Issue 1984, Dec 29, 2005

Arts

Stage veteran Cavendish helps a fresh, young cast
Swordplay and subtlety
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

The silent master

Travel

The weights of the world

Visual Arts

Hazel Wilson: The Story of K'iid K'iyaas

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

To keep sexual freedom, don't vote for Ince
Sweeping NPA decisions burn democratic bridges
Put Canadian films where they belong—in theatres
Faults? Well, at least we don't suck donkey dicks
Young fan keeps spotting" on-screen

News and Views

What would happen if women dominated Canada's Parliament?
Politics: overrun by men
Female politicos still scarce

Straight Talk

Auditor general worked for free
Vision seeks members
COPE doesn't prohibit joining other parties
Cops welcome citizens
Straight plays role in Louie Sam apology
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

Analysis

Partnerships BC: more is less

Commentary

Bolivia: race and revolution

Victoria Secrets

Conflict commissioner allows double dipping

Savage Love

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

Health

Brave new nanoworld may hold key to health

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

New Web ideas draw cash, deliver content
The sweet siren song of high-end earphones

Geek of the Week

Derds.com

Trigger Happy

Media-violence card played without logic
Colossus climbs with exhilarating adventure and dreamlike battles

Features

Old year passes in weird and wonderful ways
2005 in review - Animals
2005 in review - Around the World
2005 in review - Art, Media, and Culture
2005 in review - British Columbia
2005 in review - Business
2005 in review - Canada
2005 in review - Celebrities
2005 in review - Law and Order
2005 - Science, Medicine and Technology
2005 in review - Sports
2005 in review - USA
Remembering the province's dead

Urban Living

Excavate Hidden City for tempting treasures

Style Watch

Fire and Ice: from movie-star glamour to bling in the new year

Kool Thing

Blouse with sash

Chic of the Week

Hafatzim

Best Eating

Rice cakes ring in New Year
Little local eateries highlight of edible year

Uncorked

Thirteen toasts to the finest wines of 2005

Food of the Week

Parmigiano Reggiano

Straight Goods

Last suppers
Cafe art
Carb card does good
Staying close to home
Booze in bondage
Cherry picking

Books

The Half-Lives of Pat Lowther / by Christine Wiesenthal
Fifty Degrees Below / by Kim Stanley Robinson

Movies

Beat the press

Movie Reviews

The Ringer
Casanova
Rumour Has It…

Television

Home Screen

Offbeat

Caribou swimming in talent

Concert Reviews

Bedouin Soundclash

Music Choices

Snailhouse

Payback Time

No complaints this week

Remedial Reading

Bliss / by Danyel Smith

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

Way Off Main

City Singles

Single of the Week - Alan
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
Advertise at the Straight - Web Advertising

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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