Province accused of rubber-stamping coal methane
by Amy Steele

Provincial funding change causes headaches for homeless shelters
by Amy Steele

Taft Liberal leader (and other news notes)
by Amy Steele

VIEWPOINT

The story of Deng
Few Canadians can understand the life that lead to Kuol’s shooting by a Calgary cop
by Meagan Smith-Windsor

A hard road ahead for Harper
Why the numbers don’t add up for a Conservative election victory
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

You want Jesus with that?
by Courtney Thompson

COVER

The collapse of queer activism
The fight for gay rights should be flourishing, but in Calgary it has vanished
by Hugh Graham

FOOD

From doughnuts to daal
Bharat Restaurant supplants fast food with a delicious Indian buffet
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Tackling the restaurant tasting ritual
Fret no more, here’s some tips on how to tell when a good wine has gone bad
by Kevin McLean

TRAVEL

Aquatic enchantment
Legendary Vietnamese water puppetry continues to make a big splash
by Julia Williams

BOOKS

The missionary position
Daniel Coleman’s vivid memoir of Ethiopia has relevance for today’s NGOs
by Martin Morrow

Milk River region gets its due
book review: Hope’s Last Home by Tony Rees
reviewed by Bob Blakey

Stoned on a Canadian sport
book review: The Stone Age: A Social History of Curling on the Prairies by Vera Pezer
reviewed by Bruce Pollock

BOOKENDS

Why I hate Toronto
Henighan gives up the lit-crit for Streets of Winter
by Harry Vandervlist

TELEVISION

A real school of rock
Local would-be idols plug into CBC’s Rock Camp
by Stephen W. Smith

VIDEO GAMES

Silicon Kane
Hollywood invades the latest crop of video games
by Faustus Salvador

MUSIC

This year’s model
Pop wunderkid Sondre Lerche with Two Way Monologue
by Michael White

Claw-hammer revolution
Banjo players convene for musical regime change
by Jack Locke

Under the influence
Danny Michel on the fine line between making music and listening to it
by Jordan Kawchuk

On a magic night
A jazz odyssey with Onalea
by Ian Doig

Juno what I’m saying?
Hip-hop collective Sweatshop Union naturally progresses to the top
by Nichole Stewart

It’s all connected...
Sometimes it’s a bit of work joining the dots between the latest reissues
by Jennifer Abel

RECORD REVIEWS

The powerful Chad Van Gaalen machine
CD Reviews:
Chad Van Gaalen’s See-thru Skin
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Heavy Blinkers’ The Night And I Are Still So Young
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Sigur Ros’ Ba Ba Ti Ki Di do EP
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Bob Dylan’s The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 - Live 1964 Concert
reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen
Michael Kaeshammer’s Strut
reviewed by Kenna Burima
Easily Amused’s Simple Stuff
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Jon Rauhouse’s Jon Rauhouse’s Steel Guitar Rodeo featuring Tommy Connell
reviewed by Jane McCullough
N.E.R.D.’s Fly or Die
reviewed by Frank Litorco
Panurge’s Throw Down the Reins
reviewed by Christine Leonard
The Standard’s Wire Post to Wire
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Beanfield’s Seek
reviewed by Kenna Burima

Singin’ the Blues
by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

A new way to sell soap
Dove-sponsored touring photography exhibition focuses on inner beauty
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

The seasons they go round and round
Alberta Theatre Projects and Calgary Opera reveal upcoming playbills
by Martin Morrow

Magnetic North moves west
National theatre festival is pitching camp in Edmonton this June
by David King

Sage Theatre changes hands
by Martin Morrow

Sharon Pollock treads the boards
Distinguished playwright is having a ball acting in vintage murder mystery
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

Soldiering on
Polish production refocuses and overcomes near tragedy
by Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

Taking liberties
Osama well-made manipulative
by Kim Linekin

Morality Play
The Reckoning’s distinct visuals can’t liven up dull film
by Jason Anderson

Hook, line and sinker
In Seducing Doctor Lewis, villagers net physician with duplicitous charm
by Jaime Frederick

Bringing back the B movie
Walking Tall is made for a threatened America
by Timothy Heck

Ron Perlman makes a great Hellboy
But this comic book adaptation isn’t as good as the sum of its parts
by Jason Lewis

VIDEO

How to get ahead in business
Demonlover a polemic phrased in the language of an action-suspense thriller
by Jaime Frederick