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David Schmader

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David Schmader—Stranger associate editor and Last Days columnist—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the U.S. In his spare time, he’s the world’s foremost authority on the brilliant horribleness of Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls; he hosts annotated screenings at U.S. film fests and provided the commentary track for the DVD. His writing has appeared in OUT Magazine and at Newsweek.com. Dave has lived in Seattle for 20 years; he currently lives in South Park.

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  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 02/01/2012
  • Suggests

    Everything Is Terrible!

    Everything Is Terrible! is the video collective adored for its bizarre and beguiling video mashups, forever found online at www.everythingisterrible.com.
    Posted on 01/25/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 01/25/2012
  • Suggests

    Smash Putt

    If you don’t already know, Smash Putt is the intricately explosive mini-golf extravaganza that’s delighted lucky Seattle attendees for a good couple of years.
    Posted on 01/18/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 01/18/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 01/11/2012
  • Film

    Oh, the Humanity

    Carnage Will Make You Feel Sad for Everyone Involved
    Posted on 01/11/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 01/04/2012
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 12/28/2011
  • Suggests

    ‘The Beat Is the Law’

    Known colloquially as “the Pulp documentary,” Eve Wood’s The Beat Is the Law: A Fanfare for the Common People is about so much more than that (great) band.
    Posted on 12/21/2011
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 12/21/2011
  • Suggests

    Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs

    Star Anna is the Ellensburg native with an introspective onstage demeanor and a humongous voice, which she wraps around high-drama Americana compositions plucked out by her band the Laughing Dogs.
    Posted on 12/14/2011
  • Suggests

    ‘Portlandia’: The Tour

    The Seattle stop of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s six-city Portlandia tour is sold out harder than Will.i.am in 2001...
    Posted on 12/14/2011
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 12/14/2011
  • Film

    The Catechism Cataclysm: A Goofy Priest, a Bizarre Canoe Trip, and a Whole New Type of Comedic Weirdness

    The Catechism Cataclysm: A Goofy Priest, a Bizarre Canoe Trip, and a Whole New Type of Comedic Weirdness
    Posted on 12/14/2011
  • Music

    Until the End of Time

    A Lifetime of Adoring Prince
    Posted on 12/14/2011
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 12/07/2011
  • Theater

    RIP, Edie Whitsett

    Goodbye, Edie Whitsett
    Posted on 12/07/2011
  • Suggests

    TV Dinner: Christmas Specials

    Central Cinema continues its charming TV Dinner series—in which beloved television shows light up the big screen before audiences offered food and drink—with a night of Christmas-themed TV specials.
    Posted on 11/30/2011
  • Suggests

    ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space’

    For one night only, Ed Wood’s 1959 classic of so-bad-it’s-goodness Plan 9 from Outer Space is strewn across the huge, glorious screen at the Uptown Cinema, with running commentary provided by a panel of world-renowned smartasses.
    Posted on 11/23/2011

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