Provocative campaign targets panhandling
Homeless advocate says critical slogans may result in increased hostility
By Amy Steele

Residents say trees are being sacrificed for inner city development and other stories
By Amy Steele

Story about big oil’s impact left out of film festival
By Jeremy Klaszus

LETTERS

Work opportunities abound in Alberta, so go get some training
By T. Medd

Forget a living wage, people make whatever wage they’re worth
By Ken McPhee

Fashion gurus should demonstrate compassion for all creatures
By Carol Tracey

City hurts private recyclers by accepting paper and not plastics
By W. Jared Brookes

WEB WATCH

Capital culture
Washington, D.C. is not just for protesting
By Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

Facing the future of transplant surgery
"Losing face" is about to take on a whole new meaning…
By David Bright

CITY

Hot economy leads to labour strife
Albertans can expect conflict to rise along with cost of living
By Wes LaFortune

FOOD

Grilled to death
Ric’s Grills have everything going for them – except for good food
By Janet McMahen

LIFESTYLE

Hotel Arts cranks up the chic
Realtor transforms former Holiday Inn into cultural oasis in the inner city
By Roberta McDonald

BOOKS

Optimistic reformer
Politician-author Preston Manning still has faith in Canada’s democracy
By Amy Steele

WORDFEST

The human face of terror
Novelists Neil Bissoondath enters the mind of the suicide bomber
By Amy Steele

Back to Kandahar
Nelofer Pazira’s memoir delves into Afghanistan’s turbulent history
By Amy Steele

Wordfest – in the beginning
By Bryn Evans

Coming to terms with Vietnam
David Bergen’s new novel maps the territory between war and recovery
reviewed by Harry Vandervlist

Wonder kid
Sheila Heti crafts oddball novella from obscure author
By Lachlan MacKintosh

The battlefield and the bush
Joseph Boyden chronicles forgotten First Nations war heroes
By Amy Steele

Man of the rising sun
Japan has been very good to footloose Calgary writer Will Ferguson
By Natalie St-Denis

MUSIC

Two for the road
Bel Riose want good music, not more members
By Jason Lewis

To the power of one
Aussie Sally Seltmann brings New Buffalo out of the lonely studio
By Lindsay Bowman

Hear that sound
As CJSW celebrates 50 years, Leslie Feist reflects on her campus radio memories
By Jason Lewis

Rectangle recognizes Calgary gem
Pressure Kill Common Style impress Edmonton big shot
By Leslie Birdfly

CD REVIEWS

Fiona Apple’s latest album is Extraordinary
CD Reviews:
Fiona Apple’s Extraordinary Machine
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Sigur Ros’s Takk
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Morcheeba’s The Antidote
reviewed by Lenore Hume
The Constantines’ Tournament of Hearts
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Dengue Fever’s Escape From Dragon House
reviewed by Bob Keelaghan
Bloodhound Gang’s Hefty Fine
reviewed by Andrew Aitkenhead
Buddy Buy’s Bring ‘em In
reviewed by Brandon Tenold

VISUAL ARTS

Anna Deavere Smith stirs the pot
Cultural commentator and West Wing star offers some creative thoughts
By Erich Mende

Colour your world
M:ST, Tom Thomson and an order of Burnt Toast
By Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Introducing Vern Thiessen
Edmonton playwright is ready for New York – but is he ready for Calgary?
By Katharine Lepora

DANCE

Dancing for the people
Blue Collar loosens up with a hip-hop jam
By Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

His private world
Live Schreiber sheds some light on adapting Everything is Illuminated
By Jason Anderson

True lies
Atom Egoyan speaks out about his controversial new film
By Matthew Hays

Thinking differently about visual pollution
Documentary follows Ron English’s culture-jamming antics
By Jeremy Klaszus

Thumbsucker a pretty and vacant film
By Mark Hamilton

It’s got no soul
In Her Shoes a simple and empty yuppie fable
By Bryn Evans

This film is grisly, man
Werner Herzog’s ham-fisted direction can’t spoil mesmerizing footage
By Craig Boyko

When the fraternal bond starts to fray
Brothers tackles human suffering without histrionics or arty despair
By Joel McConvey

Whedon’s world
Serenity brings peace of mind to once distraught Firefly fans
By Andrew Aitkenhead

VIDEO

Brewing up something fun
American Beer shows love for fine art of suds
By Mike Tessier

VIDEO VULTURE

Cash ‘n’ carry
Lifting banks has never been so literal
by John Tebbutt

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Bumps and buzzes
Fighting cellulite and sharing good vibrations
By Josey Vogels