Bow Riverkeepers want limits on water withdrawls
by Amy Steele

Mount Royal Block design to be revised and other stories
by Amy Steele

Alberta’s grizzly population vulnerable
by Amy Steele

CITY

Dealing in horse flesh
Unbeknownst to many, Calgary is an international source of equine meat
by Wes LaFortune

WEB WATCH

Cracked crystal ball
The Paranoia Award for 2005 goes to...
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Culinary coup d’etat
Vegetarian fare inspired by world travel
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Discovering Napa’s humble side
Renowned wine region has much to offer travellers on a budget
by Kevin McLean

OUT & ABOUT

Keep off the grass
Banning bikes and dogs from Nose Hill Park will save it for future generations
by Mark Sproxton

SCIENCE MATTERS

Catch 22
Unsustainable fishing can kill land mammals
by David Suzuki

BOOKS

Going beyond Gandhi
Brahma’s Dream reinterprets India’s independence through a young girl’s eyes
by Bryn Evans

Hollywood? Hell, no!
Hellblazer fans hope comic’s spirit survives move to big screen
reviewed by Stephen W. Smith

A pack-rat’s Canada
Charlotte Gray’s latest traces history through artifacts
reviewed by Bob Blakey

BOOKENDS

Look back in gratitude
Discovering two foreign authors via WordFest was a bright spot in 2004
by Harry Vandervlist

COMEDY

Comedy queen
Katie Crown elbows her way to the stage
by Stephen W. Smith

COVER

Still dialed in
CJSW changes radio landscape and celebrates two milestone anniversaries
by Kirsten Kosloski

Rare on air
Rewinding to some of CJSW’s best broadcast moments
by Kirsten Kosloski

MUSIC

No keeping track
Edmonton producer-musician Nik Kozub stays as busy as he possibly can
by Tom Murray

Gearing up
The Million Dollar Marxists team up with legendary San Francisco rock label
by Robin Schroffel

Word of mouth
Arch Enemy singer Angela Gossow wants to be personal, not whiny
by Keith Carman

CD REVIEWS

The power of the Magnolia Electric Co.
CD Reviews:
Magnolia Electric Co.’s Trials & Errors
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Various Artists’ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
reviewed by Derek McEwen
Lazyboy TV’s s/t & Norman Nawrocki’s Duckwork both
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Beagle Ranch’s Mr. Ordinary World
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Various Artists’ Hed Kandi: the Winter Mix 2004
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Nagisa Ni Te’s The Same as a Flower
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Handsome Boy Modeling School’s White People
reviewed by David Boyle
Mike O’Neill’s The Owl
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
Manic Street Preachers’ Lifeblood
reviewed by David Boyle
A Perfect Circle’s Emotive
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Various Artists’ The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou OST
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The Maykings’ 7 Yrs
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Antidotes to turkey-brain
From suburban comfort to Robert Mapplethorpe
by FFWD Staff

THEATRE

Andy Jones: King O’ Fun
Comedian explores the Whisgiggin Dimension
by Emily Hobbs

Strife of the Irish
Say Nothing satirically exposes Northern Ireland’s post-ceasefire tensions
by Jonathan Barnes

DANCE

Havana nights
Decidedly Jazz finds inspiration and its latest project in the Caribbean
by David King

FILM

2004: a safe odyssey
Now, more than ever, Hollywood is content to make movies without risk
by Jason Lewis

Blowing blasts of static
White Noise looks for answers to life after death, but why does it bother?
by Rachel Deahl

VIDEO VULTURE

Penny pinching, Video-Vulture-style
Thrifty shopping tips to help you build the perfect movie library
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Transsexual mythology revisited
Tiresia uses restraint to update classic gender cinema with stunning results
by Timothy Heck