Calgary Folk Music Festival announces world class lineup
by Jaime Frederick

Climate Change Central office open for business
by Maureen McNamee

Theatre Calgary names writer-in-residence
by Lori Montgomery

Community Notes
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT

Citizen consumer
Wests over-consumption a government conspiracy fueled by bad news
by Hamish MacAulay

WEB WATCH

Local talent discovered on the Web
by Courtney Thompson

SUMMER GUIDE

Men in white
Dont let the uniform fool you, crickets not for sissies
by Mark Sproxton

Fun and adventure in the great outdoors
by John Geary

Backyard biodiversity
Growing an urban haven for wildlife
by Maureen McNamee

Calgary schools learning lessons in nature
by Maureen McNamee

Travel Alberta and beyond on a budget
by Maureen McNamee

Fresh food straight from the source
Calgary farmers markets provide link to locally grown produce
by Miles Pittman

White noise adds to beer buzz
More people turn to white wines to quench their summer thirst
by Kevin McLean

Fun in the sun
A guide to making the most of summer
by FFWD Staff

BOOKS

Labyrinth of Desire by Rosemary Sullivan
reviewed by Trevor Klassen

Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates
reviewed by Trevor Klassen

This Tremor Love Is by Daphne Marlatt
and Winter/Rice/Tea Strain by Daphne Marlatt
both reviewed by Derek Beaulieu

Bookends
Protecting transit as a public reading space
by Maureen McNamee

MUSIC

Going underground with Nick Warren
by Rob Faust

The Lights' sweet release
by Mark Hamilton

CD REVIEWS

A beginners guide to world music, part one
by Rob Faust

Weezers s/t
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis

Jay Dee, a.k.a., J-Dillas Welcome 2 Detroit
reviewed by Frank Litorco

Rufus Wainwrights Poses and Destroyers Streethawk: A Seduction
both reviewed by Mark Hamilton

Soulives Doin Something
reviewed by Ian Chiclo

VISUAL ARTS

Resistance isnt futile
Robert Beltons Sites of Resistance examines Canadas visual culture
by Tom Jonsson

ON STAGE

Celebrating godddesses and aboriginal writers
Ground Zero Theatre and Crazy Horse Theatre stage new works
by Lori Montgomery

FILM

Pop stars maxed out in All Access
by Mark Hamilton

Barefoot in the dark
Classic 1983 anime film Barefoot Gen explores the horrors of Hiroshima
by John Tebbutt

Lifes a bitch
Amores Perros explores the nature of betrayal
by Jaime Frederick

VIDEO

Fits of laughter
by Jaime Frederick

Video Vulture
The return of the pile that ate the room
by John Tebbutt

MR. SMUTTY

Smurfs up
A shameful confession, plus some cannibalism
by James Martin