Alberta fights plan to regulate pollutants
By Amy Steele

Community radio wants cash to combat subscription radio
By Amy Steele

Council rejects expanded low-income transit pass and other stories
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Documentary a valuable learning experience for Inglewood Film Students
By Marcella Manasek

Panhandling a reminder of economic disparity
By Rosemary Brown

Children sacrificed to the Gods of convenience
By Daniel Bidulock

RANT

Film gives citizens a chance to have their say
By Brent Spiess

VIEWPOINT

It’s not your grandfather’s war
The nature of global conflict has changed since the world wars
By David Bright

Remembering John McCrae
How did author of famous poem reconcile his roles as soldier and healer?
By Susan Raby-Dunne

WEB WATCH

Gallery of regrettable food
By Courtney Thompson

COVER

A sacrificial wasteland
Northern Alberta’s boreal forest loses ground to the oilsands
By Amy Steele

FOOD

Walking in a restaurant wonderland
Big trade show touts everything from muskox meat to wonder ovens
By Beth Weisberg

The women of Bordeaux
By Kevin McClean

BOOKS

Vikram Seth’s odd couple
Author’s story of his great aunt and uncle reflects on loyalty, betrayal
By Susan Scott

Compelling book began as a make-work project
By Susan Scott

The art of crime
Motley collection takes an offbeat view of terrorism and disaster
reviewed by Mette Bach

Another Giller thriller
Vietnam novel grabs Canada’s richest book prize
By Bryn Evans

COMEDY

Hassle me, please!
Jamie Kennedy tells hecklers to bring it on
By Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Humming along
Toronto uber collective Broken Social Scene can still find new ways to get excited
By Aubrey McInnis

Commercial break
Learning the law of Bedouin Soundclash
By Brad Halasz

Immaculate Machine and the music business
By Aubrey McInnis

The new queen of rock
Juliette & The Licks bring it on
By Aubrey McInnis

Between the Buried & Me’s Alaska
Reviewed by Christine Leonard

Blues community mourns loss of James Taylor
Tragic car wreck claims life of local stand-up bassist
By James Tarrant

CD REVIEWS

Confessions of a dangerous woman
CD Reviews:
Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
The Living Things’ Ahead of the Lions
reviewed by Brandon Tenold
Peter Gallagher’s 7 Days in Memphis
reviewed by FFWD Editorial Team
The Magic Numbers’ s/t
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Brad Mehldau Trio’s Day is Done
reviewed by David Boyle
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis’s The Proposition
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Slipknot’s 9.0: Live
reviewed by Brandon Tenold
Sinead O’Connor’s Throw Down Your Arms & Orenda Fink’s Invisible Ones
both reviewed by Sean Marchetto

VISUAL ARTS

Something fishy at The New Gallery
Robyn Moody installation is a reminder of water’s vital role in our survival
By Mark Clintberg

Robots, waxed paper and nudes
Take your pick of attractions from November’s visual arts calendar
By Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Meet the new old Ian Prinsloo
Theatre Calgary’s ex-boss returns to his new-play roots at Ground Zero
By Katharine Lepora

Theatre of discontent
New company dedicates itself to Canada’s rabble-rousing playwrights
By Martin Morrow

Soapy Trails to you
Dirty Laundry airs Alberta’s soiled history
By Jeff Kubik

Loose Moose comes in from the cold
Improv company cuddles up to artists and farmers in its new venue
By Wes LaFortune

FILM

Saying without saying
David Christensen’s Six Figures asks audiences to meet it half way
By Craig Boyko

Putting anger aside
Deepa Mehta battles everything except the elements for her latest, Water
By Adam Nayman

Shanke Black is back
But is Hollywood ready for his detective comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?
By Jason Anderson

Zathura blasts off
Jon Favreau’s latest film takes on the cosmos
By Gordon Yerkovich

Blood, sweat and Mardi Gras
Film tries to get a bead on labour practices
By Andrew Aitkenhead

News flashback
Good Night and Good Luck pits Murrow agains McCarthy
By Rachel Deahl

Promises, promises
The Dark Hours is not dark enough
By Jaime Frederick

Not worth a dime
They get rich while you die of boredom
By Andrew Aitkenhead

Off the rails
Derailed misses all the stops
By Bryn Evans

VIDEO VULTURE

Head games with the Video Vulture
Apparently, mad-scientist movies get better with age
By John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Capturing a counterculture
Punk: Attitude is a comprehensive look at the music and the lifestyle
By Sean Marchetto

A Tale of redemption
A Love Song for Bobby Long hits a home run
By Amy Steele

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Ladies’ first
Good, bad and Godly stories about losing one’s virginity
By Josey Vogels