Environmentalists target feds, automakers
Foundation says new deal to reduce vehicle emissions lets industry off the hook
by Amy Steele

Parkland Institute calls for equality and other stories
by Amy Steele

Lubicon Nation fighting oilsands development
by Amy Steele

LETTER

Illegal immigrants commit the crime
by K. Johnson

VIEWPOINT

Last rites versus last rights
Death, dignity and the passing of Terri Schiavo and Pope John Paul II
by David Bright

CITY

Banks put profits before people
Group wants to give power to consumers and reinvest in community
by Wes LaFortune

FOOD

Hold the green Jell-O
Hospital food isn’t always as bland as its sickly pastel surroundings
by Janet McMahen

BOOKS

Writing against the clichés
David Albahari refuses to fit the mould of the political Eastern European author
by Bryn Evans

Rocky Mountain highs
Brian Brennan heads for the hills in his latest popular history
reviewed by Bob Blakey

Painful plot turns
Mystery readable but implausible
reviewed by C.B. MacKintosh

BOOKENDS

A ‘slim, strange’ debut
Sheila Heti turns novelist, and prolific poet Robert Creeley’s intense work is remembered
by Harry Vandervlist

TELEVISION

Who’s done it
Time-travelling doctor back in less embarrasing incarnation
by Stephen W. Smith

FASHION

The Art of Design
Five fab Calgary fashion designers unveil their Spring 2005 creations
by Lincoln Phillip

Frugal but funky
Fashionable penny-pinchers boycott mall in favour of thrift stores and DIY duds
by Roberta McDonald

WEB WATCH

Annual T-shirt report
Spring launches the search for the perfect tee
by Courtney Thompson

MUSIC

No one knows they’re insane
Queens of the Stone Age rock the cradle with fatalistic fables
by Christine Leonard

No longer alone
Electro-pop artist Montag battles the blues with a little help from his friends
by Kirsten Kosloski

A digital hug
Vitaminsforyou make sweet computer music that puts the song first
by Mark Hamilton

Apostle’s Gospel
Andrew Whiteman’s journey follows the music
by Kenna Burima

The numbers speak for themselves
Controller.controller balance the tension of the road with international acclaim
by Jason Lewis

What comes naturally
Despised Icon undergoes Healing Process
by Christine Leonard

The girl can’t help it
Sure Maren Ord is a singer-songwriter, but that doesn’t mean she can’t rock
by Jason Lewis

Calgary casts their vote for Pedro
The multitalented Efren Ramirez rides the success of Napoleon Dynamite
by Kirsten Kosloski

Where they at?
Despite ironic album title, Hangar 18 don’t mind starting at the bottom
by Colin Smith

Everybody needs a plan
New albums from locals of all genres
by Leslie Birdfly

CD REVIEWS

Hot Hot Heat rises to the occasion
CD Reviews:
Hot Hot Heat’s Elevator
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

A hit and two misses
Marcus Beil’s magical plastic-wrapped sculpture dominates new AGC offerings
by Wes LaFortune

Let them eat cake
Shelley Miller’s tasty Truck show mocks materialism
by Mark Clintberg

THEATRE

Calgary’s history was groovy, man
Hippie-era musical revamped and revived for Alberta’s 100th Anniversary
by Martin Morrow

The mystery of the 350-year-old play
University scholars dig for the origins of anonymous English comedy
by Wes LaFortune

Three not-so-twisted sisters
Alberta Theatre Projects builds entertaining but lightweight Marion Bridge
by Martin Morrow

DANCE

The Web and The Corridor
Two choreographers explore metaphorical images in spring dance series
by Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

It’s a miracle
Campbell Scott film has family fare sans schlock
by Jeff Kubik

A little hard to swallow
Inside Deep Throat overstates its case, but still erects a solid story
by Jaime Frederick

The two faces of Woody
In Melinda and Melinda, an aging Allen plays both sides of the same coin
by Mark Hamilton

Raiders this ain’t
Sahara is as dull and dry as the desert
by Jason Lewis

Three strikes for Jimmy Fallon
Without a curveball to throw, the Farrelly Brothers can’t connect in Fever Pitch
by Rachel Deahl

VIDEO VULTURE

Silence is golden
Sergio Corbucci’s other great western finally makes it to home video
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

In the black
The dark side of profit in two film noir gems
by Jaime Frederick

Looking back at Lenny Bruce
Reissued documentary chronicles the public life of groundbreaking radical
by Sean Marchetto