LIFE IS FUNNY, isn’t it? NO! NO, IT ISN’T! Life is certainly NOT funny, and it’s especially NOT funny when NOT funny things are happening to ME. I’ll admit I’m guilty of inflicting cruel and unusual punishment upon others (especially the “unusual” kind rrrrrowrrrr!), and that I’m long overdue for some sort of karmic comeuppance. […]
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ISLAND YOUTH SUPPORT CLOSETED SPACEY DEAR EDITORS: In recent issues of The Stranger someone has had something derogatory to say about Kevin Spacey. In the March 30 issue, David Schmader and Steve Wiecking called Mr. Spacey a “weasel extraordinaire,” and listed him as putting on “the worst performance by a closeted fag” in their Academy […]
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This Week on TV
Thursday, May 18 8:00 5 FRIENDS Season finale! Chandler is about to pop the question to Monica when Tom Selleck walks back in! Damn his gorgeous booshy moostache! 10:00 5 E.R. Season finale! Carter pitches a hissy-fit in front of everybody, just because he was stabbed with a knife. Boo, hoo, hoo! Friday, May 19 […]
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Pizzazz!
A packed ‘n’ screaming house learned the true meaning of the word “pizzazz” this past Thursday at Consolidated Works, where 15 freakishly talented acts competed for an absolutely stunning array of prizes in The Stranger‘s first annual, citywide talent show, PIZZAZZ! Hosted by The Stranger‘s own David Schmader and blessed with not one but two […]
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Theater Review Revue
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire A Theatre Under the Influence Union Garage, 1418 10th Ave, 720-1942, Thurs-Sat at 8, through June 3. $12. “There is a light in the human spirit,” Craig Bradshaw remarks in his director’s notes for Light Shining in Buckinghamshire. And the radical spirit gleams through the lines of this Caryl Churchill play, […]
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Top 10 Bestsellers
TOP TEN BESTSELLERS AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES for the week of May 8 FICTION 1. FIERCE INVALIDS HOME FROM HOT CLIMATES by Tom Robbins 2. THE HOURS by Michael Cunningham 3. ANIL’S GHOST by Michael Ondaatje 4. TIPPING THE VELVET by Sarah Waters 5. LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE by Karen Bender 6. THE VIRGIN SUICIDES by […]
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CD Review Revue
DONNER PARTY Complete Recordings 1987-1989 (Innerstate)** If you wonder how they got two discs out of a band no one’s ever heard of, rest assured, kids–back in the heyday of indie rock, bands were prolific. That’s why a band like Donner Party, a Bay Area outfit that existed for only two years, can put out […]