Shelter space for the homeless uncertain
A new emergency facility opens but only temporarily
By Amy Steele

Groups fight agreement
By Amy Steele

New regulations for Canadian mining sector urged (among other stories)
By Amy Steele

VIEWPOINT

Futureworld
The shape of things to come… or not
By David Bright

FOOD

A spicy and fresh innovation
Coriander is a classy infusion of Latin and East Indian cooking
By Lenore Hume

BOOKS

Vimy from the solder’s perspective
Author Ted Barris returns to Second World War battle for 90th anniversary
By Ian Doig

Poetry for the people
The Spoken Word Festival opens with a bang
By Aneka Rao

Mammoth poetry epicentre
The Spoken Word Festival kicks off, a royal mystery and yes, more poetry
By Mark Hopkins

COVER

‘I’m there’
Canadian recruits bring The Great War back to life
By Ian Doig

MUSIC

Ready, set, OK Go
Brainiac pop-rock stars make some mischief
By Aubrey McInnis

Connecting the roots of rock
Jon-Rae and the River is most certainly on a roll
By Peter Hemminger

Spring has sprung
By Dennis Slater

Meaningful coincidences
Carl Jung, Tom Waits and Martin Tielli come together for local songwriter’s latest album
By Kenna Burima

Sailing the Consonant sea
Alvy’s April music news you can abuse
By Alvy Singer

CD REVIEWS

The Stooges should steer clear of the studio
CD Reviews:
The Stooges’ The Weirdness
reviewed by Jesse Locke
JJ Grey & Mofro’s Country Ghetto
reviewed by Charles Gunn
Andrew Bird’s Armchair Apocrypha
reviewed by Jane McCullough
!!!’s Myth Takes
reviewed by Jesse Locke
I’m From Barcelona’s Let’s Introduce My Friends
reviewed by Alan Cho

VISUAL ARTS

Giving you the art beat-down this April
Glenbow unveils Mavericks, Traingle’s Sublime and Arthouse opens
By Wes LaFortune

Immersive environments
Engaging in David Hoffos’s techno-trickery
By Scott Rogers

THEATRE

When I was a young paperboy
Doug Curtis constructs a surreal suburban neighbourhood in Confessions
By Jeff Kubik

St. Scarlet visits Oliver! On Golden Pond
Rogues Theatre’s family drama, solo art, musicals and the elderly
By Jeff Kubik

DANCE

The dynamics of power and sex Unbound
Wen Wei Dance fuses traditional Chinese dance and Western-style ballet
By Andrea Campbell

I want to suck your blood… and pirouette
Royal Winnipeg Ballet brings gorgeously gruesome Dracula to Calgary
By Alan Cho

FILM

Dying to be in love
Indie film Wristcutters sparks controversy
By Alan Cho

Geeks shall inherit the earth
Darkon examines the captivating world of a live-action role-playing game
By Jason Anderson

Sneak-a-peek at some unusual cinema
Critics give their picks for this year’s Underground Film Festival
By FFWD writers

Canadian comedians team-up for Young Triffie
Mary Walsh and Fred Ewaniuck address the state of our country’s cinema
By Alan Cho

Gore a go-go
Grindhouse is full-throttle entertainment
By Bryn Evans & Kirsten Kosloski

The Hoax – it’s bigger than you think
Ambition and greed is the downfall of novelist in this heroic and pitiful tale
By Shaun English

Just say something!
Local festivals and filmmakers have lots in store for the month of April
By Jane McCullough

VIDEO VULTURE

Clark Kent wears glasses, Superman doesn’t
The cinema’s puniest disguises
By John Tebbutt

MY MESSY BEDROOM

A boner-fide jerk-off
Using props to get yourself off still counts as masturbation
By Josey Vogels