Issue 1976, Nov 3, 2005

Arts

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

Sheer magic
Jacket dresses for success

Travel

Bush-meat traders threaten Nigeria's chimps

Theatre

Little Mercy musical is brainy, bloody-minded
Play brings addiction out of the shadows
Alley cats, the musical
From Parts Unknown

Dance

Vincent Sekwati Koko Mantsoe

Music Arts

National Chorus of Cuba
Electric dreams

Visual Arts

Gwen Boyle: Suan Phan
Ken Lum: A Tale of Two Children

Comedy

Steven Pearl

Arts Notes

Activists fear for theatre interiors
And yet more heritage fears...
Artist in residence
A slightly shorter yarn
Stage sell-out
The War of the Worlds

Arts Choices

Musical Flashback
Visiting Hours
Bunny hops to it
Live from Vancouver
Another alter ego
Get your groove on

Portrait of an Artist

Alex Grewal

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

St. Paul's Hospital urged to stay public, stay put
Public-privateer takes issue with fine print
Claymate grandma says it's all about the children
Readers suspect Minutemen not kindly geezers

News and Views

Councillors get their asses to Critical Mass
Rolling toward the election
Popular politicians rejected
Trustee fears loss of control

Straight Talk

COPE backs St. Paul's
Highway fight resumes
City weekly folds
Higher rents expected
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

Green buildings are still rare

Victoria Secrets

Lib fave gets six-figure deal

Savage Love

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

Health

The doctor will see you now—yes, really

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

Technology

Cool tech toys to give good girls and boys

Dot Comment

The future holds a TV socket in every pocket

Geek of the Week

Lawnmowerworld

Trigger Happy

Industry needs to grow up

Features

Student power
Science profs spark students' creativity
Feds should nationalize education

Travel Notes

Cheap travel gadgets are often most useful

Fashion Plate

Dreamy word spells success for designer

Streetwise

Sculptural hats make crochet contemporary

Kool Thing

Sola Fiedler hand-knitted tuques

Best Eating

Forgotten food
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the kitchen…

Uncorked

Some of B.C.'s best comes in small lots

Food of the Week

T's Cold and Flu tea blend

Drink of the Week

Tetley's English Ale

Straight Goods

Portuguese, please
In the drink
The nose knows
Girly gig
Diner daze

Books

The Martyr's Oath / by Stewart Bell
My Detachment / by Tracy Kidder
The People Of Paper / by Salvador Plascencia

Book Choice of the Week

Barbara Hodgson

Movies

In hot Water
Joy finds rage, betrayal in "Desolation Sound"
Where are all the war films?
Hard times inspire Terrifico

Movie Notes

The Vancouver Asian Film Festival

Movie Reviews

Desolation Sound
Water
The Weather Man

Television

Home Screen

Music Features

Late-'80s sound looms large in Ant's world
Three gets serious about his deejaying
Evolving not a major priority for Front 242
Charanga Habanera heats up the Great White North
Guinea's Prince Diabaté has earned his royal title
Indie rock sounding good to mature Wolf
Flying Bulgar doesn't feel married to klezmer rules

Offbeat

Cuong Vu's tunes tell tales

Local Motion

Clumsy Lovers are happily homeless

Concert Reviews

Girls with Guns
Devin the Dude

Recordings

Ladytron
t.A.T.u.
Brian Setzer
Nevermore

Who Are You?

Nick Tyzio

Music Notes

Making plans for Sonar
Twisters bassist dies
Rocking the vote

Music Choices

Jello Biafra
Brisas del Palmar
Rachel's

Payback Time

Ten take away four is six

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

City Single of the Week - Kim
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

Video Game Reviews

The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
Psychonauts

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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