U.S. decision mars Landmine Awareness Week
by Laurie Griffin

Ranchers charge they’re being ‘gouged’ by meat packers
by Amy Steele

Prairie conservation (and other news notes)
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Voting no is so tired
by FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

Confessions of a (former) anti-American
I thought I hated the president, but I’m feeling much better now, thank you
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Live long and die out
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Vegetarian food that’s fit for Buddha
Popular restaurant boasts more than 100 meatless Chinese dishes
by Danyael Halprin

TRAVEL

Tumble in the jungle
Running the Nash Hash - like mixing a wedding with a frat party
by Julia Williams

BOOKS

Unions and capitalists
New book races labour under Klein and Harris
reviewed by Timothy Wild

BOOKENDS

Kostash sails to Byzantium
Writer’s work builds a bridge to Eastern Europe
by Harry Vandervlist

ACTIVIST GUIDE

Fast Forward’s Annual Activist Guide
How to make your world a better place
by FFWD Staff

Young and yearning for change
by FFWD Staff

Consumer activism isn’t so tough
Disposable and unhealthy products are everywhere, but there are easy alternatives
by Adrienne Beattie

Paying the price
Standing up often means making sacrifices
by Jack Locke

Only you can prevent sweatshops
Activists say it’s time consumers take Third World forced labour seriously
by Ashifa Kassam

Activist advice from an old whore
Be bold, creative and keep a sense of humour - you’re gonna need it
by Brian Salmi

Standing up to big oil and sour gas
Barbara Graff says toxic emissions ravaged her family, now she’s fighting back
by Amy Steele

MUSIC

Damn the trends, full speed ahead
After years in Calgary, members of The Luvlies swim in a musical pool of zen
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Size does matter
Fat Wreck Chords’ ska-punk outfit The Mad Caddies slim down their lineup
by Sarah Rowland

Placed, displaced, but never misplaced
A life of travel shows up between the notes of songwriter Allen Dobb’s songs
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Slow and steady wins the race
Toronto trio Raising The Fawn takes their lineup changes in stride
by Kirsten Kosloski

It comes in threes
Simon Fisk plunges into jazz trio format
by Kenna Burima

You make your art and take your chances
Country Medicine is just what the doctor ordered for Dave McCaan
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

RECORD REVIEWS

B-sides compilation says come to Papa
CD Reviews:
Papa-M’s Hole of Burning Alms
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Cure’s Join the Dots: B-sides and rarities 1978-2001
reviewed by Matthew Currie-Holmes
The Outernationalists’ Present: Ethnomixocology
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Controller Controller’s History
reviewed by Jason Lewis

THEATRE

A fools’ paradise
One Yellow Rabbit ges to heaven with new members and a new comedy
by Martin Morrow

Experimenting under the 7-Eleven
Theatre Junction’s Random Acts returns with diverse and daring performances
by Brad E. Simkulet

Year of the monkey
Nicole Zylstra makes mischief with a jungle comedy and a vampire thriller
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

Modern dance overdose
Final week offered Explosions of varied quality
by FFWD Staff

FILM

Errol Morris rewrites history
The Fog of War re-examines Vietnam War architect Robert S. McNamara
by Jaime Frederick

Lost in America
Filmmaker Kim Shelton turns the cameras on Sudanese refugees in A Great Wonder
by Amy Steele

Cutting to the chase
The ‘70s TV revival continues with Starsky & Hutch
by Derek McEwen

Back from the Dead
Elvis takes care of mummys in Bubba Ho Tep
by Jaime Frederick

A galloping tale
Hidalgo wears its heart on its saddle
by Julie Pithers

VIDEO

Obscure Canadian artist gets his due
Filmmaker Grant Munro celebrated in new double-disc retrospective
by Jaime Frederick

VIDEO VULTURE

Gamera obscura
That’s not a knife - that’s a ruddy big alien monster fighting a giant turtle
by John Tebbutt