‘Sex-trade workers in need of help, not unions’
by Amy Steele

Booi and Swann running in election and other stories
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Physiotherapy fee is unfair
by Cynthia Ramdial

Co-op story got it wrong
by Chad Hellens

VIEWPOINT

Casualty of a hidden war
Allwright’s tragic death should make us consider the causes behind prostitution
by Susan Scott

Four days in hell in New York City
Enduring Dubya, Dick, Arnie and the absurdities of the Republican convention
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Escape to New York
Online guides relieve the overwhelmed vacation planner
by Courtney Thompson

COVER

In the eye of the storm
Inner-city spiritual communities offer peace and contemplation amid urban chaos
by Jeremy Klaszus

FOOD

Home for dinner
Abruzzo Ristorante serves classic Italian cuisine in hospitable haunts
by Danyael Halprin

TRAVEL

Beer worth travelling for
The real ales of Britain are sublime brews best appreciated at their source
by Don Tse

BOOKS

Intoxicating imagination
Robert Sawyer’s stories could convert sci-fi unbelievers
reviewed by Trevor Klassen

So long, Tony Soprano
2004 Markin-Flanagan writer Natalee Caple reworks the crime genre
by Harry Vandervlist

BOOKENDS

A nation’s novelists
WordFest 2004 taps rich vein of Canadian fiction
by Harry Vandervlist

TELEVISION

Time to get real
New book uncovers the secrets to a successful reality-TV experience
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

The return of Simeon Ross
Former scenester crosses Canada for good cause
by Tara Lee Wittchen

Secret weapons
The metalcore do-it-yourself ethic of Calgary’s Life At last
by Jason Lewis

Where the hell is Uncas anyway?
That and other alt-country questions answered by Edmonton five-piece
by Rick Overwater

The music of Hopetown
Jenny Whiteley dodges the sophomore slump
by Martin Kemp

Almost famous
Ford Pier’s new album conceived in fits and spurts
by Christine Leonard

Rap on a roll
World-renowned producer and DJ starts playing by the house rules
by Rob Faus

The greatest love of all
No matter the collaborator Jackie Richardson always revels in the sound of music
by Tonya Zelinsky

Kilbourne again
Local trio give Measure of Health
by Jennifer Abel

CD REVIEWS

Fat Possum holds (Black) Keys to the blues
CD Reviews:
R.L. Burnside’s A Bothered Mind and The Black Keys’ Rubber Factory
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Nathan’s Jimson Weed
reviewed by M.D. Stewart
Various Artists’ Song of the Silent Land
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Gary U.S. Bonds’ Back in 20
reviewed by M.D. Stewart
M83’s Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
reviewed by Derek McEwen
The Telepathic Butterflies’ Songs From a Second Wave
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Ian Moore’s Luminaria
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Four Tet’s My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Rokia Traore’s Bowmboi
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Guided by Voices’ Half Smiles of the Decomposed
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Art of the city
Annual festival’s onslaught of activity is guaranteed to leave you sleep-deprived
by Mark Clintberg

Scenes from the suburbs
Ryan Sluggett draws on his boyhood in Edgemont for witty, introspective series
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Remembering Glenn
Gould’s friend and producer helps Blacklist bring the piano genius to life onstage
by Martin Morrow

Playing deadly games
Vertigo Mystery Theatre brings back a familiar but fiendishly clever thriller
by Jeff Kubik

The kids aren’t all right
Illegal entry catches teenagers in trouble with funny, frightening accuracy
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

The dance of love
Two Calgary choreographers commemorate September 11 with Argentine tango
by David King

FILM

Because junkets are overrated
Welcome to Fast Forward’s second annual fall movie trailer preview
by Matthew Currie Holmes

Cream of the crop
Calgary’s international film fest views thousands of films to deliver program
by Jaime Frederick

The doctor of love is in
Former Loose Moose improvisor plays the ladies’ man in Intern Academy
by Jason Lewis

Cellulite
There is something lean and yummy surrounded by the fat in Cellular
by Brad E. Simkulet

In the wake of Dogtown
Riding Giants makes filmmaker Stacy Peralta’s obsession seem damn gnarly
by Joel McConvey

Looks great but falls flat
Wicker Park has about as much suspense as Three’s Company
by Kirsten Kosloski

Picture not so perfect
Shutterbugs take a beating, literally, in Paparazzi
by Jason Armstrong

VIDEO VULTURE

Trailers for sale or rent
The words every film buff loves to hear: ‘Coming soon to a theatre near you’
by John Tebbutt