Dirty mining
Human rights report critical of Calgary operation
By Amy Steele

Setting the woods on fire
Workers criticise company
By Adrian Morrow

Rally for more housing (among other stories)
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Music writer cool and conscientious
By Ty Semaka

Cheap shots – theatre critic out of joint
By Dave Gagnier

VIEWPOINT

Tory test – will Liberals finally bend Elbow?
Winning byelection critical to both parties
By Gillian Steward

INTERNATIONAL

Home to Chagos at last?
British ‘abuse of power’ may end as displaced islanders win ruling
By Gwynne Dyer

FOOD

Getting Fresh with Ruth Tal and Jennifer Houston
Fresh’s owners on affordable, healthy eating
By Anthea Black

Gimme the spice
Blue House Café tasty, but fumbles with service
By Tara MacKinnon

URBAN LIVING

Images of Calgary 2012
Local graphic designer’s imaginings of the future skyline
By Kevin Rosmanitz

TRAVEL

Bath my mountain
German resort town offers spa guests complete well-being
By Tamara Goertz

BOOKS

Spying for Israel
Memoir chronicles Canadian Michael Ross’s career as a Mossad agent
By Amy Steele

It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, But I Like It
Illustrator Joe Sacco’s manic rock illustration retrospective
By Sean Marchetto

Poetry!
New literary events and more
By Mark Hopkins

TELEVISION

Down To Business
Enter The Dragon's Den
By Jennifer Wiley

MUSIC

Calling it quits
After more than a decade, post-punkers Choke throw in the towel
By Keith Carman

Risky business
Young Galaxy likes to do things backwards
By Jason Lewis

Hoppin’ on the toboggan
Sled Island and other local music stuff for the month of June
By Alvy Singer

CD REVIEWS

Rufus Wainwright shows his tremendous range
CD Reviews:
Rufus Wainwright’s Release the Stars
reviewed by Shawn Hoult
Hot Chip’s DJ-Kicks
reviewed by Charles Gunn
Cocorosie’s The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The Pop Group’s Y
reviewed by Jesse Locke
Sinead O’Connor’s Theology
reviewed by Nathan Atnikov
The Great Outdoors’ Food, Booze and Entertainment
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Rain
reviewed by Keith Carman
Montag’s Going Places
reviewed by Shawn Hoult

BEST OF CALGARY

There’s some good news and some bad news
Fast Forward writers on the city’s lousy, lame and laudable
By Amy Steele, Gillian Steward, Drew Anderson, Wes LaFortune

Drivin’ and cryin’
How to be Calgary’s best driver
By Jennifer Wiley

Queering Calgary
Five best ways to take a stand
By Anthea Black

Best of Calgary – results
By FFWD Readers

Get your slice on
By Tara MacKinnon

The best beer brewed in Calgary
By Don Tse

VISUAL ARTS

Zebras, oh my!
Hazel Meyer’s Hound’s Tooth, Forsooth!
By Janelle Dubeau

Participaction
Artist run centre exhibitions and more
By Jennifer McVeigh

THEATRE

Bloody corporate shenanigans
Mob Hit’s Old School Festival great fun, but n eeds some remedial studies
By Jeff Kubik

Primed to explode
Sage’s Ignite! Finds home at Pumphouse
By Jeff Kubik

DANCE

Ukrainian fusion
Suzirya Dance Theatre’s new epic folk-opera
By Andrea Campbell

FILM

Happily never after
After the Wedding is full of satisfying twists
By Andrea Campbell

Lucky Thirteen
The gamble pays off for modern day Robin Hoods
By Nichole Stewart

Even low standards are too high for Rise
Lame vampire revenge flick will suck the life right out of you
By Shaun English

There was an old lady who swallowed a…
Bug will have you squirming
By Shaun English

Films to geel good about
By Jane McCullough

VIDEO VULTURE

Third time’s the charmless
The risky prospect of doing the part thee in Hollywood
By John Tebbutt

New and notable on DVD
Drag queens, psychos and giant afros
By Jason Lewis

JOYSTUCK

The inside story
Video game writers are now getting the respect they deserve
By Blaine Kyllo

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Fingering it out
Porn isn’t always the best teacher when learning how to use sex moves
By Josey Vogels