Anti-abortion group may take U of C to court
By Amy Steele

Report calls for drastic reduction in greenhouse gasses and other stories
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

David Suzuki twists climate change data to suit his ideology
By FFWD Reader

Federal government plan would allow taxation on farting cows
By FFWD Reader

Hold Your Ground CDS earn incessant praise
By FFWD Reader

Teatro’s Foie Gras not a treat for the goose
By FFWD Reader

WEB WATCH

When the art of the streets heads indoors
By Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

Reasons to be fearful
Why "fear itself" is the least of our fears
By David Bright

FEATURE

Boomtown faces major social challenges
Workers lured by potential earnings find cost of living is out of reach
By Amy Steele

CITY

Moving jobs from here to there
Telus dispute put the microscope on outsourcing to overseas call centres
By Amy Steele

FOOD

Shuffling off Mortal Coil
Hip, mature Bistro Twenty Two Ten ably replaces its cool predecessor
By Danyael Halprin

BOOKS

Cowboy’s dream lives on
Oliver Christensen loves to relive his days at the legendary Bar U Ranch
By Wendy Dudley

What Irish eyes were watching
Columnist John Doyle’s memoir uses TV as an excuse for beguiling blarney
reviewed by Brian Brennan

A perfect craftsmanship
Author brings subtle lyricism to Trinidadian tale
reviewed by Dipti Chakravorty

CSI: Nazi Germany
‘Michael Slade’ turned to history for his latest gruesome thriller
By Bryn Evans

MUSIC

Show jumping
Blonde Redhead keep their gaze looking forward
By Mark Hamilton

Flying the flag for perfect popcraft
Russian Artist Factory upsizes form one-man shop to well-oiled machine
By M.D. Stewart

The best of both musical worlds
Andrea Revel finds current success (and a bit of Calgary) in old Montreal
By Martin Kemp

Testing the waters of Canadian indie rock
Singer-songwriter Tony Dekker steers the ship for Great Lake Swimmers
By Jane McCullough

Live spins
Sylvie’s An Electric Trace
reviewed by Jason Lewis

Toronto band captures western whimsy
NQ Arbuckle’s album reflects the music of our moods with wistful wildness
By Mary-Lynn McEwen

CD REVIEWS

The Mars Volta gets infectious with Scab Dates
CD Reviews:
The Mars Volta’s Scab Dates
reviewed by Brandon Tenold
John Coltrane’s One Up, One Down: Live at the Half Note
reviewed by Bryn Evans
Annie’s DJ Kicks
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Devendra Banhart/Xiu Xiu’s Split Seven Inch
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Stacey Earle’s Communion Bread
reviewed by Bruce Pollock

WINTER GUIDE

Environment versus economics
Ski resorts in national parks say limitations put them at risk
By Dean Seguin

Ski and snowboard season off to a great start
By Dean Seguin

Taking the easy way down
Supercool snowbikes let winter thrill-seekers ride down the slopes
By Wes LaFortune

Alpine club celebrates 100 years on top
National climbing organization got its start on the pancake-flat Prairies
By Mark Sproxton

Looking good while keeping warm
It’s possible to stay stylish in the winter without freezing your ass off
By Donna Kwan

Election warm-up
Politicians can make winter campaign festive
By Jeremy Klaszus

All slices are not created equal
A taste of the best and worst pizza available for citywide delivery
By Jason Lewis

Tearing up the tiles
Bassist excels in cutthroat world of Scrabble
By Angela Roddick

Playing the winter blues
Try to understand – not fix – your friends’ cold-weather depression
By Janet McMahen

Winter is coming, so you may as well enjoy it
Fast Forward’s annual guide to getting out (or staying in) when the cold hits
By FFWD Staff

VISUAL ARTS

Fab fibre
Ann Haessel’s mixed-media works are All Over the Map
By Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Sit-down standup
Alan Shain uses comedy to smash stereotypes about cerebral palsy
By James Tarrant

Catering to different tastes
Sage serves up morbidly witty Blowfish, while Downstage goes to war
By Martin Morrow

DANCE

Indiana Jones in Bollywood
Dance Montage mixes styles and influences
By Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

Putting a face on a faceless enemy
Controversial film tries to get inside the minds of suicide bombers
By Jaime Frederick

How do you spell bee-leaguered
Theology, family dysfunction and spelling really, really hard words
By Jason Armstrong

Jingle hell all the way
The Ice Harvest a dark holiday comedy
By Roberta McDonald

Family ties
C.R.A.Z.Y is a journey of self-acceptance
By Krista Goheen

Last Year’s rent
Film version of Rent exuberant but dated
By Julia Williams

VIDEO VULTURE

Baby, it’s cold outside
Winter isolation movies will send a chill across your shoulder blades
By John Tebbutt

VIDEO

The gloves are off
Film looks at one of boxing’s historic fights
By Stephen Lock

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Twice as nice
Owning a pair of vaginas doubles your fun!
By Josey Vogels