Immigrants increasingly likely to face poverty
by Amy Steele

Bathhouse trial (among other community notes)
by Amy Steele

Making walking pleasant key to better cities, says expert
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Israel’s memory
by Orest Siepoku

VIEWPOINT

Is Bush following in Napoleon’s footsteps?
Like the French conqueror, Dubya may be sowing the seeds of hs own demise
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Art and outrage on Web T-shirts
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Dip into Quebec cuisine
Elisabelle offers fondue fun and deli delights
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Bock your world
Thank monks seeking liquid bread for creating robust springtime beers
by Mike Tessier

BOOKS

Lunch with Hilles
Love, fiction and politics with acclaimed writer
by Robin Thompson

BOOKENDS

Books from the ashes
Calgarians helping rebuild torched Jewish library
by Harry Vandervlist

TELEVISION

Will shoot for cash
Local filmmaker Cory Lee turned to TV to bankroll Defining Edward
by Stephen W. Smith

COVER

Basic economics
When it comes to rock, The Thermals’ lo-fi charm proves less is more
by Jason Lewis

MUSIC

Pop & Rock
New Music Guide
by FFWD Staff

Better late than never
Randy Bachman delivers on jazz promise
by Kenna Burima

Jazz & Blues
New Music Guide
by FFWD Staff

Lion therapy
David Bazan has his head shrunk
by Kirsten Kosloski

Not a Juno kind of guy
Bobby Cameron won’t sell his soul to the labels
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Roots & Folk
New Music Guide
by FFWD Staff

Under the surface
The Mood ignores the Calgary rock formula
by Derek McEwen

Electronic & Urban
New Music Guide
by FFWD Staff

Hard-working slacker
Ron Sexsmith gains perspective with anonymity
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Come together
Voicescapes and the Classical Guitar Society of Calgary join forces for Resonanza
by Brad Mahon

RECORD REVIEWS

Mouse offer Modest helping of good news
CD Reviews:
Modest Mouse’s Good News For People Who Like Bad News
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Local H’s Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Elf Power’s Walking Witht the Beggar Boys
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Black Dice’s Miles of Smiles EP
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Seachange’s Lay of the Land
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Muse’s s/t
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Descendents’ Cool to be You
reviewed by Chrisopher Markowsky
Dr. Rubberfunk’s First Cut
reviewed by Rob Faust
The Blithe Sons’ Arm Of the Starfish
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
David Byrne’s Grown Backwards
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Various Artists’ Six Degrees 100: A Six Degrees Collection
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Beef Terminal’s The Isolationist
reviewed by Mark Hamilton

Scot-Pop and Hip-Hop
by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

The thought counts
Conceptual show highlights the art of ideas
by Wes LaFortune

ARTBEAT

Go for an out-of-town art fix
by A.B. Thompson

THEATRE

The shape of morality
Alberta Theatre Projects prepares to provoke with its first Neil LaBute play
by Jane McCullough

Vertigo theatre duo packing it in
John Paul Fishbach and Tracey Read leaving new facility they helped build
by Martin Morrow

Don’t be tempted
Lunchbox performances can’t save a script that’s rotten to the core
by Jane McCullough

Defining the Burning Man
Sage Theatre tries to capture the phenomenon of Nevada’s neo-hippie festival
by Martin Morrow

FILM

Working with the underground
Local cinematic intelligentsia unveil the Calgary Underground Film Festival
by Andrea Huck

Film Reviews
Cowards Bend the Knee reviewed by Jason Anderson and Five Sides of a Coin reviewed by Jason Lewis
by FFWD Staff

Dogmatic decision
The charming satire of Good Bye, Lenin! pokes fun at perceptions of history
by Jason Anderson

Satisfying conclusion
Avoiding sequel syndrome, Kill Bill Vol. 2 slows the pace but delivers the goods
by Jason Lewis

Waiting for Michael Moore
Canadian documentary Waiting for Martin cooks up pre-election popcorn
by David King

Forget it
The Alamo an epic windbag
by Faustus Salvador

Indie schmindie
The United States of Leland makes you long for big-budget fare
by Kim Linekin

Culture of vengeance
The Punisher proves to be a cruel and stereotypical festival of violence
by Joel McConvey

VIDEO VULTURE

Two money comedies from the Vulture
by John Tebbutt