Thursday, September 17th., 1998: Vol. 3 #38 NEWS Calgary writer to be awarded for achievements (and other stories) by FFWD Staff LETTERS Rising rents adding to Calgary's housing crunch by FFWD Reader Readers defend columnist's "stupid socialist comment" by FFWD Reader SPLICE Rock stars do the dumbest things (and other obvious stories) by FFWD Staff VIEWPOINT Central Asia and Central Africa poised to go up in flames Warning: this column does not include the words "Clinton" or "Lewinsky" by Hamish MacAulay BOOKS Larissa Lai combines mythology and activism Writer and activist tackles racism through ancient Chinese story by Ashok Mathur Aliens in the closet Robert Anton Wilson's Everything is Under Control: Conspiracies, Cults, and Cover-ups reviewed by Richard Jagodzinski Bookends by Harry Vandervlist MEDIA Fighting for the underdog Noam Chomsky still working to empower the impoverished by Rob Kennedy BOOZE Looking for a glass of wine? A guided tour of city wine bars and restaurants by Geoff Last MUSIC Frequent flyer points placate rabid Fru-Heads Moxy Fruvous mix tribalism and capitalism and come out winning by Mary-Lynn McEwen Rumba flamenco finds an escort across the Atlantic Jesse Cook inspires you to put on your dancing shoes with sizzling Gypsy pop by Aubrey McInnis Babe with attitude Songwriter finally sees her perseverance pay off by Mike Bell Bowists unite to get outside of their bowls ViolinsQuad collects an eclectic quartet for CKUA benefit by Mary-Lynn McEwen CD REVIEWS Despite strong songwriting, Cuddy needs his Blue Rodeo buddy Jim Cuddy's All In Time reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen Saint Etienne's Good Humor reviewed by Ian Chiclo Gomez's Bring It On reviewed by Aubrey McInnis Maceo Parker's Funk Overload reviewed by Jordan Kawchuk Edith Frost's Telescopic reviewed by Aubrey McInnis VISUAL ARTS COVER STORY For those about to walk... we salute you In its fifteenth year, Artwalk continues to reap cultural rewards - and it's good for the soul by Mark Walton Annual sidewalk beautification program Uptown 17 Chalkwalk hits the street by Nikki Sheppy Finding good in bad art Museum collects bad-good art, good-bad art, and just plain weird art by Mark Walton THEATRE The lure of lies can be a dangerous obsession (preview: Dangerous Obsession) Pleiades' season-opening production of British mystery takes a hard look at human nature by Nikki Sheppy Kicking an icon where it hurts (preview: Clever AS Paint: The Rossettis In Love) Canadian playwright puts the boots to Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Lori Montgomery Thompson's Lion lacks real bite (review: Lion In The Streets) Despite excellent performances, heavy-handed script tames theatre company's debut by Lori Montgomery FILM Slow traffic keep right (review: Rush Hour) Latest Chan vehicle an all-out attack on the senses by Richard Zywotkiewicz TELEVISION Insight into an uprising (review: A Place Called Chiapas) Documentary a powerful look at Zapatista rebellion by Hamish MacAulay VIDEO Video Vulture Rude Awakenings: Waking up is hard to do by John Tebbutt MR. SMUTTY Drive, me said Charity means never having to say you're sober by James Martin HOROSCOPE What's your sign Cruising the cosmos this week by The Kid Copyright ©1998 FFWD. All rights reserved.