Group opposes logging in West Bragg Creek
Poposed clearcutting in recreation area renews calls to protect K-Country
by Amy Steele

Obesity testing in schools criticized
Local expert says now is the time to take action, not conduct more research
by Steve Magusiak

City of Calgary wins environmental award among other stories
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Looking healthy does not mean overweight
by Lauren Johnson

National Post used secondary, biased source
by F.T. Abboud

VIEWPOINT

Truth, lies and the Afghanistan mission
The ‘first casualty of war’ has yet to make a full recovery…
by David Bright

GOVERNMENT

And the winner is…
Wannabe Conservative leaders fail to impress our experts
by Amy Steele

CITY

Act Out! empowers next generation
Leadership conference aims to educate and support queer youth
by Hugh Graham

FOOD

Dine like royalty
Capo is intimate, classy and delicious
by Lenore Hume

COVER

Capes, tights and secret identities
Exploring the homoerotic archetypes in comic book culture
by Stephen Lock

LIFESTYLE

Action figures that defy stereotypes
Two artists’ toys challenge ideas of sexual and gender orientation
by David King

BOOKS

Celebrating 10 years of Dorkboy
Damian Willcox’s creation a true tale of revenge… of the nerd
by Dario Feltracco

A not-so-pious life
A feminist twist on the life of Mary
by Isabel Cascante

Essays bridge the esthetic gap
Cynthia Ozick throws down, BlackBook attacks itself
by Bryn Evans

MUSIC

The real urban sprawl
Alberta begins to make a name for itself in the world of hip hop
by Alan Cho

Gruff logic
Super Furry Animals main man goes solo
by Mark Hamilton

Beauty and Mr. Beast
Scotland’s elusive Mogwai find new ways of turning up the volume
by Mark Hamilton

A world of musical Contrasts
University of Calgary Chamber Music Festival keeps audiences guessing
by Bruce Pollock

Bring in da funk
Souls in Rhythm find Calgary a supportive base for R&B
by Alan Cho

Have tofu, will travel
The Madcowboys’ Mad Mike McLeod talks about vegging out on the road
by Christine Leonard

Band most likely to…
Lions and Tigers and Bears are turning some heads andmaking their mark on the scene
by Leslie Birdfly

Pants Situation bassist not dead
by Steve Magusiak

CD REVIEWS

Crooner Scott Walker hopes fans get The Drift
CD Reviews:
Scott Walker’s The Drift
reviewed by Timothy Heck
Sizzla Kalonji’s Ain’t Gonna See Us Fall
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
The Video Dead’s Brotherhood of the Dead
reviewed by Keith Carman
T.I.’s King
reviewed by Red Eye
The Daggers’ Tear it to Pieces
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Beware of subversion in your supermarket
The art of Shopdropping undermines shopping’s pandemic cultural capital
By Joseph Del Pesco

On interventionist art
Panamerican a debate on role of activism
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

From Urinetown to the doughy and dark
Ground Zero Theatre courts audacity with its 2006-07 season lineup
by Jeff Kubik

The sadistic side of masculinity
A match between friends reveals dark secrets in Never Swim Aone
by Pearl Meyer

Confrontational humour
Doug Curtis draws on his own struggles with Parkinson’s disease for new ensemble work
by Jeff Kubik

The collective angst of a generation
Rising from the ashes of playRites, Re:Generation sees to find its thesis
by Jeff Kubik

Exposing and devloping new artists
Emerging performance festival IGNITE! enters its second year
by Shereen Tuomi

FILM

Modern-day cowboy untamed
Director David Jacobson explores the new west in Down in the Valley
by Jason Lewis

A new take on the wild west
Edward Norton gets knocked off his high horse in Down in the Valley
by Jason Anderson

Sign of the devil is a real zero
Adaptaton of classic horror film The Omen is laughable
by Steve Magusiak

VIDEO VULTURE

Dubbed and dangerous
Steve Oedekerk’s Kung Pow! is an acquired taste, but worth it
By John Tebbutt

VIDEO

New and notable on DVD
by Jason Lewis

JOYSTRUCK

Dealing with the talent drought
Competition for the best and the brightest leads to the film industry
by Blaine Kyllo

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Are you game?
My, what hot pixels you have!
By Josey Vogels