Expert predicts future conflicts over water shortage in Alberta
by Tom Babin

Calgarian launches regular Women in Black peace vigils
by Tom Babin

Goliath's in court (and other community note)
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Cronenberg seeks controversy for film
by FFWD Reader

WEB WATCH

The news from the underground
by Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

The road from Munich to Baghdad
As U.S. prepares for war against Iraq, don’t write off the appeasers
by David Bright

BOOKS

Mini-book powerful voodoo
book review: Happy Ending by Mike Topp
reviewed by James Martin

Desolation rejects happiness
book review: Desolation by Yasmina Reza
reviewed by Lachlan MacKintosh

Bookends
Spring has sprung in the literary world
by Jason Hammond

FOOD

Carried away by Dutch candy and cheese
by Miles Pittman

OUT & ABOUT

Wipeout!
Remembering painful injuries a snap, crackle, pop
by Mark Sproxton

ACTIVIST GUIDE

Big sky takes on big oil
Foothills ranchers band together in fight to save native grasslands
by Tom Babin

Calgary and area Activist Guide
Organizations working to make the world a better place to live
by FFWD Staff

Metaphor in action
Group trying to start revolution through knitting
by Wes LaFortune

Treading on the environment
Smaller households leaving bigger footprints
by David Suzuki

Unsustainable growth
Group challenges denial of urban sprawl
by Tom Babin

New empire targets absent enemy
Social critic Lewis Lapham says war on Iraq is about U.S. identity crisis
by Gordon Laird

Creating a cleaner Calgary
Organization making a difference from the ground up
by Glorianne Kada

Junk-mail vigilantes and a political blog
Activism on the Internet just like the real world, only much weirder
by Tom Babin

Bring him the head of Saddam Hussein
And, if it’s not trouble, Henry Rollins would like a side of couscous to go with it
by Christine Leonard

MUSIC

Musical billboards for altruism
Local artists donate their talents to charitable events and organizations
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

It’s, it’s, it’s… a psychobilly freak-out
Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz give a jolt to rock ‘n’ roll’s ticker
by Shereen Tuomi

Improvised music with a hard groove
MRC trio refuses to remain static with its fusion of jazz and other genres
by Dennis Slater

STREET SOUNDS

Triple Six signs with major record label
Artists formerly known as Flu hit the big time with Jive/Zomba contract
by Aubrey McInnis

RECORD REVIEWS

Elusive Cat Power aims to set you free
CD Reviews
Cat Power’s You Are Free
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Aerogramme’s Sleep and Release
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s Master And Everyone
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Rebecca Levant’s Ani Ma’amin: Hebrew, Yiddish, Sephardi Songs
reviewed by Bruce Pollock
Calexico’s Feast of Wire
reviewed by Mark Hamilton

VISUAL ARTS

The art of making memories
Exhibit questions the way historical evetns take shape in our minds
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Random Acts of kindness
Theatre Junction launches performance festival
by Jeff Goffin

Words, words, words
Dream Machine a literate musical
by Brad E. Simkulet

Getting Blitzed at playRites
Festival wraps up with flurry of activities for theatre fans
by David King

DANCE

Luna’s luminous movements
O Vertigo dances by the light of the (artificial) moon
by David King

FILM

Caught in Spider’s web
Cronenberg shows why he’s a great artist
by Jaime Frederick

Martin is Martin
In a happy, dumb way, Bringing Down the House warms hearts
by Neal Ozano

Who’s crying now?
Tears of the Sun is weak, with a George-W
by Jason Lewis

VIDEO

War, what is it good for?
Films that give peace a chance
by Jason Armstrong

VIDEO VULTURE

Big, beefy, whiskery fun
No, it’s not porn, it’s a Russo-Finnish fantasy epic
by John Tebbutt