Issue 2098, Mar 6, 2008
Theatre
Stars duck spanner in How It WorksBombay Black explains itselfWarming world inspires 2° of Fear and Desire for Headlines TheatreMusic Arts
R. Murray Schafer’s “acoustic ecology” can surprise both audiences and musiciansVisual Arts
Fastwürms play in the workshop of witchesDance fusions spiked with bhangra magicLaura Piasta: New Works on PaperComedy
Ron James never shuts up—and that’s goodArts Notes
Notes from the arts world: First Nations cut VANOC deal, Queen E plays musical chairs, UBC Opera on tight budgetArts Choices
Edgewater Casino CelticFestTrio of dance worksLetters
How Grade 4 students wised up to overconsumptionQuadra Grit should be running for ToriesMinimum wage held down to reward business pals"Green" Liberals fool no one, screw all but the richSustainability is inane if all fish are caughtNews Features
Power play in Pinecone Burke Provincial ParkVancouver women's groups at odds over East Side brothelsCOPE's David Cadman calls Vision divisiveB.C. tourism operators raise alarm over sea liceStraight Talk
Vancouver Sun and Province lose tens of thousands of readers, but National Post shows improvementPacific Ocean filling up with plastic, experts sayStill GVRD after all, and Metro VancouverMetro committee weighs worker bylawActivists honour Tibetan uprisingNDP sheriff Mike Farnworth seeks a crackdown on young smokersPublic pours cold water on upper Pitt run-of-river projectEnvironmental crusader Paul Watson claims he was shot by Japanese whalersStraight Issues
Should market forces be left alone to determine housing affordability?Shelter costs in Vancouver eat up incomeCommentary
Rhetoric of war looms over South AmericaBarack Obama ignores IslamophobiaSports
Canucks drifting after trade deadline no-showSavage Love
Open marriages: do they ever work?Health Features
Conservatives hesitant to prohibit tobacco adsHealth Notes
CBC documentary to challenge B.C. Natives on weight lossTrigger Happy
Developers conference reveals the brains behind the gamesTravel Features
Surreal South Beach struts its art deco style in MiamiOutside
Snowcats near Whistler give more powder to the peopleB.C.'s active families take the rec room outdoorsLocal experts grade Lower Mainland's cycling infrastructureGet pumped for spring with the North Shore Mountain Bike AssociationFashion Plate
Spring makeup turns sexy shades of greenStyle Watch
Fair-trade high-topsFor aspiring Vancouver’s Next Gay Top Models, a shirt-ripping nightKool Thing
The Celine dressDining Features
Research before you harvest in B.C.'s edible forestsBest Eating
Fully Loaded Tea brews up a business in blendsUncorked
A bouquet of Viognier ripe for the pickingFood of the Week
Organic Food GardeningStraight Goods
Eight food & dining eventsBook Reviews
Discover the treasures of Hul’q’umi’num narrative literature in Two Houses Half-Buried In SandThe Logic of Life lets you understand our daily chaosJack Bryceland gears up for another 103 Hikes in southwestern B.C.Book Choice of the Week
B.C. Book prizes: the nomineesMovies Features
Faking it is everything in Counterfeiters taleRussian retrospective offers new perspectiveBeijing films reflect reality of modern lifeMovie Notes
Tax credits battle over Bill C-10 continuesCrazy 8s returnsB.C. Film plans for the futureLocal theatres go digital 3-DMovie Reviews
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayThe CounterfeitersThe Bank JobDolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the OceanMusic Previews
From Denmark with lust: meet the RaveonettesCharlottetown’s Two Hours Traffic keeps things catchy with pop gemsRaine Maida strips away Our Lady Peace’s rock trappingsYoav’s no ordinary guy with an acoustic guitarUnlikely influences inspire Cancer BatsBattlefield Band doesn’t dodge controversial topicsLocal Motion
Threat From Outer Space MC catches a breakConcert Reviews
New York Dolls do their legacy proudShit-kicking and scary, catch the Pack A.D. when you canMusic Notes
Notes from the music world: Local Global Music Series, hip-hop at the Lamplighter, and vote in the National Jazz AwardsMusic Choices
Matchbox TwentyAvril LavigneAsh Grunwald and Cass EagerClubs
Know your history: The BalmoralDJ Lowdown: Max UlisHot club guideAsk Your BartenderDJs to name the tracks that will have you shaking away the winter blahsCartoons
Everyday ThingsTar Paper TownArnouldErnie Pook's ComeekStraight JabCity Singles
Singles of the Week - Shauna | ChrisTop 50
Top 50 albums: Jack Johnson, City & Colour, Janet Jackson + morePop Eye
KISS and tell: Gene Simmons shares his paunchy poonmanshipStraight.com
About the StraightReal Estate
Homes face possible smoking banAstrology
Your horoscope for March 6 - 12, 2008LifeStyle Features
Urban cyclists still face unfriendly terrain in VancouverBlog - Politics
Vancouver Quadra Liberal Joyce Murray keeps an open mind on nuclear powerBlog - Movies
Bloc Québécois motion to remove clause from Bill C-10 fails, clause of concern to gays and lesbiansHas Jennifer Aniston got a new grip on romance in Vancouver?X-Files team including Chris Carter and David Duchovny thank Vancouver as principal photography completed
