Issue 2052, Apr 19, 2007

Music

Sheryl Crow comes clean about ass wiping

Arts Features

Tosca draws new blood
Popes takes journey into Bacon's angst

Theatre

The Odyssey
Having hope at home

Dance

Legends of 20th Century Dance

Music Arts

Gamelan Gita Asmara

Visual Arts

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy & Simon Starling
Claire Greenshaw: What's Mine is Yours

Comedy

Comic survivor lives the standup dream

Arts Notes

News from the art world

Arts Choices

Can't-miss arts events this week

Arts Time Out

April 19 - 26, 2007

Letters

NPA's Ladner just the latest to whack DERA
Woodlands crimes deserve criminal investigation
Democracy weakened when media concentrates

News Features

Get good and green at Earth Day celebrations
Insurance concerns threaten green roofs
Cruise on down to our dumping ground
Port rewards vessels that reduce air emissions
Profs visualize hotter region
Getting communities talking
Mayor will decide if chief faces investigation

Straight Talk

Science can't predict mass murder
Greens want Sid Tan in Vancouver Kingsway
Parks boss learns more about Tilma
City staff favour sewer heat
Senator Pat Carney craps on cruise-ship waste after reading about it in the Georgia Straight
Vancouver council's per-member salary-travel expenses reach $75,047
NDP MLA Jenny Kwan asks law society president to "consider removing" Ken Dobell from two committees
CUPE Local 15 employees will hold a strike vote, which could lead to job action against the City of Vancouver and the park board
Vancouver Metro commuter paper losing money, but parent firm hasn't revealed the extent of the red ink
Patrick Lane wins Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence
David Chudnovsky reveals the impact of the Nazi extermination campaign on his family and his wife's family
Larry Campbell's left-centre-left knockout punch

Straight Issues

What can governments do to promote alternative-energy production?
It's not hard to save energy

Commentary

Americans happy with their warm guns

Sports

Quiet Pyatt starting to find his playoff form

Health Features

What's good for you is good for the planet

Health Notes

Firefighters race up 42-storey stairwell to combat muscular dystrophy

Dot Comment

The future has arrived and it's brought toys

Geek of the Week

Brass Goggles

Trigger Happy

Writing for video games branches out

Travel Features

In Havana, Beatles, baseball shape the future

Outside

Victoria a beacon for cyclists and BMX racers

Style Features

Clever innovations make for sweet success
PARTS by Heather launch

Fashion Plate

Embellishments take style from Bollywood

Kool Thing

Red hot pants

Chic of the Week

Lark's larger location

Best Eating

Have fresh books, will cook
Behind the latest launch

Uncorked

Sweeties like this are hard to resist

Recipes

Food of the Week

The Ethnic Paris Cookbook

Straight Goods

The freshest dining spots and events in the city

Dine Out Guide

April 19 - 26, 2007

Books

Jen Sookfong Lee
Bruce Grierson
Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon
Steven Hall
Digging up activism on Quadra's shores by Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Vancouver grows up as a city of literature
In an activist life, a legacy of grace - June Callwood 1925 - 2007

Book Reviews

The Mistress's Daughter: A Memoir by A.M. Homes
Planet Reese: A Novel by Cordelia Strube
Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson: Rescuing Canadian Business From the Suds of Global Obscurity by Andrea Mandel-Campbell
After the Funeral: A Novel by Al MacLachlan
Bad animals, boy kings make pages fly by

Movies Features

Cross-dressing with the Mob
Film biz checks green cred
The top 10 environmental films
Vancouver plays self in Coupland film
Shaun creators tackle Fuzz

Movie Notes

News from Hollywood North

Movie Reviews

Pathfinder
Fracture
Hot Fuzz
In the Land of Women
Everything's Gone Green
Disturbia
Crossing

Movies Time Out

April 19 - 26, 2007

Music Features

Rave for dummies
Kaiser Chiefs hail the power of playing live
Air secretly keeps things light and playful
Found sounds boost the utopian-minded Books
Blonde Redhead learns to lighten up in the studio
Trans Am happy that DC is in the rear-view mirror

Concert Reviews

Social D still going strong

Music Notes

Get the lowdown on Vancouver's music scene

Music Choices

This week's best music bets

Payback Time

Matthew Kirk vs. Mike Usinger

Concert Listings

April 19 - 26, 2007

Club Listings

April 19 - 26, 2007

Time Out Events

April 19 - 26, 2007

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Singles of the Week - Crystal | Michael
Singles of the Week - Michelle | Skidge

Straight Choices

City events for the socially conscious

Blogs

Pop Eye

Cochrane has kept humble

Straight.com

About the Straight
Advertise at the Straight - Web Advertising

Feature Articles

Transportation

Five to drive for the hybrid-curious

Straight List

April 19 - 26, 2007

Video Game Reviews

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Blog - Movies

Vancouverisms run rampant in Douglas Coupland's Everything's Gone Green