Issue 2096, Feb 21, 2008
Arts Features
Songs from the edgeJosh Epstein's songs from the edgeKiran Ahluwalia celebrates poetry and passionTheatre
Steel Kiss delivers a brutal yet tender smackThe Boy Friend who's dedicated to pleasureDance
B.C. Ballet's Four Seasons proves a mix of joy, pain, and scribblingVisual Arts
Heywood's visual messages from beyond the digital eraChris Jordan targets U.S. overconsumptionArts Choices
Two in the Bush & The Sleeping BeautyMultimedia
Talking Stick stories trump its visual formLetters
Underpaid drivers driven out of truckingResistance to change is a load of garbagePretty tough sledding for dogs in Yukon QuestBorderless society is Canada’s grim futureBitter fruit goes into Israeli winesNews Features
Lawyer queries college students' B.C. transit costsActivists say B.C. carbon tax is far too modestGrand Chief Stewart Phillip seized in infancy for foster careStraight Talk
NPA councillor Peter Ladner to “say something” on election plansSex-work activist calls for moratorium on lawsB.C. transit cop board complaint dismissedNDP candidate Don Davies wants housing on RCMP siteElectronic Arts takes a run at Take-Two Interactive, and it could have fallout in VancouverUBC profs denounce U.S. judge’s decision to shut down WikileaksNobel Peace Prize nominee John Dear to speak in VancouverStraight Issues
Vancouver Quadra’s shades of election greenHow green are the Quadra candidates?Sports
B.C. Lions honour amateur-football heroes at the Orange Helmet AwardsSavage Love
Readers answer questions Dan couldn'tInsecure partners, male chastity, & how to last longerHealth Features
Gabor Maté shows we’re wired for addictionCanada's immigrants face health risksHealth Notes
Burnaby-based Down syndrome foundation announces new award winnersTrigger Happy
The return of Turok, a Native American comic-book heroTravel Features
Zanzibar’s perfection obscures a grim historyOutside
Gabriola’s galleries, gardens, and gunkholesFashion Plate
Find goodies fit for a Vancouver punk princess at SparkStyle Watch
Gerard Yosca sunburst cuffOn Davie Street, beads and feathers scream Vancouver Mardi Gras partyChic of the Week
OPI nail-polish looks to India for inspirationDining Features
B.C. restaurants put staff recruitment on the menuBest Eating
There's nothing fishy about the allure of B.C. albacore tunaUncorked
Playhouse International Wine Festival impresses with ageFood of the Week
Hannah Brook FarmStraight Goods
7 food & dining eventsBooks
Asian Canadian identity is explored in the cinematic anthology Reel AsianBook Reviews
His Illegal SelfMovies Features
Jack Black goes from slob to snob in Be Kind RewindOutkast's André Benjamin goes freestyle in Semi-ProInternational film fest for kids keeps it Reel 2 RealForest Whitaker takes fresh Vantage PointMovie Notes
News from Hollywood NorthMovie Reviews
Garbage WarriorBe Kind RewindJodhaa AkbarVantage PointCharlie BartlettMusic Features
Holy Fuck–that's hypnotizing electronicaXavier Rudd downplays his activismMusic Previews
Eclectic Hives avoid madnessFamous friends help Kidjo bring Djin Djin to lifeSocalled’s Josh Dolgin is a rebel with a causeDonnas show what they’ve got on metallic Bitchin’Bonobo seeks new ways to fashion his beatsConcert Reviews
Marilyn Manson's Sunday sermon disappointsMusic Notes
Notes from the music worldMusic Choices
Four musical acts to catch this weekCartoons
Straight JabArnouldTar Paper TownErnie Pook's ComeekThe Midnight InquirerRed MeatGeorgia Straight Living
G-Sky’s green walls let home design grow upThe fine art of buying artEco-gadgetsCity Singles
Singles of the Week - Holly | GrahamTop 50
Top 50 albums: Jack Johnson, City & Colour, Amy Winehouse + morePop Eye
Middle East metal fans fight for right to rockStraight.com
About the StraightBlog - Sports
Vancouver Olympic ceremonies cost more than the city budgets for 22 library branchesVideo Game Reviews
TurokReal Estate
Anxiety over EcoDensityTechno Logic
Clone, clone on the rangeAt CBC Radio 3, podcasts reach global dominationAstrology
Your horoscope for February 21 - 27, 2008Blog - Politics
Gregor Robertson seeks Vancouver mayoral nomination with help of backroom boy Brad ZubykFalcon tells Metro Vancouver mayors to hire TransLink commissionerColleen Nystedt slates NPA incumbency protectionWhy Peter Ladner will likely never become mayor of VancouverRandom thoughts about Peter Ladner, the Vancouver Sun, and the race to become mayorWill Suzanne Anton's plug for Sam Sullivan's reelection come back and haunt her?Hillary Clinton's candidacy for president: R.I.P. or not?Former Vancouver councillor Tim Louis praises the humility of Fidel CastroMayor Sullivan's take on open nominations puts NPA board in tricky spotTwo Vision Vancouver councillors endorse Gregor Robertson for mayorFacebook Vancouver mayoral campaign takes offLouie: mayoral candidacy decision in mid MarchBlog - Movies
Marion Cotillard shines, but 2008’s other Oscar stars didn’t dress to impressHong Kong actor Edison Chen announces retirement after sex photo scandalLook out, Hollywood and Bollywood—make way for China's Chillywood!No Country for Old Men the big Oscar winner; Michael Moore denied for his best work so farCanada fares poorly at this year's Oscars; Europeans take home lots of statuesDiablo delight as Juno scoops best original screenplay Oscar and Spirit awardsLa Vie en rose heads back to the big screenJimmy Kimmel gets revenge on Sarah SilvermanUp the Yangtze is a Canadian success storySandra Oh will grace the Genie Awards as host
