Trip to Iraq reveals desperate situation
Life continues to get worse in occupied country, says human rights volunteer
by Amy Steele

Government plans to reduce emissions from power plants and other stories
by Amy Steele

Canada cautioned against private health
by Amy Steele

VIEWPOINT

Public health or private practice?
Supreme Court decision opens the door for the rich to go through
By David Bright

WEB WATCH

Last-minute gift ideas for daddy
by Courtney Thompson

CITY

Why don’t you go and find yourself a job?
Alberta Works seems to echo Premier Klein’s drunken advice to the homeless
By Jeremy Klaszus

Life is short on this Mortal Coil
Patrons and friends shed a tear and say goodbye to Beltline institution
By Derek McEwen

TECHNOLOGY

Podcasting changes future of broadcasting
From sports commentary to pub conversation, sharing information takes a new form
By Wes LaFortune

FOOD

There’s nothing like the real thing
Sun Chiu Kee Restaurant serves authentic, wholesome Chinese fare
By Janet McMahen

FASHION

Art that’s skin deep
Needle man says tattoo trend is healthy as ever
By Roberta McDonald

BOOKS

Word warrior
Beat legend still taking on the establishment
By Jeremy Klaszus

Words on wheels
Annual Bookmobile tour brings indie tomes to town
By Richard Clements

BOOKENDS

Happy recovery
Jan Lars Jensen’s memoir of nervous breakdown takes book prize
by Bryn Evans

TELEVISION

Summer reality primer
Sifting through the new TV crop of mind rot
By Stephen W. Smith

COMEDY

There’s something about Harland
Veteran Canadian standup steals films and lights up the talk-show circuit
By Stephen W. Smith

JAZZ FESTIVAL

Hail to the King
Solomon Burke is cut from a different cloth
By Rick Overwater

Going with the Flow
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard puts his ego aside and scores a musical balance
By Dennis Slater

Not just another jazz diva
Sophie Milman’s style is influenced by her travels and her Friends
By Sara Hillis

The future soul of Sekoya
School pals make music that moves people to express themselves through dance
By Kenna Burima

MUSIC

Quiet revolution
Xiu Xiu sneak in like ninjas and rip shit up
By Mark Hamilton

There’s nothing like the soft sell
Winnipeg’s Projektor steal their album back from over-ambitious producer
By Jason Lewis

Ken Beattie gets naked
Radiogram songwriter takes swinging solo holiday
By Mary-Lynn Wardle

The beat goes on
Drums on the plaza, jazz on the lake
By Leslie Birdfly

CD REVIEWS

Chris Martin and pals try for Goldplay
CD Reviews:
Coldplay’s X&Y
reviewed by Mark Hamilton & Jason Lewis
The Clumsy Lovers’ Smart Kid
reviewed by M.D. Stewart
Dream Theater’s Octavarium
reviewed by Bob Keelaghan
Teenage Fanclub’s Man-made
reviewed by David Boyle
Snailhouse’s The Silence Show
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Cheb I Sabbah’s La Kahena
reviewed by Zahinoor Ismail
54-40’s Yes to Everything
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Sebastien Schuller’s Happiness
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Carolyn Mark & Friends’ Just Married: An Album of Duets
reviewed by Mary-Lynn Wardle
Diamond Nights’ Once We Were Diamonds
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
Youth Group’s Skeleton Jar
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Wallflowers’ Rebel, Sweetheart
reviewed by Lenore Hume
MXPX’s Panic
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Michael Nyman’s The Piano Sings
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Limp Bizkit’s The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)
reviewed by Andrew Aitkenhead

VISUAL ARTS

THEATRE

We have ignition
Sage Theatre’s new festival puts emerging artists in the driver’s seat
By Jeff Kubik

Another artistic director turfed
Lunchbox’s Johanne Deleeuw is the second theatre boss to go this season
By Amy Steele

FILM

Resurrecting the Dark Knight
Director Christopher Nolan lives up to the Bat-hype with Batman Begins
By Kim Linekin

Audiences get Lucky
Canadian neo-noir makes case for national cinema without preaching identity
By Celia Nicholls

Living up to the past
Anime master falls just short of potential
By Jason Anderson

Too much information
Los Angeles Plays Itself a historical snoozer
By Jason Lewis

Ohhhh, how sweet it ain’t
A trip to the big screen proves the honeymoon is over for classic TV comedy
By Jason Armstrong

VIDEO VULTURE

The stereoscopic story of 3-D cinema
Movie screens get sick of having things thrown at them and retaliate
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Missing its aim
She-spy lesbian satire wastes clever concept
By Matthew Currie-Holmes