Labour shortage hits small businesses
Lack of employees force some shops to consider shutting down
By Amy Steele

Fringe festival faces epic struggle
Ambitious organizers do battle with red tape and Red Mile
By Steve Magusiak

Grassroots groups say EUB failing to protect Foothills environmentBy Amy Steele
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

C-Jazz’s commitment to Four Seasons of Jazz earns praise
By John McGurran

Put the homeless in prison, not shelters
By David Roddie

VIEWPOINT

A good Liberal ain’t what it used to be
Michael Ignatieff’s candidacy challenges party beliefs
By David Bright

Jane Jacobs meets Alberta
Province could learn from writings on responsible and responsive fiscal management
By Wayne W. Brideaux

CITY

Making love not war
Peace researchers from around the world converge in Calgary
By Amy Steele

FOOD

Foreign objects, sumo dogs and pet food
The good, the bad and the ugly – three years of Calgary cuisine
By Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Tequila goes upscale with premium brands
New trend finds partygoers switching from body shots to sipping cocktails
By David Agren

LIFESTYLES

Cu vi parolas Esperanton?
Local enthusiasts hope Esperonto will become the world’s second language
By Shawn Hoult

OUT & ABOUT

Protection from poison parents
Kids and coaches are seldom the problem in minor sports
By Mark Sproxton

BOOKS

Adventure by air
Scott Griffin’s memoir recalls his African safari by airplane
By Andrew Aitkenhead

King Kong, Bettie Page and alcoholic dogs
New works from Fantagraphics merge art history with surreal adventure
By Steve Magusiak

Sandman, apologies and press junkets
New essay collections dispel myths for classic characters and their creators
by Bryn Evans

MUSIC

The Buzzcocks have still got it
After 30 years, Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle deny they ever wrote love songs
By Joanne Huffa

No rest for the wicked
Guitar great Adrian Belew looks to the future
By M.D. Stewart

Girly-men need not apply
Bigger, faster and stronger – The Mighty Thor
By Christine Leonard

A delicate balance
Mixing hardcore punk with mainstream airplay, Billy Talent are a success
By Brandon Tenold

Pulling their own weight
Creaking Tree String Quartet delegates responsibilities
By Shereen Tuomi

CD REVIEWS

More of the same is a good thing for Mojave 3
CD Reviews:
Mojave 3’s Puzzles Like You
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Smoosh’s Free to Stay
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Phoenix’s It’s Never Been Like That
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis
Rock Kills Kid’s Are You Nervous?
reviewed by Nathan Atnikov
The Black Keys’ Chulahoma
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Eux Autres’ Hell is Eux Autres
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Good Riddance’s My Republic
reviewed by Keith Carman
The Neckers’ Love & Infection
reviewed by Jesse Locke
Oneida’s Happy New Year
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Serena-Maneesh’s s/t
reviewed by Jesse Locke
Facedowninshit’s Nothing Positive, Only Negative
reviewed by Jordan Lane

COVER STORY

Organ jar or work of art?
Glenbow exhibit displays functional art of the ancient world
By Wes LaFortune

VISUAL ARTS

Alberta stalwarts and Quebec masters
This month’s hot exhibitions will give you a serious case of art stroke
By Bryn Evans

THEATRE

What’s up at the wild and wacky Loose Moose
Improv troupe in a new space with audience participation and old tricks
by Jeff Kubik

More wacky genre bending, college style
MRC’s Shakespeare in the Park finds a greater audience with campus move
By Jeff Kubik

35 years later…
Wagonstage gives fresh local actors their first paying gig
By Jeff Kubik

FILM

To the rescue of the summer movie blahs
Superman Returns will reintroduce you to your inner child
By Matthew Currie Holmes

The origins of a hero
By Sean Marchetto

High school students hit the big screen
Hot Shots festival celebrates the future of film by supporting young artists
By Shaun English

Worse than the sequel
Original films sometimes leave much to be desired in the originality department
By Nathan Atnikov

Click is universally mediocre
Adam Sandler gives audiences a mixed bag of laughs and morality
By Andrew Aitkenhead

A sentimental ode to his hometown
Andy Garcia directs a love letter to Cuba in The Lost City
By Carla Ciccone

WEB EXCLUSIVE
Chicklit and chick flicks
Meryl Steep steals the show in The Devil Wears Prada — ‘that’s all’
By Carla Ciccone

VIDEO VULTURE

Seords of silliness
Hurt your head with the unbelievably schlocky The Devil’s Sword
By John Tebbutt

New and notable films now on DVD
By Jason Lewis

Sympathy for the drivel
Sometimes bad movies are a good thing when you watch them on DVD
By Jason Lewis

A uniquely Albertan story
Hank Williams First Nation a luminous and quiet tale
By Shereen Tuomi

Candy Stripers has Playboy bunnies, sex and schnapps
By Bryn Evans

Cast has fun playing dress-up in A Good Woman
By Jason Armstrong

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Age-old questions
Teen sex gets treated with ‘kid’ gloves
By Josey Vogels