CPO locked out, but not silent
by Tom Babin

Co-housing project aims to build community
by Tom Babin

Community Notes
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Ad for Cocktales sadly conventional
by FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

Of culture and consequence
Media filters crisis through distorting lens of pop culture
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Aching for Amsterdam
by Courtney Thompson

CITY - COVER

The drive to win
A pit stop with the mayoralty candidates
by FFWD Staff

Boundary changes cause confusion
by Tom Babin

BOOKS

Toppling conventions and talking CFL
Sports enthusiast Richard Ford on writing before and after September 11
by Lachlan MacKintosh

Michael Redhill’s patience rewards the reader
by Adrian Kelly

Comic artist Ben Katchor’s urban tales
book review: The Beauty Supply District by Ben Katchor
reviewed by Harry Vandervlist

Quncy Troupe pays tribute to Miles Davis
book review: Miles and Me by Quincy Troupe
reviewed by Lachlan MacKintosh

Binded by emotion
book review: The Path of Totality by Audrey Thomas
reviewed by Kari Watson

BOOKENDS

Get your WordFest for nothing
by Harry Vandervlist

FOOD

Deep flavours and strong presentation at Sino
by Miles Pittman

MUSIC

Hipsters play Greek blues
by Mark Hamilton

Indian innovators
Ensemble forges world fusions
by John Reid

BEAT BOUTIQUE

Nightlife is a full-time job for Domenic G
by Rob Faust

STREET SOUNDS

Opportunity knocks in black leather pants
The Indie Band Bible is the complete how-to guide for Canadian bands
by Aubrey McInnis

RECORD REVIEWS

Sloan’s Pretty Together
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis

Alpha Yaya Diallo’s The Journey
reviewed by Bruce Pollock

New Deal’s s/t
reviewed by Rob Faust

Jay-Z’s The Blueprint
reviewed by Salma Remtulla

Brigitte Fontaine’s Kekeland
reviewed by Timothy Heck

Zeke’s Death Alley
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis

Howe Gelb’s Lull Some Piano
reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen

VISUAL ARTS

Visual sampling
The illusionary language of Ron Moppett
by Jennifer McVeigh

Weird scientific method
Tim Westbury’s odd contraptions and theories
by Sandra Vida

THEATRE

New Sage venue offers community feel
by Lori Montgomery

Nostalgia and mayhem
Dead Together entertainingly gruesome
by Jeff Goffin

FILM

Go see Iron Monkey, or I’ll egg your house
by John Tebbutt

Bandits will rob you blind
by Jason Lewis

VIDEO VULTURE

Weird flicks for family viewing
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

A patchwork quilt of identity
Suture renders its characters’ psychological differences in black and white
by John Hazlett

MR. SMUTTY

Mess in a bottle
Authorities perplexed by yucky discovery
by James Martin