Tibetan’s release demanded
by Amy Steele

King wants cameras (and other news notes)
by Amy Steele

LETTER

Mars vs. the oil men
by David J. Still

RANT & RAVE

A Divided Nation
Two Calgarians visit Iraq and return with a warning
by Julie Hrdlicka and Noel Ainsley

VIEWPOINT

Belinda’s biggest lie: the truth
by Brian Salmi

Super Bowl threatens the American way
Revenue sharing, salary caps - creeping socialism turns huge profits in the NFL
by Hamish MacAulay

WEB WATCH

I am not the Walrus
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

Going Green in Alberta
Green party hopes to turn new financing rules into mainstream electoral success
by Amy Steele

FOOD

Seeking bites and jolts
Resist Starbucks and seek out these coffee houses
by Miles Pittman

GOOD LISTENER

Two for the show
The Good Listener offers his second annual candid video rental reviews
by Ian Doig

BOOKS

In cold blood
Gripping new book recounts murder of RCMP officer Dennis Strongquill
by Amy Steele

Writing Alberta history
book review: Boondoggles, Bonanzas and Other Alberta Stories by Brian Brennan and The Story Behind Alberta Names by Harry M. Sanders
reviewed by Bruce Pollock

The politics of the fictional
book review: The Citizen’s Voice: 20th Century Politics and Literature by Michael Keren
reviewed by Henry Srebrnik

BOOKENDS

Sharing a FutureVision
Upcoming symposium will unite leading SF authors and their readers
by Harry Vandervlist

COMEDY

Wanna be a cock star?
Dexterity made Aussie a penis puppeteer
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

What’s in a name change
RantMusic marks a new moniker and new sound
by Martin Kemp

Not trapped in her own head
Veda Hille may be older and wiser, but she is never boring
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

The chemistry of making music
Classical divas finally team up
by Kenna Burima

RECORD REVIEWS

The Mekons give us some Punk Rock
CD Reviews:
The Mekons’ Punk Rock
reviewed by Andrew Wedderburn
Northern State’s Dying in Stereo
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Dani Siciliano’s Likes...
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Ghost’s Hypnotic Underworld
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Bayside’s Sirens and Condolences
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Money for public art
Council approves plan to earmark part of capital costs for artwork
by Wes LaFortune

The sacred and mundane
by Wes LaFortune

COVER

Exit the king of playRites
Eugene Stickland’s daring new play could be his festival swan song
by Martin Morrow

THEATRE

Rodeo diary, week three
Sleepless fun with Corpus, something to chew on from Miller and Howley
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

Sex and the jungle
Compagnie Marie Choinard’s steamy Chorale takes movement to primal extremes
by David King

OPERA

From ABBA to murder and meat pies
Louise Pitre does some grisly cooking in Calgary Opera’s Sweeny Todd
by Tim Christison

FILM

Cinematic hindsight
Our critics look back on the year in film
by Staff Writers

Glass onion
Girl With a Pearl Earring peels away layers
by Mark Hamilton

The perils of sequel filmmaking
Digging into genre constraints with Emily Perkins, star of Ginger Snaps II
by Mark Hamilton

Those lazy days of winter
Owen Wilson vehicle The Big Bounce too slow to be convincing
by Brad E. Simkulet

A sugary treat for young and naive
The date with Hamilton a tad too sweet for older filmgoers
by Julie Pithers

VIDEO

Schizoid satire
Steven Soderbergh’s inventive Schizopolis makes critic happiest man in his pants
by Jaime Frederick

New and notable on DVD
by Jaime Frederick

VIDEO VULTURE

A favourite returns
Remove unwanted hair with Lady Wu Tang
by John Tebbutt