Peace movement continues as concert for Iraqis grows
by Tom Babin

Milk River dam study called a waste of time
by Tom Babin

Sustainable living (among other community notes)
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT

Great American Experiment a great failure
Time has come for rest of the world to stand up and just say no to United States
by David Bright

COVER

For sale: One mountain town
Quiet, quirky Seebe facing biggest change in almost 100 years
by Tom Babin

CITY

Gas-guzzler fetish show
SUV lovers not entirely ignoring environmental cirticisms
by Tom Babin

Diverse benefits
Awards raise profile of immigrants
by Danyael Halprin

BOOKS

Misreporting the nation’s news
Two books consider the question of media bias, but overlook the real problem
book reviews: Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How The Media Distort the News by Bernard Goldberg and What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News by Eric Alterman
both reviewed by David Bright

Bookends
Commonwealth writers coming to Calgary
by Jason Hammond

WEB WATCH

Creepy power of twins can lead to world domination
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Not all sushi restaurants created equal
by Miles Pittman

GOOD LISTENER

Nobody walks in L.A.
City of Angels is hell on wheels
by Ian Doig

MUSIC

Miles and miles and miles of Heart
Incurable romantic Torquil Campbell earnestly leads stars into cruel world
by Michael White

Kicking out the jams in the Big Smoke
Broken Social Scene proves that Toronto really can produce a world-class band
by Michael White

Just saying ‘nyet’ to the bling-bling
Russia’s DJ Vadim thinks hip-hop should uplift, not denigrate
by Rob Faust

Of puppies, politics and punk rock
The Weakerthans find a new home on Epitaph Records
by Jennifer Abel

Immune to peer pressure
Vancouver band John Ford a guilty pleasure
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Daedalus Quartet soars
Rising stars work in concert with pianist
by Kenna Burima

STREET SOUNDS

Phattoe wants to shake some booty
Funk-rock sandwich just trying to get a Foot in tha Doe
by Aubrey McInnis

RECORD REVIEWS

Tosca - what a difference the dub makes
CD Reviews
Tosca’s Delhi 9
reviewed by Rob Faust
Harry Manx and Kevin Breit’s Jubilee
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Asian Dub Foundation’s Enemy of the Enemy
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Skydiggers’ Bittersweet Harmony
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
Kate Rusby’s 10
reviewed by Shereen Tuomi

VISUAL ARTS

Beautiful flower power
Exhibit examines use of floral imagery in art
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Cast clicks in classic romantic comedy
Actors reunite and make themselves at home in The Philadelphia Story
by Jeff Goffin

Help Unwanted makes point with humour
Actors use personal experiences to shed light on society’s view of disabilities
by Jeff Goffin

Vote these bad boys off the island
Sage Theatre takes lean approach in bare-ones staging of Lord of the Flies
by Martin Morrow

ATP’s new season puts locals centre-stage
by FFWD Staff

FILM

Hooray for Hollywood
Predicting Oscar winners and losers
by Michael Hoff

Is it documentary photography or art?
The True Meaning of Pictures questions the work of Shelby Lee Adams
by Jaime Frederick

Boat Tripe
No, that’s not a typo, just a more accurate title for this film
by Neal Ozano

Comedy headed for some turbulence
View From the Top may have audience assuming the crash position
by David King

Pool movie the colour of crummy
Poolhall Junkies attempts to Tarantino-ize a really boring sport
by Neal Ozano

Icky, gooey extra-terrestrials
It’s difficult to take Dreamcatcher’s aliens too seriously
by Rachel Deahl

VIDEO

High school confidential
Donnie Darko gains following on home video
by Mark Hamilton

VIDEO VULTURE

Porn’s roly-poly everyman
Movie exposes secrets of Ron Jeremy’s success
by John Tebbutt