Issue 2084, Nov 29, 2007
Arts Features
Crafty gifts from earrings to paintingsTheatre
Christmas theatre for kids and curmudgeonsRichard III is darkly ambitiousOliver!The Ecstasy of Rita JoeMusic Arts
Clash of the Christmas choirsVisual Arts
Koki Tanaka: Turning the Lights OnPaul ChanComedy
Leno speaks!Yuletide spoof mixes terrorists and tinselArts Notes
News from the arts worldNews from the arts worldArts Choices
Spirit of Africa, violinist Giora Schmidt, Youtube 1.0 + moreLetters
Casual kinks linked to fascism, consumptionColumnist correct but doesn't go far enoughTower talk illogical as a crazy dreamSavvy Strathcona types know where to lookNews Features
NDP MLA says Bill 43 = higher taxes, higher faresMost head-tax families haven't gotten a pennyChretien dodges any blame for homelessPickton verdict won't be cause for celebrationThe drive for clean energy sparks a B.C. gold rushStraight Talk
Woodlands survivors face more delaysNDP says Solicitor General John Les to be bumpedMLA seeks to ban smoking in family carsVancouver Taser watch 2007R.I.P. - James Barber, the Urban PeasantVancouver weather warnings pageVancouver census results - preliminary findingsLocal Palestinian journalist claims rejection of Annapolis peace talksBill Barisoff's blundering results in a former civil servant winning a whistleblower awardStraight Issues
Could the EcoDensity initiative change to make the city more affordable?EcoDensity won't cut house pricesCommentary
USD: no longer the world currency?China's multiparty claims mask dictatorshipSports
A 15-team tie to the Stanley CupHealth Features
Just another AIDS Day in deadly South AfricaTravel Features
Life in the slow lane on Thailand's Koh PhanganOutside
Bowen agleam in red and greenStyle Features
Skin/hair repair for the cold monthsFashion Plate
Winter's must-have coatsStyle Watch
Blanche Macdonald fashion design gradsA hot future for Nomis boarder hoodiesKool Thing
Lover tapestry-print capeChic of the Week
Party-season treats for eye and lipBest Eating
Sai Z dishes up strange but happy bedfellowsTableland documents sustainable farming successesUncorked
Bring on the Therapy - Therapy Vineyards!Food of the Week
Hardbite Potato ChipsDrink of the Week
Navan LiqueurStraight Goods
dining events > A Dickens buffet, exclusive sukiyaki, Breakfast with Santa + moreBook Reviews
The Late Hector Kipling by David ThewlisTurning Back the Clock by Umberto EcoHave a Nice Doomsday by Nicholas GuyattMovies Features
Tricia Helfer: farm girl with a whip44 films for the holidaysTodd Haynes makes enough Bob Dylans for everyoneDaniel Craig on The Golden CompassOn a big Tibet tale, a monk turns directorMovie Notes
News from Hollywood NorthMovie Reviews
I'm Not ThereThis ChristmasEnchantedDhan Dhana Dhan GoalTears for April: Beyond the Blue LensMilarepa: Magician, Murderer, SaintDVD Releases
New on DVD > Superbad, Pirates of the Caribbean III, the complete Rocky + moreMusic Features
The hiply unhip Trans-Siberian OrchestraPatrick Watson pours on the syrup on Close to ParadiseLes Savy Fav: indiedom's best-kept secretBuchbinder does that Afro-Cuban/klezmer thingThe Bled turned boredom into extreme-music actionReady to sing, Ross is reticent to reveal allConcert Reviews
Bionic punk 'n' rollers keep things sloppyRecordings
Another Side Now - The Songs of Joni Mitchell by Leora CasheAttacks! by Prairie CatHide and Seek Champion by Way to Go, EinsteinMatterhorn by The ClipsMamma's Got the Blues by Dalannah Gail BowenThe Garden of EtherAfter the city has gone: quiet by Chris GestrinBand of Rebels by Joe Shithead KeithleyBastards of Light by Black MountainRelease the Saviours by Fond of TigersMusic Notes
News from the music worldMusic Choices
Alexisonfire, Tori Amos, Van Halen + morePayback Time
Dear Mike Usinger: were you that "mike" Juliette Lewis picked up?Cartoons
Tar Paper TownArnould Ernie Pook's Comeek The Midnight InquirerStraight JabRed MeatEveryday ThingsCity Singles
Singles of the Week - Lisa | MiladStraight Choices
Indie reporter Dahr JamailPlaylist
Top 50 albums: Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Alicia Keys + morePop Eye
The Spice Girls: feminist savioursStraight.com
About the StraightReal Estate
Why you need a housesitterTechno Logic
Gizmo gifts for gearheadsAstrology
Your horoscope for November 29 to December 5, 2007Blog - Politics
“Bellicose” Falcon and B.C. Liberals force Bill 43 through