Telus negotiations run into hang-ups
Union says telecommunications company is neglecting the rights of its workers
by Jeremy Klaszus

City council delays Nose Hill decision and other stories
by Jeremy Klaszus

Journalists award Klein government for secrecy
by Jeremy Klaszus

LETTERS

East versus West a matter of time
By Geof Dolejsi

WEB WATCH

Running season in full bloom
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

Future of Cash Corner in jeopardy
Men seeking casual labour may be moved to make way for new development
By Wes LaFortune

VIEWPOINT

Catch and release?
Karla Homolka typifies how our prison system fails to protect, deter or reform
by David Bright

FOOD

Disappointing any way you spell it
Beer can’t get no respect – not even at the new 1410 Bier Market
By Janet McMahen and Don Tse

FASHION

Half-naked without embarrassment
The right swimsuit cut makes youfeel comfortable as well as stylish
By Lincoln Phillip

BOOKS

Inhabiting the future
Robert Charles Wilson proud of ‘sci-fi’ label
By Hugh Graham

Spin full of Great Big Ideas
Book review: Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
reviewed by Hugh Graham

BOOKENDS

Paul Anderson’s epic named top novel
Calgary authors take poetry, play and fiction prizes at Alberta Book Awards
by Bryn Evans

TELEVISION

Rebelde with a cause
Hot Mexican TV soap opera becomes an ad for Alberta tourism
By David Agren

FESTIVAL

Woman with a mission
Kate Newby wants to convert more adults to the excellence of the Calgary Children’s Festival
By Martin Morrow

MUSIC

You are who you are
Jann Arden’s true colours show on latest album
By M.D. Stewart

Do you remember?
Grant Hart wants music to bring us together
By Tara Lee Wittchen

The Black Army Tour
Stephen McBean mounts two-tier musical assault
By Lindsay Bowman

Working a tough crowd
The dos and don’ts of performing for children
By M.D. Stewart

Duplex’s Ablum
CD Review
By Christine Leonard

Making the moves
Calgary ex-pat transitions from indie rock to jazz
By Dennis Slater

COVER STORY

The mild-mannered army
Indie rock’s new queer identity
By Mark Hamilton

What did you expect?
This year’s Calgary Folk Music Festival adds a little bling to the old-time favourites
By Jason Lewis

Emotional hippies
The truth about why bands break up
By Leslie Birdfly

CD REVIEWS

French pop worked over with Breut force
CD Reviews:
Francoiz Breut’s Une Saison Volée & John Greaves & Elisa Caron’s Chansons
both reviewed by Timothy Heck
Bruce Springsteen’s Devils & Dust
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
DJ Format’s If You Can’t Join ‘Em… Beat ‘Em
reviewed by Jane McCullough
Jaga’s What We Must
reviewed by Adele Brunhofer
Ringside’s s/t
reviewed by Devora Brown & Kari Watson
Robbie Fulks’ Georgia Hard
reviewed by Rick Overwater
The Floor’s Personnel
reviewed by Derek McEwen
Nine Inch Nails’ With Teeth and Aimee Mann’s The Forgotten Arm
both reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Expoxies’ Stop the Future
reviewed by M.D. Stewart

VISUAL ARTS

Show me yours and I’ll show you mine
The New Gallery’s artist trading cards are easy to exhibit and fun to exchange
By James Tarrant

THEATRE

Make ‘em laugh
Shakespeare in the Park sweetens the summer with a double scoop of comedy
By Jeff Kubik

FILM

Breaking all the rules
Aaron Sorenson finds success doing things backwards for Hank Williams First Nation
by Shereen Tuomi

More than the stereotype
First annual Calgary Asian film festival offers diverse selection
By Brad Halasz

More than just cartoons
Costumes, game shows and prizes at Otafest 2005
By John Tebbutt

End of the beginning
George Lucas wraps up latest Star Wars trilogy in predictably overblown fashion
By Jason Lewis

A crowded microcosm
Walk on Water tries to keep the threads of too many touchy subjects together
By Joel McConvey

VIDEO VULTURE

The wonder woman of the Phillipines
The Return of Darna – more powerful than a bullet train in a bikini
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

A not-short-enough film about dying
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself just doesn’t translate into Scottish
By Timothy Heck

New and notable on DVD
By Jason Lewis