the Ballard Bridge for 45 Minutes
by Local Motorist