The Stranger (newspaper)
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The Stranger is a weekly newspaper in Seattle, Washington, noted for its social commentary, political opinion, arts, comics and music coverage, and local news items. Founded by Tim Keck, its first issue came out on September 23, 1991. In its early days, the paper was single sheet wrapped around a wad of coupons for local businesses. The paper has regularly published work by reputable writers such as Charles D'Ambrosio and Charles Mudede. As of 2002, the paper's editor-in-chief is Dan Savage, who made his name writing the sarcastic and sometimes inflammatory sex column Savage Love. The paper's staff includes actor/monologist David Schmader, who writes a rather twisted "news of the week" column called Last Days; when he runs low on space, the latter days of the week are liable to say "Nothing happened today." Aside from the excellent coverage of Seattle City Council politics, The Stranger is known to be highly ironic, sometimes to the point of juvenile flipness.
Stranger ombudsman A. Birch Steen, supposedly a former member of the OSHA Board of Governors but almost certainly a fictional character, writes acerbic criticism of the paper. Originally these were from a column hidden in the back, then from their own table of contents. At other times, the table of contents has been written as if by a breathless teenage intern. Typically, these appear only in the print edition: the online table of contents is straightforward.
The Stranger has also published original comics by such notable cartoonists as Al Columbia and Jim Woodring. In addition, it was the only major Seattle paper to run any of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons: four of them were used to illustrate an article by Bruce Bawer about the controversy.
Seattleites on the dating scene are familiar with the personals section, which has been assisting Boys Seeking Boys, Girls Seeking Boys, Boys Seeking Girls, Girls Seeking Girls, and Other Seeking for years. Another popular feature is the "I Saw U" section, where missed connections can be recovered by placing an ad for "that girl in blue on the #7 bus" or one's favorite barista.
The Stranger is also the main chronicler of the Seattle music scene.
See also
External links
- [Official site]
- [The Stranger] on SeattleWiki.
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