Conservative cuts cause concern
Critics say equality rights aren’t a priority for federal government
By Amy Steele

New group plans to lobby conservative candidates on envirtonment among other stories
By Amy Steele

VIEWPOINT

Saying sorry doesn’t make it better
Tarnished by the Arar scandal, it’s time the Mounties quit
By David Bright

WATCH DAWG

Armchair journalism is the new crap
Partisan bloggers’ attack on mainstream media hold no weight
By Jeremy Klaszus

INTERNATIONAL

In (doubtful) praise of democracy
Thai coup a tragedy though not really a surprise
By Gwynne Dyer

GOING GREEN

Canada in the dark, not harnessing solar energy
By Adrienne Beattie

FOOD

Casual goes upscale
Cozy restaurant LeVilla adds rustic elegance to Signal Hill
By Lenore Hume

BOOZE

Vino down under
Passion in business for Australia’s hottest young winemaker Ben Glaetzer
By Kevin McLean

COVER

Middle class thugs
Gautam Malkani lets the rudeboys speak out in Londonstani
By Amy Steele

WORDFEST

The kindness of strangers
Marcello di Cintio’s new books explores Iranian poetry and wrestling
By Sean Marchetto

No. 1 writer comes to cowtown
Alexander McCall Smith on his best-selling, beloved characters
By Jocelyn Grosse

Strange coincidences
Simon Ings on his bizarre new novel, The Weight of Numbers
By James Dangerous

Brought together by tragedy
Anita Rau Badami’s new novel crosses cultural boundaries
By Natalie St-Denis

The Canso Causeway and a father’s absence
Linden MacIntyre’s new memoir relives his life on the east coast
By Tim Christison

Louise Welsh thrills with The Bullet Trick
The Bullet Trick by Louise Welsh
reviewed by Tara MacKinnon

Dennis Bock recreates the life of Canadian icon Norman Bethune
By Sean Marchetto

Into the great wide open
New collection features the best adventure stories of Explore magazine
reviewed by Lachlan MacKintosh

Wordfest picks
By Mark Hopkins

BOOKS

Australian and Canadian poets
Author Alan Wearne, WordFest and Haymarket Café’s grand opening
By Mark Hopkins

MUSIC

Detroit rock city
Thunderbirds Are Now! Got your money
By Aubrey McInnis

Getting the skinny from Kinnie
Kinnie Starr runs away from the circus and goes back to her roots
By Alan Cho

Classified
Hitch Hikin’ Music
Reviewed by Jason Lewis

Playing with power
NES-rockers THWOMP aim to prove you only need eight-bits to rock out
By Peter Hemminger

Rocking the opera house
Adrianne Pieczonka is a post-modern diva
By Roberta McDonald

Life behind the turntable
DJ Chris Fortier leaves the laptop at home and states a case for vinyl
By Matthew Belleghem

Things to do on Thursday when you’re bored
New music nights, new music videos and all your news for October
By Alvy Singer

CD REVIEWS

Iron Maiden still in belly of the beast
CD Reviews:
Iron Maiden’s A Matter of Life and Death
reviewed by Tara Lee Wittchen
The Slits’ Revenge of the Killer Slits
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Woolly Leaves’ Quiet Waters
reviewed by Laura Glick
Mastodon’s Blood Mountain
reviewed by Brandon Tenold
Cursive’s Happy Hollow
reviewed by Jordan Lane
Ladyfinger’s Heavy Hands
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Priya Thomas’s You and Me Against the World Baby
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The Mars Volta’s Amputechture
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Motorhead’s Kiss of Death
reviewed by Jordan Lane
Tortoise’s A Lazarus Taxon
reviewed by Chris Vail
Channels’ Waiting for the Next End of the World
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald’s Black and White Phonetics
reviewed by Laura Glick
The Black Maria’s A Shared History of Tragedy
reviewed by Laura Glick

VISUAL ARTS

Revenge of the killer rabbits
The Banff Centre just goes crazy and turns the World Upside Down
By Wes LaFortune

Homemade porno
CAMPER sexiness playful and funny, but is it arousing? Does it have to be?
By Hugh Graham

THEATRE

Play within a play
Lunchbox produces Aaron Sorkin’s satirical Hidden in this Picture
By Pearl Meyer

A tribute to female strength
By Dipti Chakravorty

Sleep deprived
Daniel Brooks toys with reality in Insomnia
By Jeff Kubik

FILM

Trailer Park Boys attempt big-screen success
Cult television show goes Hollywood for new feature film The Big Dirty
By Steve Magusiak

All you need is glue and scissors
Michel Gondry breaks out the arts and crafts for The Science of Sleep
By Jason Anderson

Bigger, louder and drunkerer
Trailer Park Boys get dirty for new movie
By Shaun English

Inner-city history
Ryan Gosling gives a stellar performance in Half Nelson
By Alan Cho

Alex Rider: Operation Pocketbook
Buyer beware – kids spy movie is more concerned about breaking the bank
By Shaun English

Delightful nuptial romp
Mockumentary Confetti destined for new classic status
By Roberta McDonald

Furry brown ba-hookie
There’s good times to be had at this teddy bear’s picnic Open Season
By Andrew Aitkenhead

Get thinking and take action
By Jane McCullough

VIDEO VULTURE

Sir, will you step out of your robot, please?
The animated adventures of Patlabor – putting a giant footprint on crime
By John Tebbutt

New and notable features on DVD
By Jason Lewis

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Really rough sex
Girlfriend’s vagina explodes after intercourse
By Josey Vogels