Murrell and Wordfest among arts award winners
by Wes LaFortune

Group wants fair trade on consumers’ minds
by Amy Steele

Ecuadorian aghast over Encana development award
by Amy Steele

MAYworks festival (among other community notes)
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

You should support local poetry scene
by Ryan Fitzpatrick

Immigration column off the mark
by Henry Srebrnik

Stop making Israel a scapegoat
by Roy Kaufman

VIEWPOINT

Time to end a debate that just won’t evolve
Creationism isn’t a theory, it’s a belief, and it’s testing the limits of liberal pluralism
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Tinseltown summer starts early
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

A bitter pill to swallow
A debate is raging over forcing some people with schizophrenia to take medication
by Wes LaFortune

Appeal keeps up fight over Bighorn development
by Rusti Lehay

FOOD

Say goodbye to Mediterranean bar food
Forget the souvlaki and tzatziki, Piato introduces Calgary to refined Greek cuisine
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Soak up the suds
Planning is the key to enjoying beer festivals
by Don Tse

BOOKS

From war novels to grain elevators
Alberta’s spring book releases prove the province is a heterogenous place
by Lee Shedden

BOOKENDS

Beat legend comes calling
di Prima to be part of spoken word fest series
by Harry Vandervlist

COMEDY

Content to be funny
Festival star is happy as a hard-working comedian
by Stephen W. Smith

Freedom reigns at FunnyFest
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

In a word, Urge
The earnest, idyllic return of alternative rock’s consummate showmen
by Ian Doig

Workin’ man
The driving beat of Tim Hus’s Alberta Crude
by Rick Overwater

Ain’t no stoppin’ Warparty
Hobbema’s First Nations hip-hop artists are changing people’s perceptions
by Sarah Rowland

Hot garage soul
Baron Samedi find the funk
by Kenna Burima

Still standing
Local DJ and promoter Domenic G is connected
by Rob Faust

Screaming for blood
Forget about the pain, Boys Night Out put on a show no matter what the cost
by Jason Lewis

RECORD REVIEWS

The life and music of the late Johnny Cash
CD Reviews:
Johnny Cash’s Life
reviewed by Rick Overwater
Johnny Cash’s My Mother’s Hymn Book
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Jolie Holland’s Escondida
reviewed by Bob Keelaghan
The Veils’ The Runaway Found
reviewed by Lenore Hume
Martyr Ad’s On Earth As It Is In Hell
reviewed by Tara Lee Wittchen
Various Artists’ Electric Gypsyland
reviewed by Christine Leonard
John and the Sisters’ s/t
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
Wimme Saari’s Instinct - Solo Jolk
reviewed by Jaime Frederick
The Hidden Cameras’ Play the CBC Sessions
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Iron and Wine’s Our Endless Numbered Days
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Color Theory’s Color Theory Presents Depeche Mode
reviewed by Zahinoor Ismail
Susie Arioli Band’s That’s For Me
reviewed by Jaime Frederick

Diggin’ in the vaults
by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Ancient ritual goes online
CyberPowWow artists share their artwork in a virtual gathering place
by Wes LaFortune

Hoffos’s voyeuristic thrill
by Mark Clintberg

COVER

Godzilla vs. the parents
Mob Hit sets its sights on a wacky Japanese parody of the classic monster
by Martin Morrow

It’s been a long and rubble-strewn journey for the big green guy
by John Tebbutt

THEATRE

Big, beautiful egos
Solocentric celebrates art of solitary performance
by Brad Simkulet

Breaking bread with Wiebo Ludwig
Ghost River Theatre relives uneasy encounter with eco-terrorist in Picnic
by Martin Morrow

Embattled lawyers and edible women
Vintage drama engrosses while Atwood’s dark novel gets lighthearted treatment
by Martin Morrow

FILM

Our land is Herland
Women’s film and video festival kicks off its 14th year at a new home
by David King

Entertaining anarchy
Haymarket Cafe Workers’ Co-operative launch Freedom Fighters Film Fest
by Michael White

Guilty as charged
Laws of Attraction a cliched romantic mess
by Faustus Salvador

High school confrontational
For a scathing black teen comedy, Mean Girls proves a bit too nice
by Rachel Deahl

Godsend in need of a rebirth
Neither visions of dead people nor Robert De Niro can save weak horror film
by James Keller

Falling into the trap
Despite it’s execution, I’m Not Scared lacks bite
by Jason Lewis

VIDEO VULTURE

Yuen trouble now, White Tiger
Even kung fu rookies should witness the spectacle that is Dreadnaught
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

The end of the road
Speed freak takes infernal tour of disappearing frontier in Vanishing Point
by Jaime Frederick