Issue 2057, May 24, 2007

Music

May 24 - 31, 2007

Arts Features

Politics and poetry
Dadawa is China's new voice

Theatre

Jessie nominations revealed
The Triumph of Love

Dance

Andrea Nann With Sarah Chase

Music Arts

Renée Fleming

Arts Notes

News from the art world

Arts Choices

Can't-miss arts events this week

Arts Time Out

May 24 - 31, 2007

Letters

Politicians report card reflects Straight dogma
Cause of Type 1 diabetes should be research target
How to train street people in three short years

News Features

COPE vet warns of debacle
Civic literacy for immigrants

Straight Talk

Entertainer faces deportation to Iran
APC says it does more than protest
MP missed vote on Komagata Maru
Library's bindery could be closed
Bus Riders Union gets ready to fight a new increase in transit fares
Rivers Without Borders tries to save the Taku Watershed from pollution
"Satanic" gays and lesbians beaten up in Moscow
14 recipients to receive Order of British Columbia
Supporters of soon-to-be-deported Iranian senior will gather on Friday at Citizenship and Immigration Canada office
Larry Campbell's left-centre-left knockout punch

Straight Issues

What do you think of the city's decision to hire Geoff Plant as the Project Civil City commissioner?
Mayor buffs Geoff Plant's history

Commentary

Musharraf jumps from tightrope to teeter-totter

Health Features

Guide helps shoppers skip supermarket perils

Health Notes

Allergy alert regarding undeclared wheat and soy in Harvest brand sausage

Dot Comment

Laser builder let there be new kind of light

Geek of the Week

Game Innovation Database

Travel Features

Getting off your booty never felt so good
Sleep in a sphere that swings from the stars
Life's a breeze on this easy Okanagan ride

Fashion Plate

Saving the planet one cute satchel at a time

Style Watch

Lark/Jorg&Olif store launch
The barbershop finally catches up with the times

Kool Thing

Jelly shoes

Chic of the Week

2 fashiony events launch

Best Eating

Fun and flamenco turn tapas into a fiesta

Uncorked

It's hip to be square (and better rectangular)

Food of the Week

Fraser Valley offers self-guided food producers tours

Drink of the Week

McAuslan Brewing's St. Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale

Straight Goods

7 new dining digs

Dine Out Guide

May 24 - 31, 2007

Books

Spider Robinson

Book Reviews

Untapped

Movies Features

Make your own Happiness
Journalist's script brings Iraq war to life
Birth scene crowns saucy Knocked Up

Movie Notes

News from Hollywood North

Movie Reviews

Bug
Shrek the Third
The Situation
God Grew Tired of Us
Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Movies Time Out

May 24 - 31, 2007

Music Features

Dual vocalists proved ideal for Lacuna Coil
Indie-rock royalty
Vietnam rocker is eager for his tour of duty
Cancer Bats looking to keep T.O. hardcore alive
Booka Shade is happy to remain faceless
Joe Sumner's Fiction Plane flies with fatherly help
Artistic setting inspired Ozomatli's latest offering

Concert Reviews

Virgin Festival, Day One
Virgin Festival, Day Two
Nordic Trax 10th Anniversary

Music Notes

Get the lowdown on Vancouver's music scene

Music Choices

This week's best music bets

Payback Time

Clueless reporter or an overzealous reviewer?

Concert Listings

May 24 - 31, 2007

Club Listings

May 24 - 31, 2007

Time Out Events

May 24 - 31, 2007

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Singles of the Week - Yuan | Danny
Singles of the Week - Margi | Timo

Single of the Week

Straight Choices

City events for the socially conscious

Playlist

May 24 - 31, 2007

Pop Eye

Straight.com

About the Straight
Advertise at the Straight - Web Advertising

Transportation

Vancouver's mile zero for fuel-cell vehicles

Straight List

May 31-June 6, 2007

Blog - Politics

Premier Gordon Campbell sidles up to more celebrities in pursuit of good vibes

Blog - Movies

Film world going ga ga for Coco
Catch the Leo shorts at the Celluloid Social Club
The Big Question about Tom Cruise