Teenagers falling through the cracks
Homeless youths without child welfare status find system inflexible
By Amy Steele

Compton misses deadline for sour gas well plan and other stories
By Amy Steele

Environmentalists pan weak campaign platforms
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

One music writer hits the mark, but another misses
By Joe Chan

Too dumb for democracy?
By Mark Bell

WEB WATCH

Putting art in your back pocket
By Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

Scandal, what scandal?
Why the Liberals are likely to get away with it, again… and again
By David Bright

ELECTION

Campaign aims to oust Rob Anders
Liberals take on Calgary West MP in grand style with Jennifer Pollock
By Gillian Steward

FOOD

Out of South Africa
Jabulani owners take different tack with The Bear Cafe
By Danyael Halprin

BOOKS

A Monty Python program
More Canadians are paying into EI without being able to access its benefits
reviewed by Timothy Wild

A Harry new year
2006 brings last novel in mega-popular series
By Bryn Evans

TELEVISION

The favourite game
CBC salutes our national sport with hockey marathon
By Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Playing just for you
Enon’s rhythms drive dance floors crazy
By Mark Hamilton

Holy Mackerel it’s Les Claypool
DVD allows fans a glimpse into the wacky world of Primus bass player
By Keith Carman

CD REVIEWS

Tough-talking Lady Sovereign is a smooth MC
CD Reviews:
Lady Sovereign’s Vertically Challenged
reviewed by Jason Lewis
City and Colour’s Sometimes
reviewed by Laura Glick
Comet Gain’s City Fallen Leaves
reviewed by Joanne Huffa
Martha Wainwright’s I will Internalize (EP)
reviewed by Lenore Hume
Ladytron’s Witching Hour
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Imogen Heap’s Speak for Yourself
reviewed by Jane McCullough
Ryoji Ikeda’s Dataplex
reviewed by Timothy Heck

VISUAL ARTS

New Year’s resolution: see more art
And you can start by taking in new shows at AGC, Newzones and Skew
By Wes LaFortune

COVER STORY

Stampede of another kind
Michael Green’s Rodeo thrives by being everything its ‘nemesis’ isn’t
By Martin Morrow

RODEO

The Rheostatics are in the house
Incomparably Canadian band set to light up the High Performance Rodeo
By Jane McCullough

Les Deux Mondes’ ‘toy story’
Theatre company auditioned childhood playthings for Living Memory
By David King

Video’s queer eye
Artist twists popular media to make his point
By Jocelyn Grosse

DANCE

Taking the jazz Pulse
Trio of musicians jams with dancers as DJD grooves to life’s interior rhythms
By Bryn Evans

Moving downtown
U of C dance project targets the inner city
By Natalie St-Denis

FILM

A disappointing spy game
Steven Spielberg’s Munich ignores the complexities of global terrorism
By Rachel Deahl

Searching for silver in the devil’s veins
Child miners in Bolivia live difficult but surprisingly hopeful lives
By Jeremy Klaszus

VIDEO VULTURE

Going out on a limb
Lon Chaney is fantastic in silent shocker
By John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Spoon-feeding its audience
The Chumscrubber is an admirable satire, but relies heavily on overwrought symbolism
By Rachel Deahl

JOYSTUCK

Women ready to do battle
Making characters look like Barbie isn’t cool
By Blaine Kyllo

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Personal check
It’s a good time of year to examine yourself
By Josey Vogels