Rethink modern farming to combat disease, says Lyman
by Tom Babin

Union launches boycott over IGA cashier’s wages
by Tom Babin

Homeless study (and other news notes)
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT

Right for the wrong reasons
Author Christopher Hitchen’s defence of U.S. President Bush fails to convince
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Dolls on the loose
by Courtney Thompson

TECHNOLOGY

Mob mentality takes over the Internet
Flash mobs the latest cultural indicator of changes wrought by technology
by Tom Babin

FOOD

Develop a crush on modern lounge and bar
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Live life to the Fullerest
Champion beers come to Alberta
by Don Tse

GOOD LISTENER

Country roads, get me outta here
A snoop inside political intrigue, soda wars and marryin’ your cousin
by Ian Doig

TELEVISION

Spiked TV
New network pours out plenty of testosterone and a couple of laughs
by Stephen W. Smith

Reality-show statements that should be banned
by Stephen W. Smith

BOOKS

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s second coming
Oprah’s darling rides wave of hype and anticipation with sophmore novel
by Patricia Robertson

Taken with faith
Coupland tones down the satire
reviewed by John B. Wallace

Bookends
Here’s a column with a not-so-hidden agenda
by Harry Vandervlist

MUSIC

What do you mean I’m funny?
Fed up with critics, Dean Ween talks seriously abuot making people laugh
by Bob Keelaghan

Boognish rising and other spiritual phenomenon
by Christine Leonard

It’s the live show without the boredom
After finalizing the details, Kris Demeanor takes a crack at recording live
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Brit-pop: the cruel mistress
Hardworking Ocean Colour Scene have a bone to pick with their local press
by Lenore Hume

Passion for fashion
Buck 65 proves that music isn’t the only place to find his style
by Jason Lewis

The jazzy and the dead
Reissues from jazzy laid-back Canucks and raucous punk rock Yanks
by Jennifer Abel

RECORD REVIEWS

Hawksley Workman is a lover and a fighter
CD Reviews:
Hawksley Workman’s Lover/Fighter
reviewed by Shereen Tuomi
The Neptunes’ Present... Clones
reviewed by Frank Litorco
Iron Maiden’s Dance of Death
reviewed by Tara Lee Wittchen
Priya Thomas’s Songs for Car Commercials
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski

FASHION

Cozying up to fall 2003
Designers pay homage to innovators of style with no-frills fashions
by Lincoln Phillip

Just for kicks
How to satisfy your shoe fetish for fall 2003
by Lincoln Phillip

VISUAL ARTS

Beauty is not in the eye of the city official
Calgary Transit’s objection to artworks stirs controversy in the wake of Artcity
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Exotic taste
Maple Salsa serves up menu of zesty foreign theatre
by Martin Morrow

A cellar full of creative noise
Intimate new performance venue hopes to attract artistic risk-takers
by Wes LaFortune

Spunky princess versus jive-talkin’ dragon
Blue Collar Dance gives a musical spin to Robert Munsch’s witty kids’ classic
by Alison Mayes

Clever comedy
The Constant Wife contradicts expectations
by Jocelyn Grosse

FILM FESTIVAL

Truth and justice
Idealism battles corruption in films from director Francisco Lombardi
by Jaime Frederick

Isabelle of the ball
Actress Katharine Isabelle survives the boot-camp nature of the film festival circuit
by Jason Lewis

Symbolism and prophecy: A Space Odyssey
Writer Galen Bullard looks at the possible interpretations of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001
by Jaime Frederick

Saving the best for last
Calgary International Film Festival pulls out all the stops for final weekend
by FFWD writers

FILM

You can’t judge a film by its stars
Foolproof admirably defies Hollywood and delivers the goods
by Shaun English

Out of time or out of new ideas?
Despite poor construction, new Denzel Washington vehicle worth a spin
by Julie Pithers

DeVito’s lease is expired
With Duplex, Danny DeVito proves he should be booted off the backlot
by Jaime Frederick

Are you ready to rock?
The Rundown embraces and expands action genre
by Shaun English

VIDEO

Much more than conjugation
Etre Et Avoir reveals a teacher’s more compassionate approach to schooling
by Jaime Frederick

VIDEO VULTURE

In defence of Bill and Ted
The Vulture says ‘Be excellent to each other and party on, dudes’
by John Tebbutt