Issue 2026, Oct 19, 2006

Arts

Casting Diwali in a new light
South Asian music, dance style combine to tell tale of Buddha
Tuvan tunes aren't lost in translation
Blues salutes historic black community

Music

Searching for the spot light
U.K.'s global-minded Gomez gets personal

Travel

Smoking out Cuba's cigar trade

Theatre

Frangipani Perfume
Griffin & Sabine
Portrait of an Unidentified Man

Music Arts

Basic Elements
Werther

Visual Arts

Famous works stud Carr show

Comedy

Top comics slay, shock, and confound

Arts Notes

New move for Ballet B.C.
B.C. well-versed in the G.G.s
Giving back to the community
Rally of the kings

Arts Choices

Arts Choices

Arts Time Out

Comedy

Letters

With no alternative, home is where the SRO is
In defence of military's multicultural campaign
Hospital language issues translated into action
After 9/11, Dennis Miller's comedy isn't so funny

News and Views

Income-assistance cuts examined
Cadman flags property tax
Some boat people still searching for a future

Straight Talk

De Genova family jumps fence to Vision
Senior watchdog booted
SFU students prepare for showdown
Larry Campbell's left-centre-left knockout punch
Big labour gets Costa Rican support on RAV line foreign workers' battle to organize

Straight Issues

Viewing workplace diversity
What would you like to come out of the federal review of the Employment Equity Act?

Commentary

B.C. mulls new atomic age

Victoria Secrets

Ban on papers questioned

Sports

T-Birds pack toothbrush for a year on the road

Savage Love

Just That Into Him

Health

GI, Mediterranean diets are worth digging into

Health Notes

National Diabetes Awareness Month

Dot Comment

In the future, everyone will be a loan officer

Geek of the Week

ColorWare

Trigger Happy

Prowling the night gallery
Creative recruiting in video-game industry

Outside

Hydro parks crackle with fall

Travel Notes

Dead Sea Scrolls come to Seattle

Fashion Plate

Scary, scary quite contrary

Menswear

Vancouver's menswear gets a Brazilian boost

Style Watch

Crocheting inspires Tiara's delicate designs
Fairytales Sessions Fashion Show

Kool Thing

Gold-plated real leaf necklace

Chic of the Week

Maybelline Great Lash mascara

Books

Adrienne Clarkson lets down her guard

Book Reviews

The Communist's Daughter

Movies

Landscapes frame human mark on the planet
Apted revisits those Brit children of 1964
Coppola draws family into a queen's world
Hopefuls fight stereotypes for Pepper-like success
The art of war
Vancouver fest fetes lives and others

Clubs

Where to get your Groove 'n Drink On in Van City's Clubs - October 19 - October 26, 2006

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Kids’ Stuff
Out Of Town

Cartoons

Everyday Things
Van Stralen
Red Meat
Tar Paper Town
Ernie Pook's Comeek
Arnould

City Singles

Single of the Week - J.T.
Singles of the Week - Michelle | Skidge

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