Issue 1990, Feb 9, 2006

Arts

No-frills flamenco
Sexy tradition carries on
VSO expands its borders
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

Sinclaire steps up

Travel

Buenos Aires abuzz with bedlam and boleros

Theatre

Iphigenia at Aulis
Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters
Shakespeare's Will

Dance

Fest dancers tell tales through movement

Music Arts

Dane shuns fireworks for charming cool

Visual Arts

Stan Douglas: Inconsolable Memories
Valerie Durant: Points and Perforations

Comedy

"Aristocrats"' filthy mouths here to spout off

Arts Notes

Curtains open, curtains close
Burr's new blood
Sounding the alarm
Orlando blooms

Arts Choices

The art of dying
Beaver fever
Get in the swing
Small world

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

Morning-after-pill story pushes readers' buttons
Fight against selective abortion commended
Reader helps would-be immigrants at home
Canadian conservatives differ from U.S. brand

News and Views

NPA anti-peace, group says

Straight Talk

Tory backs Emerson
Judge rejects claim against VPD
Peace committee lacks a chairperson
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

Straight Issues

Sam's the 10-percent mayor
Sam Sullivan was voted in by a slim majority with lower voter turnout than in 2002. What message does this send?

Sports

B.C. is set to play a major role in Turin

Savage Love

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

Health

Couples cope with depression together

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

Web scammer makes for tormented pen pal
The sweet siren song of high-end earphones

Geek of the Week

Product Reviews Net

Trigger Happy

Video-game sales continue to climb

Features

Valentine's butterflies last into adulthood
Testosterone influences sexual behaviour
Straight survey reveals desires
How people responded to frank questions about sex

Outside

Midwinter is the time to map out adventures

Fashion Plate

Time to embrace lace in a hole-y new spin

Menswear

With Momentum, here come the groomed

Style Watch

Soften up and shave right
A full-length aubergine coat

Kool Thing

Warm-Up Knickers

Holy Bauble

Momentum

Chic of the Week

BuenoStyle panties

Best Eating

Home-cooked ways to soothe the soul
Sugar-free chocolate ain't what it used to be

Uncorked

Catch some Okanagan Zs—Zweigelt, that is

Food of the Week

Joe Fortes Seafood and Chop House

Drink of the Week

Invent your own drink

Straight Goods

Italian dalliance
Cluckin' good time
For food lovers
Move fast
Cheese it
French fling
Cross-culture dogs
Shelf stalkers
Prep school

Patio Guide

It's back! Your guide to Vancouver Patios
Yaletown
The Burbs
Richmond
North Shore
East Side
Granville Island
Gastown

Books

You're in Canada Now…Motherfucker / By Susan Musgrave

Movies

Ford up to "Firewall" challenge
Hasidic portrait tests faith in God and logic
Film fest fights apathy with images
Murch masters "The Conversation"
Genies nod to the good and the weak

Movie Notes

Kudos all round
Locals make Sushi a star

Movie Reviews

Curious George
Ushpizin
Imagine Me & You
The Pink Panther
When a Stranger Calls

Television

Home Screen

Music Features

Black Umfolosi mines a rich cultural heritage
Jody Gilbert thrives on the improv approach

Offbeat

Über-eccentric garbologist decodes Dylan

Concert Reviews

Wobble lays down the bottom line

Recordings

The Strokes
Cat Power
Richard Ashcroft
We Are the Fury
Naio Ssaion

Music Notes

Lips love black mountain
U.K. mag praises Pistol
D.O.A. slams into Sundance

Music Choices

Vusi Mahlasela
Too $hort
Devin Townsend
New Years Resolution

Payback Time

Robyn Stuart vs. Adrian Mack

Club Kid

Mondays at the Urban Well in Kitsilano

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 - Mwita
Singles of the Week - Michelle | Skidge

Careers

Production Department - P/T Opportunity
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

Video Game Reviews

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Magna Carta: Tears of Blood

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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