Citizens may get final say on future of smoking
by Tom Babin

Calgary urged to adopt a town in support of Iraq
by Tom Babin

Natural health
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT

Free Willy
Now’s the time to abolish the monarchy
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

More ways to kill time at work
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

Water rights for sale
Alberta plan raises alarm about future
by Tom Babin

FOOD

Use your noodle at Sobaten
by Miles Pittman

BOOZE

Modern old world wines
Tuscany evolves from weak Chianti to rich reds
by Kevin McLean

OUT & ABOUT

Foxy boxers in same ring as the pros
Duking it out in boxing gloves and little else requires sports licence
by Mark Sproxton

TELEVISION

Calgary filmmakers hit the road
Canada Day premiere shares stories of long and winding cross-country tour
by Stephen W. Smith

BOOKS

Measuring the values gap
Fire and Ice author shows Canadians drifting apart from American cousins
by D. Grant Black

A lifeboat in the ocean of student debt
Calgary author’s guide a fresh, practical look at post-secondary budgeting
book review: Sink or Swim: Get Your Degree Without Drowning in Debt by Sarah Deveau
reviewed by Lenore Hume

Bookends
Summer reading options abound
Worthwhile books to curl up and battle the pesky mosquitoes with
by Jason Hammond

MUSIC

Blemish-free pop stars
Can’t find fault with The New Pornographers
by Aubrey McInnis

The sweet smell of success
Vancouver quintet The Organ is one punk rock band with the balls to be popular
by Michael White

You better keep moving
Beady Belle an electronic act that likes to swing
by Rob Faust

Jazz guitarist has the ‘voice’ of a rocker
Mike Stern uses various techniques to extend range of his instrument
by Dennis Slater

Red-hot music from streets of Havana
Cubanismo to deliver free-wheeling, energetic dance party for festival finale
by Kenna Burima

Disastrous multimedia event
Tar Disaster Project bombards the senses with ideas
by Wes LaFortune

Murphy’s law
Dropkick Murphys draft new piper from Calgary
by Christine Leonard

The good, the bad and the oh-so-campy
Hits and misses in the latest batch of best-ofs, reissues and rarities
by Jennifer Abel

RECORD REVIEWS

David Sylvian continues to antagonize fans
CD Reviews
David Sylvian’s Blemish
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Up, Bustle and Out’s Urban Evacuation
reviewed by Shereen Tuomi
Spring Heel Jack’s Live
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The Real McKenzies’ Oot & Aboot
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Bruce Cockburn’s You’ve Never Seen Everything
reviewed by Jennifer Abel

THEATRE

Provocation in the parkade
Students choose symbolic setting for antiwar take on Orestes tragedy
by Brad E. Simkulet

Thanks for the memories
Fast Forward critics pick their five most unforgettable shows of 2002-03
by Jeff Goffin, David King, Martin Morrow & Brad E. Simkulet

FILM

Taking the piss out of film critics
Will 28 Days Later force movie-goers to fend for themselves?
by Brad E. Simkulet

Two perspectives on anger management
The Hulk and Whale Rider have wildly divergent ideas about emotional control
by Jaime Frederick

New vision of the old west
Peter Fonda’s The Hired Hand revises popular myth
by Jaime Frederick

Speed freaks
Tweaker flick the latest spin on a spun-out genre
by David King

VIDEO
Road movie goes in circles
by Paul Williams

VIDEO VULTURE
Don’t move... I said don’t move!
Ah, that’s better
by John Tebbutt