Issue 2060, Jun 14, 2007

Arts Features

Our obsessions, magnified
Journey enters dreamscape

Theatre

Wild West setting lets thorny Shrew blossom
Stupid Little Girls

Dance

Hats off to this fiery fusion

Music Arts

Hard Rubber takes strange, loud bounce

Visual Arts

VAG displays Europe's strokes of genius

Comedy

Russell Peters: Fun with Stereotypes

Arts Notes

Celebrating National Aboriginal Day
VAG to premiere long-lost John Cage work

Arts Choices

Can't-miss arts events this week

Arts Time Out

June 14 - 21, 2007

Letters

Microcredit for single moms, like in Bangladesh?
Christians should support a sex-worker co-op
Let's fight global warming and LNG imports
No-loitering signs for washroom, not Main Street
Britannia Beach is on the road to sustainability
Feds' funding decision undermines youth project
Akon's behaviour proves he's a fly-by-night amateur

News Features

Negotiations stalled on civic-worker contracts
Canada has neglected its own child soldier
More Insites not on agenda
UBC prof brings forth a new foreign policy

Straight Talk

Transit cash fares up 11 percent
Harper upsets local Africans
Death threats force Potvin to duck
East Side’s Native Education College shutting down
Lawyers Against the War call for Khadr release from Guantanamo Bay
Larry Campbell's left-centre-left knockout punch

Straight Issues

Vancouver lawyer Carey Linde stirs custody debate
Is there gender bias in family-law cases?

Commentary

The myth of human kindness
Putin calls bluff on missiles

Sports

Canadians' stadium gets natty face-lift

Health Features

Social justice needed for good health of all
Medical migration

Health Notes

Dancing to raise awareness about depression

Dot Comment

The mystery of the lost surround sound

Geek of the Week

Game Innovation Database

Trigger Happy

Developers fight for contacts, cash

Travel Features

Galápagos survivors, up close and personal

Outside

One peak just isn’t enough for gutsy climber

Travel Notes

Horizon chronicles thrilling quest

Style Features

From street to ballroom, Elika’s designer eyes Europe

Fashion Plate

Classic, urban Leone evolves alongside city

Style Watch

Kool Thing

Hot yoga shorts

Chic of the Week

Maybelline's mascara goes green

Dining

Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society

Dining Features

Down-to-earth flavours bring Portugal home
New organics hit the shelves

Uncorked

Barbecue wines that douse the summer fire

Food of the Week

Father’s Day BBQ

Drink of the Week

The recipe for the best margarita

At the Checkout

MarketPlace IGA

Straight Goods

8 food events this week

Dine Out Guide

June 14 - 21, 2007

Book Reviews

The Pickton File
The Chickens Fight Back
I Love You, Beth Cooper

Book Choice of the Week

Bruce Serafin: 1950 - 2007

Movies Features

In La Vie en Rose, the voice of an icon soars
The mind of the executioner

Movie Notes

Korean wave hits our shores
Novice directors get a kick start
The reel Pacific Northwest
Tiling the Canadian mosaic
CBC web site invites indie producers

Movie Reviews

Paprika
La Vie en rose
Golden Door
Hostel: Part II
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Love is Work

Movies Time Out

June 14 - 21, 2007

Music Features

Eye of the Tiger
Pipettes a knowingly campy throwback
Duo makes Montreal music

Local Motion

Fake Shark gets little love in its hometown

Concert Reviews

Lucinda Williams

Recordings

Queens of the Stone Age
Tiger Army
Wilco
Marilyn Manson
Ozzy Osbourne
Carla Bruni
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
Short Cut: Capsule reviews

Music Notes

Avril exaggerates?
Live clothed musicians at the Penthouse
No music wasted

Music Choices

This week's best music bets

Payback Time

No complaints this week

Concert Listings

June 14 - 21, 2007

Club Guide

June 14 - 21, 2007

Time Out Events

June 14 - 21, 2007

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Singles of the Week - Laura | Aharon

Careers

Inside Advertising Sales Associate

Straight Choices

City events for the socially conscious

Playlist

Top 50 albums of the week, June 14 - 21
Top 50 albums of the week, June 21-27

Straight.com

About the Straight
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Feature Articles

Video Game Reviews

Rocky Balboa
Fight Night: Round 3

Real Estate

Past prices were higher

Blog - Movies

Canadian Idol pares down to top 22 finalists
Posh Spice takes on North American TV with her own special show
Marc Forster to direct next Bond installation
300 is rife with sexual racism and so masculine it's gay
CBC Radio One says global warming is uncool
Ricky Gervais regards animal welfare as no laughing matter
Chris recites Paris Hilton's hot statement from jail