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Issue 1985, Jan 5, 2006

Arts

Political piss-take
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

Freeform mayhem

Travel

All the world's a stage in rural Newfoundland

Comedy

Green serious about hip-hop

Arts Notes

Brokeback Byng
Running away with the circus
Art Lessons

Arts Choices

Theatrical temptation
Pushing pain
Three Parkers, One Mozart
Bellying up to the bar

Arts Time Out

Letters

Kanye has lots of moxie, but he's no genius
Video-game violence linked to Pentagon
Go south, and save Canadian sovereignty
Fogal, Fry, and Davies fail to enlighten or impress

News and Views

Ottawa veterans duke it out in Van Centre
Was your MP a crime fighting voter
Crime's sexy; the fix is not
What's the best way to address crime in the region?

Straight Talk

Voting guide created for students
Martin condemned for leaky-condo position
Ladner gets heckled
Legal beagle heads local business group
CanWest paper still closed
GVRD board receives update on Camp Howdy
Premier's office killed Ballem's lab-reform initiative
Do any politicians pay attention to what's happening in the North American convention industry?
Watts opposes Port Mann bridge twinning 'in isolation'
Commuter paper fined for confusing ads with editorial
June Critical Mass smashes records
Kettlewell fights for adopted granny Krawczyk
City of Richmond prepares to avoid the fate of New Orleans
Whale lovers threaten court action
Vancouver Olympics more expensive than Turin's Games
Clifford Olson - parole denied
City racks up more legal bills
Rally planned for Lebanon
Multinationals thrash consumers in court
Just like old times
Clarification on Success Realty buildings in East Van
Champion for the poor dies in bicycle accident

Business

Leaders ignore oil depletion

Victoria Secrets

B.C. Liberals' salary-disclosure bill a big step

Savage Love

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

Health

A partner can be key to keeping resolutions

Health Features

Canada: The world's non-smoking magical kingdom

Health Notes

You are what you eat - so eat well
What's a potato stick?
Shocking discovery: watching TV decreases levels of physical activity!
Shared yoga mats might carry nasty germs
McNuggets are healthy?

Dot Comment

This year I'll definitely spend less time on-line
The sweet siren song of high-end earphones

Geek of the Week

The Ad*Access Project

Fashion Plate

DIY designer brims with contagious enthusiasm

Style Watch

Ego-a-go-go: here's to fresh fashion courage and a new year with no fear

Kool Thing

Antique lace blouse by Free People

Chic of the Week

Vancouver's 27th Annual Wedding Fair

Restaurant Reviews

Brighten new year with cheap, cheerful food

Uncorked

The wines of B.C. that made 2005 go ping

Food of the Week

Drink of the Week

The best of '05

Straight Goods

Opening soon
Green Thai event
Dream team
Making air waves
The wrong stuff
Discord
Open secrets
Pre-ice prefix

Books

Experience the Message / by Max Lenderman.

Movies

Top movies of 2005

Movie Notes

French Connection

Movie Reviews

Television

Music Features

Sleepytime seeks inspiration beyond music
Roux and Davis make the familiar strange

Offbeat

Wabenzi is a lot to drink in

Local Motion

Hille helps Bossin's old folk

Recordings

The Howling Hex / You Can't Beat Tomorrow
Rammstein / Rosenrot
Shakira / Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Aerosmith / Rockin' the Joint

Who Are You?

Miss RockerChic Sheri

Payback Time

A whopping six discs

Remedial Reading

History revisited in two fab recollections

Club Kid

Blend Thursdays

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Single of the Week - Noel
Singles of the Week - Michelle | Skidge

Careers

Advertising Sales Associate
Web Programmer
Retail Advertising Sales Associate

Blogs

Welcome to the Views Blog
Joining the Web, version 2.0

Straight.com

About the Straight
Advertise at the Straight - Web Advertising

Blog - Sports

NHL draft: bargaining with the devil
Big Bert's move bad news for circulation directors
Hasta Luego, Bertuzzi
The incredible shrinking team
Floyd Landis - alpine high

Blog - Politics

Harper clones Premier Campbell's winning formula
Cadman charges chump change compared to Carline's income
Gordo grudge match!
Gordo grudge match II
Clinton transcript on peak oil
Harper woos animal lovers
Stephen Harper, clubbed seals, and the West End Girls (together again)
Historian says EU would find our snow attractive; maybe so, but are we having fun being snowed?
NPA council jams with the best of them
Emerson's leaving quite a legacy
Chief Graham's world is changing
Assembly of First Nations responds to Stephen Harper's call for a judicial inquiry into "racially divided fishery"

Blog - Movies

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