Forum to tackle voter apathy
by Tom Babin

Campaign finance reform generates national debate
by Tom Babin

CPO financing (among other community notes)
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT

Losing sleep over bad news
Today’s media fails the test
by David Bright

BOOKS

Criticizing comics an exercise in judgment
Graphic novels aren’t literature, so why do reviewers treat them that way?
by Tom Babin

Bookends
Who are you and what have you done with Harry?
by Jason Hammond

WEB WATCH

Comic relief from Bush
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Follow the flashing lights to Bagolac Saigon
by Miles Pittman

NIGHTLIFE

Advice from behind the bar
Longtime bartender serves up the dos and don’ts of ordering a drink
by Scott Gunning

Clubbed to death
Local promoters can’t compete with big guns
by Stephen W. Smith

Changes to rave bylaw may finally be on the way
by Tom Babin

Unique beers from familiar places
House beers bridge gap between microbrewery and brewpub
by Don Tse

Ten things to do on a chilly night
by FFWD Staff

Skiing, hiking and waking up the neighbours
Banff’s creative efforts to combat late-night noise are making a dent in the problem
by Tom Babin

MUSIC

Melting the ice
Joe Houston heats up the blues
by Sandra Vida

Jazz musician’s career not by the book
Saxophonist Pat Belliveau learned his best chops outside the classroom
by Dennis Slater

STREET SOUNDS

Aftrtaste plays loud and proud pop punk
Rock group turns up the volume and leaves people plugging their ears
by Aubrey McInnis

BEAT BOUTIQUE

Much more than a beautiful disaster
Johnny Fiasco sees house music as an endlessly mutable genre
by Rob Faust

RECORD REVIEWS

Loose Fur and Spoon hone pop sensibilities
CD Reviews
Loose Fur’s s/t and Spoon’s Kill the Moonlight
both reviewed by Ryan Ellis
Various Artists’ Hey Bo Diddley: A Tribute!
reviewed by Bruce Pollock
Green on Red’s s/t
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
The Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s Un Gran Dia en el Barrio
reviewed by Bruce Pollock
Stereolab’s Radio 1 Sessions
reviewed by Gary Mentanko

THEATRE

Irvine Welsh’s horror show
Scottish actor Tam Dean Burn brings filthy habits to powerful one-man show
by Brad E. Simkulet

Vivaldi’s fall from stardom to desperation
The Red Priest conjures up demons of old music lessons for historical drama
by Martin Morrow

Shaking The Plum Tree
Director digs into story of Japanese internment
by David King

DANCE

Head mistress of dance
Michele Moss on explosive Alberta choreography
by David King

FILM

Jackie Chan’s laugh-a-minute Knightmare
Shanghai Knights is good because it’s bad – who would’ve thunk it?
by Brad E. Simkulet

A losing proposition
Romantic comedy like onscreen fashion mag
by Rachel Deahl

VIDEO

Something wicked this way slithers
Don’t bother trying to follow the plot of The Wicked City, just revel in its insanity
by John Tebbutt