Bridgeland hall set to close
by Tom Babin

Effort under way to change ‘alderman’ to ‘councillor’
by Tom Babin

Arts centre gets funding from city
by Tom Babin

Whaleback hearing (and other news notes)
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS

Kings of Leon deserve better
by Jay Stanley

Media brainwashing American public
by Christina Szeman

VIEWPOINT

Guns and drugs - the free-trade model
Part two of the story of Earnest the Capitalist Hero: An Afghan dream
by Hamish MacAulay

WEB WATCH

Cooking for a cause
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

Chileans mark their own September 11
Ex-political prisoners still waiting for justice 30 years after coup d’état
by Tom Babin

FOOD

Puspa’s rich flavours even better with age
by Miles Pittman

FASHION

Imagining success
Jewelry designer’s creations capture attention
by Lincoln Phillip

BOOKS

A decade of distinguished writing
Noted authors gather to toast Calgary’s fruitful Markin-Flanagan program
by Harry Vandervlist

Bookends
Hey Douglas Coupland!
Writer’s latest focuses on school shooting spree
by Harry Vandervlist

MUSIC

Getting goosebumps
Music legend tops his illustrious past
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Classical music under the big top
Honens and Cirque Eloize team up to reinvent the circus
by Kenna Burima

Revolutionary rap meets fabulous funk
Warsawpack take stock and drop musical bombs with their second record
by Christine Leonard

Gold teeth and breakbeats
Like you need a reason to go see him - it’s Goldie for goodness sake
by Rob Faust

Jazz ambassadors get funked up
For Calgary-based jazz ensemble, groove is in the heart
by Kenna Burima

Pushing the limits of inspiration
Trumpet player Bob Day opens up and charts a new course for jazz
by Dennis Slater

Hippie communes and Mennonite towns
Life’s journey brings a wistful realness to the music of songwriter Cam Penner
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Canada’s little space-age secret grows up
A Northern Chorus shake off their hippy attire for dream-pop brilliance
by Mark Hamilton

RECORD REVIEWS

It’s time to prepare - The Rapture is here
The Rapture’s Echoes
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Jeffery Lewis’s It’s the Ones Who’ve Cracked that the Light Shines Through
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
Broadcast’s Haha Sound
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The Wednesday Night Heroes’ Superiority Complex
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Some Girls’ Feel It
reviewed by Christopher Markowsky
Los Straitjackets’ Supersonic Guitars in 3-D
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Fur the love of history
Local artist looks further into Canada’s past
by Wes LaFortune

Spreading the art around
Artcity’s visual arts exhibition examines the age of disease and suburban blight
by Anthea Black

COVER

Strung out on Chet Baker
Hit musical drama explores the enigma of the junkie jazz legend
by Martin Morrow

The best of Chet Baker’s cool-jazz style
by Kenna Burima

THEATRE

The American dream at street level
Early Mamet play finds comedy and pathos among dim-wittted schemers
by Martin Morrow

The changing face of Workshop Theatre
Longtime amateur company looking to reband itself with Calgary audiences
by Wes LaFortune

DANCE

Living happily ever after
Rex Harrington celebrates 20 years as Canada’s charming ballet prince
by David King

FILM

Personal visions of Edmonton media artists
Fava 20/02 showcases wildly divergent shorts from the provincial capital
by Jaime Frederick

Where do we go from here?
A look back at this summer’s frenzy of safe cinematic sequels
by Michael Hoff

Horror movie fever
Campy flick is so much fun it’s scary
by Jason Lewis

Pizza parties and other secrets of the grift
Like all good cons, Ridley Scott’s Matchstick Men plays the audience for a fool
by Rachel Deahl

Redefining the idea of comedic genius
A critic gushes over the incomparable comic talent of the amazing David Spade
by Brad E. Simkulet

VIDEO VULTURE

The saga of the She-Wolf
Nasty Nazis do their thing in film that inspired many imitatorsby John Tebbutt