Issue 2009, Jun 22, 2006

Arts

Hot stuff
Vancouver's history gets a reality check
Toy pianos, serious sound
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

A tale of two ditties
Godsmack taps a new vein
Expect the unexpected at summer festivals
Sweet sounds to heat up a sweaty season

Travel

Atiu rises from cannibal past to idyllic calm

Theatre

Measure for Measure
Savage in Limbo

Visual Arts

Yoko Ono: Mending Peace
Julie Custer, Marc Dombrosky, Teresa Redden: Pins and Paper
Ten public artworks that are worth the walk

Comedy

Cracking 'em up like crack for Ferguson

Arts Notes

Vancouver theatre picks its stars
Back to the garden
It's all fun and games until...
Stettner steps in

Arts Choices

Look up, way up
Pull up a seat to the barre
Variety on the vanguard
In perfect harmony
Pictures of peace

Arts Time Out

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

Letters

Reader urges return of Toonerville trollies
Liberal left said to be prone to hysterics!!
Travellers can address poverty from home

News and Views

Indigenous activists want peace in Oaxaca
Local youth help Africans

Straight Talk

Clinton raises alarm about oil depletion
Citizens tally toxins
Stanley Park plaque to honour Air india dead
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

War is no game for activists
How will Canada change when kids no longer play with war toys?

Analysis

U.S. posturing threatens chain reaction in Iran

Commentary

Rush to modernize keeps China in check
CUPE BC dodges flak from Israel boycott

Victoria Secrets

Calls to gambling help line up, report shows

Sports

Puck deities hope to make happy campers

Savage Love

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

Health

Experts explore the safety of sunscreen

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
High-tech weaponry for meadow warriors

Geek of the Week

Seashell World

Features

Board to be wild
Under the Sun: a guide for when the living is easy
Don't miss the boat: sail with ferry logic
Design Nerds brainstorm in geeky green
Toes-in-the-grass camps struggle to survive
Urban cyclists looking for a lane of their own
Summer fun in the city's 'hoods

Travel Notes

Unknown City series spills juicy secrets

Fashion Plate

Knotty and nice: Kosturova crochets a bikini lifestyle

Style Watch

Main Street makes moves downtown

Kool Thing

Crocs

Books

Heat / By Bill Buford
The Revolution Will Be Accessorized / Edited by Aaron Hicklin
Writers' chats break all that brainy silence

Movies

Sandler's Click flick
It's not easy being mean
Twilight revives that drive-in movie fun
Flicks Alfresco
Doc clues in to world of puzzle addicts

Music Features

Dumpstaphunk keeps New Orleans spirit alive

Payback Time

Jordan Matthieu vs. Mike Usinger

Clubs

DJ Lowdown - DJ Timeline
Ask your bartender
Hot List
Who dressed you
Tried & Tested

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

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

City Singles

Single of the Week - Ingrid
Singles of the Week - Michelle | Skidge

Careers

Advertising Sales Associate
Web Programmer
Retail Advertising Sales Associate

Blogs

Joining the Web, version 2.0

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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