Gastroparesis patients must find treatment in U.S.
by Amy Steele

Pipeline threatens caribou herd survival and other stories
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Direct access to democracy needed
by David J. Still

VIEWPOINT

The case of the vanishing prime minister
It seems that only the world’s most intrepid sleuth remembers who Paul Martin is
by David Bright

WEB WATCH

Only the lonely
When crafty pick-up lines fail, there’s always porn
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

Don’t trash your computer
Organizations offer reuse and recycling options for old home electronics
by Emily Hobbs

FOOD

New Year’s eats
Festive last-minute options abound for stay-at-home feast and celebration
by Janet McMahen

SCIENCE MATTERS

Time to reinvent our future
The human race is now paying the price for disconnecting with nature
by David Suzuki

BOOKS

Practising what they teach
High school English teachers Dale Wallace and Garry Ryan join writing community
by Natalie St-Denis

Altared states
book review: The M Word: Writers on Same-Sex Marriage edited by Kathy Pories
reviewed by C.B. MacKintosh

More darkness, still noon
Gillian Slovo’s poorly-written novel about Stalin’s Russia is a lifeless epic
reviewed by John Wallace

Charming trifles
The Uncyclopedia may be the best book of trivia ever
reviewed by Julia Williams

BOOKENDS

Be it resolved
Making a few simple suggestions for better book launches in the new year
by Harry Vandervlist

COMEDY

Nobody’s puppet
Ed the Sock serves up another helping of fromage
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

The Prince of Calgary
Chris Vail dusts off the purple frilly suit for a tribute to Purple Rain
by Kenna Burima

In with the new
The CPO changes conductors and Steve Elaschuk gets ready for the rock off
by Leslie Birdfly

A stocking full of crap
Hope you avoided bad hip hop for the holidays
by Derek McEwen

CD REVIEWS

Lost locals live discs get Indelible new lives
CD Reviews:
Beautiful Joe’s Cover Up & Billy Cowsill’s Billy Cowsill Live at the Palliser Hotel
both reviewed by Mary-Lynn Wardle
Tom Phillips and the Men of Constant Sorrow’s King of the Broken Heart
reviewed by Jordan Forester
Motherfuckers’ Classless Society
reviewed by Damien Alvarez-Toye
NAS’s Street’s Disciple
reviewed by Melissa McLeod
Hawksley Workman’s Live in Lille DVD
reviewed by Kari Watson

VISUAL ARTS

More than maple syrup?
Skew Gallery questions Canadian identity
by Wes LaFortune

COVER

The field of human conflict
International theatre project tells ‘small’ stories of Second World War
by Martin Morrow

THEATRE

Laughter in the dark room
Artist Chris Cran plays with perception using The Camera Obscura
by Emily Hobbs

Death by sausage
A Canada-Mexico collaboration finds fresh meaning in a slice of Soviet absurdism
by David King

FILM

Light amongst Darkness
Anna Paquin marginally redeems cliche chiller
by Jaime Frederick

VIDEO VULTURE

New Year’s Day movie marathons
If you need a way to kick off 2005, may we recommend a sci-fi super set
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Freudian slip
Despite stunning visuals, Zhou Yu’s Train can’t live up to other recent Chinese films
by Aaren Madden