Abuse of power
Complaints process draws fire after controversial arrest
By Adrian Morrow

Poison-free parks
Cosmetic pesticide ban urged by group
By Amy Steele

Town hall meetings gather info for land-use framework (among other stories)
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Theatre article earns grand gesture
By Mark Lawes

Goat probing deemed rude, obscene behaviour
By Merle Terlewski

VIEWPOINT

Calgary’s fading conservatism
By Gillian Steward

INTERNATIONAL

Afghanistan paradox
Post-Taliban life difficult and dangerous for the country’s women
By Ashifa Kassam

FOOD

Utensils optional
Enjoy Fassil’s scrumptious Ethiopian eats
By Lenore Hume

Pimp my side dish
Food stylists make any ol’ ingredient look like haute cuisine
By Jane McCullough

BOOKS

Summer reading
Events from fitness to babies and bikes
By Mark Hopkins

FESTIVAL

Bring out the kiddies
Adult fare and more at the Children’s Festival
By Jeff Kubik

If he fails he succeeds
Gustavo the Impossiblist brings his nerdy superhero craziness to the Children’s Festival
By Andrea Campbell

Running away to join the circus
From magician to clown, Tomas Kubinek reflects on a life of fooldom
By Jeff Kubik

Body puppets
Hugo and Ines share their Short Stories
By Jeff Kubik

COVER

On the road in Brokeback Country
Shake off the big city in easy-going foothills towns
By Jennifer Wiley

SUMMER GUIDE

Just drive we said
From glaciers to hoodoos – three definitive Alberta road trips
By Dean Seguin

Dog-friendly getaways
Making the most of recreational time with your pet, in town and out
By Adrienne Beattie

Surfin’ Alberta
A hardy band of land-locked souls rides killer river waves
By Dean Seguin

Outlaw train trip
All aboard Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions’s steam-powered heritage tour from Big Valley to Stettler
By Dean Seguin

Might as well jump
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump much cooler than you remember
By Stephen Magusiak

Up a lazy river
Floating the Bow a perfect way to spend a summer afternoon
By Shawn Hoult

Summer festival getaways
By Dean Seguin

MUSIC

Clipse opens doors
Two Virginian brothers make no apologies about breaking the hip hop mould
By Alan Cho

Bob’s a very Wiseman
Toronto artist blends music and multimedia for an unorthodox performance
By Peter Hemminger

Break out the tarps and tie-dye
The Calgary Folk Festival will have you singing
By Nathan Atnikov

Crash career catalyst
Songwriter turns pain into gain
By Mary-Lynn Wardle

Born in a storm
The legendary David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards has made a name in blues history
By Dennis Slater

CD REVIEWS

The cloud has lifted for Jeff Tweedy and company
CD Reviews:
Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky
reviewed by Charles Gunn
Stars of the Lid’s And Their Refinement of the Decline
reviewed by Kallen Law
Battles’ Mirrored
reviewed by Charles Gunn
The Book of Lists’ s/t
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Idlewild’s Make Another World
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Tori Amos’s American Doll Posse
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Horrific collages and impressions of Chicago
Striking new +15 window exhibitions from The New Gallery and Stride
By Jessica McCarrel

THEATRE

Don’t covet
Sex and murder in Urban Curvz’s Thy Neighbour’s Wife
By Jeff Kubik

Fury or whimper?
Man Out of Joint lost in quagmire of politics
By Jeff Kubik

FILM

Down the rabbit hole
David Lynch is open to interpretation when it comes to Inland Empire
By Adam Nayman

Take a plunge int o the abyss
Inland Empire is a thrilling, frustrating and awe-inspiring journey
By Jason Anderson

Pitch-black view of human nature
Black Book is a bold and exciting Second World War espionage thriller
By Jason Anderson

You really Ota see this
Brightly-attired Otaku (anime nerds) descend on U of C
By John Tebbutt

Break away from the ‘burbs
Escape from Suburbia picks up where the ‘End’ left off, exploring options for when the oil age ultimately powers down
By Jason Armstrong

The Canadian new wave
Monkey Warfare practices what it preaches and reflects on freedom
By Shaun English

Are you being served?
Waitress is a good old-fashioned romantic comedy steeped in earnestness
By Alan Cho

VIDEO VULTURE

You need to see the previous 194 episodes to really ‘get it’
Japanese cartoons with substantial (and unavailable) backstories
By John Tebbutt

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Third party partying
Threesome idea raises some penetrating questions
By Josey Vogels