It’s time once again for the weekly weekly reader feature, still in tabular format, but posted in a somewhat timely fashion. This week’s edition (temporarily) sacrifices appropriate linking for promptness and a more general overview (if you want a list of all the articles, the tables of contents are [/will be] online. The URLs will be added in as they become available, but isn’t the point of the weeklies to get your hands dirty by reading the paper version?

the Stranger	Seattle Weekly
major topics
Remember last week’s w.w.r., which tried to predict the hot summer storylines? It looks like the big two are still in action this week — major player height restrictions and regular undercurrent religion (News [#, #] and Last Days [#]) show up throughout the front of the book. Rather than relying on side-by-side comparisons on local weblogs, this time the Stranger takes on the Weekly’s anti-density position with a full page smackdown. [#] Most enlightening fact: Knute “Mossback” [wtf?] Berger is actually from Kirkland. Although this weblog doesn’t have an “editor” or any “official opinions” the general consensus at this week’s “editorial meeting/happy hour” was that Broadway is in need of something more than ugly abandoned grocery stores and faltering novelty shops; so bring on the mid-rises. Regarding the Weekly’s central complaint about the [theoretical] New Yorkification of Seattle, that doesn’t exactly sound like the worst fate ever.	This week’s issue is highly focused on blurbs. With a huge feature about things to do in the summer [#] (some of which don’t involve buying things [from advertisers]), previews of summer books, previews of summer movies, rundowns of items in the news and on the internet, this issue of the 54 SPJ Award Winning perfects the art of  quickly-readable concise content advertised with a typically salacious cover headline (Global Warming Guide!). In addition to all of the suggestions and short interviews with warm weather experts, there’s a calendar of all of the festival type things that seem to crop up to claim most summer weekends. This issue always reminds me of my first summer in Seattle, in which I saved the guide with the idea that I’d actually do some of the suggestions. Ah, the optimism of youth . . .
other gems
Although both papers cover the new Sleater-Kinney album (and their upcoming show at the Moore on Tuesday), the Stranger includes a really nice, moderately-lengthy profile. Hannah Levin made the journey to Portland to hang out with the band and returned with an insightful and personal account of the decade old [!] iconic Northwest group. [#]	An article about the strip club moratorium profiles the trials and tribulations of “the 87-year-old godfather of nude dancing” [#]; a preview of why this year’s drought might not be as bad as the 2001 version (better planning and more conservation) [#]; and an expose about how wildfires are bad for fish [#] (and you thought the water kept them safe!).
overlapping picks?
Once again, no overlapping picks between “the Stranger Suggests” [#] and “SW This Week” [#] Those looking for consensus to plan their agendas are out of luck. However, if you’re having trouble deciding which paper’s recommendations are best for you, remember that the Seattle Weekly recommends the four-day Folklife Festival. Figure out whether you’re a person who avoids Seattle Center like the plague on Memorial Day Weekend and do the math.
(some) weblogs mentioned
Sound Politics the Stranger Blog siffblog.com	boomantribune.com
other things noticed
There are a lot of really good shows this weekend, although many of them conflict with Sasquatch (which might be good news for those of you not making the journey East for the picturesque and packed-full-of goodness festival); but not Architecture In Helsinki (the “Australian Belle & Sebastian”), who, contrary to the Stranger’s “Poster of the Week” [#] are playing on Monday the 30th and not Saturday the 30th. Finally, skimming the music sections, I’m wondering if Aqua___ is the new ___ Snakes for band names? Please discuss.