Grandparents fight for access to grandchildren
by Amy Steele

U of C students redesign community and other stories
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Families have to monitor elder care
by April M. Alston

Comedians are being left out
by Lindsay Everett

VIEWPOINT

Is Bush serious about democracy in Iraq?
If the U.S. aborts budding experiment, it will be one of the biggest losers
by Munaf Yassiri

CITY

LANageddon plays to the masses
Calgary’s largest computer gaming party a rock-solid triumph
by Pete McCartney

WEB WATCH

Toys for big kids
by Courtney Thompson

FOOD

Looks aren’t everything
Boccavino’s decor doesn’t live up to superb food
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Stow the Guinness
Superior stouts your best bet for St. Paddy’s
by Mike Tessier

FASHION

Fabulous fusion
Calgary designer Thomas Lynch frames his fashion with the arts
by Lincoln Phillip

BOOKS

Slavery days
Bury the Chains focuses on Britain’s abolition movement
reviewed by Bob Blakey

Living The Life
Prostitute’s tale is at its most compelling outside the bedroom
reviewed by Bryn Evans

Redefining chick lit
Memoir goes beyond cliches
reviewed by Evette Berry

BOOKENDS

The future is now
New poets sound off, and an eco-thriller mystery
by Harry Vandervlist

TELEVISION

Highly animated
A new pair of dark, funny, grown-up ‘toons hits Canadian airwaves
by Stephen W. Smith

COMEDY

King of the cranks
California comic bitches his way to success
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Found that soul
Antony & The Johnsons redefine genre in the company of their influences
by David Boyle

Idol still vital
Punk legend has just been waiting for the right moment to get back in the game
by Keith Carman

Pulling up roots
Epcor songwriters series redefines notion of the typical Alberta sound
by Kirsten Kosloski

Swoop to kill
Sound and image successfully collide as Falconhawk offer up Here’s Your Ghost
by Mark Hamilton

Building an epic
When playing an dmaking music, Venus and Fergus don’t mind taking their time
by Derek McEwen

Look kids, No Hands
When it comes to music, these ambitious Edmontonians do it themselves
by Andrew Wedderburn

Sticking to the music
Herald Nix favours great tunes over media savvy
by Rick Overwater

CD REVIEWS

No Wow by The Kills lives up to its title
CD Reviews:
The Kills’ No Wow
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Gratitude’s s/t
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Wintersleep’s untitled
reviewed by Tara Lee Wittchen
Clannad’s Live in Concert
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Archer Prewitt’s Wilderness
reviewed by Jane McCullough
By the End of Tonight’s A Tribute to Tigers
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Nagisa Ni Te’s Dream Sounds
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Kings of Leon’s Aha Shake Heartbreak
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Captain Fantastic’s s/t and The Second Hand’s What’s Up, Tiger Lily?
both reviewed by Mark Hamilton
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead’s Worlds Apart
reviewed by Matthew Currie Holmes
Louis XIV’s Illegal Tender
reviewed by Andrew Wedderburn

So many cds so little time
by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Feeling boxed in
Performance artist confines clowns to provoke viewers
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Dust bowl dreams
The Grapes of Wrath meets David Lynch in acclaimed Depression-era play
by Katharine Lepora

Take a walk on the wild West Side
Theatre Calgary and the Citadel slap fresh paint on a musical masterpiece
by Martin Morrow

Sin and the city
Calgary Opera’s cabaret spotlights the two sides of composer Kurt Weill
by Martin Morrow

Exquisitely retro
Stewart Lemoine’s bookish romantic comedy is a charming thing of the past
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

Winners’ circle
Calgary’s Irwin school is a world-class training ground for Irish dance
by Stephen W. Smith

Do you want to know a secret?
Choreographer Melissa Monteros adds true confessions to U of C’s Mainstage Dance
by David King

FILM

Two takes or less
Phil the Alien uses alcoholic misfit to explore Canadian identity
by Mari Sasano

Going around again
The Ring Two makes a few good choices, but offers nothing new
by Rachel Deahl

A killer performance
Sean Penn takes aim at the Oval Office in The Assassination of Richard Nixon
by Jason Armstrong

In defence of Mel Gibson
Recut more than money-grubbing anti-Semitism
by Matthew Currie Holmes

Love actually sucks
Diary of a mad film lover lambastes Diary of a Mad Black Woman
by Mark Hamilton

VIDEO VULTURE

Brothers do the Bard, buffoonery beckons
Translation: The Vulture still hasn’t got around to watching Reptilicus
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

It’s not easy being green
Revisiting classic moments from Godzilla’s 50-year cinema legacy
by Jason Lewis

Heartbreakers
Wilco behind the scenes: Drama! Betrayal! Music!
by Mark Hamilton

New and notable on DVD
by Jaime Frederick