Issue 1970, Sep 22, 2005

Arts

Thaemlitz sounds out love's links to violence
Izabobo puts life to music
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

On The Verge
Maturing Matthew Good's a nice guy after all
Pornographers shoot for the nerds within
Top 10 odes to our fair city
Local heroes sound off

Travel

Vancouver attractions aren't just for visitors

Style

Best of Vancouver Style - Wade Papin and Danielle Wilmore
Best of Vancouver Style - Tanus Lewis

Theatre

The Glass Menagerie
Suddenly Last Summer

Music Arts

Apocalyptica changes tack
John Oswald

Visual Arts

Guerrilla galleries
Gu Xiong: Shifting
Enn Erisalu: Early works 1972-1988

Comedy

Best Of Vancouver - Comics take a stand on their local favourites
Doug Stanhope values shock

Arts Notes

Parade of the Lost Souls
Vancouver Arts Awards
The last laugh
Fringe critic's choice

Arts Choices

Laugh Riot
Leno Live
The be-all of ballet
Pick of the Fringe

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

Maximus prez stung by Secrets story
Bunny blunder bugs Barber boffin
Christy Clark still drawing readers' fire
Commissioners defend referendum rejection

News and Views

Liberals plan to log in parks
Activists' heroics rarely make headlines

Straight Talk

Candidate Withdraws
Ex-Publisher guilty
South Asian Leaders Split On Mayoral Race
Judge's Ban Fought
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

Why Van city beats the USA

Victoria Secrets

Pickets appear at legislature

Savage Love

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

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

Features

Salman Rushdie

Best Eating

Best of Vancouver Dining - Simi Sara
Best of Vancouver Dining - Sid Cross
Best of Vancouver Dining - Alain Raye
Best of Food & Drink - Readers' Choices

Uncorked

The best wine cellars do things by halves

Straight Goods

Are you experienced?
Swap 'n' Shop
Pie for everyone
Buffalo Stampede

Books

Harry Potter trip is a dream come true

Movies

Film Fest - Projecting the world on-screen
Top 10 Film-Fest Picks
Local films hit TIFF and VIFF
Shylock meets Twist's Fagin
Corpse Bride's Depp gets married to his characters

Movie Reviews

Junebug
A History of Violence
An Unfinished Life
Corpse Bride
Just Like Heaven
Cry_Wolf

Television

Home Screen

DVD Releases

Look at Me" examines hard-edged humanity

Music Features

Cursed
Hedley
Wolter Wierbos
North Mississippi Allstars
The Mole
C'mon
Deadbeat
Converge
Mariza
Tricky Woo

Offbeat

Cool nights, Turkish delights

Concert Reviews

System of a Down
Antony and the Johnsons

Music Choices

Hurricane Katrina benefit concert
Architecture in Helsinki
Sigur Ros
Nine Inch Nails
Green Day

Payback Time

Who is Verne McDonald?

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

City Singles

City Single of the Week - Richard
Singles of the Week - Michelle | Skidge

Best of Vancouver

Architechture - Three critics build up, demolish local edifices
Marpole - Marpole holds cheap eats, midden treasure
Southlands - Enclave is a little bit country
North Vancouver - North Van's a natural gas
Strathcona - Gentrified Strathcona grows old gracefully
Best of Bars and clubs - Readers' Choices
Best of Politics - Critics' Choices
Best of Media, Arts & Culture - Reader's Choices
Best of City Life - Critics' Choices
Best of Sports - Critics' Choices
Best of Shops and Services - Readers' Choices
Best of Media, Arts & Culture - Critics' Choices
Best of Bars & Clubs - Critics' Choices
Best of Health and Fitness - Readers' Choices
Best of Travel - Readers' Choices
Best of City Life - Readers' Choices
Best of Travel - Critics' Choices
Best of Food and Drink - Critics' Choices
Best of Sports and Recreation - Readers' Choices
Best of Sex and Romance - Readers' Choices
Best of Politics - Readers' Choices
Best of Shops and Services - Critics' Choices

Careers

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Blogs

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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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