Issue 1953, May 26, 2005

Arts

Architects' best makes complexity functional
Folk dancers roam Tibet and Mongolia
Fountain of Truth
Do Olympic rings bind art?
"Crime" leads Jessie noms
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

Country grrrl

Travel

Flush with nature on Orcas
Take a sideways sip trip for Oregon's Pinot
Vaudeville lives in Seattle
Poor man's cruise explores remote charms

Theatre

Kid and grownup differ on children's-fest offerings

Dance

TWO has choreographer Garay thinking double

Comedy

Improv Roadshow crowd supplies objects of humour
Asian comics' war of laughs

Arts Notes

New theatre blessed by late founder
Big grants, big city
Cultch goes house-hunting
Arts activists granted degrees

Arts Choices

Prom Date
All is quiet
A diamond is forever
Skull-diggery

Portrait of an Artist

Donna Szoke

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

God article leads to debate over science, religion
Casting faith and science against each other is futile
Doctor questions risk from leaking fuel tanks

News and Views

Senior challenges eviction

Straight Talk

Huge expenses claimed
Vote tied to income
Ridership rises
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

If I've told you once, I've told you twice

Savage Love

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

Health

Sexual health goes beyond the physical

Health Features

Canada: The world's non-smoking magical kingdom

Health Notes

Swimming at city's beaches safe, not scary
Wine good, MSG baaaad
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

Virus killer polices networks—and coeds

Geek of the Week

eHow

Trigger Happy

Game titans go toe to toe

Features

New Game

Outside

Play with otters on Penders

Style Bites

A medley of style

Best Eating

Hidden pleasures
Agar agar keeps moulded salads and desserts jiggly, hoof-free

Uncorked

Warm up to Chile with two neglected winners

Recipes

Shrimp in Rosy Agar Agar Aspic With Wasabi Cream
Lemon Mousse

Food of the Week

The Priscilla Platter

Drink of the Week

Zhu Jiang Gold Lager

Straight Goods

Fiddlehead heads-up
Valley High
Hot, Hot, Hot
Grill Thrills
Summer Sizzle
Kiwi Cool
A Perfect Ten

Books

Last Notes: And Other Stories
Haunted
The Method Actors

Book Choice of the Week

Dr. Who

Movies

Katzenberg's dreams work
"Yard"'s Morgan keen for hot-pants prison-queen role
From here to L.A. and back, Pope tries new "Positions"

Movie Notes

Film industry almost at capacity
Spunky indie support

Movie Reviews

Sabah
Mad Hot Ballroom
Various Positions
Ladies in Lavender
The Holy Girl

Television

Home Screen

DVD Releases

Donnie Darko's dark days dawn again

Music Features

Broder's Fog rolls out of the box
Caribou's Snaith happily plunders pop's past
John Southworth rides the retro rails

Offbeat

All-star cast fetes fallen organ great

Local Motion

Dave Martone shreds with the best of them

Concert Reviews

Ludacris shows star power
Daddy's Hands

Recordings

Various Artists - Festival Express (DVD)
Johnny Cash - The Man His World His Music (Sanctuary) (DVD)
Iron Maiden - The History of Iron Maiden Part 1: The Early Days (EMI) (DVD)
AC/DC - Family Jewels (Sony/BMG) (DVD)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (Interscope) (DVD)
Morrissey - Who Put the 'M' in Manchester? (BMG) (DVD)
Kanye West - The College Dropout Video Anthology (Roc-A-Fella) (DVD)

Music Notes

Folk fest keeps it fresh
Pan Steps Down

Music Choices

Novillero
Kids these Days
Boca 45
Tato Pani

Payback Time

Dear Payback Time...

Clubs

Know your history - Tonic
Ask your bartender
Hot List
DJ lowdown - Paul Devro
Tried & Tested

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

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

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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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