Bylaw called ‘poor bashing’
by Amy Steele

Alberta workers missing out on hot economy, says report
by Amy Steele

Curbside recycling (and other news notes)
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Humanists not discriminating
by Eric Suderman

WEB WATCH

Puppetmania online
by Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

Federal and provincial governments failing
Canada’s PR reaction to mad cow shows nothing has been learned from the past
by Hamish MacAulay

CITY

Klein’s quip could haunt local ranchers
Pominent American says U.S. politicians may use gaffe against open border
by Brian Salmi

Marijuana mogul offers free grow-op equipment to beef producers
by Brian Salmi

FOOD

Chinatown cheapies
These joints cater to empty stomachs and wallets
by Miles Pittman

OUT & ABOUT

New extreme sport to hit the slopes
Breakneck airboarding could land you in the next Jackass movie
by Mark Sproxton

BOOKS

Unfashionable feminist
Maureen McTeer helped redefine political wives
reviewed by C.B. MacKintosh

Comix from the conflict zone
reviewed by Tom Babin

BOOKENDS

The literal book launch
Poet Jonathon Wilcke to send his debut skyward
by Harry Vandervlist

MUSIC

All music, all the time
Guitarist Aaron Bonney has a plan to battle his personal beast with music
by Colleen Seto

Slinging four strings
Forget guitars, violins are the new "it" instrument
by Sarah Rowland

David Bowie’s glam-o-rama
How could you possibly summarize his career in a few hundred words?
by Andrew Wedderburn

RECORD REVIEWS

Limp Twins bring back much-needed groove
CD Reviews:
Limp Twins’ Tales form Beyond the Groove
reviewed by Rob Faust
Lou Reed, John Cale & Nico’s La Bataclan ’72
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Hoobastank’s The Reason
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Hal Hartley’s Possible Musics I
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Martyn Joseph’s Whoever it was that brought me here will have to take me home
reviewed by Jennifer Abel

VISUAL ARTS

Flesh and metal
Skin cells, steel plates and being human
by Wes LaFortune

Member of famed Regina Five artists dies
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Playing with Jesus
MacHomer’s Rick Miller uses levity to re-examine the life of Christ
by Martin Morrow

A Beast is born
Collective fuses theatre and technology to explore monstrous side of humanity
by Jocelyn Grosse

Something to envy
Our northern neighbours covet the Rabbits’ High Performance Rodeo
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

Beauty and the bass
Koller and Cooper are the best reasons to see Decidedly Jazz’s Pivoting Echoes
by Alison Mayes

Saved by the Belles
Performers reinterpret classical Indian dance
by David King

COVER

Building community and social action
Movies That Matter supports activism one documentary at a time
by Jaime Frederick

FILM

The thankless life of the reader
It’s not glamourous, no one knows who you are, but somebody’s gotta do it
by Kristin Nowosad

The future of film is now
Does the convenience of the Internet ruin the cinematic experience?
by Bob Blakey

Meet me in the bathroom
Director John Hamburg takes his first name to heart with Along Came Polly
by Rachel Deahl

This film needs a little Moore
by Jason Lewis

VIDEO VULTURE

1998: The summer of crap
The Video Vulture bravely looks back a few years, then screams and hides
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Cinematic maniacs
Documentary focuses on obsessive movie lovers
by Jaime Frederick

The couch can be your friend
A cinematic survivalists guide to making the most of your winter viewing
by Jason Lewis