Issue 2003, May 11, 2006

Arts

Making musical sculpture
Fest lineup is music to kids' ears
Group restrings fiddles for authentic sound
Speed leads a crash course in street racing
Yee paints a personal history
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

Making an impression

Travel

Sheepdogs show their smarts at Aussie show

Theatre

The Book of Liz
Rice Rockets & Yacht People
Two Lip Tango

Music Arts

Inside the Sound
Strings and Strikes

Visual Arts

Paul Mathieu: Making China in China
Etienne Zack

Arts Notes

Patrons budget for big write-offs
City, feds talk arts
Stay in art school, kids

Arts Choices

Cabaret without the chorus line
Hands-on artwork
String party
Sex with saints
Run away with the circus
Dizzying dance

Arts Time Out

Theatre
Dance
Music
Comedy
Literary Events
Et Cetera
Galleries
Museums
Out of Town
Comedy

Letters

Readers refuse to be seduced by clean coal
Jane Jacobs stood up for Eagleridge Bluffs
Look out for critters on the hoof and the plate
Take the hit, Panych, and please don't fire back

News and Views

C-sections rise sharply here
Opposition pushes for global-warming action
The price of Haiti's suffering

Straight Talk

GVRD can't achieve Kyoto target
Despite peace treaty, Darfur not done deal
Work Less founder unveils book
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

Private food, public parks
How does a restaurant at English Bay grab you?

Commentary

Dooney's king of letters

Victoria Secrets

Audit knocks Liberals' forest-investment plan

Savage Love

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

Health

Harper's U.S.–style drug stance harms women

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

The sweet siren song of high-end earphones
Second Life buzzes with real-money biz

Geek of the Week

Cat and Girl comic strip

Features

Passion and the pulpit

Fashion Plate

Mum might like jewels, feet treats, or a new 'do

Menswear

Punk meets Pacific in reconstructed couture

Style Watch

In the sweet Here + Now: Mary Belgue (1966–2006)

Holy Bauble

Mastermind Japan

Chic of the Week

Ten Thousand Villages

Books

Coupland unlocks levels in the game called life

Movies

Dirty Garry turns turtle
Doc gets canning-village soul
Pan sees Face with fresh eyes

Movies Features

Try it. You'll like it

Payback Time

No complaints this week

Clubs

Clubs

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Single of the Week - Cristina
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
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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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