Issue 2095, Feb 14, 2008
Arts Features
Ballet B.C's John Alleyne reboots the soul with The Four SeasonsIn Marginalia, the artful Kiyooka returns to playTheatre
Shirley Valentine a happy hanky festPink sugarA Man for All SeasonsDance
Ballet B.C. star steps awayVisual Arts
Visions among Afghan ruinsComedy
Irwin Barker eases into zingersArts Choices
Musica intima, Sex in Chile, and pianist Emanuel AxLetters
Dumb EcoDensity leads us in wrong directionShould self-interest oust panic in Canada?Reviewer’s comment is trumped by realityCanadian films aren’t unique in banalityCrippling costs bedevil students, not lazinessDoes China wield clout in our Chinatown?News Features
Crowded mayoral race creates room for COPEFood activists fear fate of UBC farmSpending on war dwarfs aidStraight Talk
Locals blocked on Gastown gym bidRegional homeless numbers set to riseCouncil pushes for lower transit faresPark board commissioner Ian Robertson eyes second termConservative contender Deborah Meredith passes on Quadra debateAnti-Poverty Committee steps up activity as 2010 Olympics draw nearB.C. Budget preview: What is a carbon tax? David Suzuki Foundation provides the answerDan Rather investigates Vancouver's safe injection sitesB.C. Finance Minister Carole Taylor introduces carbon tax for provinceCouncillor Raymond Louie warns construction boom won’t last foreverStraight Issues
Serious labour shortages forces B.C. to seek foreign workersShould foreign workers play a role in dealing with B.C.’s alleged labour shortage?Commentary
Pursuit of oil explains Pentagon's gluttonySports
Naslund must lead the Canucks from the frontSavage Love
Sex-toy etiquette, and how to recycle them afterwardsHealth Features
Our hungry ghostsHealth Notes
Newfoundland and Labrador provides insulin pumps for kids; B.C. still refuses to do the sameTravel Features
The thrill of the Yukon is all in the QuestFashion Plate
Local designers bloom with floral printsStyle Watch
From Devil May Wear, angelically eco-friendly pantiesJohn Casablancas grad fashion showKool Thing
Fluorescent pink raincoatChic of the Week
PJs by Christine VancouverBest Eating
How clean is your kitchen?Uncorked
Israeli wines take a big, bold leap forwardFood of the Week
Mink ChocolatesDrink of the Week
KB Double Chocolate AleStraight Goods
8 food and dining eventsBook Reviews
A Long Continual ArgumentOther ColorsMovies Features
Up the Yangtze takes a mesmerizing cruise to the massive Three Gorges Dam projectNick Nolte connects with Spiderwick's ogreMichel Gondry rewinds to Be KindDennis Quaid nabs his Vantage PointMovie Notes
News from Hollywood NorthMovie Reviews
Up the YangtzeThe Spiderwick ChroniclesThe Band’s VisitDefinitely, MaybeFool’s GoldWelcome Home Roscoe JenkinsStep Up 2 The StreetsDaughters of WisdomJumperProfit Motive and the Whispering WindMusic Features
Sia gets semiseriousAlbertan Corb Lund has provincial prideDean & Britta look backwardPinback pumps up the rock for AutumnLe Trio Joubran’s music is rooted in Arab traditionSpanish Harlem Orchestra revives vintage salsa duraProduct placement aided rise of All That RemainsCharlap proves himself a romantic at heartLocal Motion
Certain Breeds walks on the creepy sideConcert Reviews
Hapless Cobra Starship crashes to EarthWho Are You?
DentoRMusic Notes
Notes from the music worldMusic Choices
The week's best musical betsPayback Time
Glorious old rock songs about rockin’Cartoons
Everyday ThingsThe Midnight InquirerRed MeatArnouldStraight JabErnie Pook's ComeekCity Singles
Singles of the Week - Julia | Boom BoomPlaylist
Top 50 albums: Jack Johnson, Feist, Juno + moreStraight.com
About the StraightTransportation
Hyundai Azera’s luxury doesn't break the bankReal Estate
$250m sits unused in Housing Endowment FundTechno Logic
A new crop of Apples for geeks to bite intoAstrology
Your horoscope for February 14 - 20, 2008Blog - Politics
Momentum builds: NDP Leader Jack Layton calls for a national statutory holiday in FebruaryActivists pursue Karl Rove and Fraser Institute from Vancouver Art Gallery to Four Seasons HotelDemocracy Watch takes ethics commissioner to court in connection with Mulroney-Schreiber inquiryUBC students out of the loop on Vancouver Quadra by-electionIndependent councillor Judy Villeneuve’s Surrey jump isolates Bob BoseBlog - Movies
Canadian film screenings to help you get your CanCon onRacially flawed depictions of Chinese people are irksome in JunoDeadlines for indie filmmakers festival and Asian TV showcase fast approachingUpcoming screenings of the Travelling Pan African Film FestivalNepali Film Festival gears up for third yearNext installment of OurTube connects with MongoliaLocal Darfur Now screening in wake of Spielberg quitting Beijing Olympics
