Deal raises hopes for saving Weaselhead
by Amy Steele

Full-time work no guarantee of life above poverty line
by Amy Steele

Americans offer dire warnings about coal bed methane
by Amy Steele

EDITORIAL

Finally, Calgarians feel the sting of sour gas
by Tom Babin

VIEWPOINT

Follow your nose, it always knows
Take a whiff of your exhaust pipe - human instinct may save us after all
by Hamish MacAulay

Head-in-the-sand oil and gas development
The Energy and Utilities Board’s refusal to consider the big picture is irresponsible
by Shaun Fluker

WEB WATCH

Let underwear stains ensure your monogamy
by Courtney Thompson

COVER

How close is too close for sour gas?
Controversial proposal has Calgarians thinking about worst-case scenarios
by Amy Steele

Calgary no stranger to sour gas
by Amy Steele

FOOD

A little Macleod cantina
Los Mariachi’s Mexican fare is simple and delicious
by Miles Pittman

OUT & ABOUT

TV show gets potatoes off the couch
Boob-tube inspired urban adventure races are proving more fun than fitness
by Mark Sproxton

BOOKS

Quartet 2004 contains a worthwhile trio
Optics by Bob Stallworthy, Weave by Lisa Pasold, Angel Blood: The Tess Poems by Kevin Irie & Death Day Erection by J. Fisher
all reviewed by Jocelyn Grosse

When friends are almost family
Urban Tribes by Ethan Watters
reviewed by Harry Vandervlist

BOOKENDS

A well-deserved prize
Green has built WordFest into top literary event
by Harry Vandervlist

COMEDY

The newsman cometh
Global reporter Paul Kuster finds lighter side
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Shtick it to the man
Southern Culture on the Skids on the importance of entertainment value
by Jason Lewis

Swing for the fence
Drowning Pool will desensitize your mind - with an aluminum baseball bat
by Christine Leonard

Saturated in soul
Greyboy offers case study in beats, soul and funk
by Kenna Burima

Two sides of one story
With the help of Punkervision, NoMeansNo expose their alter egos
by Christine Leonard

Wrestling loneliness
Happy Kreter trades the ring for the road
by Michael White

Branching out
Rocket singer finds The Means
by Jennifer Abel

RECORD REVIEWS

Terrible hostess is still right on the Mark
CD Reviews:
Carolyn Mark’s The Pros and Cons of Collaboration
reviewed by Mary-Lynn McEwen
Havergal’s Elettricita
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Radiohead’s Com Lag
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The Beta Band’s Heroes to Zeros
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Uncut’s Those Who Were Hung Hang Here
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Bigger Lovers’ This Affair Never Happened... and Here are Eleven Songs About it
reviewed by Jaime Frederick
Prince’s Musicology
reviewed by Joe Chan
Ghostface’s The Pretty Toney Album
reviewed by Melissa McLeod
Diverse’s One A.M.
reviewed by Derek McEwen
Various Artists’ American Idol Season 3 and William Hung’s Inspiration
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Ben Kweller’s On My Way
reviewed by Lindsay Bowman
Tesla’s Into the Now
reviewed by Tara Lee Wittchen

Au naturel
by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Gallery Trash talking
Punk-rock artist goes retail with parody store
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Nice day fora Blood Wedding
Maple Salsa Theatre gives Calgary a rare taste of a great Spanish playwright
by Jocelyn Grosse

Beating the box office blues
Pumphouse plans to slash service charges with new ticketing system
by Wes LaFortune

Confronting controversy
Ghost River grapples with the consequences of its Wiebo Ludwig musical
by Martin Morrow

Flying solo - sort of
Solocentric festival charms with a duet about a remarkable marriage
by Martin Morrow

FILM

Crappy satire
Stiller and Black can’t escape the steaming pile of Envy
by Jaime Frederick

Old testament justice
Man on Fire distorts doctrine and turns action hero into righteous angel of death
by Jaime Frederick

VIDEO VULTURE

When monsters stroll
The reality of running for your life from slow-moving beasties
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

The self-destruction of von Trier
TV take on Medea offers Greek tragedy by way of Denmark
by Jaime Frederick