Issue 2006, Jun 1, 2006

Arts

Concrete poet
Forum sheds light on city's museum boom
Fest opens doors to shows
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

Organic appeal

Theatre

Cabaret boasts talent, lacks creative vision

Dance

Show brings a little Vegas to the Euphrates

Comedy

Nussbaum slays with mother of a routine

Arts Notes

Tuneful tower
Fest says ciao to Italy
Score scores small-screen debut

Arts Choices

Wave of nostalgia
Quickening pulse
Talking textures
Dreaming into summer
Spontaneous laughter
Give peace a chance

Arts Time Out

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

Letters

Only consumer choices can combat global warming
Universal child-care won't solve work-force woes
Want to avoid the daycare crunch? Open your own
Geldof pushes free, not fair, trade for Africa
Older immigrants shouldn't get a free ride

News and Views

Duped spouses fight back
Ex–NPAer rips Boss Sullivan

Straight Talk

Stanley Park seen as development site
Eagleridge protesters' resolve strong
Gateway Program hits city radar again
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

GVRD halfway to Zero Waste
Did the GVRD wuss out by choosing Zero Waste as a “challenge” rather than a concrete goal?

Savage Love

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

Health

Exercise the hottie within

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
Book-sized accessories for pocket-sized iPods

Outside

Dancing around Alert Bay

Travel Notes

Parrots get raucous refuge

Fashion Plate

Brashich urges girls to root for real beauty

Style Watch

Crossing over in Little India

Kool Thing

Play ball

Chic of the Week

Pearl Art Apparel

Books

Between the Bridge and the River / Craig Ferguson
Raincoast exec exits

Movies

Taken by Storm
B.C. serves as set for summer blockbusters
Portman gets in the zone with Gitai
On those dog day afternoons, get your flick fix

Payback Time

Todd Rintala vs. Steve Newton

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
Red Meat
Van Stralen
Tar Paper Town
Way Off Main
Arnould

City Singles

Single of the week - Kelli
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

Press Clips

Error-riddled Sun irks editor

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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