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Issue 1963, Aug 4, 2005

Arts

School of evolution
Gore warms my heart; Harper warms my planet
Straight writers and artists recognized, pt. II
Volume 41 Number 2015 August 3 - August 10/2006

Festival Vancouver

Der Freischütz (The Marksman)
Mischa Maisky with Martha Argerich in concert
Church holds no sway in baroque oratorio

Theatre

Portia, My Love
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Vasily the Luckless

Visual Arts

David Ostrem

Arts Notes

Dark nights of the soul take flight
Miss Saigon hits record
Arts on steroids
House party still going strong
Submit—write now

Arts Choices

Poetry and song
And the band played on
Dig this

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

Diametric opinions on how to COPE with Jim Green
Quadriplegic exposé leaves reader wondering
Bridge bike trial reveals councillors' true colours

News and Views

Fijian accuses feds of favouring Royal Bank
Researcher reveals Asian diversity

Straight Talk

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

Commentary

History brief yet insightful
Censorship can't end terror

Savage Love

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

Health

Bad news bears trouble for our mental health

Health Features

Canada: The world's non-smoking magical kingdom

Health Notes

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

Dot Comment

Upsampling doubles DVD viewing pleasure

Geek of the Week

Get yourself a soundtrack

Trigger Happy

Politics sway game rating

Features

Hawks and the city

Outside

Alternative sands sculpt summer memories

Streetwise

'Boarding in Paris at hard-core heart of sole

Kool Thing

Gap's Edwardian jacket a sure-fire hit

Restaurant Reviews

Zesty Japanese food is elegant and satisfying

Uncorked

The grapes from Spain are mainly rather plain

Food of the Week

"The Cook's Illustrated Guide" a fine deck read

Drink of the Week

Spanish brew a hot-weather treat

Straight Goods

Book this
Getting fresh
Holiday helper
Glass act
Teas please
Stellar cellar

Books

The United States of Wal-Mart / By John Dicker
The Windshift Line / by Rita Moir
Bloodknots / by Ami Sands Brodoff

Book Choice of the Week

Meghan Austin and Shannon Mullally's Love Block

Movies

Revenge is at the heart of Four Brothers
"Dukes" a paid vacation for former jackass

Movie Notes

Gen X slacking no more
Save the cells
Top Canadian Celluloid

Movie Reviews

Rize
The Beautiful Country
Happy Endings
Sky High

Television

Home Screen

DVD Releases

Family fare for dog days of summer

Music Features

Sounds from a bygone era
California's Native Guns fire off a lethal round of rebel rap
Veteran tunesmith Prine mixes love songs with politics on "Square"
Bible-bashing Rutledge knows all about hurtin'
Chamber music meets jazz in Konitz's compositions

Offbeat

Literate Mann's pulpy "Arm" reads like a book

Local Motion

Political ex-punk makes rabble-rousing folk

Concert Reviews

Mötley Crüe

Recordings

The Flaming Lips / The Fearless Freaks
Tori Amos / Welcome to Sunny Florida
Various Artists / The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons
Various Artists / Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Music Notes

Pic remains dark, for now
Pornographers exposed
Ladyhawk down but not out

Music Choices

Canned Hamm
The White Stripes
Foo Fighters
Ryan Adams
Alison Krauss

Payback Time

Sarah Hewson vs. Tara Henley

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Single of the Week - Blue
Singles of the Week - Michelle | Skidge

Careers

Advertising Sales Associate
Web Programmer
Retail Advertising Sales Associate

Blogs

Welcome to the Views Blog
Joining the Web, version 2.0

Straight.com

About the Straight

Blog - Sports

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

Video Game Reviews

Conker: Live & Reloaded
Jade Empire

Blog - Politics

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

Blog - Movies

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