Dragon boat races are a celebration of multiculturalism by John Geary
Bar owners discuss safety on diverse strip after stabbing by Tom Babin
Crime decreases for eighth straight year by Tom Babin
Community Notes by Maureen McNamee
LETTERS
Canadian public to blame for threat to book industry by FFWD Reader
Reader misses satire before getting on C&W soapbox by FFWD Reader
VIEWPOINT
Buzz saves professional sports The CFL is a model professional sports league by Hamish MacAulay
HISTORY
This was then Street fighting men (and women) by David Bright
BOOKS
Let It Blurt: The Life & Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock Critic by Jim DeRougatis A Whore Just Like the Rest by Richard Meltzer The Nick Tosches Reader by Nick Tosches reviewed by James Martin
Bookends Granta editor converses in Banff by Harry Vandervlist
FOOD
N’awlins lacks all the heat of The Big Easy by Maureen McNamee
BOOZE
Crackdown brews feud between beers and bar The Ship and Anchor shuts off its taps to Canada’s two biggest breweries by Brian Read
GOOD LISTENER
Step right up... It’s the Greatest Outdoor Woo! on Earth by Ian Doig
TRAVEL
Fire walk with Twedes Arson sparks a new mystery for the cafe made famous by David Lynch’s Twin Peaks by Leonard C. Alan & Dana Wilson
COVER - MUSIC
God loves Richard Thompson Legendary songwriter strolls uneasily beneath the suburban landscape by Mary-Lynn McEwen
Who has time for a day job? Tireless tunesmith Jon Langford paints himself into a career of naked little songs by Mike Bell
Prepare to get cleaved by The Bad Livers by Martin Kemp
A Lullaby to soothe you into another time Former Calgarian Lullaby Baxter brings her present back to her past by Aubrey McInnis
What to expect when expecting the unexpected by Martin Kemp & Mike Bell
Streetsounds A festival to remember that never happened by Aubrey McInnis
Beat Boutique Calgary welcomes the scratch master nationals by Rob Faust
CD REVIEWS
Everclear’s Songs From An American Movie - Volume One: Learning How reviewed by Mike Bell Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes’ Live at the Greek reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen Kenny Barron’s Spirit Song reviewed by John Reid Various Artists’ Down t the Promised Land: Five Years of Bloodshot Records reviewed by Aubrey McInnis Juliana Hatfield’s Beautiful Creature and Juliana’s Pony’s Total System Failure reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen
VISUAL ARTS
Attempting to remember familiar shapes Blake Senini dramatically reinterprets his memories to form a deeper understanding by Anne Severson
Arts Update Landscapes inside us all by Anne Severson
THEATRE
Satisfying The Hobbit habit Production of literary classic not just a Tolkien attempt at a non-Shakespeare play by Lori Montgomery
FILM
Failing with the formula for romance Few surprises and fewer laughs in Bossa Nova’s tired, familiar dance by C. Ian Hutchins
Now that’s a scary movie What Lies Beneath a Hitchcockian approach to horror by Richard Zywotkiewicz
VIDEO
Trash talkin’ with the divin John Waters by Jaime Frederick
Video Vulture Reasons to not watch films by John Tebbutt
MR. SMUTTY
Smuggler’s blues Not all monkey-carrying containers are created equal by James Martin
