Activists bring anti-war message to city streets
by Tom Babin

Rent increase sends Loose Moose hunting
by Tom Babin

Council votes against war study
by Jack Locke

CPO closer to goal (among other community notes)
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

"C" word shouldn’t replace innovation
by FFWD Reader

Horoscopes leave reader in limbo
by FFWD Reader

WEB WATCH

Behold the latest Tarantino
by Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

Buzz saves his own bacon
Middle Alberta is feeling the subsidy pinch
by Hamish MacAulay

CITY

Shopping around your privacy
New federal legislation toughens privacy laws, but holes still exist
by Tom Babin

BOOKS

Conspirators steal Canada
Mel Hurtig rails against selling out to the U.S.
by Diane Dechief

Bookends
A true book-lovers’ melodrama – you supply the ending
by Harry Vandervlist

FOOD

A rare taste of Mexico
Family-run Tios a welcome way to sate that burrito craving
by Miles Pittman

BOOZE

There’s something special about Something
Unibroue’s Quelque Chose a warm cherry beer for cold winter days
by Don Tse

GOOD LISTENER

2002: A People’s History
New Year’s Eve revellers define last 365 days
by Ian Doig

TRAVEL

Rock Cocks
The ups and downs of San Francisco’s art scene
by Julia Williams

COVER

Deadpan alley
Steven Wright walks the line between hilarity and madness
by Bob Keelaghan

MUSIC

Trying not to lose his mind
Postcards from former Calgary punk Jeff Caissie
by Aubrey McInnis

Bold new sounds from Land’s End
Calgary’s foremost chamber ensemble plays the music of our times
by Kenna Burima

STREET SOUNDS

Rockin’ out in the name of a good cause
Music Centre Canada works hard to bring attention to the Alberta scene
by Aubrey McInnis

BEAT BOUTIQUE

House music is a soulful thing
Chicago DJ Gene Farris on why electronic music doesn’t get any respect
by Rob Faust

RECORD REVIEWS

Godspeed’s latest volley of epic blasts
CD Reviews
Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Yanqui U.X.O.
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Bruce McCulloch’s Drunk Baby Project
reviewed by Christine Leonard
David Gray’s A New Day at Midnight
reviewed by Lenore Hume
Full White Drag’s The Independence
reviewed by Christine Leonard
MXPX’s Ten Years and Running
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Vivian Green’s A Love Story
reviewed by Kenna Burima

VISUAL ARTS

International video artists stage and gaze
Put On screenings show how far you can stretch creativity with a video camera
by Anthea Black

THEATRE

Reconciling the past
Wiliam Yang explores Australia’s Shadows
by David King

No net to catch you, no one to blame
Solosnippets gives emerging artists a chance to earn all the applause
by Jeff Goffin

Capturing the bug
Theatre Mystic debuts with Kafka classic
by Jeff Goffin

DANCE

Marie Chouinard taking the world by form
Distinguished choreographer brings spirit and intelligence to the dance scene
by David King

Lounging on their laurels
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks kicks back and relaxes
by David King

FILM

Critical cinema
French film retrospective features several classics
by Jaime Frederick

Richard Reeves sounds off about animation
Filmmaker will showcase his colourful short works in Art Gallery of Calgary lecture
by David King

Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Hours and Talk to Her can be seen as interesting companion pieces
by Jaime Frederick

Madcap marsupial antics
If kids love Kangaroo Jack, is that a good thing?
by Neal Ozano

VIDEO

Spectacular music and visuals
Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi boast scores by composer Philip Glass
by David King

Writer’s blockhead
Video Vulture’s brain is out to get him in trouble
by John Tebbutt