Books
Timothy EganWhen he's not writing sharp, rabble-rousing editorials for the New York Times (like last week's declaration of war on Mike Huckabee for pardoning Maurice Clemmons), local author Timothy Egan writes award-winning books about historical events that even people who slept through 12 years' worth' [...]
Film
'The Maid'An acidly funny black comedy from Chile, The Maid is about a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy Santiago family who becomes a raging passive-aggressive sociopath when her employers bring in extra help. What might have been a condescending social-issue drama about oppressed servants or [...]
Stage
'Penguins, Episode 1'Penguins is Scot Augustson's dark, shockingly funny late-night serial comedy chronicling a gangland war between priests and nuns. In advance of this spring's much-anticipated Episode 2, Annex is remounting Penguins, Episode 1: Heaven the Hard Way, directed by Bret Fetzer and featuring a [...]
We still have to tabulate the totals before we can give you an official dollar amount, but thank you so much for taking part in Strangercrombie 2009. I was worried going in that this year's Strangercrombie, in such tough economic times, would be a difficult one, but [...]
The last several times I checked the current high bid for the Central Cinema Strangercrombie package—wherein the highest bidder gets to screen the film of his or her choice for one night at Central Cinema—the price was hovering around $200. I just checked now and it's up to [...]
Ask not for whom the Rad Dyke Plumber drums; she drums for thee. She drums for thee to get thine ass over to Strangercrombie and bid until your credit card melts. Um, verily.
There's only one hour left to make your Christmas extra-special, and to help [...]
They're made by Wonder Thunder, they come with two tea towels, and they're going for only $26 right now in Strangercrombie.
And I bet if you don't like vegetables, you could put other things in them, like candy or art supplies. You could even use them as' [...]
CURT DOUGHTYLEFT TO RIGHT: Medical assistant Zach Damm attends to a patient at the Country Doctor; ӬBrian Puhl works [...]
You can cry on my shoulder for the low, low price of $765... or answer a question in "Savage Love" for the low, low price of $615! Or you can cry on my shoulder and answer a question in "Savage Love" for $1380! And all [...]
Have you bid on something for Strangercrombie yet? If not, you only have about five hours left. Affordable auctions include Kelly O's porn (there's a lot of goddamned porn there, let me tell you), Bingo Night at Calamity Jane's plus 20 video games, [...]
A full-page color ad in The Stranger goes for several thousand dollars. (I could find out how much exactly but that would involve running upstairs.) And yet! The cover of The Stranger, which we're auctioning off in Strangercrombie to benefit three local charities, and which will get seen by' [...]
The Stranger is for sale!
Just about every section of the paper is up for grabs in Strangercrombie—if you're the highest bidder come 5 pm tomorrow, you get to tell us what to write about! And as of right now, some of it is going for insultingly' [...]
Strangercrombie. You know the deal: Help people by buying things. We don't get any of the money. Social services (which Governor Gregoire, in case you hadn't heard, is gutting like a Christmas goose) get them: Urban Rest Stop for the homeless, Senior Services for the [...]
Books
Jess WalterJust when you think you'll never read another novel about a man going through a midlife crisis, local author Jess Walter goes and makes you his bitch. His new book, The Financial Lives of the Poets, is about a middle-aged man who's about' [...]
In the last two months, I've read a lot of speculation—some thoughtful, some painfully maudlin—about what Elliott Bay Book Company's move from Pioneer Square to Capitol Hill will mean. Now that store owner Peter Aaron exclusively revealed to The Stranger that the move is official, it's time' [...]
Hi everyone,
I was just wondering if you have seen the Sky Is the Limit Package over at Strangercrombie. In addition to a bunch of free grub from the Skylark Cafe, it includes Lee Brissey Jr.—my dad—flying you around in an airplane! Want to fly over the San Juan [...]
Don't know how to dress yourself? Let Strangercrombie help! There are plenty of fashionable items up for bid in this year's auction—from pretty jewelry and cool t-shirts to entire outfits! Here's just a taste of what's waiting for you:
A cozy kitty bonnet! (Sorry, kisses from' [...]
Music
Gregg KowalskyFor a tiny segment of the world's music lovers, drones are as essential as oxygen. While many find this minimal, seemingly static style somnolent, true drone-oisseurs exalt it as the ultimate expression of sonic transcendence. Gregg Kowalsky proved his mettle with 2006's Through the [...]
David BelisleEight a-milking maids will come to your house and do whatever you tell them to [...]
Strangercrombie is happening RIGHT NOW. With almost 200 items, there's something for everyone including a entire year's worth of music from a few wonderful local labels:
Buy every CD Barsuk released this year! (And you'll also get a mug and a Barsuk tote bag!)
Reading
Cherie PriestCherie Priest blows up Seattle real good in her new sci-fi novel, Boneshaker. It's a steampunk alternate-reality thriller. (Nerd-to-English translation: While our fair city is festooned with blimps in Boneshaker—which is, of course, totally fucking awesome—we are also plagued by air pirates and zombielike creatures [...]
David BelisleSeven swans a-swimming! Or, you know, two guys in a kiddie pool full of feathers. Which frankly sounds a lot more fun.
It's the seventh [...]
These hot Strangercrombie items are currently causing quite the bidding war—better act fast or forever lose out on:
• Grabbing a beer with Mike McGinn!
• A positive book review about whatever book you want!
Hank Stuever is a staff writer—now the television critic—for the Washington Post. He's in town to read from his new book, Tinsel, at Elliott Bay Books tonight. Stuever has also contributed numerous pieces to the Stranger over the years. Here's Stuever on fags on their hags...
But in [...]
Strangercrombie, the nothing-else-like-it catalog of gifts that will benefit three worthy causes this year, is jam packed with amazing gifts. (The gifts are donated and 100% of proceeds go to charity.) Considering we're on six-geese-a-laying day, here are six awesome gift packages currently going for $66' [...]
Reading
Hank StueverHank Stuever's new book, Tinsel, documents three consecutive Christmases in the upper-middle-class Texas town of Frisco, including a woman who decorates McMansions for $150 an hour, a man whose overly decorated home is a YouTube sensation, and other ghastly holiday monstrosities. But maybe, Stuever [...]
This is where the murder happened.
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Down the the road is the basketball court frequented by Rudy Hermann Guede and the university (Universita per Stranieri, which translates to the University for Foreigners, or University of Strangers) briefly attended by Amanda. The basketball court, which is sunken [...]
DAVID BELISLEHello, Christmastime holiday reader! It's time for gingersnaps and cock rings and exploiting politicians in the name of charity—like every year around this time—are you prepared?
No? Then grab your credit card.
Everyone on the city council (except Bruce Harrel, who we didn't ask) has a gift to [...]
