Alberta arts funding falls short of other provinces
by Tom Babin

Oil companies voluntarily aiming for Kyoto targets
by Tom Babin

Real Live Arts (among other community notes)
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Cowtown a major centre for visual arts
by FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

Who speaks for Canada now?
With Trudeau and Gzowski gone, citizens must step up to the microphone
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

I want my Flash TV
by Courtney Thompson

BOOKENDS

Book fever breaks
by Harry Vandervlist

BOOKS

Charles Noble’s Banff no postcard version
book review: Hearth Wild: Post Cardiac Banff by Charles Noble
reviewed by Harry Vandervlist

Seinfeld biography bombs in every way
book review: Seinfeld: The Making of an American Icon (an Unauthorized Biography) by Jerry Oppenheimer
reviewed by Julie Pithers

FOOD

Red Saffron kabob house lively spot for good food
by Miles Pittman

MUSIC

Garage rock band aims to steal your soul
Soledad Brothers kick out righteous jams – and they’re awfully bright lads, too
by Aubrey McInnis

Immune to you
Sectorseven lifts the quarantine on punk-metal
by Christine Leonard

Polyjesters wild
Jazz band found sunshine and boobies on the French Riviera
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Feckin brilliant
by Paula Fayerman

Rule Britannia gives hope by examining cycles of power
by FFWD Staff

BEAT BOUTIQUE

Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal
Due to a little Jazzmatazz, Gang Starr’s MC is slicker than most
by Rob Faust

STREET SOUNDS

Get up on your feet
Six String Rebels bring Sudbury Saturday nights to the big city
by Aubrey McInnis

RECORD REVIEWS

Bright new l ights and night songs
CD reviews:
Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood To the Head
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Ben Neill’s Automotive
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Interpol’s Turn On the Bright Lights
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Patricia Barber’s Verse
reviewed by Kenna Burima
Jazzyfantasees’ The Tortoise & The Hare
reviewed by Frank Litorco
Layo & Bushwacka!’s Night Songs
reviewed by Lenore Hume

COVER STORY

Obsessed d’art
Indemnity curator Noel Bégin focuses on concept as well as content
by Julia Williams

VISUAL ARTS

Open your eyes to the cultural environment
Artcity’s exhibits, lectures and parties may change your perspective
by Jaime Frederick

THEATRE

A tremendous leap of faith
Doppelganger ponders life on the way down from the top
by Jeff Goffin

FILM

Atom bombs into town for film fest
Calgary International Film Festival will kick off with Egoyan’s latest, Ararat
by Jaime Frederick

Swimfan dives in head first
by Jason Armstrong

Undisputed’s raging bulls
Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames step up in prison boxing picture
by Mark Hamilton

VIDEO VULTURE

Villain had the right idea
A re-examination of two maligned characters
by John Tebbutt