Issue 1979, Nov 24, 2005

Arts

Religious reflections
Teeka tackles a universal ill
UMOJA is the joyful opposite of apartheid
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

Forward-thinking fusionists
James works with the best

Theatre

Here and Now
A Number
Surveillance
A common man's guide to loving women

Dance

Thirst
Surja: The Beginning

Music Arts

Audience punctuates "Elijah's" drama

Arts Notes

Funding crisis frustrates fest
Rumbling of change
Sudden loss

Arts Choices

Happy anniversary
Stars shine
Assessing the damage
Family entertainment
Toy story
Ennui at UBC
Art bargains

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

"Straight" slammed over election recommendations
LRT advocate frustrated by SkyTrain fixation
Readers take on TransLink board and fare hikes
Fur tassels no less cruel in the taking than fur coats

News and Views

The morning after
COPE politicians say they'll stay the course
Sampson slams MP's "help"

Straight Talk

Did aquarium boss break rule dealing with partisan politics?
Bush case resumes
Aristide backers hold Forum on Haiti
Single voters praised
North Van candidate tried similar tactic
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

Our next great city arrives
Unusual NDPer backs international missions

Victoria Secrets

CEO admits big losses on B.C. health deals

Sports

Grey Cup brings old rivals back together

Savage Love

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

Health

Study on the safety of giving birth hits home

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

Cable TV took us from farm report to Johnny

Geek of the Week

Wedding dress guy

Features

Festive fashion

Outside

Early snowfall evokes mountain memories

Style Bites

Winter Style

Fashion Plate

Don't be a party-dress clone

Chic of the Week

Clinique's limited editions

Best Eating

Check, please
West side d'lited
Battle burger
Spud alert
Ba-da-bingo

Uncorked

See Ya Later's day of wine and dogs

Food of the Week

All India Sweets

Drink of the Week

Flavour trend for booze of all kinds

Books

Christ the Lord/ By Anne Rice
You think you've got troubles

Movies

C.R.A.Z.Y. in Quebec
Quaid finds solace on camera and behind it
Full-frontal view of taboo
Cast finds new lease on "Rent"

Movie Notes

What's real on TV? What's reel at city hall?
Comedy and tragedy at Van film fests
The Ridge still the Ridge

Movie Reviews

The Eighth Annual European Union Film Festival
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Lie with Me
Paper Clips
Just Friends
RENT
The Ice Harvest

Television

Home Screen

Music Features

Megablast creates Afro tech-funk explosion
Life's a cultural feast for busy Oliver lake
Comoran happily acts as archipelago ambassador

Offbeat

Philosopher ponders songs on the wing

Local Motion

Instinct fuels Portico's prodigious playing

Concert Reviews

Gwen Stefani
Damian Marley
Avenged Sevenfold

Recordings

Bjork (DVD)
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert. Various Artists (DVD)
The Richard Thompson Band (DVD)

Music Notes

CBC satellite set to soar
Stefani in the house

Music Choices

Battlefield band
Wide Mouth Mason
Elliott Brood
The King Khan & BBQ Show
July Fourth Toilet

Payback Time

Indie nerds

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 - Alastair
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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