Same-sex legislation leads to cutbacks in couple’s support
by Tom Babin

Equity actors urging boycott of Miss Saigon
by Tom Babin

News Briefs
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Metzger an ally, not an enemy
by FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

Is that a weapon in your pocket?
George Bush, Tony Blair and the politics of masturbation
by David Bright

Ka-ching! Ka-ching! Ka-ching!
The new sound of research at the Glenbow Museum Archives and Library
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Gifts so good you’ll want them
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Seeking out neighbourhood joints
Our second annual look at the mom-and-pop restaurants in apartment buildings
by Miles Pittman

COMEDY

No laughing matter
Veteran comic finds little humour in business of stand-up
by Stephen W. Smith

BOOKS

Living under June
Callwood remains Canada’s exemplar of the journalist-activist
by Patricia Robertson

Bookends
A difficult week in Canada’s literary world
by Harry Vandervlist

FOLK FESTIVAL

Art, activism and a Righteous Babe
Li’l Folksinger Ani DiFranco returns to her solo acoustic roots
by C.B. MacKintosh

Cruel, but not to be kind
Elvis Costello infuriates fans on a regular basis
by Michael White

Magical mystery tour
Scouting the folk fest’s sidestage action
by Martin Kemp, Mary-Lynn McEwen & Shereen Tuomi

Don’t we all got the blues?
The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir leads us down path of sorrow and despair
by Jaime Frederick

Stories written in steel
Friends of Dean Martinez create instrumental paradise
by Stephen W. Smith

True to her country roots
Ruthie Foster mixes blues and gospel with style
by Sandra Vida

A Yukon state of mind
Kim Barlow brings stories of the region and its people to l ife in song
by Kenna Burima

Henrys and Silver Hearts eschew beaten path
by Michael White

But can they play a jig?
Lappelectro brings electronic samples to folk fest
by Martin Kemp

Finding inspiration in a bag of almonds
The Waifs live their dreams on the road and at home - wherever that may be
by Jennifer Abel

Just don’t call her ‘quirky’
Singer Jane Siberry is a creature of many parts
by Shereen Tuomi

MUSIC

Tears not enough for deep house DJ Tomiie
by Kenna Burima

VISUAL ARTS

Northern reflections
Group show at TRUCK examines icons that contribute to our national identity
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Do you bite your thumb at me, sir?
Them thar’s fightin’ words for THEATREboom in Shakespeare country
by Martin Morrow

Calgary fringe festival a no-go
Three-year-old theatre event on hiatus this year due to lack of space
by Wes LaFortune

FILM

Ghoul’s gold in small Peruvian village
Choropampa: The Price of Gold a well-meaning but flawed account of injustice
by Julie Pithers

No complaints about the gratuitous sex
Francois Ozon follows up Eight Women with story of murder and titillation
by Timothy Heck

Spy Kids 3-D all fun and games
by Jason Lewis

Iconoclast gains new notoriety
Stan Brakhage program shows small sample of maverick filmmaker’s work
by Jaime Frederick

Will the real Victor Vargas please stand up?
by Timothy Heck

Whatcha gonna do about Bad Boys II?
How about decapitating director Michael Bay? That might be a good start
by Jason Anderson

An idiotic story and silly, implausible stunts
Despite her physique, Angelina Jolie can’t save Tomb Raider sequel from disaster
by Rachel Deahl

VIDEO
Angels with dirty minds
by Timothy Heck

VIDEO VULTURE
Hey there, tall, dark and comfy
Silent weirdness from the abnormal brain of Oz creator L. Frank Baum
by John Tebbutt