Issue 2091, Jan 17, 2008

Music Arts

Tovey takes a lyrical turn to create Pictures
Eclipse illuminates contrasts

Visual Arts

Excavating the city's roots
Yvonne Lammerich & Ian Carr-Harris: Writing to You

Straight Talk

Only 15 Spotted Owls estimated to be alive

Sports

Skate Canada hopes to boost sport’s profiles

Health Features

Kick-start your heart with winter sports

Travel Features

Minimoons may be short, but they sure are sweet

Outside

Explore the seashore on a Gibsons gambol

Style Features

Modern gifts for bridesmaids and groomsmen
Softer hair turns stiff wedding dos to don'ts
Bold brides see red when it comes to wedding dresses
Unique wedding cake toppers

Kool Thing

Sequined tank top by Bedo

Best Eating

Comfort radiates from a stone-pot concoction

Uncorked

The BOYs are back for another round of bests

Food of the Week

Culinary Capers Catering

Drink of the Week

Castillo de Liria Bobal & Shiraz 2006

Book Reviews

Love Falls
The Adventures of Amir Hamza

Movies Features

Starting Out in the Evening's Frank Langella learns serenity late but gains critical acclaim
Tracy Morgan dug into his own difficult past for First Sunday
Queen Latifah adds to Mad Money’s siren song
Even in Gregory Hoblit's Untraceable, cybercrime doesn’t pay

Music Features

Black Mountain: Back to the future
Deacon filters pop-cult noise
Design studies inform White Williams’s music
Deep Dark Woods’ Boldt goes the traditional route
Forward-looking Blake takes a trip into the past

Cartoons

Tar Paper Town
Arnould
Red Meat
Ernie Pook's Comeek
Straight Jab

City Singles

Singles of the Week - Charlett | Kevin

Straight.com

About the Straight
Straight Choices: Wedding Photographers

Feature Articles

Blog - Politics

Canada's "New Government" celebrates its second birthday today

Blog - Movies

Pro-life endorsement of the movie Juno revives the abortion debate
No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood lead Oscar nominations
Heath Ledger was about to head to Vancouver to film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Actor Heath Ledger reported to be found dead