Issue 2066, Jul 26, 2007

Arts Features

Eight B.C. organizations receive funding from arts investment program

Theatre

Timon's beautiful blend of honesty and fakery
Zastrozzi, the Master of Discipline

Music Arts

Improvising freedom

Visual Arts

The shape of space to come

Arts Notes

News from the art world

Arts Choices

4 can't-miss arts events this week

Arts Time Out

July 26 - August 8, 2007

Letters

Preventive health care strikes common chord
Smoke police becoming culturally insensitive
Did Moore smell a rat when he ducked filmers?

News Features

Long strike could jeopardize construction
Private police under scrutiny
Pipeline required inspector

Straight Talk

NDP says BC Housing broke pledge
CCTV coming to a bus in your neighbourhood
Federal libs plug Native centre
Hansen takes TILMA to the GVRD's directors
Georgia Straight won't be at the Pride parade
Native Education College to remain open
Larry Campbell's left-centre-left knockout punch

Straight Issues

What should Canada do for the people of Afghanistan?
Local soldier tells war tales

Commentary

Democracy dies in Dhaka

Health Features

Rats, yes, but bacteria love garbage strikes too

Dot Comment

Take a byte out of high-tech bargains

Trigger Happy

Trade show takes new tack

Outside

Small-town Galiano is a joy to hop around

Urban Living

Laneway houses prove smaller can be better

Style Watch

Keep your skinnies, but wide-legs put flare in your jeans

Kool Thing

Tiger-print top

Best Eating

Guide helps you stop biting into at-risk fish
Orchard full of idealism, grit

Uncorked

Sip, sip, Syrah for B.C.

Recipes

Chilled Yellow Tomato Soup

Food of the Week

Incredible Edible tours

Drink of the Week

Kokanee Glacier Frost

Straight Goods

8 food events this week

Dine Out Guide

July 26 - August 8, 2007

Book Reviews

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (no spoiler review)
Jeffrey and Sloth
Pirates Don't Change Diapers
The summer of the Marco Polo
The Wright 3
Evil Genius
Spider's Song
Retribution

Movies Features

Filmmaker conjures Jane Austen, the rebel
Sunshine director puts own stamp on space
Zeta-Jones cooks up insecurities in Reservations
Michaels scorns Rod's risks
Bourne's Allen defies rules

Movie Reviews

Land of Gypsies
No Reservations
Summer '04
Sunshine
My Best Friend
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

Television

DVD Releases

This week's DVD releases

Movies Time Out

July 26 - August 8, 2007

Music Features

Don’t poke the tiger
Pro-peace Fogerty’s rebel fire still burns
St. Vincent fishes for something beautiful
The Cribs put a twisted spin on U.K. indie rock
"World music" tag rankles South Africa's Masekela
Ex-Trucker Isbell heeds the siren call of the ditch
Eclectic Flecktones don't have an identity crisis
Only Crime's punk veterans are far from burned out
Rastrillos bring Jamaica to Mexico, Strathcona

Local Motion

DeCroo sings to stay sane

Concert Reviews

Silverchair

Music Notes

Get the lowdown on Vancouver's music scene

Music Choices

This week's best music bets

Payback Time

Ryan Sahli vs. Mike Usinger

Concert Listings

July 26 - August 8, 2007

Time Out Events

July 26 - August 8, 2007

Cartoons

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

City Singles

Singles of the Week - Jody | Duane

Straight Choices

Islamic culture on display at VAG

Playlist

Top 50 albums of the week, July 26 - Aug 2

Blogs

New Order split: the plot thickens

Straight.com

About the Straight
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Feature Articles

How to get more rental housing in Vancouver

Straight List

August 2 - 8, 2007

Real Estate

Homes go underinsured
Housing solutions

Blog - Politics

Vancouver Sun stenographer Miro Cernetig makes life easy for Gordon Campbell's Liberal government

Blog - Movies

Bergman followed by death of Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni
Swedish director Ingmar Bergman gone but far from forgotten