Issue 2038, Jan 11, 2007

Music

Music

Arts Features

Audience, actors regrow an oak tree each night
Panych returns to stage after long hiatus
Winter's busy arts roster

Theatre

Women at Play(S) 2

Visual Arts

Between Your Hand and My Head

Arts Notes

News from the art world

Arts Choices

Can't-miss arts events this week

Arts Time Out

Theatre
Dance
Comedy
Literary Events
Et Cetera
Galleries
Museums

Letters

Mayoral wannabe won’t brook criticism of his age
Vietnam haunts Canadian mission in Afghanistan
Conflict dogs Palestine Peace Not Apartheid
Endangered bluefin tuna stinks up trip to Tsukiji
Even when he’s criticizing himself, Glavin irks

News and Views

January 18-25, 2007

News Features

Cool carbon credits our hottest commodity
Local cab fleet lacks vehicles for disabled
Tories less than honest about honesty act

Straight Talk

Don’t count me out, Louie says
Carr odds-on for Vancouver Centre
Court fight looms over Ottawa’s role
Conservative George Higgins not picked by me: Colin Metcalfe
City of Richmond chortles over rampant development
Aboriginal producer wants changes to Canadian Television Fund
Wendy Yuan has concerns about the NDP, not David Emerson
Don't drink too much water!
Vancouver city council will consider letting beer and wine stores sell hard liquor
The Saviour of Stanley Park, billionaire Jimmy Pattison, records a $66-million gain on his Canfor shares since late November
Larry Campbell's left-centre-left knockout punch

Commentary

Saddam Hussein : Hanged for the wrong reason

Sports

Hockey Day dawns in Nelson

Savage Love

Health Features

Tricks to turn SAD into glad

Health Notes

Travel Alerts for Hypochondriacs

Dot Comment

Boom, boom, boom go the smart phones

Geek of the Week

Phone Scoop

Trigger Happy

Outside

Embrace winter with ziplines and dogsleds

Travel Notes

Run off to a hotel hideaway

Style Bites

Inspire your style

Style Watch

From a life reclaimed a stunning line is launched

Kool Thing

FCUK Serpent dress

Best Eating

Meal deals to leave home for
Prima slings fab Singaporean

Uncorked

Best wines of the year found close to home

Straight Goods

The freshest dining spots and events in the city

Dine Out Guide

Your guide to restaurants in Vancouver (January 11-18, 2007)

Book Reviews

Three Books of Myth: Dream Angus / The Helmet of Horror / Lion’s Honey

Movies Features

Japanese side of Iwo Jima revealed in Letters
Labyrinth’s faun unmasked

Movie Notes

News from Hollywood North

Movie Reviews

Letters from Iwo Jima
Freedom Writers
Happily N’ever After
Pan’s Labyrinth
Summer Palace
Miss Potter
Arthur and the Invisibles

Movies Time Out

New This Week
First-Run Movies
Repertory Cinemas
Special Events
First-Run Showtimes

Music Features

Ice Cube: Quality control
Cherry wields rowdy riffs
Augustana makes the most of its rootless existence
Snoop Dogg: Back to the roots
Emily Haines lives in the moment

Concert Reviews

Hot shows warm up the coldest season
The Pointed Sticks
Incubus

Music Notes

Get the lowdown on Vancouver's music scene

Payback Time

Patrick Longworth vs. Mike Usinger

Concert Listings

Just Announced
This Week
Upcoming Highlights
Out of Town

Club Listings

Where to get your Groove 'n Drink on in Van City's Clubs - January 11 - 18, 2007

Time Out Events

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

Cartoons

Tar Paper Town
Ernie Pook's Comeek
Red Meat
Arnould

City Singles

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

Straight Choices

City events for the socially conscience

Straight.com

About the Straight
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This week's cover

Feature Articles

Video Game Reviews

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Excite Truck

Blog - Politics

Preston Manning used to prefer the oil-and-gas companies' research on global warming
Anton and Capri play (committee) musical chairs

Blog - Movies

Chinese Canadian reaction to Dragon Boys