City eyes plan to save heritage buildings
by Amy Steele

Candidates forums and other stories
by Amy Steele

Leftist Alberta groups unite
by Amy Steele

WEB WATCH

Rantings of a deranged fashionista
by Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

Idol speculation on the federal election
Is it possible that this is the least important election in Canadian history?
by David Bright

Is Enmax in bed with Paul Martin?
City-owned utility’s donation to Liberal leader is wrong and should be outlawed
by Jack Locke

Brown vote
Don’t look to front-runners for environmental ideas
by Norman Greenfield

ELECTION

Giving the boot to first past the post
Canada’s electoral reform movement aims to make every vote count
by Amy Steele

Harpooning Harper
It’s a tall order, but riding opponents are h oping to bag Conservative leader
by Jack Locke

Let’s hear your election thoughts
Don’t judge Harper based on ignorance by Hung Pham
by FFWD Staff

COVER

Killer in a bottle
A dog’s cancer death highlights the mounting evidence against pesticides
by Adrienne Beattie

FOOD

High quality in humble surroundings
Sherry’s Caribbean Food could be Calgray’s undiscovered restaurant of 2004
by Miles Pittman

BOOZE

The griffin has landed
After 15 years in Eastern Canada, McAuslan’s fine British-style ales come to Alberta
by Don Tse

OUT & ABOUT

Putting power behind the pedal
Battery-packing cyclists commute faster than the speeding llama
by Mark Sproxton

BOOKS

Get me to the city registrar on time
New book offers a primer on the ongoing struggle to legalize same-sex marriage
reviewed by Hugh Graham

Bowering’s latest stands still
book reivew: Standing on Richards by George Bowering
reviewed by Bryn Evans

BOOKENDS

From Hop on Pop to Apocrypha
W.O. Mitchell prizewinner W. Mark Giles shares his reading life
by Harry Vandervlist

TELEVISION

Thou shalt not worship false idols
The Spam Avenger takes on the Canadian Idol franchise in the hopes of fame
by The Spam Avenger

COMEDY

The little fish that could
Tiny Tuna Theatre is on the long swim to stardom
by Stephen W. Smith

Patterson finds comedic kinship among the Irish
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Charming bastards
The Real McKenzies are the band by which you will come to judge all other bands
by Christine Leonard

Ass kisser
For the first time in 26 years, Gene Simmons goes solo
by Keith Carman

Paying debt to the fab four
Rubber Soul bring a slightly altred version of the Beatles to the stage
by James Keller

Worth the wait
Amos Garrett’s latest acoustic album was five years in the making
by Jennifer Abel

Walking the walk
Despite their straight-up approach, Challenger don’t dilute their politics
by Jason Lewis

The trials of touring
Wednesday Night Heroes prefer backwards burgs to hipster hotbeds
by Robin Schroffel

Rock revival, Calgary style
by Kirsten Kosloski

Keeping it real
Vanilla Ice maintains his optimism
by James Keller

Don’t call them second-rate
Local cover bands express their love of music with the songs of others
by Tonya Zelinsky

RECORD REVIEWS

Br. Danielson keeps it all in the family
CD Reviews:
Br. Danielson’s BrotherSon
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Quantic’s Mishaps Happening
reviewed by Rob Faust
A.C. Newman’s The Slow Wonder
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Bebel Gilberto’s s/t
reviewed by Kenna Burima
!!!’s Louden Up Now
reviewed by Derek McEwen
Auf Der Maur’s s/t
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Clann Zu’s Black Coats & Bandages
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Kyle Riabko’s s/t
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
McLusky’s The Difference Between Me and You Is That I’m Not On Fire
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Mission of Burma’s Onoffon
reviewed by Kerry Clarke and Steve Johnson

VISUAL ARTS

Don’t forget to bring your toothbrush
Trio of performance artists take oral hygiene public, share their stuff and tuck you in
by Wes LaFortune

Feline friendly
Joanne Bristol plots a living space to please a cat
by Mark Clintberg

THEATRE

A quarrelsome Quartet
Rest home comedy makes Canadian premiere as fundraiser for local lodge
by Martin Morrow

We can work it out
Theatre Calgary lends hand to smaller companies
by Martin Morrow

Axing the evil
Madcap Middle East duo seek the real weapons of mass destruction
by David King

Magnetic theatre in Edmonton
by David King

Running scared
Daniel MacIvor explores the psychological damage of incest in See Bob Run
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

Winging it
DJD alumni jam for 20th anniversary finale
by David King

FILM

Bittersweet coming-of-age buddy movie
Monsieur Ibrahim well intentioned but naive account of unusual friendship
by Jaime Frederick

We’ll always have Paris
Jean-Paul Rappeneau creates fantasy with the visually arresting Bon Voyage
by Faustus Salvador

Cruelty to humans
Garfield: The Movie humiliates Bill Murray, critic and audience, in that order
by Jaime Frederick

Love Me If You Dare a giddy, superior date movie
by Jason Anderson

VIDEO VULTURE

Saphhic bloodsuckers
The Vulture takes a closer look at the lesbian vampire cinematic subgenre
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Refugee status quo
In This World an uneven telling of an illegal migrant’s extraordinary odyssey
by Jaime Frederick