I’m not a big fan of strip clubs—I don’t really see the point and it seems very depressing for all involved. Also, the music is usually terrible. The only way I’d want to hear Kid Rock is if someone took a drill to his head and recorded his death screams. (Is that too harsh?) Anyway, this is the “Stripped Down” issue, and stories of strippers and strip clubs feature heavily. I’d like to say something positive, but there wasn’t anything that I found compelling in this issue. –Steve Hart (Antagonist Press, [email protected])