Shoppers Drug Mart facing opposition in Kensington
by Maureen McNamee

Organic egg farm solicits testimonials from customers
by Maureen McNamee

Community Notes
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Shame on city for dropping registry
by FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

Russia’s future remains bleak
Leaders play power politics while citizens suffer
by Hamish MacAulay

BOOKS

Writing from the shadows
Son recalls the life and death of Ken Saro-Wiwa
by David Bright

Readers of the city unite
by Lachlan MacKintosh

Bookends
Tell your story to the judges
by Harry Vandervlist

GOOD LISTENER

The triumph of Commonism
Loving, hating and peddling Chariman Ralph
by Ian Doig

WEB WATCH

Cartoons for the adult in you
by Courtney Thompson

STREET SOUNDS

Olds buddies hit the road before the bars
by Aubrey McInnis

BEAT BOUTIQUE

A plus-size mind meld
by Rob Faust

CD REVIEWS

Lester Quitzau’s So Here We Are
reviewed by David Bright

Magnetophone’s i guess sometimes i need
to be reminded of how much you love me
reviewed by Mark Hamilton

Various Artists’ Vocal Music In Crete
reviewed by Bruce Pollock

TELEVISION

Jazz through Burns’s eyes
by John Reid

VISUAL ARTS

Winter’s vibrant colours
by Tom Jonsson

COVER STORY

Metallic inspiration
Marie Chouinard manifests the breath of life
by Jane McCullough

ON STAGE

How pleasant
by Lori Montgomery

FILM

Jane Austen chopsocky in Crouching Tiger
by John Hazlett

O Brother, it’s the Coens
by John Hazlett

Mamet mocks Hollywood on Main street
by Jason Lewis

Van Sant’s genius
by Timothy C. Heck

Unlucky Number
Thirteen Days a Coles Notes version of Cuban Missile Crisis
by Jason Lewis

VIDEO

Video Vulture
Cheese and cookies
by John Tebbutt

MR. SMUTTY

I (heart) angina
Hilarious new play brings audiences to knees
by James Martin