Issue 2083, Nov 22, 2007
Theatre
John and BeatriceA Moon for the MisbegottenDebbie Does Dallas: The MusicalDance
Elemental Brubeck riffs on Paris flowers, ballet, and all that jazzWhy the Dervishes whirlMusic Arts
Uzume Taiko: Now with more bagpipes!Visual Arts
Luis Jacob: A Dance… and Other WorksArts Notes
Festivalgoers get their PuSh onNews from the arts worldArts Choices
Belly dancing, Crystal Pite's Lost Action, painter Etienne Zack + moreLetters
False drama undermines Iris Chang's messageDyer's bromides fail to deliver understandingSTV will wait have to wait until 2013, at the earliestDeregulation is the real issue, not accreditationOnly the naive don't see art as a businessNews Features
NDP yet to break its silence on peak oilFrank Paul inquiry raises questions of police cover-upStephen Harper opens door to prison privatizationResidents, municipalities oppose parkland use in Musqueam settlementIs David Emerson playing footsie with Saudis?Straight Talk
Council debates ban on corporate and union donationsCritics call Getmovingbc.com a shill for Gateway projectBoychuk survives Pride Society putschCould Robert Dziekanski's death lead to Taser ban?Olympic Games mascots - the horrorB.C. lawyers call for Taser banStraight Issues
Nurse troubled by TasersWhat policing reforms would you like to see in the wake of the Robert Dziekanski incident?Commentary
Suspicious West is Iran's worst enemyHealth Features
High heels: strap them on in moderationTravel Features
Japanese pilgrimmage: a 1600-kilometre trek around ShikokuFashion Plate
Cozy knickers as central heatingStyle Watch
Cynthia Vincent embellished silk blouseGoodbye silver, hello goldFab Fair jewellery and accessories showChic of the Week
Portobello West Christmas marketDining Features
Why French women don't go hungryBest Eating
A whole new congeeUncorked
All hail Fernet-Branca, the foulest liqueur on EarthFood of the Week
Loose Leaf TearoomStraight Goods
7 dining events > Beer Dip fondue, celebrity dim sum, Porridge for Parkinson's + moreBook Reviews
Kuroshio: The Blood of Foxes by Terry WatadaOperation Orca by Daniel Francis and Gil HewlettSitcom by David McGimpseyMovies Features
Heath Ledger gets a fragment of DylanSidney Lumet hits a career high with Before the Devil Knows You're DeadFear inspires Stephen KingJonathan Rhys Meyers finds himself in August RushMovie Notes
News from Hollywood NorthMovie Reviews
Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumBefore the Devil Knows You're DeadBeowulfStill LifeHitmanThe MistAugust RushDVD Releases
What's new on DVDMusic Features
Juliette Lewis meets her rockin' destinyNew Riders of the Purple Sage down on jam-band wankerySweden's José González a fingerpickin' hypnotistDJ Lee Burridge still trusts in the vinyl solutionFormerly Jane Siberry, Issa simplifies her lifeLocal Motion
Sojourners get back to gospel's rootsConcert Reviews
Isis: boring as fuckRecordings
Jay-Z's American GangsterCoheed and Cambria's No World for TomorrowCeline Dion's Taking ChancesOTEP's the_AscensionYves Lambert & Le Bebert Orchestra's Le Monde à LambertImani Coppola's The Black & White AlbumWho Are You?
Johnny ChungMusic Notes
News from the music worldMusic Choices
Highlife Records, Chemlab, Chimaira, VHS or BetaPayback Time
Why must opening bands suck?Cartoons
ArnouldTar Paper TownRed Meat Ernie Pook's ComeekStraight JabEveryday ThingsCity Singles
Singles of the Week - Juliane | PaulSingles of the Week - Juliane | PaulStraight Choices
Social-justice activist and journalist Michele LandsbergPlaylist
Top 50 albums: Alicia Keyes, Celine Dion, Anne Murray + morePop Eye
Duran Duran: so bad they're goodStraight.com
About the StraightFeature Articles
Kinky sex makes for happy peopleTransportation
Mercedes launches Smart car 2.0, the FortwoReal Estate
EcoDensity Initiative bends to criticismTechno Logic
Santa's making a blog and checking it twiceAstrology
Your horoscope for November 22 - 28, 2007Blog - Movies
Oh those angry Asian men!