Activists unite at Alberta Social Forum
by Amy Steele

Federal protection needed for caribou and other stories
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Minimum wage increase will have ripple effect
by Ramona Johnston

Rump-shakers easy to find in Calgary
by Deana Lee

No ignorant yahoos needed, thanks
by Donny Payjack

Bands must play with, not at, people
by David J. Still

VIEWPOINT

Ralph the chameleon
Will the sugar daddy or the grinch show up in the Alberta legislature next week?
by Gillian Steward

Royal lessons for the czar of hockey
NHL head Gary Bettman follows King Henry VIII’s approach to diplomacy
by David Bright

CITY

Ward 10 voters head back to the polls
Familiar faces compete for seat on city council in wake of election scandal
by Wes LaFortune

David Swann finds his voice and fights back
Liberal MLA receives Calgary’s Freedom of Expression Award for battling suppression
by Amy Steele

WEB WATCH

Magnifying the beauty of science
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Big Fish in a little pond
Restauranteurs Dwayne and Alberta Ennest bring super seafare to the Prairies
by Janet McMahen

FASHION

Cuba Libre
Decidedly Jazz’s Havana Nights a chance to cut loose in style
by Lincoln Phillip

BOOKS

Is he Sirius?
Culture guru fails to enlighten
reviewed by Bryn Evans

BOOKENDS

More than gonzo
Hunter S. Thompson was a meticulous craftsman
by Harry Vandervlist

COVER

Artist becomes staple in music scene
Tim Huesken is the innovative mind behind Broken City’s gig posters
by Kirsten Kosloski

Meeting between venue owners aims to put an end to gig poster wars
by Kirsten Kosloski

MUSIC

Cut above the rest
Victoria songwriter Leeroy Stagger tries his hand at alt-country plus Leeroy Stagger’s Beautiful House cd review
by Kirsten Kosloski

New sound, same winning attitude
Mocking Shadows’ latest album Check One is a mere taste of things to come
by MD Stewart

First time for everything
Jazzmen team up for unique supergroup
by Dennis Slater

Write local, rock global
Nothing says rock ‘n’ roll like the Chamber of Commerce
by Leslie Birdfly

CD REVIEWS

Torrini steals limelight from Thievery Corp
CD Reviews:
Thievery Corporation’s The Cosmic Game and Emiliana Torrini’s Fisherman’s Wife
both reviewed by Timothy Heck
Aesop Rock’s Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives
reviewed by Derek McEwen
William Elliot Whitmore’s Ashes to Dust
reviewed by Bob Keelaghan
Iron & Wine’s Woman King
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Crooked Fingers’ Dignity and Shame
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Frames’ Burn the Maps
reviewed by Jason Lewis
M.I.A.’s Arular
reviewed by Laura Glick
Adam Green’s Gemstones
reviewed by Mark Hamilton

VISUAL ARTS

A noble humanist
Exhibition shows Maxwell Bates to be more than just an important painter
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

The second coming
Hit religious comedy puts the Jew back in Jesus
by Martin Morrow

Theatre in the raw
Theatre Junction’s Random Acts festival connects audiences to creative process
by Jane McCullough

Have you had yourself tested?
Revival of dated AIDS allegory provides tedious night in the theatre
by Katharine Lepora

DANCE

A moving experience
Our critic catches dancing fever at DSW’s annual festival of choreography
by Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

The alternate Oscars
Fast Forward film writers look back at the best and worst cinema of 2004
by FFWD writers

Fusing the best of East and West
Reworking Jane Austen, Bride & Prejudice offers colourfully different love story
by Krista Goheen

VIDEO VULTURE

I need more Spaced
Fantastic sitcom from Shaun of the Dead stars unavailable in Canada
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Agitprop pranksters
The Yes Men take on globalization in fun and breezy documentary
by Jason Anderson