Violence awareness grows
by Amy Steele

Paramedics fearing transfer to CHR
by Amy Steele

Same-sex marriage ruling this week and other stories
by Amy Steele

Opinions divided over U.S. missile-defence plans
by Wes LaFortune

LETTERS

Child had a choice in antiwar protest
by Melinda Bain

WEB WATCH

Handy men
Dating service has local flavour
by Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

They call it democracy
Ukraine fights for democratic rights, while Western politicians subvert them
by Ashifa Kassam

COVER

Mistreating our elders
Reports of neglect and abuse grow in Alberta’s long-term-care facilities
by Amy Steele

FOOD

Serving soul with gravy on the side
Former Calgary Stampeder scores a touchdown with Southern delicacies
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

German beers of Austria
Flavour-packed brews now available in Canada
by Don Tse

TRAVEL

Belfast rising
Irish city is emerging as a culture hotspot
by Jonathan Barnes

BOOKS

Country of outposts
Will Ferguson’s Beauty Tips From Moosejaw offers a whimsical tour of Canada
by Natalie St-Denis

M.M. reconsidered
Author takes engrossing look at the Marilyn Monroe myth
reviewed by Bob Blakey

Wright’s progress
Provocative essays address humankind’s survival
reviewed by Bruce Pollock

Losing her voice
Shauna Singh Baldwin’s second novel is a disappointment
reviewed by Bryn Evans

BOOKENDS

Trailer-park birds
The Mob author Clem Martini loves those wild and crazy crows
by Harry Vandervlist

COMEDY

We laughable Canucks
Comic Glen Foster addresses his countrymen’s foibles
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Getting away from it all
For The Music, hitting the road gave them perspective to write about home
by Tonya Zelinsky

A breath of fresh air
The Waking Eyes open wide for Video Sound
by Christine Leonard

What goes around comes around
Frontman for Toronto rockers The Long Knives goes global for debut EP
by Kirsten Kosloski

Christmas crooner
After 15 years of making music, Holly Cole can’t escape her holiday associations
by Sara Hillis

The passion of the Ox
Mark Browning has made the road his home
by Mary-Lynn Wardle

Walking the walk, talking the rock
In some cases reading about music can be as good as listening to it
reviewed by Jason Lewis

CD REVIEWS

Secrets of The Hidden Cameras revealed
CD Reviews:
The Hidden Cameras’ the Arms of His "III", I believe in the Good of Life and Ban Marriage
all reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Nine Inch Nails’ the Downward Spiral: Deluxe Edition
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Various Artists’ Give ‘Em the Boot IV
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette’s The Out-of-Towners
reviewed by Sara Hillis
Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow DVD
eviewed by Lindsay Bowman
Pinback’s Summer in Abaddon
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Nathan Wiley’s High Low
reviewed by Derek McEwen
Super Furry Animals’ Phantom Phorce
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
The Creeking Tree String Quartet’s Side Two
reviewed by Tara Lee Wittchen
Dolorean’s Violence in the Snowy Fields
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Burnettes’ We’d Better Be Dreaming
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Rant Music’s Broken Tricycle EP
reviewed by Martin Kemp

VISUAL ARTS

Digital history
Show traces data-gathering in the computer age
by Wes LaFortune

ART BEAT

The giving of art
Use the galleries to shop for Christmas gifts - or just to escape the malls
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Courageous journey
Mesa hits the road again with new reflections on parkinson’s disease
by Martin Morrow

Fearless freak
U.K. performer Mat Fraser takes on the body fascists with his non-PC shows
by Emily Hobbs

Super Sunday soaps
The doughty heroes of Dirty Laundry prove their wacky serial has staying power
by Jeff Kubik

Definitely not Disney
The Old Trout Puppet Workshop bulds its Pinocchio out of dark wood
by Martin Morrow

Enbridge and ATP pad playwrights’ pockets
by Emily Hobbs

DANCE

Every body tells a story
Vancouver’s The Holy Body Tattoo spins a tale of desire run wild
by David King

FILM

The art of entertainment
Local filmmaker Carl Ayling breaks the frame to re-imagine the rock video
by Kirsten Kosloski

Too cool for film school
With his new film, The Mars Volta’s Omar Rodriguez-Lopez shows off his Manual Dexterity
by Kirsten Kosloski

Biting off more than it can chew
Supporting cast steals Blade: Trinity right out from under Snipes’s fangs
by Matthew Currie-Holmes

Provocative Innocence
Anime strains logic, but delivers stunning visuals
by Jason Anderson

Ain’t what it used to be
Ocean’s Twelve drowns in its own cleverness
by Rachel Deahl

VIDEO VULTURE

Talk to the hand
The Vulture serves up a stack of vids fit for a Ricki Lake convention
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

A view from outside
Facing Windows puts lives under the microscope
by Aaren Madden