Annexation the lesser of two evils?
Land deal puts city in control, but critics say it won’t stop sprawl
By Steve Magusiak

Moose Mountain Park proposed to stop logging among other stories
By Amy Steele

Groups battle racism with education
Alleged terrorist plot leads to fear of backlash against city Muslims
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Only NDP candidates would satisfy experts
By Ian Dauphinee

Al Gore’s film an inconvenient lie
By David E. Lucas

Arts article on touring project misguided
By C. Mublake

Johland novel set in Ontario, not Manitoba
By Emily Schultz

VIEWPOINT

Dinning re-branded
Front-runner will have to outrace his past
By Gillian Steward

COVER STORY

History versus the wrecking ball
Calgary takes steps to preserve what’s left of our heritage buildings
By Matthew Halliday

New incentive unveiled to preserve Heritage buildings in Beltline
By Amy Steele

FOOD

A touch and taste of the suburban
Famed chef Ned Bell heads up hip and delicious menu at Redwater Rustic Grille
By Lenore Hume

BOOKS

Looking outside of Canadian poetry
Phil Hall on inspiration, language and the restraints of nationalism
By Derek Beaulieu

Looking for love in all the wrong places
Catherine Hanrahan’s debut a suspenseful tale of sex, sushi andmadness
by Bryn Evans

TELEVISION

The secret Life and Times of a TV guru
New CBC documentary hopes to get the goods on Moses Znaimer
By Stephen W. Smith

BLUES FEST

Chicago comes to Calgary
Zora Young embodies the essence of the blues with a whole heart
By Kenna Burima

On the cusp of big-time success
Big Time Sarah has had a difficult time breaking into the mainstream
By Lisa Wilton

It’s all in the delivery
Local blues guitarist Tim Williams is a showman and gifted storyteller
By Dennis Slater

Doing it old school
Big Dave McLean learns from the masters
By Dennis Slater

Making it work
Maurice John Vaughn uses his many talents for long-lasting success
By Dennis Slater

MUSIC

System of a Down ready for a break
By Alan Cho

The Red Chord survive the 9-to-5 realities of rock
By Keith Carman

No illusions of living life in the biz
Songwriter Randy Hutchings knows what it takes to be a professional
By Chris Vail

Rum Runner come out of the shadows
Band uses hard-boiled existentialism to buck comparisons to The Pogues
By Jason Lewis

O Canada!
Bands celebrate with solid gold classics
By Leslie Birdfly

CD REVIEWS

Camera Obscura’s new album is picture perfect
CD Reviews:
Camera Obscura’s Lett’s Get Out of this Country
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
The Raconteurs’ Broken Boy Soldiers
reviewed by Jesse Locke
Grandaddy’s Just Like the Family Cat
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Sonic Youth’s Rather Ripped
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Stuart A. Staples’ Leaving Songs
reviewed by Timothy Heck

VISUAL ARTS

Masks from outerspace
Douglas Curran’s photographs of the Malawi a glimpse into a hidden and spiritual society
By Wes LaFortune

Taking the plunge
Latest artist pairing a wry, humorous exploration of spatial reality and precision
By Hugh Graham

THEATRE

Incendiary mix of emerging artists
From Shaw to clowns and tomatoes – a roundup of works from Igninte!
by Jeff Kubik

Separating art and politics under the Nazis
Taking Sides asks the audience to judge the motives of a famed composer
By Jeff Kubik

FILM

Nick Cave takes aim
The Proposition is a disturbing western
By Jason Anderson

Lyrical art house western brutally violent
The Proposition is one of the best (and grittiest) films of the year
By Matthew Currie Holmes

Here’s where we get Canadian
Douglas Coupland’s documentary adaptation not much of a Souvenir
By Jason Lewis

Romantic getaway
The Lake House reunites Bullock and Reeves
By Lisa Wilton

Comedian Jack Black puts on his game face for Nacho Libre
By Jeff Kubik

VIDEO VULTURE

Malicious Miscellany: Objects of Evil
Attack of the killer…thingamabob
By John Tebbutt

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Focused group
Bull’s Eye! G marks the spot… if only
By Josey Vogels