Alliance endorses arts-friendly candidates
by Amy Steele

Calgary hogging world resources and other stories
by Amy Steele

Goliath’s bathhouse trial put on hold again
by Amy Steele

Ballet and opera say they should be compensated for Jubilee closure
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Motorcycle Diaries score is fab
by Susan Raby-Dunne

Web Watch needs meat and potatoes
by Robin Harnett

COVER

Onrnery Bronco
In his first term, Dave Bronconnier proved he gets things done - his way
by Amy Steele

The men who would be mayor
Bronconnier’s seven challengers tell why they’re gunning for the city’s top job
by FFWD Staff

ELECTION

Rethinking transportation
Putting roads ahead of public transit is an economic and environmental mistake
by Maureen McNamee

Give them shelter
The city is making progress with affordable housing, but more needs to be done
by Jeremy Klaszus

VIEWPOINT

Neighbourhood threat
Drugs and hookers are making the inner city a dangerous place to live
by Stephen Lock

WEB WATCH

Hokey violence
Senseless monster battle a great hockey substitute
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Not living up to its name
So far, The Verve makes for a better rock band than a restaurant
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Faded glory
Lamenting the commercial decline of Loire Valley wines
by Kevin McLean

OUT & ABOUT

Rocky Mountain low
The crown jewel of Alberta’s parks system is starving for upkeep
by Mark Sproxton

WORDFEST

Public exposure
Like his scandal-torn characters, author Richard Wright shies away from spotlight
by Harry Vandervlist

Write what you know
Japanese folk tales and Canadian landscapes influence the writing of Hiromi Goto
by Jocely Grosse

Pondering The Big Why
Painter Rockwell Kent asks the fundamental questions in Michael Winter’s novel
by Lachlan MacKintosh

Taking art to market
Crean says editors are literature’s go-betweens
by Harry Vandervlist

BOOKENDS

Tip of the iceberg
WordFest is only the most prominent part of Calgary’s busy book scene
by Harry Vandervlist

TELEVISION

Sibling hilarity
Calgary-based brother act goes for the giggles on new Access Network show
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Not kidding around
Renowned African songwriter Rokia Traore uses her muse to explore childhood
by Shereen Tuomi

It’s just music, for crying out loud!
And painting and parenthood and a lot of other things if you’re Steve Coffey
by Mary-Lynn Wardle

Lightning is her girl
Melissa Auf Der Maur sheds her Celebrity Skin and rises like a phoenix
by Christine Leonard

Getting the concept
Green Day revive rock opera with American Idiot
by Keith Carman

Quality control
Billy Talent write what they like
by Brad Halasz

Pseudo pop gets funky
With Destroy All Codes, King Cobb Steelie expand the continuum
by Kenna Burima

K-OS making sense
Forward-thinking rapper takes his cues form the genre’s golden age
by Frank Litorco

Hard labour
Lyrics Born successfully delivers his new album Later That Day
by Rob Faust

In name only
Proof that music types have way too much time
by Kenna Burima

CD REVIEWS

Jon Spencer’s Damage totally kicks ass
CD Reviews:
Blues Explosion’s Damage & Nancy Sinatra’s s/t both
reviewed by Kari Watson
Cake’s Pressure Chief
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Craig Armstrong’s Piano Works, Max De Wardener’s Where I am Today and Max Richter’s The Blue Notebooks
all reviewed by Timothy
Dizzee Rascal’s Showtime
reviewed by Frank Litorco
The Thrills’ Let’s Bottle Bohemia
reviewed by Lindsay Bowman
The Faint’s Wet From Birth
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
William Shatner’s Has Been
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Brian Wilson’s Brian Wilson Presents Smile
reviewed by M.D. Stewart
Twin Fangs’ Quelque Chose
reviewed by Jason Lewis
D.O.A.’s Live Free or Die
reviewed by Damiel Alvarez-Toye

VISUAL ARTS

Haeseker comes home
Internationally known Calgary artist gives first local show in more than a decade
by Wes LaFortune

Locked and logged
The story behind the design behind this year’s CJSW funding drive
by Jason Lewis

THEATRE

Mark Bellamy gets Vertigo
Theatre’s new artistic director now has to put its finances back on track
by Wes LaFortune

Quebec’s theatre king
Prolific Michel Tremblay takes time out to enjoy a Banff celebration
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

Intimate and dangerous
Dancers in Alberta Ballet’s Dangerous Liasons benefit from a smaller theatre
by David King

FILM

Doing what it takes
First Weekend Club offers audiences a simple way to support Canadian film
by Aaren Madden

The hills have eyes
A veteran filmmaker opens this year’s Canada Palestine Film Festival
by David King

Puppet power!
South Park creators take on the global war on terror in Team America
by Matthew Hays

Dancing fools
The feet are in Gere, but the heart doesn’t always follow in Shall We Dance
by Jason Armstrong

VIDEO VULTURE

Istanbul, not Constantinople
The Vulture takes a look at the wild and woolly world of Turkish cult cinema
by John Tebbutt