Controversial behaviour bylaw panned
By Amy Steele

Calgary Juno bid jeopardy
Feds refuse to provide funding
By Amy Steele

Centre City plan aims to enliven downtown (among other stories)
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Lost and hoping to be found in the boom
By James Green

VIEWPOINT

Not everything in Iraq has to do with America
It’s time for the U.S. to pull out of Iraq and let history take its course
By David Bright

INTERNATIONAL

Billionaire builds democracy with cash
By Gwynne Dyer

GOING GREEN

Concrete jungle creates runoff pollution
Storm drainage sends debris and dangerous substances into the Bow River
By Adrienne Beattie

FOOD

Snails, but still no spinach
Il Giardino still offers standard but delicious Italian fare
By Tara MacKinnon

BOOZE

A dream comes true for local beer writer
Wildwood’s latest seasonal pint brings the taste of the Black Forest
By Don Tse

OUT & ABOUT

Tug-of-war dominates Canadian football
Excellent consistency almost ensures Lions have no chance at cup
By Mark Sproxton

COVER

Steadman’s gonzo goodbye
The famed illustrator on HST, art and the fate of humankind
By Bryn Evans

BOOKS

Geographical cure
Jeremy Kroeker finds Motorcycle Therapy out on the road
by Kevin Rosmanitz

An obsession with melanoma
Andy Brown on 10 years of Conundrum Books and The Mole Chronicles
By Zoe Whittall

It isn’t easy being green
Thomas Homer-Dixon goes energy efficient with The Upside of Down
By Mark Hopkins

MUSIC

Wired for sound
Detroit’s Electric Six clean house
By Christine Leonard

Hail to the meatheads
Cartoon rock ‘n’ rollers Sons of Butcher bring the cleaver down on wieners
By Keith Carman

Back in Black
The incomparable Frank Black reinvents himself once againn for new album
By Aubrey McInnis

K-OS theory
Hip hop star talks about understanding his flaws and finding himself
By Alan Cho

Sometimes chaotic craziness says it best
Norma Jean and Misery Signals bring metal core to the limelight
By Laura Glick

All systems are go-go!
Stereophonic thriller Thunderball promises to get up with the get down
By Christine Leonard

CD REVIEWS

Robyn Hitchcock isn’t that weird – we swear
CD Reviews:
Robyn Hitchcock’s Old Tarantula
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
Wolf Eyes’ Human Animal
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Des Ark’s WXDU
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Peddlers’ Suite London
reviewed by David Boyle
Lily Allen’s Alright Still
reviewed by Shereen Samuels
Melvins’ A Senile Animal
reviewed by Brandon Tenold
IV Thieves’ If We Can’t Escape My Pretty
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Calgary printmakers find a new home
Alberta Printmakers Society offers programs for people of all skill levels
By Sandra Vida

No freedom in the streets
Welcome to Ambivalence Blvd – where the ‘fraidy cats get to make all the rules
By Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

The afterlife as dark comedy
Downstage and Rogues Theatre aim to please and offend with Heaven
By Jeff Kubik

High school poetry
Resident Artists stumble with Show No. 1
By Jeff Kubik

FILM

Stranger Than Fiction better than fiction
Will Ferrell skips the cheap laughs and gives us an endearing and complex performance
By Shaun English

Babel heaps heartache upon heartache
Story of tragic circumstances will leave audiences struggling for meaning
By Kevin Rosmanitz

Trials and tribulations of the rich
Russell Crowe just can’t seem to get a life in A Good Year
By Shaun English

Dude, where’s my script?
Harsh Times falters due to weak writing
By Roberta McDonald

Like greed in your coffee?
Black Gold exposes the sad reality of Ethiopian coffee farmers
By Bryn Evans

Northern disclosure
Arctic Son thaws family’s frosty ties
By Dario Feltracco

VIDEO VULTURE

Beware the pulsating inflatable head
The Mighty Vulture gets his brains licked out by The Brainiac
By John Tebbutt

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Unpack your baggage
Saying goodbye to past relationships key to starting healthy new ones
By Josey Vogels