Arbitrary standards hurting immigrants
by Amy Steele

Groups lobby city for cheaper transit and other stories
by Amy Steele

Privatization leaving poorest people without water
by Amy Steele

VIEWPOINT

Defending the borders from what?
Minuteman Project extremists target illegal immigrants to ‘protect’ U.S. jobs
by Jeremy Klaszus

Play it again, Harper
Brian Mulroney’s shadow continues to hover over Conservative party
by David Bright

CITY

Out with the old, in with the old
Mount Royal block proposal looks to the past instead of the future
by Roberta McDonald

WEB WATCH

Out with the old, in with the old
Mount Royal block proposal looks to the past instead of the future
by Courtney Thompson

COVER

One step from the street
Despite Calgary’s wealth, thousands of people live in poverty
by Amy Steele

FOOD

A really hot meal
Food-savvy firefighters are heroes in the kitchen
by Janet McMahen

BOOZE

Consumers are losers in booze wars
Variety threatened as Alberta’s major liquor chians gobble up small stores
by Mike Tessier

OUT & ABOUT

Don’t knock the price
Lower cost pro-sports leagues still deliver
by Mark Sproxton

BOOKS

Think fast
Blink explores value of first impressions and snap decisions
reviewed by Lachlan MacKintosh

Thrilling crime
Kirino’s Out is compulsively readable
reviewed by Evette Berry

King contrary man
Christopher Hitchens still stirs the pot
reviewed by John Wallace

BOOKENDS

Eyes on the prize
W.O. Mitchell award nominees announced as poets prepare for April
by Harry Vandervlist

MUSIC

On the verge again
Local punks The Rocky Fortune take their fate into their own hands
by Aubrey McInnis

Building a name
Rock for a Cause mixes music and compassion
by Krista Goheen

Music for the downfall of society
The Dead Will Rise want to eat your brains and make zombie metal
by Talia Kaufman

Enjoying music for its own sake
Mcenroe and Birdapres bring together their hip-hop tenure for Nothing is Cool
by Falice Chin

Multi-tasking MC
Kyprios hit the books, trod the boards and became a hip-hop star in the process
by Nichole Stewart

The revolution will be played on accordion
Geoff Berner has found that punk and folk are almost the same thing
by Mary-Lynn Wardle

The accidental album
Tolan McNeil leaves the roommates at home
by Mary-Lynn Wardle

School of bass
Jeremy Coates uses his new album to highlight Calgary’s growing jazz scene
by Kenna Burima

New beginnings and new endings
The Buzzing Bees fertilize Chad Van Gaalen with their collective carcass
by Leslie Birdfly

CD REVIEWS

The two halves of the Stereophonics
CD Reviews:
Stereophonics’ Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Alasdair Roberts’ No Earthly Man
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
A Frames’ Black Forest
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Nostalgia 77’s The Garden
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Adrian Belew’s Side One
reviewed by M.D. Stewart
Electrocute’s Troublesome Bubblegum
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
Eluvium’s Talk Amongst the Trees
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
M. Ward’s Transistor Radio
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Radar Bros.’s The Fallen Leaf pages
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Jess Klein’s Strawberry Lover
reviewed by Bruce Pollock
Alpha Yaya Diallo’s Djama
reviewed by Bruce Pollock
Ash’s Meltdown, Halifax’s A Writer’s Reference and Emanuel’s Soundtrack to a Headrush
all reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Biennial shortfall
Alberta exhibition fails to reflect wealth of art outside the cities
by Wes LaFortune

Subway anarchy with sandwiches
Luis Jacob introduces Calgary to his edible brand of community project
by Mark Clintberg

THEATRE

The softer side of Daniel MacIvor
Famously edgy playwright delivers warm family drama with Marion Bridge
by Katharine Lepora

Hanging with Wolfgang and Vincent
Amadeus and hit van Gogh play highlight Alberta Theatre Project’s next season
by Martin Morrow

Blood on the tracks
Sage Theatre’s production of dark, demented drama stays on the rails
by Martin Morrow

Space invader
New play explores emotions in wake of home robbery
by Jocelyn Grosse

DANCE

Alberta Ballet’s gypsy moves on
Sabrina Christine Matthews says adios to troupe with encore of Carmen
by David King

Kidd Pivot through the looking glass
Crystal Pite’s company is back in town with double bill of reflecting duets
by Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

Inexpensive, not cheap
Shane Carruth uses his head to make the most of story and style in Primer
by Kim Linekin

Night of the zombie kids
Calgary’s newest batch of film grads aim to throw new blood at old ideas
by Mark Hamilton

Bullock’s cover has been blown
Intelligence reports indicate Miss Congeniality 2 is a one-way ticket to Yawnsville
by Kim Linekin

Frozen treat
Despite premise, Ice Princess is surprisingly cool
by Jason Armstrong

VIDEO VULTURE

From Giallo to Japanimation
The Vulture serves up some horror, anime and demented non-sequiturs
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Subtly profound and moving
Distant explores urban alienation in contemporary Istanbul
by Jaime Frederick