Canada’s depleted uranium may be in bombs, say critics
by Tom Babin

Report calls for better plan to save Banff grizzlies
by Tom Babin

KISS changes format (among other community notes)
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Model overlooked in fashion issue
by FFWD Reader

Alternative views are refreshing
by FFWD Reader

Rude comment sums up U.S. policy
by FFWD Reader

WEB WATCH

Unique must-haves for spring
by Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

Memo to CNN: War is meant to be hell
‘Virtual war’ sanitizes impact of Iraq conflict
by David Bright

CITY

Inner-city suffers as suburbs sprawl
Services at risk in core communities while property tax assessments rise
by Wes LaFortune

BOOKS

Languishing in a corporate wasteland
book review: Jennifer Government by Max Barry
reviewed by Julie Pithers

Artists record uneasy relationship with landscape
book review: Place by Geoffrey James and Rudy Wiebe
reviewed by Diane DeChief

Saramago sings a one-note song
book review: The Cave by Jose Saramago
reviewed by Lee Shedden

Bookends
April is the kindest month
Poetry celebration starts with a bang
by Jason Hammond

FOOD

Bombay Sweet House a sweet deal for Indian food
by Miles Pittman

MUSIC

Stealing all the good stuff in rock and roll
Frank Black may have a big ego, but he’s not totally self-obsessed
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Nothin’ wrong with Honeyboy Edwards
At 88, blues legend is one old dog who’s still learning new tricks
by Sandra Vida

Banging the drum for drum ‘n’ bass
DJ Proph’s Rewind event puts cutting-edge genre in spotlight
by Rob Faust

Second annual Mix Tape Awards
If you stay up all night recording your dream mixes, this contest is for you
by Aubrey McInnis

RECORD REVIEWS

Bettie Serveert’s uncanny pop evolution
CD Reviews
Bettie Serveert’s Log 22
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Azita’s Enantiodromia
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ Pig Lib reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Waifs’ up All Night
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
King Britt’s Adventures in Lo-Fi
reviewed by Kenna Burima
Pilot to Gunner’s Games at High Speed
reviewed by Christine Leonard

VISUAL ARTS

Performance art takes to the streets
Mountain Standard Time festival features artists inspired by everyday life
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

A playboy’s world of hurt
Irish masterpiece caps Theatre Junction’s season
by Brad E. Simkulet

Theatre Junction facing homelessness
by Tom Babin

Gambling on hope
ATP rolls the dice with Zadie’s Shoes
by Jeff Goffin

Modern witch-hunt
Play examines ‘holocaust of women’
by Neal Ozano

Domestic junkyard wars
Eugene Stickland tries hand at slapstick comedy
by Jeff Goffin0

COVER

Is there a projectionist in the house?
Without trained technicians, movie audiences may not get the real picture
by Jaime Frederick

FILM

The original peace-loving drag queens
The cockettes took warmongers by storm - and they did it on LSD
by David King

The un-making of Terry Gilliam
Lost in La Mancha documents director’s disastrous production
by Jason Anderson

Answer the phone, prick
Phone Booth questions our desire to see even repunant characters redeemed
by Jaime Frederick

Bending cultural boundaries
Bend It Like Beckham pits dreamer against tradition
by Julie Pithers

Fuel-injected Diesel
A Man Apart has a lot of drama for an action film
by Gordon Yerkovich

Scientifically shoddy science fiction
The Core may not be realistic, but it does have blockbuster appeal
by Neal Ozano

VIDEO VULTURE

You’re all mad! Mad, I tell you!
Swiping jewels and saving the world with Sam, Sylvia and Karl
by John Tebbutt