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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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  • Film

    The Uptown Reborn

    Queen Anne Gets Its Destination Cinema Back
    Posted on 10/19/2011
  • Music

    Dancehall Queen

    The Brilliance of Robyn, in Eight Easy Pieces
    Posted on 10/19/2011
  • Suggests

    ‘Weekend’

    Andrew Haigh’s tiny indie film Weekend is riding a wave of hype fueled as much by what the film is as by what it’s not.
    Posted on 10/12/2011
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 10/12/2011
  • Film

    Restless: Gus Van Sant’s Lyrically Conventional Ode to Beautiful Young Death

    Restless: Gus Van Sant’s Lyrically Conventional Ode to Beautiful Young Death
    Posted on 10/12/2011
  • Film

    Gay Life, Writ Large

    Gay Life Writ Large at Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
    Posted on 10/12/2011
  • Suggests

    Miss Coco Peru: There Comes a Time

    Miss Coco Peru is one of the greatest drag performers in the world.
    Posted on 10/05/2011
  • Suggests

    Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

    With gay film accepted by the progressive mainstream, what’s the use of a gay film festival? Answer: To showcase the wealth of queer wonderfulness found in this year’s SLGFF.
    Posted on 10/05/2011
  • Suggests

    ‘50/50’

    Armed with Will Reiser’s intimately knowing script, director Jonathan Levine waltzes the cancer dramedy 50/50 through all the mandatory stations (getting the diagnosis, telling family and friends, beginning treatment) with a condensed wit that helps every predictable bit land with surprising force.
    Posted on 09/28/2011
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 09/28/2011
  • Film

    Real Funny People

    50/50: A Cancer Comedy That Will Kill You
    Posted on 09/28/2011
  • Music

    Wild Flag Make a Supergroup Record That's Actually Good

    Wild Flag Make a Supergroup Record That's Actually Good
    Posted on 09/28/2011
  • P.M. Dawn

    ‘Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience’

    P.M. Dawn’s Epochal Masterwork, 20 Years Later
    Posted on 09/28/2011
  • P.M. Dawn

    The Dawn Goes On

    The Dawn Goes On: An Interview with P.M. Dawn’s Doc G
    Posted on 09/28/2011
  • Suggests

    Girls

    Girls’ debut, Album, was such a joyful, seemingly out-of-nowhere achievement that it was easy to imagine the band would never best it.
    Posted on 09/21/2011
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 09/21/2011
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 09/14/2011
  • Suggests

    Indoor Flea Market

    Every Saturday, Capitol Hill’s Century Ballroom throws open its doors for a good old-fashioned Parisian-style flea market.
    Posted on 09/07/2011
  • Columns

    Last Days

    The Week in Review
    Posted on 09/07/2011
  • Music

    Loaf Everlasting

    A Second Chance to Worship Archers of Loaf
    Posted on 09/07/2011

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