NEWS

VIEWPOINT

Canadians taking food safety for granted
Genetically modified crops on the verge of dominating agriculture
by Hamish MacAulay

CITY

Growing trend
Community gardens blossoming in inner-city
by Maureen McNamee

BOOKS

Water warning
Journalist’s book intrigues and horrifies
by David Bright

Bookends
Prophet of doom tells tales of havoc
by Harry Vandervlist

FOOD

Good eating in Inglewood
The Yard Café offers a cornucopia of possibilities in a cheery atmosphere
by Patrick Rengger

FASHION

Stepping out in style
New store opens to meet demand for fancy footwear
by Carla Daluka

MUSIC

Festival still growing after all these years
The passion of many brings the Calgary Folk Music Festival into its twentieth year
by Susan Liddle

How could work be so much fun?
At folk festival workshops, artists get a piece of action on the side
by Mike Bell

Organic music from the blender
Being in NRBQ means never having to admit it
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

It must be something in the (h)air
Maverick fiddler Oliver Shroer takes his instrument and fans to new heights
by Martin Kemp

Freakwater take a barefoot walk in the park
Non-traditional traditionalists have the stamp for your summer passport
by Mike Bell

StreetSounds
Remembering folk fests past
by Aubrey McInnis

CD REVIEWS

Los Lobos’ This Time reviewed by Jordan Kawchuk

Diana Krall’s When I Look In Your Eyes reviewed by John Reid

VISUAL ARTS

Talking loud and saying something
A First Nations’ voice responds to a museum’s extraordinary question
by Anne Severson

Arts Update
Nature art au natural
by Anne Severson

DANCE

Channeling rebellion (preview: Festival Dance)
Choreographer offers full-contact creativity
by Nikki Sheppy

THEATRE

Walking a mile in someone else’s boots (preview: A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline)
The spirit of Patsy Cline pulls actress Stevie Vallance back one more time
by Lori Montgomery

FILM

Satire of American culture a dead beauty (review: Drop Dead Gorgeous)
Mockumentary rises above its obvious subject matter with winning results
by Richard Zywotkiewicz

Mad about the boy (review: The Winslow Boy)
Mamet’s The Winslow Boy elevates the period piece
by Julie Pithers

VIDEO

Desperate living begets a pathetic end
by Jaime Frederick

Video Vulture
Spy Smasher, meet Stripteaser
by John Tebbutt

HOROSCOPE

What's your sign
Cruising the cosmos this week
by The Kid