Endangered species remain unprotected
Federal government selectively accepting conservation recommendations
By Amy Steele

China accused of interfering with cultural show
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Politics the problem not the deadbeats
By Bruce Freeman

CITY

Trouble at the GRAND
Fired workers and financial woes at the end of a rough season
By Adrian Morrow

ENVIRONMENT

The new role of zoos
The Calgary Zoo joins global guardianship of endangered species
By Natalie St-Denis

FOOD

Like girly drinks?
Tropika’s tasty bevvies, not so great service
By Tara MacKinnon

TRAVEL

Pyramids and skyscrapers
Cairo’s many treasures are both ancient and modern
By Nichole Stewart

FASHION

The Swedish are coming!
H&M bargain duds come to Calgary
By Tara MacKinnon

BOOKS

Know your Single Onion
Local writers bust out with new poetry
By Mark Hopkins

MUSIC

Going nowhere
Apostle of Hustle sings its new anthem
By Kenna Burima

Teenage Head stays forever young
Disgusteens lace up the All Stars for some kinda fun once again
By Aubrey McInnis

Blistering hot bands
Coachella music festival highs and lows
By Peter Hemminger

GutterAwl and Lucid 44’s soul on fire
Shy songwriter Markus Overland stands on sturdy legs once again
By Aubrey McInnis

A little sledding for the summer
Calgary’s indie music scene to get a shot in the arm with new festival
By Nathan Atnikov

CD REVIEWS

Oh Susanna spins a fine yarn with Short Stories
CD Reviews:
Oh Susanna’s Short Stories
reviewed by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
The Sea and Cake’s Everybody
reviewed by Charles Gunn
The Nightwatchmen’s One Man Revolution
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Grant-Lee Phillips’ Strangelet
reviewed by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Klaxons’ Myths of the Near Future
reviewed by Jesse Locke
Woodpigeon’s Houndstooth EP
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
Feist’s The Reminder
reviewed by Alan Cho
Grails’ Burning Off Impurities
reviewed by Shawn Hoult
Various Artists’ Imagine the Shapes
reviewed by Michael White

VISUAL ARTS

Not waving, but drowning?
Suzanne Frank’s sculptures float between the mothered and the smothered
By Anthea Black

No Shelter in this +15
Artists challenge the cultural crunch
By Jessica McCarrel

THEATRE

Northern exposure
Lunchbox’s Emerging Director’s Program
By Jeff Kubik

Heartrending and political
Broad Minds scores with Rose
By Jeff Kubik

Catch and release
The wild and bizarre Trout Stanley falters with tepid performances
By Jeff Kubik

COVER

Jedis among us
Spiderman who? Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker rule this town
By Aubrey McInnis

FILM

Too complex a web
Spidey’s third outing cluttered and sappy
By Andrew Aitkenhead

You bet your life
Despite a few bad cards, Lucky You plays a pretty good hand
By Jason Lewis

VIDEO VULTURE

They get it in the end
The different ways in which movie villains receive their comeuppance
By John Tebbutt

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Celebrating sexual solitaire
Masturbation month puts a new shine on maligned pastime
By Josey Vogels