Issue 1975, Oct 27, 2005

Arts

Waging a new "War"
SweaterLodge overlaps natural boundaries
Afghan-born artist endures
Pianist mounts his "Everest"
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

Rude boys dig the rhythm
In & Out
We Are Wolves finds inspiration underground

Travel

Superheroes save Louisiana

Style

Urban Bites

Theatre

The Elephant Man
Life Skills
US
Death of Yazdgerd

Music Arts

Turandot
Fred Frith & Ensemble
Jean-Pierre Gauthier and Diane Labrosse

Arts Notes

Artist want access to abacus
Connecting classical buffs
Fight's on for funding
No resting on laurels…

Arts Choices

BOO!-ty call
Winning works
Catastrophically good
Viva voices

Multimedia

Astrid Hadad

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

Media consumers despair of cozy corporate dance
Teachers aren't terrorist members of evil empire
Sustainability needs definition, measurement
Proposed supper club doesn't do it for Amy

News and Views

Sullivan defends candidate
East Van garden threatened

Straight Talk

Parents group rolls in government dough
Racist messages posted
Head-tax payer quoted
Publisher battles feds
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

Livability isn't sustainability
Minutemen enjoy flowers

Victoria Secrets

Info freedom under attack again

Savage Love

Puzzled by Pubes
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

Dot Comment

Fan sites grow into on-line 'cyclopedias

Geek of the Week

Brucebase

Features

Providence won't rule out a public-private deal
Saving St. Paul's
St. Paul's saved many lives, including mine

Outside

Outrigger clubs find Hawaiian contest swell

Urban Living

Designer furniture has really gone to the dogs

Best Eating

Tricker treats
Tijuana restaurateur demonstrates Mexican cuisine for Day of the Dead

Uncorked

Cauliflower and wine make a lovely bouquet

Recipes

Chef Martín San Román's Cream of Black Bean Soup

Food of the Week

Diwali

Drink of the Week

Steamworks

Straight Goods

White knights
French lessons
The C Word
Treat time

Books

The Penelopiad / by Margaret Atwood
Vancouver International Writers Festival

Book Choice of the Week

Vikram Seth

Movies

Fourth estate vs. the state
Cage brings stormy past to Weather Man
Anything goes for Cinemuerte curator Janisse

Movie Notes

Big Brother watches you watch films
Change the world—with a camera

Movie Reviews

Capote
Shopgirl
Good Night, and Good Luck
The Legend of Zorro
MirrorMask
Dreamer
Prime
Doom
Saw II

Television

Home Screen

Music Features

Metric
"Buttons" finds Broadcast shedding its influences
Mutual appreciation leads to retro-flavoured Trash
Gravenhurst turns up the heat for "Fires"
Controller Controller looks beyond the hipsters
Business is good for globetrotting DJ Behrouz
VEJI head Hugh Fraser heeds Duke's advice
Recharged Deadly Snakes slither out of the garage
Spirit of Keef surfaces on top-notch "Torpedo"
Idol"'s Aiken more than proud to be a mama's boy

Concert Reviews

Judas Priest
Bauhaus

Music Notes

Mazurin remembered as an inspiration
Pornographer Sidelined
And the winner is…

Music Choices

The Rub
Devin the Dude

Payback Time

Critic or fan?

Club Kid

Big Up

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Single of the Week - Sarah
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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