Canadian mineral industry abroad lawless
Human rights activists want regulations to replace voluntary standards
By Amy Steele

University of Calgary’s Women’s Centre opens among other stories
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Support your local theatre community
By Bill Torrie

Heroin: put public health before politics
By Robert Sharpe

VIEWPOINT

Softwood deal hard on Canadian producers
Federal government gives America a sweet deal, terminates lawsuits
By Jesse Keith

INTERNATIONAL

No genocide in Darfur
By Gwynne Dyer

FOOD

Country eats, musical treats
New Ironwood is a taste extravaganza
By Tara MacKinnon

WORDFEST

Buried Treasure
Mark Billingham on the art of crime writing
By Andrew Aitkenhead

The art of storytelling
Caroline Adderson on the short story
By Jocelyn Grosse

Speculative fact and fiction
Jack Whyte introduces the first volume in his Knights Templar saga
By Sean Marchetto

Home on the range
Linda Little on the solitary life
By Roberta McDonald

Todd Babiak’s new Alberta
The Garneau Block sets out to mythologize Edmonton
By Derek Beaulieu

BOOKS

Anarchists and authors
Coffee, Reading Writers Reading and flywheel among this week’s events
By Mark Hopkins

COVER

Shout bam a lama!
The fire that breathed new life into the Detroit Cobras
By Aubrey McInnis

MUSIC

Frenzied, handsome, hello again?
A conversation with happy, hyper Deerhoof front woman Satomi Matsuzaki
By Jesse Locke

Robert Pollard
Normal Happiness
Reviewed by Jason Lewis

The story of Yo La Tengo
Indie rockers can still whoop your little ass
By Aubrey McInnis

More fun than getting a root canal
Indie comedian Demetri Martin sinks his teeth into the Big Apple
By Alan Cho

The sedimentary layers of memory
The past informs Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor to find his solo sound
By Mary-Lynn Wardle

Mouse on Mars
Varcharz
Reviewed by Jesse Locke

Vinyl is dead, long live vinyl
Serato Scratch digital technology could be the next evolution of DJ culture
By Kevin Rosmanitz

Baby Eagle leaves the nest
Constantine’s Steve Lambke flies solo
By Colin Smith

RIP CBGB’s
Infamous New York punk club closes its cockroach-infested doors
By Sean Marchetto

New releases that change as fast as the leaves
A few musical suggestions on how to dispose of your income this fall
By Joanne Huffa

Labels to watch (or hear)
By Roberta McDonald

Forlorn in the U.S.A.
Ox’s American Lo Fi finds common ground and a gritty underbelly
By Jason Lewis

Bent Spoon Trio’s found sounds
Improvisational ensemble uses hallowed halls for unusual sonic texture
By Dennis Slater

The do-it-yourself stigma
The Feminists could be the last real indie-rock band in Canada
By Jason Lewis

CD REVIEWS

Leeroy Stagger graduates to the big leagues
CD Reviews:
Leeroy Stagger’s Depression River
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Spanky Wilson & the Quantic Soul Orchestra’s I’m Thankful
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Electrelane’s Singles, B-sides & Live
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Jill Barber’s For All Time
reviewed by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Jim Cuddy’s The Light That Guides You Home
reviewed by Jason Lewis
The New Lou Reeds’ Top Billin’
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Madeleine Peyroux’s half the perfect world
reviewed by Bruce Pollock

VISUAL ARTS

The crack through which the nude gets in
Skins finds movement in the unlikeliest of places… naked boys and girls covered in clay
By Hugh Graham

Ron Kostynuik’s images of prairie life
By Hugh Graham

THEATRE

Junkies with a heart
Sage Theatre returns with Trainspotting
By Jeff Kubik

Tender bestiality
ATP blends comedy and horror with Albee’s The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia?
By Jeff Kubik

Surreal dreamscapes
Insomnia a masterful look at society atrophy
By Jeff Kubik

DANCE

Pagan poetry
Alberta Ballet revives the sensual Carmina Burana
By Natalie St-Denis

FILM

Truman Capote redux
The story of the Infamous author gets another cinematic rewrite
By Shaun English

Take my wives, please
Documentary Banking on Heaven examines polygamy
By Jeff Kubik

Crime Story
The Departed is a powerful, seamless drama
By Jeff Kubik

VIDEO VULTURE

Psycho witches in Jakarta
A ludicrous Indonesian double feature that is sure to please
By John Tebbutt

JOYSTUCK

On scalping and boozing
By Blaine Kyllo

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Sex is star of Shortbus
Real intercourse distracts from film’s fictional storyline
By Josey Vogels