Cineplex Odeon locked out
by Tom Babin

Province signs over forest while protecting new areas
by Maureen McNamee

Community Notes
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Downie not good enough for folk fest
by FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

Politicians revolting
Backbench rebels keep democracy healthy
by Hamish MacAulay

BOOKS

Shapely romp and David Byrnes Sins
The Shape Were In by Jonathan Lethem
reviewed by Lee Shedden
The New Sins by David Byrne
reviewed by Lee Shedden
Strong Hollow by Linda Little
reviewed by Amy Dunn Moscoso

BOOKENDS

Writers coming to city streets and classrooms
by Maureen McNamee

WEB WATCH

Hypnotic viewing
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Sonoma Cafe brings you back for more
by Miles Pittman

GOOD LISTENER

Folks on folk
The peoples folk music festival oral assessment
by Ian Doig

THE BEST OF CALGARY

Raj Pal travels lifes highway in fine fashion
Calgarys best writer distils his experiences into poetry that bucks tradition
by Trevor Klassen

READERS CHOOSE THE BEST OF CALGARY
by Trevor Klassen

Best urban myth
Lurking in secret passageways
by James Martin

Favourite food
French bakery towers over rest
by Miles Pittman

Political Picks
Best and worst of local politics
by Hamish MacAulay

Best Public Art
Flower bed exposed city issue
by Tom Jonsson

A rant on the worst of Calgary
Reader cant find anything nice to say in survey
by Michael Szepvolgi

Bigger isnt always better
Rating the citys cinemas
by Jason Lewis

MUSIC

Folk Festival leaves crowd blissed out
by Ian Doig

STREET SOUNDS

Here comes a regular
The Ship celebrates 11 years with its customers
by Aubrey McInnis

BEAT BOUTIQUE

Experiencing Turbulence
by Rob Faust

RECORD REVIEWS

His Name Is Alives' Some Day My Blues Will Cover,
Herbert's Bodily Functions, Alpha's The Impossible Thrill
all reviewed by Timothy Heck

Manitoba's Start Breaking My Heart, Nobukazu Takemura's Hoshi No Koe,
The Bionaut's Lubricate Your Living Room
all reviewed by Mark Hamilton

Ivy's Long Distance
reviewed by Timothy Heck

Solomon Burke's King of Blues n Soul
reviewed by David Bright

Caribbean Jazz Project's Paraiso
reviewed by John Reid

VISUAL ARTS

Where artists fo to play
Artpark offers venue for multimedia collaboration
by Jeanette Burman

FILM

Coming out
This Closet open to everyone
by Jaime Frederick

Sequel is exactly what you'd expect
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker get paid for the usual in Rush Hour 2
by John Tebbutt

Plumbing the velvet gold mine
John Cameron Mitchell takes his punk rock drag queen from stage to screen
by Jason Anderson

VIDEO VULTURE

Vulture goes cybernetic
Five robot combos with meat - hold the pickles
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Money isn't everything
Powell and Pressburger question materialism
by John Hazlett

MR. SMUTTY

Snow Job
Critics unfairly harsh on coming apocalypse
by James Martin