Issue 1929, Dec 9, 2004

Arts

Mixed Nutcrackers
Aerial Dancers Defy Gravity
Gore warms my heart; Harper warms my planet
Straight writers and artists recognized, pt. II
Volume 41 Number 2015 August 3 - August 10/2006

Music

Arcade Fire Gets Majestic
Box Set Reviews

Travel

A Round-the-Veldt Tour in Splendid Isolation

Theatre

In the Eyes of God
Halo
The Night of the Iguana
House and Home

Music Arts

Pacific Baroque Orchestra With the Madrona Ensemble
UBC Music
Classical Spin: Gamelan Madu Sari

Visual Arts

Ladouceur's Drawings Disturb

Comedy

Lightning-Fast Stiles Still Has Skill in Improv

Arts Notes

Writers Fest Founder Books Out
VSO Enjoys Its Upbeat New Numbers

Arts Choices

Careful With That Ax, Ma
Let's Go To The Hip-Hop
Not "The Muppet Christmas Carol"
Chaucer In The House
Choirs For All Seasons
Baroque Before Christmas

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

Assembly Casts About for Electoral Answers
Readers Rave And Rant About RAV
On War, Race, And Power Of The U.S.
Letters Offer Library Lessons

News and Views

Bush Beats the Rap...For Now
Envoy Rejects Conventional View of Africa

Straight Talk

Local Transit Users Plan a Fare Strike in January
Translink Helps PNG
Challengers Appear
Legal beagle heads local business group
Clarification on Success Realty buildings in East Van
Champion for the poor dies in bicycle accident
Just like old times
Multinationals thrash consumers in court
Rally planned for Lebanon
Clifford Olson - parole denied
Vancouver Olympics more expensive than Turin's Games
City racks up more legal bills
Whale lovers threaten court action
City of Richmond prepares to avoid the fate of New Orleans
Kettlewell fights for adopted granny Krawczyk
June Critical Mass smashes records
Commuter paper fined for confusing ads with editorial
Watts opposes Port Mann bridge twinning 'in isolation'
Do any politicians pay attention to what's happening in the North American convention industry?
Premier's office killed Ballem's lab-reform initiative
GVRD board receives update on Camp Howdy
CanWest paper still closed

Commentary

Did Post-9/11 Bill Give Cops Too Much Power?
South America Aims for Unity

Political Connections

Greens, Liberals Drove Assembly to STV

Savage Love

Dan Savage's anti-Santorum feud continues...

Health

Cancer Soiree Calls for Bold, Ballsy Spirit

Health Features

Canada: The world's non-smoking magical kingdom

Health Notes

Shared yoga mats might carry nasty germs
Shocking discovery: watching TV decreases levels of physical activity!
What's a potato stick?
McNuggets are healthy?
You are what you eat - so eat well

Dot Comment

Couch Potato Yearns for a Brighter Tomorrow

Geek of the Week

Fake Biography of a Certain American Leader

Features

Marketing of Forest Floor Has Consequences
Betting The Farm

Outside

How to Escape a Wet Blanket This Winter

Travel Books

Heavy Books Can Enlighten Travellers
Canada By Thumb

Fashion Plate

Scents and Scentsability: Oops, We Sniffed It Again

Menswear

Myrrh for the Modern Man

Holy Bauble

Tile Cuffs

Chic of the Week

Astute Planning - Sample Sales

Best Eating

Relish For Everyone

Uncorked

Wine Away the Hours With the Best Imports of 2004

Food of the Week

The Gingerbear

Drink of the Week

A Six-Pack of Imported Highlights

Straight Goods

Boast 'n' Toast
Shipping Lanes
Yaletown Nooners
The Bees' Knees
Joie-eux Noel
Baa-Baa Basic
Chef Versus Chef
Eat a Good Deal

Conscientious Kitchen

A Fork in the Road

Books

The Rebel Sell, by Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter
The Return of the State, by Adam Harmes
The Last Voyage of the Loch Ryan, by Andrew Struthers
Yours, Al: The Collected Letters of Al Purdy

Movies

Prostitute Sister Inspires Reformed Playwright
China's First Son
Minority Reports Reveal Uniformity Rules the Screen
Prank Robbers Dominate "Ocean's Twelve"

Movie Notes

Kenny Heats Up Whistler Film Fest
"Leopard" Gets Rid Of Spots

Movie Reviews

Machuca
Blade: Trinity
Blood
Fade to Black

Movie Choices

One-Offs
Video
Tube Pix

Music Features

Dillinja Shoots for Drum 'n' Bass Variety
Bobbito Garcia is Happy to be an Overachiever
Texan Bob Schneider Sticks to Fame's Byways

Offbeat

Ken Vandermark Can Play Almost Anything

Local Motion

Kids These Days Are Up to Something Good

Concert Reviews

The Kills Use Sex as a Weapon

Recordings

Nirvana
The Hip-Hop Box - Various Artists
Miles Davis
The Beatles
Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the 80s Underground - Various Artists
Breaking Out of New Orleans: 1922­-1929 - Various Artists
Black Sabbath
Jerry Garcia
Can't You Hear Me Callin'--Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music - Various Artists
Uncle Dave Macon
The Complete Norman Granz Jam Sessions - Various Artists
Michael Jackson
Judas Priest
Trojan Sixties and Trojan Seventies - Various Artists
Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Simple Minds
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Blind Boy Fuller
Al Green
Albert Ayler
Cajun Early Recordings - Various Artists
The Cure
Early Gospel Recordings - Various Artists
Grateful Dead
Faces
Tony Bennett
Lowell Fulson
Bluegrass Early Cuts - Various Artists
Art Bears
Musicals: The Gold Collection - Various Artists
Bon Jovi
David Thomas
Bill Monroe

Who Are You?

Jean Longmore

Music Notes

Former Void Dwellers Get Experimental
Opportunities Knock
Beating Hunger

Music Choices

Joe Claussell
Books On Tape
The Weakerthans
Hawksley Workman
Jonathan Richman
Faith And The Muse

Remedial Reading

Each One Believing: Paul McCartney; On Stage, Off Stage, and Backstage / by Paul McCartney

Club Kid

Foggy Dew Fridays

Time Out Events

Take Action
Benefits
Fashion
Et Cetera
Kids’ Stuff
Out Of Town

Cartoons

Arnould
Ernie Pook's Comeek
Way Off Main
Red Meat
Tar Paper Town
Van Stralen

City Singles

Singles of the Week - Michelle | Skidge

Careers

Advertising Sales Associate
Web Programmer
Retail Advertising Sales Associate

Blogs

Joining the Web, version 2.0
Welcome to the Views Blog

Blog - Sports

NHL draft: bargaining with the devil
Floyd Landis - alpine high
The incredible shrinking team
Hasta Luego, Bertuzzi
Big Bert's move bad news for circulation directors

Blog - Politics

Assembly of First Nations responds to Stephen Harper's call for a judicial inquiry into "racially divided fishery"
Chief Graham's world is changing
Emerson's leaving quite a legacy
NPA council jams with the best of them
Historian says EU would find our snow attractive; maybe so, but are we having fun being snowed?
Stephen Harper, clubbed seals, and the West End Girls (together again)
Harper woos animal lovers
Clinton transcript on peak oil
Gordo grudge match II
Gordo grudge match!
Cadman charges chump change compared to Carline's income
Harper clones Premier Campbell's winning formula

Blog - Movies

Mistress spices up Hollywood cliche
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