Issue 1934, Jan 13, 2005

Arts

Bend It To Bhangra
From Bhangra To Bollywood, We've Got The Moves
J. B. Or Not J. B.
Music Unearths Local Talent
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

The Middle-Aged Kids Are All Right

Travel

Canadian Tourists Aid Tsunami Recovery

Theatre

The Spice of Life, Part II
"Controlled Chaos" and "Primal Scream"

Visual Arts

Femke van Delft: Missing, and Johanna Mercer: The Diana Project

Arts Choices

Big Names Hit Small Stage
A Daring Diva
"Streetcar" Crosses Water
Toying With Eternity
Fugitive Pieces

Portrait of an Artist

The Lions

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

Adopting Cities Could Help More Than Asia
Election 2005: Was It All Just A Dream?
Wine Whining Didn't Move This Film Fan
John Tanner Is Live And Well On CiTR
Good Folks Provide Good Food Info

News and Views

Politicians Criticize GVRD Appointments

Straight Talk

McKenna Carries Lots of Corporate Baggage
Deportation Halted
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

Political Connections

Basi Hirings, Firings Intrigue

Savage Love

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

Health

Athletes Driven to Drink Have a Field of Choices

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

Superb Book a Bible for Inquisitive Film Geeks

Features

Snow Bikes the Latest Toy on Local Slopes
Igloo Camping in B.C. Outdoors Proves Cozy
Heading for the Hills? Then Get on the Bus
Winter Notes: Snowshoeing, Skiing Regain Their Cool

Menswear

Dandy Versus Metrosexual

Holy Bauble

Simplysalon

Best Eating

Hot Water For Chocolate

Uncorked

South African Wineries Blend Us Some Tenners

Straight Goods

Italy-a-Go-Go
Get a Jump on a Truffle
Eat Their Words
Game On
Swept Away
Opening With a Zing
Winter Wining
Psssst!

Books

Feeding the Future, From Fat to Famine
Magic Seeds, by V. S. Naipaul
Secret Histories, by Emma Larkin

Book Choice of the Week

Gung Haggis Fat Choy

Movies

A Darin Adventure
Ashanti Makes a Modest Hollywood Entrance
Muniz Starting to Get Selective in His Old Age

Movie Notes

Sideways Still Having Its Lost Weekend
Deadlines Near And Far
Local Actor Favours Curry
More VHS From The Ashes

Movie Reviews

Bad Education
Million Dollar Baby
In Good Company
Beyond the Sea
Racing Stripes
God's Baboons

Movie Choices

One-Offs
Video Patrol
Tube Pix

Offbeat

Guitarist Samworth Steps Out

Local Motion

Ferreras Keeps His Ears Open

Concert Reviews

Diverse Crew Comes Up Big

Recordings

Cam'ron
Lila Downs

Who Are You?

Nelleke Sherwood McCowan

Music Choices

Nina Hagen
Slipknot
Wailin' Jennies

Payback Time

Six Discs!

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

Arnould
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

Straight.com

About the Straight

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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