Alternative health on the rise
by Tom Babin

New Tsuu T’ina chief (and other community notes)
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Getting a gig in Calgary made easier
by FFWD Readers

Boycott stores that ban books
by FFWD Readers

VIEWPOINT

The strange pain of cheap gas
Carbon tax would fuel progress in development of alternative energy
by Hamish MacAulay

SCIENCE MATTERS

Laying the groundwork for sustainability
by David Suzuki

WEB WATCH

Corpses for sale
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

Sorry excuse for a premier
Albertans too willing to let Klein off the hook
by Maureen McNamee

BOOKS

Getting the Gorey details
Collection of interviews reveals life of a rare genius
book review: Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey by Edward Gorey
reviewed by Tom Bagley

BOOKENDS

Writers campaign for Canadian books
by Harry Vandervlist

FOOD

Gifts to inspire the amateur chef
by Miles Pittman

BOOZE

Liberating the taste buds
Pairing food and wine can be a simple balancing act or a search for the holy grail
by Kevin McLean

STREET SOUNDS

How scenesters will ring in 2002
Canadian music celebs share their big plans for New Year’s Eve
by Aubrey McInnis

BEAT BOUTIQUE

Party watch
Dancing the first night away
by Rob Faust

RECORD REVIEWS

Bill Janovitz’s Up Here and Tanya Donelly’s Sleepwalk
reviewed by Ryan Ellis

Bush’s Golden State
reviewed by Christine Leonard

Various Artists’ Earth 4
reviewed by Rob Faust

The Exploders’ New Variations
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis

Future Pilot AKA’s Tiny Waves, Mighty Sea
reviewed by Mark Hamilton

Michael J. Sheehy’s Ill Gotten Gains
reviewed by Timothy Heck

Princess Superstar’s Princess Superstar Is
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis

Orient Express Movie Shnorers’ Klezmer Nova
reviewed by Timothy Heck

Rod Stewart’s The Very Best of Rod Stewart
reviewed by David Bright

Papa M’s Whatever, Mortal
reviewed by Mark Hamilton

VISUAL ARTS

The value of artistic experimentation
Mexican artist’s project at The Banff Centre surrounded by pre-budget furore
by Jennifer McVeigh

ON STAGE

Mooky runs away to the Cirque du Soleil
by Lori Montgomery

THEATRE

Objets d’animation
Green Fools launch international festival
by Lori Montgomery

FILM

Ring bearers
Actors say movie is no average escapist fantasy
by Jason Anderson

Precious ring of power
J.R.R. Tolkien’s legacy lives on in celluloid
by Christine Leonard

Drowning by numbers
The Shipping News is a weighty affair
by Mark Hamilton

Comedy as cute as a lap full of vomit
by Julia Williams

You’re doing what to whose face?
by Julie Pithers

VIDEO VULTURE

Heads, you lose
"Look out!" "Whoosh!" "Mmmph!" Snick. Thud
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Flowers of Shanghai is director’s masterpiece
by Jaime Frederick

MR. SMUTTY

Pail Christmas
Sometimes ya gotta be yule to be kind
by James Martin