Housing shortage hits hard
Immigrant families face high rent and overcrowding
By Amy Steele

Alberta government commits capitol offence
Environmental group claims Smithsonian Folklife show a misrepresentation
By Steve Magusiak

New Aboriginal Resource Centre opens among other stories
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Prison for the homeless suggestion draws derision
By Michael Alvarez-Toye
By Chris Buors
By Nate Spears

Stampede cruelty
By Ken Erickson

Cut small business owners some slack
By Quentin chizek

VIEWPOINT

World Cup defies logic of globalization
Why rich and powerful nations don’t always come first
By David Bright

WATCH DAWG

Dumbing down for dollars
News and arts coverage diminished by money-motivated streamlining
By Jeremy Klaszus

FOOD

Artisans in the kitchen
Old Spanish charm in Bridgeland
By Lenore Hume

BOOKS

Not your average Canadian chick lit
Billie Livingston’s new book has stripping, Internet porn and feminism
By Amy Steele

A critical look at India’s forgotten widows
Bapsi Sidhwa’s collaborative novel on the film Water is heartbreaking
By Dipti Chakravorty

Attack of the poison pen
Edward Sorel’s caricatures, Harper Lee, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Stampede madness!
By Bryn Evans

TELEVISION

Is your dog’s leash strangling your patience?
Dog whisperer Brad Pattison comes to the rescue with pet psychology on new TV show
By Shereen Tuomi

NIGHTLIFE

Minding the venue gap
Music lovers cope with a hole in their scene that has no fix in sight
By Derek McEwen

Going live
Young venues offer unique space and sense of community
By Derek McEwen

Beltline bar cap panned and praised
City council’s plan to limit bars in the Beltline gets mixed reviews
By Amy Steele

Shops rescue revellers
Company drug tests spike after Stampede
By Steve Magusiak

The regal Victoria’s Restaurant is reborn
Local restaurateurs give 17th Avenue club a seductive new makeover
By Roberta McDonald

Where have all the gay bars gone?
Calgary’s queer community facing club closures and discrimination
By Roberta McDonald

Lasso some wacky western entertainment
Unofficial Stampede fun with moustaches, testicles, samosas and veterans
By Roberta McDonald

Punk rock, burlesque and coffee shops
This summer, the all-ages community has a ton o’ fun for everyone
By Adrian Morrow

Gastrointestinal delights at midnight
An evening out gobbling up Calgary’s various forms of street meat
By Wes LaFortune

The sun is setting… time to lock lips with your favourite hunny-bunny!
Get it on at the best places to make out during a sunset
By Jordan Forester

Silky smooth pop and jazz
Brassfire and Patricia O’Callaghan among top acts at The Banff Centre’s Taste the Festival
By Tim Christison

Back to the great outdoors (sans John Candy)
Movies in the Park revives the old drive-in days with a sense of community
By Roberta McDonald

MUSIC

Catch his toe-tapping disease
The boundless enthusiasm and summer ditties of Ben Lee
By Roberta McDonald

The lovely, electronic, indie Mossyrock
Brooklyn group discovers life after house music with organic folktronica
By Kenna Burima

Dashboard Confessional’s life after emo
One-time genre poster boy Chris Carraba still connects with the fans
By Laura Glick

Addictive roots music from Vancouver’s metro jungle
Kent McAlister keeps it real and on the road
By Mary-Lynn Wardle

CD REVIEWS

Karl Blau moves from shadows to spotlight
CD Reviews:
Karl Blau’s Beneath Waves
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Thievery Corporation’s Versions
reviewed by Red Eye
Anagram’s After Dark
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Slaid Cleaves’ Unsung
reviewed by Mary-Lynn Wardle
Hot Chip’s The Warning
reviewed by Jane McCullough
Twilight Singers’ Powder Burns
reviewed by Laura Glick
Nelly Furtado’s Loose
reviewed by Nathan Atnikov
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness’s Fear Is On Our Side
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Kenny Dope’s Choice
reviewed by Red Eye
Three 6 Mafia’s Most Known Unknown
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Finding the roots of nationalism
New exhibition explores the dynamic work of Quebec’s Les Automatistes
By Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Too tall tales
Rhyme Rustler gives live to Robert Service’s beloved poetry
by Jeff Kubik

Dirty dancing – cowgirl style
Spurlesque’s sexified acts will make you holler and tear off your underpants
By Pearl Meyer

FILM

Meryl Streep gets wicked
The Devil Wears Prada a formula that works
By Carla Ciccone

VIDEO VULTURE

Wacky fun
Say, Frankenstein, have you met Space Monster?
By John Tebbutt

Dying finds a life
Unique story and strong performances make The Dying Gaul a great rental choice
By Andrew Aitkenhead

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Hung up on a fantasy
Fetishes are unpredictable and have nothing to do with your neighbourhood
By Josey Vogels