Pot activist Marc Emery plans his own arrest in Calgary
by Tom Babin

Walk to Work (and other news briefs)
by Tom Babin

LETTERS

Folk fascist comment just bad manners
by FFWD Reader

Miss Saigon gives new actos a chance
by FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

You can’t always get what you want
Who gains and who loses following Toronto’s SARS benefit?
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Camping 101: protect your beer
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

New life for an undiscovered gem
Global Fest may prove to be a boon for east Calgary’s Elliston Park
by Tom Babin

COVER

Sporting a bad case of paranoia
Alberta’s conspiracy theorists launch half-truths into the stratosphere
by Bob Keelaghan

FOOD

Fish farming raises toxic debate
Study finds farmed salmon contains more PCBs than wild salmon
by Miles Pittman

OUT & ABOUT

Women find their football field of dreams
Calgary Rockies contact football squad looking for games south of the 49
by Mark Sproxton

FASHION

T-shirts with personality to spare
Original graphics by young designers an alternative to familiar logos
by Lincoln Phillip

BOOKS

Intimate fiction
Dana Bath’s carefully crafted stories draw you in
book review: Universal Recipients by Dana Bath
reviewed by Patricia Robertson

A graceful elephant
Jill Hartman charms with her playful pachyderm poem
book review: A Painted Elephant by Jill Hartman
reviewed by Julia Williams

Bookends
Teen angst poetry lets you laugh at old demons
by Harry Vandervlist

MUSIC

Exile in indieville
Liz Phair takes heat from her biggest fans for glossy new album
by Lenore Hume

Pop culture not pop music
Dan Bern shares a group hug with ugliness
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

It’s all in the concept
The High Dials offer an ambitious debut
by Michael White

Aging gracefully with success in his stars
Long John Baldry on elephants, Mick Jagger and other cultural giants
by Jennifer Abel

The man and the music
Llorca discusses the beginning of the end of ‘pure’ house
by Rob Faust

Lesser-known artists put out solid best-ofs
But George Clinton’s motley crew offer nothing more than mediocre R&B
by Jennifer Abel

RECORD REVIEWS

Jacky Terrasson raises the jazz standards
Jacky Terrasson’s Smile and Into the Blue
reviewed by Lachlan MacKintosh
Paddy McAloon’s I Trawl the Megahertz
reviewed by Michael White
Senor Coconut and His Orchestra’s Fiesta Songs
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
The Arrogant Worms’ Semi-Conducted
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
El Chupacabra’s Smooth
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
Nerf Herder’s My Ep
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Keeping up with technology
Banff New Media Institute explores the science of art in visual laboratory
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Designing woman
Betty award nominee Linda Leon’s work ranges from realistic to zany
by Alison Mayes

Dramatis interruptus
Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost is a 400-year-old comedy begging for a sequel
by Martin Morrow

OPERA

Filumena redux
Soprano revisits role as bootlegger’s moll
by Jeff Goffin

FILM

Bleak and beautiful
Northfork an inscrutable work of art
by Bjorn Olson

Keeping the dogs at bay
Wild Dogs finds heartbreaking beauty exploring the true nature of human animals
by Aaren Madden

Fake kings and dirty rascals
Quiet British period drama proves completely inconsequential
by Jason Lewis

Naughty, naughty nuptials
Final instalment of the American Pie series takes the (wedding) cake
by Jason Anderson

This remake freaks me out
by Zak Pashak

VIDEO VULTURE

Stand up and be counted
Some comedians are funnier than you think
by John Tebbutt