Issue 2063, Jul 5, 2007

Arts Features

Re-collecting the coast
BODYGlass shatters stage barriers

Theatre

Suds

Visual Arts

Judy Nakagawa: In Pursuit of a Quiet Art

Arts Notes

News from the art world

Arts Choices

4 can't-miss arts events this week

Arts Time Out

July 5 - 12, 2007

Letters

Petty politics dictates NPA agenda, not leadership
The truth is out there and at this Web site
Native centre funding stall a false economy
Canada two-faced in climate-change critiques
Jewel of a hidden park deserves attention
With a crest of tarps and scaffolding

News Features

City splits Chinese grant
Taiwan tactic aims at voters
Door-to-door ban proposed
GVRD labour chair: cities won't capitulate

Straight Talk

GVRD charges Langley greenhouses
Rower objects to more floatplanes
Info and Privacy office expands
NPA under fire over housing
Kwantlen University College students promote tax on single-use plastic bags
Council will vote on borrowing until Olympic Legacy Reserve is funded
BC Hydro asks downtowners to save energy due to transformer failure
NDP call to action on media concentration
Kwantlen University College students push for anti-idling bylaw
Larry Campbell's left-centre-left knockout punch

Straight Issues

Is housing set to become the issue for the 2008 Vancouver civic election?

Commentary

Will African unity be achieved in our lives?

Health Features

Waiter, I didn't order this MSG in my soup

Health Notes

Health concerns to consider when burning a campfire

Dot Comment

Mobile monopoly is old news to Canadians

Geek of the Week

TV shows on DVD

Travel Features

Moscow takes you back in the USSR

Style Watch

Templeton brings cool leather to Shanghai Alley
Blonde vs Brunette The Ultimate Fashion Showdown

Kool Thing

Minx ghetto-blaster necklace

Best Eating

Bites for the barbie, the baby, the boys, and you

Uncorked

Of big names, yellow tales, and sommeliers

Recipes

Food of the Week

Thailand Festival

Drink of the Week

Ikon Vodka

Straight Goods

8 food events this week

Dine Out Guide

July 5 - 12, 2007

Book Reviews

The Mess They Made
Peeling the Onion
DMZ: Body of a Journalist
Right Livelihoods
Post

Movies Features

The man with the wobbly gun
Transformers: not just another toy story
Robin Williams: He's a madman of the cloth

Movie Notes

News from Hollywood North

Movie Reviews

Ratatouille
You Kill Me
License to Wed
Transformers
Live Free or Die Hard

Movies Time Out

July 5 - 12, 2007

Music Features

Unearthing cult classics
Psychedelic punk? That's Fucked Up
Steve Lawler spreads the German-techno bug

Jazz Fest

Jazz fest: Jones tops Peyroux in chops, charm

Concert Reviews

Vans Warped Tour
Fall Out Boy

Music Notes

Get the lowdown on Vancouver's music scene

Music Choices

Static-X redefines cannibalism

Payback Time

How to write an excellent concert review

Concert Listings

July 5 - 12, 2007

Club Guide

July 5 - 12, 2007

Time Out Events

July 5 - 12, 2007

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Singles of the Week - Chloe | Angelo

Straight Choices

City cultural events

Playlist

Top 50 albums of the week, July 5 - 12, 2007

Straight.com

About the Straight
Advertise at the Straight - Web Advertising

Feature Articles

Humane husbandry

Transportation

Diesels are no longer belching clatter boxes

Real Estate

South Van transformed

Blog - Movies

Eagle vs Shark good but misses the mark
Searching for cheap movie ticket prices in Vancouver
Cultural pollution watch: Paula Abdul the latest celebrity to *yawn* get her own reality TV show
David Lynch's Empire strikes back in Vancouver