Issue 2023, Sep 28, 2006

Music

Flying high again

Travel

South Pacific freighter jettisons formality

Theatre

Cookin' at the Cookery

Dance

Dance spiderwalks and soars to new peaks

Music Arts

The Main attraction
Baroquefest inspires nitpicking and napping

Visual Arts

Schmidt’s landscapes examine assumptions

Arts Notes

Marcuse shifts course
Our own Susan Lucci
Voice of calm
New plays on silver platter
Bard breaks box-office record

Multimedia

SuicideGirls seem past their best-before date

Arts Time Out

Theatre
Dance
Music
Comedy
Literary events
Et cetera
Galleries
Museums
Comedy
Music
Comedy

Letters

With formula, there’s no such thing as a free feed
Maybe we should start a meteorite-alert system?
9/11 hysteria: the baggage we just can’t seem to lose
It’s time to take Stanley Park out of the splash zone
Do Straight editors have an Oedipus complex?

News Features

Feds slash museum funding
Park bypasses Ocean Wise
Feds slash museum funding
Board bypasses Ocean Wise

Straight Talk

City advisory bodies meet infrequently
City drops ball on youth justice
Ministry to stick to Port Mann plan
Harper pleases opponent of gay marriage
BP rebranding takes a pounding
Groups call for boycott of aquarium consultation
Former politician faces more charges
Police-complaint commissioners' group bars media
NPA chief loves B.C. Lee's prose
NDP 'Eastern Bloc' to honour deMOCKracy in absence of legislature
Vision Vancouver calls for ban on SRO demolitions
Group calls for resignation of Oppal and Les
Court grants legal help to Kelly Ellard
CBC staff question meddling by bosses
Feds look for auditor while premier dithers
NDP calls for improved transit-police accountability

Straight Issues

City misled taxpayers in '03
What goes through your mind when you see city taxpayers on the hook for Olympic legacy projects?

Commentary

Some say terror label prolongs Sri Lanka war
Left is strangely silent on tragedy in Darfur

Victoria Secrets

Carr’s exit from Greens won’t turn party around
Ex-Green doubts Carr’s exit will help party

Sports

Luongo looks to lift the curse
Luongo looks to lift the curse

Health Features

Exhibit gets under your skin

Health Notes

Body Worlds 3 is that good!
So much to be aware of, so little time

Dot Comment

The sweet siren song of high-end earphones
The sweet siren song of high-end earphones

Geek of the Week

fficial Seal Generator

Travel Features

South Pacific freighter jettisons formality

Urban Living

Indigenous design informs chic importer

Style Watch

Chic freaks get a Web boost
Nacional Clothing Fall 2006 Fashion Show

Kool Thing

Zuka Artful Accessories bracelet

Chic of the Week

Vintage-textile pillows

Best Eating

Cookbook dishes Vij’s drool-inducing recipes
A yen for pine mushrooms

Uncorked

Looking back at the way we wined

Food of the Week

Chef and Restaurant Database

At the Checkout

Lyndsay Sieger at Choices Market

Straight Goods

Winners’ circle
20/20
Fall harvest

Dine Out Guide

Your guide to restaurants in Vancouver (September 26 - October 5, 2006)

Book Reviews

Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow
Baby Khaki’s Wings
Nonviolence

Book Choice of the Week

2006 City of Vancouver Book Award nominees

Movies Features

Shorts provoke a longer look
Obsessed with the fest
Shorts provoke a longer look
Thinking in black and white

Movie Notes

Don’t knock Dox
Filmmakers monkey around

Movie Reviews

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Open Season

Movies Time Out

New This Week
First-Run Movies

Music Features

Pennywise’s punks peel off the production polish
Lullaby Baxter fills Gardens with baroque-pop gems

Concert Reviews

Mimi a sad and garish mess

Who Are You?

Connie Chi-ang

Music Notes

Composer Scores
Up 'n' Up Moves On

Music Choices

Rancid
TV on the Radio

Concert Listings

Upcoming Highlights
This Week

Club Guide

Where to get your Groove 'n Drink On in Van City's Clubs - Sept 28 - Oct 5, 2006

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

Everyday Things

City Singles

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

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