Northerners call for oilsands moratorium
N.W.T. residents fear oilsands activity is affecting their rivers
By Amy Steele

Spaced out
Performing arts spaces too few to meet demand
By Amy Steele

VIEWPOINT

Real help for developing nations
Microcredit lends a financial hand sans pricey bureaucracy
By Jesse Keith

INTERNATIONAL

Religion and good behaviour
A devout population not necessarily morally superior
By Gwynne Dyer

GOING GREEN

Dishing dirt on a healthy harvest
By Adrienne Beattie

FOOD

Rolling the dice
Ed’s turns up a snake eyes in the pizza and pop department
By Tara MacKinnon

BOOKS

Homo classics a go-go
Queer coming-of-age novels among reissues in the Little Sister series
both reviewed by Anthea Black

Gay poetry
OUTrageously Real kicks off the Spoken Word Festival
By Mark Hopkins

TELEVISION

Canadian warriors
CBC documentary The Crazy Eights depicts the daily reality of Canadian soldiers fighting in Afghanistan
By Amy Steele

MUSIC

What’s in a name?
The Great Lake Swimmers literally take to the water for Ongiara
By Jason Lewis

Monster jammers
Montreal’s Priestess knows how to get your motor running
By Aubrey McInnis

Azeda Booth credit their EP to just plain luck
By Laura Glick

Acorning around
Ottawa-based band loves a good fight
By Danielle Suchet

Something creepy this way comes
Goth country band Meatdraw brings its carnival of corpses to Calgary
By Kenna Burima

CD REVIEWS

Ted Leo will get you back Living with the Living
CD Reviews:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists’ Living with the Living
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
LCD Soundsystem’s Sound of Silver
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
A Northern Chorus’s The Millions Too Many
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Modest Mouse’s We were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Jeremy Fisher’s Goodbye Blue Monday
reviewed by Jennifer Abel
Panda Bear’s Person Pitch
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Chimaira’s Resurrection
reviewed by Keith Carman

VISUAL ARTS

Monster squad
Brennan Kelly goes super slap-happy horrific
By Hugh Graham

THEATRE

Family matters
Playwright Ken Cameron gets personal with Harvest and My Morocco
By Jeff Kubik

Elementary magic
Tempting Providence a return to great old school theatre
By Jeff Kubik

Existential cabaret
Music for Contortionist beautiful, baffling
By Jeff Kubik

COVER STORY

Twice the action, double the thrills!
A rabid fanboy drools at the prospect of viewing Grindhouse
By John Tebbutt

More bang for your buck
Grindhouse set decorator talks zombies, car chases and barbeque
By Bryn Evans

FILM

Changing the face of horror
The Host breaks the rules and box office records
By Alan Cho

Rom-com a sexual litmus test
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds will help you decide which side of the fence you sit on
By Nathan Atnikov

Good lookin’ out!
Psychological caper a surprise-filled stunner
By Jesse Locke

Ever outward spread of the Radiant City
Directors Gary Burns and Jim Brown turn a lens on the suburbs
By Kevin Rosmanitz

Heir India
The Namesake defies labels with thoughtful script
By Dario Feltracco

VIDEO VULTURE

The Seven flying Guillotines of Quebec
A special Video Vulture presentation, not coming to a theatre near you
By John Tebbutt

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Untouched history
Virgin heritage moments
By Josey Vogels