Issue 1994, Mar 9, 2006

Arts

Losing her head
British-led Estonian choir does its Pärt
A lifetime of dance goes into Stop…
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

No mere novelty

Travel

Love meets identity on return to Bombay

Theatre

Broken
Titus Andronicus
The Invalids
Einstein

Dance

Chemistry experiments good and bad

Music Arts

Burt Bacharach with the VSO
Don Giovanni

Visual Arts

Adventures in unhappiness

Arts Notes

Laughs die down
What do artists want?
Philanthropic Frenzy?
Speaking of stability...
Setting it straight

Arts Choices

Solo story
Darling actors
Legendary lensers

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

Proposed school model will lead to inequities
Western reliance on oil is the real issue
We got yer Emerson letter right here
City planners correct population perception

News and Views

"Sexy" energy project could use raw sewage
Transport-biz coalition seeks grassroots cred

Straight Talk

Emerson's defection raises legal issues
No-name-brand city
Park board nixes women's day tribute
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

City's axe falls on kids
What's behind all the cuts to daycare?

Commentary

U.S.A.-India ties contain China

Victoria Secrets

P3 boss in line for big bonus

Sports

Giants' goalie Slade tones down his imp act

Savage Love

Mother-lovin' reaction
Dan Savage's anti-Santorum feud continues...

Health

Mindfulness points to the roots of stress

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

Tagging along with the latest in Web code
The sweet siren song of high-end earphones

Geek of the Week

Tom Paine Common Sense

Trigger Happy

Show poses players with virtual alter egos

Features

Real estate sticker shock
Retail rents on the rise

Outside

Okanagan appeal is in the slopes and kitchens

Fashion Plate

Slide chicly into the trench

Menswear

Soccer and Britpop give shop its stylish kick

Style Watch

Get your peace on
PJ Pamper Party fashion show

Kool Thing

Metroattitude high-tops

Chic of the Week

Hollywood Couture

Best Eating

Wedding balls

Uncorked

Agents ride Yellow Tail into happily ever after

Food of the Week

Scones from Angus Bakery and Café

Drink of the Week

Bonny Doon Framboise

Straight Goods

Celtic kicks
California cooks
Wholesome foods
Talent showdown
Worth the drive
A drink for all your friends
Ethi-opening on main

Books

Hello Laziness / By Corinne Maier, translated by David Watson
The Bloody Red Hand / By Derek Lundy
Mean Boy / By Lynn Coady
You're Fired contest winners to be annouced.

Movies

Ticket to ride
Monster's POV matters to "Beowulf" director
Fun fuels actor's work ethic
Horror director takes to Hills
"Thing"'s young hero is hot for teacher

Movie Notes

The DVD, Please
Grain of Resistance
Reels meet Religion

Movie Reviews

Tsotsi
16 Blocks
The World's Fastest Indian
Whole New Thing
The Libertine
Ultraviolet
Beowulf & Grendel
The Hills Have Eyes
Deep Sea 3D

Television

Home Screen

Music Features

Revenge wants respect
Linden reaches back to his boyhood blues

Offbeat

Klucevsek pushes buttons

Concert Reviews

Jenny Lewis
Korn

Recordings

Ghost House / Departures (Ghost House Music)
Run Chico Run / Slow Action (Boompa)
Dan Mangan / Postcards and Daydreaming (Independent)
Nim Vind / Fashion of Fear (Independent)
Warjunk / Without Wax (Independent)
Februarys / Brighter Side of Things (Independent)
Manicdown / Social Suicide (Independent)
Rodney Decroo / War Torn Man (Maximum)

Music Notes

SPIN gives us props

Music Choices

Astrid
Isobel Cambell
Five Alarm Funk

Payback Time

Kirk Bridger vs. Alexander Varty (& John Lucas)

Club Guide

Clubs

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Single of the Week - Zac
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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