Democratic breakdown
Taft’s new book calls for democratic reforms
By Amy Steele

Report shows Alberta’s wildlife threatened
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Alderman clarifies Cash Corner position
By FFWD Reader

VIEWPOINT

The lying planet
Why my travel guide always lets me down
By Ken Cameron

FOOD

Beer with your breakfast
The Palomino serves a unique, big and bouncy meal for the morning after
By Tara MacKinnon

BOOZE

See the world through amber goggles
There’s an international beer adventure to suit any budget
By Don Tse

BOOKS

In Russia, car drive you!
Two Soviet road trippers take a bite out of American capitalism
reviewed by Ian Doig

Of exiles and french poetry
Author and musician Tchitala Nyota Kamba goes musical in new work
By Mark Hopkins

TELEVISION

Finding Light at the Edge of the World
National Geographic explorer Wade Davis searches for cultural diversity
By Amy Steele

TRAVEL

Footloose and photo-free
Ditching the snapshot urge makes for a whole new vacation experience
By Peter Hemminger

This is life. Take my picture
Flickr spawns a bounty of social excursions
By Roberta McDonald

Faces of Guatemala
By Peter Hemminger

Pink mountaintops
Winter resorts pursue lucrative gay and lesbian tourist market
By Jeff Kubik

Anchors abroad
Craiglist offers worldwide sublet adventure
By Ryan J. Noth

Adventures abroad
Fast Forward writers visit their favourite offbeat international locales
By Jaime Frederick, Ashifa Kassam, Sandra Vida & Derek Beulieu

COVER STORY

Music festival vacation destinations
By Aubrey McInnis

MUSIC

MTV killed the video star
Music channel ups the ante with reality TV
By Shawn Hoult

Highwater Jug Band is an Alberta super group
By Mary-Lynn Wardle

Still got the blues
Texas-born musician Johnny Winter sells out
By Dennis Slater

CD REVIEWS

Hugh Cornwell captures his live performance
CD Reviews:
Hugh Cornwell’s People Places Pieces
reviewed by Jane McCullough
The Earlies’ The Enemy Chorus
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The City Streets’ These Things Happen
reviewed by Shawn Hoult
Eleni Mandell’s Miracle of Five
reviewed by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Menomena’s Friend and Foe
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The Apples in Stereo’s New Magnetic Wonder
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Aural stimulation
Janet Cardiff revives a classic musical work
By Scott Rogers

THEATRE

Liberating the ‘odd women’
Age of Arousal a comedy of sexual struggles
By Jeff Kubik

Pee juice
The Knowing Bird scrapes the bottom of the sitcom barrel
By Jeff Kubik

The wake of a tragedy
The December Man is a chilling must-see
By Jocelyn Grosse

Musical mental masters
Why Freud Fainted gives hilarious life to intellectual arguments – in song
By Melanie LittleBy Jeff Kubik

DANCE

I think we’re alone now
Famed French choreographer Philippe Decoufle goes SOLO innew work
By Andrea Campbell

FILM

Old school, new school
Silent Movie Mondays returns
By Jeff Kubik

Slightly out of tune
Lacklustre romantic comedy Music and Lyrics hits a sour note
By Carla Ciccone

This is not a war film
Oscar-nominated doc shows Iraq on the edge
By Timothy Heck

Calgary homeless a decade later
In the Gutter and Other Good Places is as relevant now as it was then
By Amy Steele

Built into our DNA
Animated short The Danish Poet clings desperately to NFB tradition
By Jason Lewis

VIDEO VULTURE

Two servings of filet Mignola
Which paranormal investigator reigns supreme – demon or secret agent?
By John Tebbutt

New and notable on DVD
Viva la couch potato!
By Jason Lewis

MY MESSY BEDROOM

The downside of lasting longer
Premature ejaculation drug Daoxetine numbs the nether regions while looseningthe bowels
By Josey Vogels