As smoking bans spread, Calgary takes its time
by Amy Steele

Council proposing tax and fee hikes and other stories
by Amy Steele

Klein seeks third way to deliver health care
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Slaughtering horses the same as cows
by Yves Dorfsman

Writer just didn’t get White Noise
by Sean Simmans

VIEWPOINT

Lois Hole leaves legacy of compassion
Lieutenant-governor’s spirit will live on if public takes on the fight for her causes
by Susan Scott

Ottawa dithers while tsunami victims wait
Canada’s self-righteous himanitarian status blown away by speedy U.S. response
by Henry Srebrnik

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

BOOKS

Lights! Camera! Memory!
Norman Jewison still a fantastic storyteller
reviewed by Jason Lewis

Rebel, rebel
Two books critique the modern cult of the individual
reviewed by Jennifer Abel

BOOKENDS

Literary musical chairs
Writers take liberties with magazine readings
by Harry Vandervlist

MUSIC

Railing against the establishment
With new album, Hutchinson Andrew Trio contextualize contemporary jazz
by Kenna Burima

Girls night out
Magneta Lane show off magnetic personalities
by Kirsten Kosloski

Not so frenetic
As his punk band dissolves, Malcolm Bauld hits the road alone
by Jason Lewis

Love at first sound
Passion never sleeps in the Twilight Hotel
by Mary-Lynn Wardle

Metal anonymous
Slipknot doesn’t leave their fans hanging
by Christa O’Keefe

Meet the CPO
Concerts give you a chance to get close, chip in and relive the glory days
by Leslie Birdfly

CD REVIEWS

A brand new age for Micus and Budd
CD Reviews:
Harold Budd’s Avalon Sutras and Stephan Micus’s Life
both reviewed by Timothy Heck
Various Artists’ Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough
reviewwed by Jason Lewis
The Minus Five’s At the Organ
reviewed by Jaime Frederick
David Allen Coe’s The Essential David Allen Coe
reviewed by Rick Overwater

VISUAL ARTS

Super snooper
Photographer Susan Dobson peeks into private spaces
by Wes LaFortune

COVER

Getting intimate with big science
Laurie Anderson’s NASA residency yields back-to-basics solo show
by Martin Morrow

THEATRE

Rock ‘n’ Rodeo
One Yellow Rabbit festival plugs in with The Hidden Cameras and The Summerlad
by Mark Hamilton

Life during wartime
Trilogy recalls occupation and liberation of Holland
by Martin Morrow

All the world’s onstage
Monster Theatre compresses global history into one fast and funny hour
by Jeff Kubik

FILM

The magic formula
Coach Carter is a predictable but effective high school sports drma
by Rachel Deahl

Look, zoo’s talking
Cute, sure, but Racing Stripes is just the same old zebra crap
by Jason Armstrong

VIDEO VULTURE

Two times the fun
It doesn’t matter that your home video double features don’t make sense
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Not another clone
But story of Code 46 can’t live up to design
by Jason Lewis

New and notable on DVD
by Jaime Frederick