INTRODUCTION
Letters from publisher Tim Keck, editor Tricia Romano, and editorial director Dan Savage
FEATURE
An oral history of the first year of The Stranger, by Amber Cortes
1991–1998: THE EARLY YEARS
Excerpts, essays, covers, and features from the first seven years
Are You Gay? by Eric Fredericksen
The canned ham dropped from the 23rd floor of the Washington Mutual Building of newspapers: excerpted articles
Family values, Hillary Clinton style by Emily White
Where are they now: Former Stranger staffers reminisce about confronting neo-Nazis, death threats, and the time before the internet, by Rich Smith
The Stranger ruined my life, by Brad Steinbacher
Pretty on the outside: Stranger covers through the years
1999–2008: ADOLESCENCE
Excerpts, essays, covers, and features from the difficult second period.
What it was like to work at The Stranger during the early 21st century, by Sean Nelson
Seattle's Only Newspaper: excerpt collection
Germ Warfare: Dan Savage goes undercover to the Iowa Caucuses in 2000 and gives Gary Bauer the flu bug
How writing for The Stranger made me blacker, by Charles Mudede
I was Stranger music editor for three minutes 18 years ago and Seattle music still sucks, by Everett True
25 Years of Savage Love: How Savage Love changed the way we talk and think about sex, by Debby Herbenick
The biggest mistakes The Stranger has made in our 25-year history, by Christopher Frizzelle
2009–2016: JADED AF
Excerpts, essays, covers, and features from the Imperial Phase
That time we won a Pulitzer, by Christopher Frizzelle
The Third Wave: an excerpt collection
The Pulitzer Prize–winning story "The Bravest Woman in Seattle" in full, by Eli Sanders
For 25 years, The Stranger has spoken the sexy, unruly visual language of art itself, by Jen Graves
In 25 years, The Stranger has made a few enemies. Here's how we did it, by Heidi Groover
WEED
David Schmader shares his stories of Stranger stonedness
SAVAGE LOVE
The first-ever Savage Love by Dan Savage
MUSIC
Kathleen Wilson on shoegazer—her favorite genre of music—originally published in The Stranger in 2002
Larry Mizell Jr. on DoNormaal, originally published on December 2, 2015
FILM
Lindy West's review of Sex and the City 2, originally published May 27, 2010
Jamie Hook on Boogie Nights: America fears cock, originally published October 16, 1997
CHOW
Min Liao on Shanghai Garden and the tyranny of Dr. Atkins, originally published on April 3, 2003
Angela Garbes on the time her family ordered a whole fried catfish, originally published on March 30, 2016
A CRITICAL OVERVIEW
A. Birch Steen, Stranger Ombudsman and OSHA Board of Governors Member
IN MEMORIAM
A tribute to five people who helped shape The Stranger
PERSON OF INTEREST
20 questions with Mike Nipper, The Stranger's receptionist since 1994
ONLINE FEATURES
Daniel Housman, The Stranger's first music editor, reflects on Seattle's music scene in the '90s
Eat this word: Inga Muscio unpacks a naughty name for the holy grail, originally published on October 12, 1992
San Diego diary: Dan Savage is bored stiff at the 1996 Republican National Convention, originally published on August 22, 1996
Keeping secrets: Matthew Stadler on NAMBLA,the idealization of children, and the contradictions of gay politics, originally published on March 20, 1997
Let's get lost: Matthew Stadler stumbles through the biggest pull-tab market in America, originally published January 1, 1998