Radio station holds local version of television’s Survivor by Maureen McNamee
Commercial Alert condemns corporate takeover of sports by Maureen McNamee
Alberta conservation groups get support on logging concerns by Maureen McNamee
LETTERS
Responsibility for change is in the hands of the people by FFWD Reader
SPLICE
Swell maps on the Web (the final splice) by FFWD Staff
VIEWPOINT
Drunken Canadian male beats chest Country’s weak nationalism will help citizens cope with globalization by Hamish MacAulay
SCIENCE MATTERS
Walkerton should be a wake-up call Raising animals in high densities puts Canada’s clean and plentiful water at risk by David Suzuki
MEDIA
Phoney radio Talk lines open the airways to legions of fools by David Bright
BOOKS
Steven Heighton sets fire to language by Lachlan MacKintosh
The Tapeworm Foundry is a modern poetic loop by Lachlan MacKintosh
Bookends Don’t think-just submit (your work) by Maureen McNamee
FOOD
Calgary’s version of the izakaya a success Misai Japanese Restaurant’s giant menu has endless array of choices by Beth Weisberg
MUSIC
Get tight with The Donnas Plus Fun facts about The Donnas by Aubrey McInnis
Another reason to live The Suicide Machines keep Detroit rock city by Mary-Lynn McEwen
Grade A in sensitivity Under the Radar you’ll find astute observations on love by Mike Bell
Way beyond the Latin jazz label Saxophonist David Sanchez takes his music and makes some seriously weird noise by John Reid
Orchestral jazz manoeuvres P.J. Perry resists Big Apple’s lights for Edmonton’s glow by John Reid
Putting blues in the proper perspective A newfound confidence brings the music back into focus for guitarist Sue Foley by Mike Bell
Streetsounds Field Day and Belvedere get Warped by Aubrey McInnis
Beat Boutique On guard for beat by Rob Faust
CD REVIEWS
Saint Etienne’s Sound of Water reviewed by Ian Chiclo Various Artists’ ‘Til We Outnumber ‘Em reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen Echosphere’s s/t reviewed by Rob Faust Alice Cooper’s Brutal Planet, B.B. King and Eric Clapton’s Riding with the King, Ian Astbury’s Spirit/Light/Speed and All’s Problematic reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen Superfunk’s Hold-Up reviewed by Rob Faust A-Ha’s Minor Earth Major Sky and Duran Duran’s Pop Trash reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
VISUAL ARTS
Arts Update Turning to Japanese art by Anne Severson
ON STAGE
Theatre Calgary leads awards nominations by Lori Montgomery
FILM
A winning tag team of tragic comedy Beyond the Mat a gritty and compelling look at life behind the masks and tights by Zoltan Varadi
Life is full of wonderful colours Eye-opening Iranian film a sentimental workout for all five senses by Richard Zywotkiewicz
Riding out the storm Not perfect, but career clouds begin to part for director by Richard Zywotkiewicz
VIDEO
The ugliness that lies within by Jaime Frederick
Video Vulture Krimis and misdemeanors of Edgar Wallace by John Tebbutt
MR. SMUTTY
Leder of the hosen European nudists embrace change, sleeves by James Martin
