Issue 2008, Jun 15, 2006

Arts

Flights of Fancy
Men's choir marks 25 years of making a difference
Event's odd pairings pay off
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

Hip-hoppers lay out conscious rap at WUF
No easy answers

Travel

Western travellers look upon faces of poverty

Theatre

Bard measures use and abuse of power
Dreamy Midsummer a stunner

Music Arts

VSO revels in showy Ravel masterpiece

Visual Arts

The city's magnetic rhythm
The best art earth has to offer
The artist plays illusionist

Comedy

Humour in improv is sketchy

Arts Choices

Out of the ordinary
Bucket ruckus
'Pod clips

Arts Time Out

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

Letters

Osama's mug offends patriotic Canadian
Nash writer accused of prejudicial thinking
DIY power producers clarify comments
Skeptical reader bashes “intuitive” healing

Straight Talk

Urban planners need indigenous thinking
Rally for housing
De Genova accused of not being team player
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

Engaged citizens speak out
What are you hoping that this month's World Urban Forum will accomplish in Vancouver?

Commentary

Wolverine PM eager to fight

Victoria Secrets

B.C. neglecting deaf children

Sports

Only record Johnson cares about is win-loss

Savage Love

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

Health

Achieving well-being, caring for the air
These are toxic times

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
Amazon gets the inside scoop on outside sales

Geek of the Week

Earthblog.ca

Trigger Happy

Nintendo's non-games stretch brain, senses

Features

Global carnival
Aboriginal groups shimmer together
Recycling waste into music
Show seeks better home planet
Hybrids roll into mainstream
Save the city by developing near arterials
Building goes greenest
Thirty years on, forum has a different face
Energy contracts give power to the people

Outside

Mountain-biking world hits Whistler summit

Fashion Plate

Jewellery zooms in on eye-popping prints

Streetwise

Style Watch

Sustainable clothing gets a style injection

Kool Thing

The Plumaria Skinny jean

Chic of the Week

Tanning lotions

Books

Hybrid cities open new paths out of ghetto

Movies

Nacho, Nacho man
Beckinsale's punch lines click
Gehry builds on friendship
Vengeance dishes out poetic revenge
Bollywood takes Vancouver

Payback Time

Alan Rousson vs. Sarah Rowland

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Single of the Week - Justin
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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