Anti-terrorism Act threatens civil liberties, warns expert
By Amy Steele

Social agencies scramble in wake of boom
Calgary Homeless Foundation president says city nearing ‘crisis’ situation
By Amy Steele

Group wants province to fund Calgary’s low-income transit pass and other stories
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Comments reveal racism towards Muslims
By Nate Speers

WEB WATCH

Seeking the obscure
By Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

The apple fell far from the tree… er, Bush
Trouble brewing in the homeland for America’s fortunate son
By David Bright

CITY

Warning: You can’t beat this machine
New information centres may not be enough to help problem gamblers
By Wes LaFortune

FOOD

Tasty food, but where’s the heart?
Attitude overpowers flavour at n ew French bistro Saint Germain
By Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Fishy organic ales
A tasty green alternative for St. Patrick’s Day
By Mike Tessier

BOOKS

Machinations of a psych ward
Debra Anderson’s novel Code White an intimate look at mental illness
By Bryn Evans

Back to school
Lynn Coady’s Mean Boy bitingly satiric
By Bryn Evans

Weather report
New book is a call to arms to fight the frightening global climate-change crisis
reviewed by Amy Steele

Stay away from that poisonous Kool-Aid
Author Touré’s collected essays on hip hop culture a serious fan’s treat
By Bryn Evans

COVER STORY

Beyond good and evol
The Pink Mountaintops go down the highway to hell
By Peter Hemminger

MUSIC

Ambition is a tricky thing
In-Flight Safety won’t let anything get in the way of sounding good
By Jason Lewis

Location is everything
Scott MacLeod finds a voice and collaborators in Calgary
By Jason Lewis

The rise of the live band
Musicians are jamming their way out of the studio and into the stadium
By Brandon Tenold

The final nail in CBC’s coffin?
XM Satellite Radio brings back one writer’s love affair with the airwaves
By Rob Faust

Judge a band by their cover
Some Girls shake things up with new album
By Keith Carman

CD REVIEWS

Neko Case seduces her fans ever so sweetly
CD Reviews:
Neko Case’s Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
reviewed by Jane McCullough
The Lawrence Arms’ Oh! Calcutta!
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Richard Ashcroft’s Keys to the World
reviewed by Lenore Hume
Anna Oxygen’s This is an Exercise
reviewed by Chris Vail
Edguy’s Rocket Ride
reviewed by Keith Carman
Arctic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
reviewed by Jesse Locke
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan’s Ballad of the Broken Seas
reviewed by Bryn Evans
Destroyer’s Destroyer’s Rubies
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Slave to the System’s s/t
reviewed by Ashley Ingoldsby
Morningwood’s s/t
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Ladies’ They Mean Us
reviewed by Jane McCullough
Various Artists’ MySpace Records, Vol. 1
reviewed by Christine Leonard

VISUAL ARTS

Face lift
Foster and Partners display full of architectural wonders
By Tim Christison

Orange-hued satire
Kirstie Tweed’s multiple personalities display technical schtick
By Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Calgary’s new puppet popularity
Anima-Gala returns with a crazy carnival for a cause
By Jeff Kubik

Generation gap
Sage Theatre revives classic David Mamet play
By Jeff Kubik

A good death
Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s new show is hilarious, beautiful and macabre
By Jeff Kubik

DANCE

Dancing from Poland to New Orleans
University of Calgary’s Mainstage shows a diverse range of influences
By Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

Reading at the movies
A look back at how Hollywood has hit the books to make good films
By Rachel Deahl

If it ain’t broke: Stop tinkering with good books to make bad movies
By Andrew Aitkenhead

Truly independent film
The $100 Film Festival features great shorts
By Jeremy Klaszus

The first real blockbuster of the year
V for Vendetta takes on the issues of terrorism in a graphic new way
By Jeff Kubik

The criminal element
Tsotsi looks at the haves and have-nots
By Brandon Tenold

Failure to Launch is surprisingly successful
Film offers sweet relief from the typical sugary romantic comedies
By Krista Goheen

McConaughey: Hollywood’s leaning man
By Jason Lewis

VIDEO VULTURE

Let’s see that again, shall we?
The Video Vulture gets reacquainted with some old favourites
By John Tebbutt

VIDEO

A day off worth taking
Life moves pretty fast for Ferris Bueller
By FFWD Staff

New and notable on DVD
By Jason Lewis

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Not so bad?
John Wayne Gacy – ‘bad boy’ or marriage matieral?
By Josey Vogels