Issue 1987, Jan 19, 2006

Arts

Art in motion
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

Coldplay: Stone-cold hit machine

Travel

Kindness lurks behind South Africa's bad rep

Theatre

Urinetown, the musical
Tempting Providence
Thom Pain (based on nothing)

Visual Arts

Marianne Nicolson: Bakwina`tsi

Arts Notes

Japanese sex show explores loneliness

Arts Choices

Having a bang
Martha moments
Artful elegy
Death, where is thy string?

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

Is "new diplomacy" merely imperialism in disguise?
Torture, murder fans as sick as film's makers
Virtual election shows superiority of STV

News and Views

Julian drafts disabilities bill
Artists fear Harper victory
If you build it, will they come?
If the Conservatives win the federal election, what will that mean for arts and culture?

Straight Talk

Svend to Haiti?
Is Age an issue?
Get ready for our Golden Globes
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

Iran's nuclear intentions may be overstated
It's a Conservative cartoon

Savage Love

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

Health

Breast may be best, but it's also a challenge

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

Digital revolution gives civilians DIY control
The sweet siren song of high-end earphones

Geek of the Week

www.ehow.com

Features

The Straight slate
The Straight slate - Langley
The Straight slate - South Surrey–White Rock–Cloverdale
The Straight slate - Fleetwood–Port Kells
The Straight slate - Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission
The Straight slate - West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country
The Straight slate - New Westminster–Coquitlam
The Straight slate - Burnaby–New Westminster
The Straight slate - Burnaby Douglas
The Straight slate - North Vancouver
The Straight slate - Delta–Richmond East
The Straight slate - Richmond
The Straight slate - Port Moody–Westwood–Port Coquitlam
The Straight slate - Vancouver Quadra
The Straight slate - Newton–North Delta
The Straight slate - Surrey North
The Straight slate - Vancouver Centre
The Straight slate - Vancouver South
The Straight slate - Vancouver East
The Straight slate - Vancouver Kingsway

Streetwise

Ties bind this wedding wear

Style Watch

From slingbacks to Web-surfing, the news in nuptials

Kool Thing

Silk panties by Elle Macpherson Intimates

Best Eating

T&T offers take-home New Year's goodies

Uncorked

Vanilla is turning has-beens into has-beans

Food of the Week

Libby's Kitchen

Drink of the Week

Phillips Brewing's Amnesiac Double IPA

Straight Goods

Wallet stretchers
Wine and wellness
Cooking large
Chi-knees
Critic alert
Cozze e vongole
Sunday tea

Books

The Tent / By Margaret Atwood
Mao / By Jung Chang and Jon Halliday
Rogue Regime / By Jasper Becker

Movie Reviews

Match Point
Glory Road
Yasmin
The New World
Ballets Russes
Last Holiday
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Guy X
Vivia Maria!
The Matador
Touch the Sound
Nightmare in Canada
Inventing Grace, Touching Glory

Television

Home Screen

Music Features

Danko Jones is happily uncool

Offbeat

A Beat-driven collaboration

Local Motion

Octoberman's "Trails" a musical travelogue

Concert Reviews

Tom Green and the Keepin' it Real Crew

Who Are You?

Pat Jenkins

Music Notes

Richard's changes hands
More club news
NMW deadline approaches

Music Choices

Doug Cox and Sam Hurrie

Payback Time

No complaints this week

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Single of the Week - Melissa
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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