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Issue 2101, Mar 27, 2008

Theatre

Poster Boys explores sex, lies, and advertising
Funny Money cashes in on sex and marriage
Relentless death and grief follow down this Rabbit Hole

Music Arts

Roby Lakatos takes fusion to feed on Roma roots
Fidelio’s East Berlin tyranny a riot of sound

Visual Arts

The Composition Kids extract chaos and humour from junk

Comedy

Sarah Silverman comes clean, but don't call her potty mouth

Arts Notes

Magnetic North Theatre Festival lineup revealed
Benefit concert for Fana Soro
Governor General's award goes to the Western Front’s Eric Metcalfe

Arts Choices

Celtic and Iranian Bridges
Raymond James Beethoven Festival

Letters

China commentary was perhaps a little rash
Pissed-off pundit more like a token
What Ladner needs is courage, not ambition
More snowcats are the last thing we need
Readers react to Dave's reappearance in Straight

News Features

Tibetans want China to return Panchen Lama
Allan De Genova fails to dazzle labour leaders
Controversial history prof alleges Israeli ethnic cleansing
Business Improvement Associations differ on ambassadors

Straight Talk

Stanley Park's Hollow Tree may finally come down
Province says no to power line in Pinecone Burke
No recount for Quadra by-election
Activist wants Crown to disclose Frank Paul inquiry details
NPA's Kim Capri supports ID-scanning software
Kwikwetlem First Nation “extremely happy” park power line rejected

Straight Issues

Stoking B.C.'s abortion rate
If Parliament focuses on abortion again because of Bill C-484, what should that debate be about?

Commentary

Election moves Taiwan and Beijing closer
Vladimir Putin's bluffing after Kosovo declaration

Sports

Ryan Kesler fired up for playoffs and parenthood

Savage Love

Readers respond to advice on coming out
Let's play spot the fake letter

Health Features

Rambling into eternity: Part 2
Kids can learn how to use all kinds of smarts

Travel Features

Buenos Aires tries to be the new Vancouver

Urban Living

Designs flaunt simple, sexy, and lots of wood at IDSWEST

Style Watch

Campbell McDougall, Komakino's guerrilla clothier, sets sights on Berlin

Kool Thing

Striped knit dress from French Connection

Dining Features

Make room in your kitchen for grains to swell up with flavour

Best Eating

Corner stores think outside the big box

Uncorked

Many Merlots made a Mayne Island event merry

Food of the Week

Ocean Wise Restaurant Directory

Straight Goods

Seven food and dining events

Book Reviews

Outcast's bad boy has irresistible pull
The Rain Before It Falls

Movies Features

Kevin Spacey likes the odds of 21
Stop-Loss tells of war's toll
Ex-Friend David Schwimmer takes on Fat Boy
Renée Zellweger and George Clooney team up in Leatherheads

Movie Notes

Brothel Justice proves tough viewing
Everyone’s got a short film at the Paul & Ben Film Festival
Dance Film Extravaganza celebrates Vancouver community's work

Movie Reviews

Race
Snow Angels
London to Brighton
Drillbit Taylor
Run Fat Boy Run
The Singing Revolution
Honeydripper
21
Shutter

Music Features

Against Me! makes like a modern-day Clash
Ministry all done preaching

Music Previews

Starvin Hungry keeps things lean and mean
Nada Surf looks beyond the big lies on Lucky
DIY-fixated Liam Finn flattered by Crowded House comparisons
Lost love leaves its mark on Doi Todd’s spooky Gea
Bell X1 not ready to moan about unexpected inferno
Age doing little to derail the B-52s’ dance party
Bob Mould not quite finished with six-string maelstroms
Alison Brown makes bluegrass both accessible and eclectic

Concert Reviews

Justice deafens the masses
Bryan Adams sings it straight from the heart

Music Notes

We Say Communist party!
Destroyer fans to fire away
Panurge dons glass slipper

Music Choices

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Eddie Vedder
Louis XIV
The Foo Fighters

Payback Time

Payback Time

Cartoons

Tar Paper Town
Ernie Pook's Comeek
The Midnight Inquirer
Red Meat
Everyday Things
Arnould
Straight Jab

City Singles

Singles of the week - Jessica | Mike

Top 50

Top 50 albums for March 27 - April 3, 2008, 2008

Pop Eye

Why Scott Weiland is truly worthless

Straight.com

About the Straight

Transportation

Toyota compacts are still king in Canada

Blog - Sports

Which community will be Canada's next Hockeyville?

Real Estate

Michael Geller's foreign lessons

Techno Logic

Big Music is fighting a losing battle for rights
Hacking for fun and fortune

Blog - Politics

South Asian municipal politicos not a new story
Harper remakes Canada one orchestra at a time
Captain Paul Watson condemns federal fisheries minister
John Les is still the minister on the government's web site
Republican John McCain gets a free ride from the media
John Les steps down on a slow news day
Vision Vancouver councillors stand up for renters
Pride Parade may begin on Robson Street
Georgia Straight's 1996 coverage of John Les and the Ryder Lake proposal
Why Obama and Clinton's talk of NAFTA is all hot air
Vision Vancouver mayoral nomination on June 15
Larry Campbell enters the Vancouver mayoral race: Not!!!
Premier hires Bridgitte Anderson despite embarrassing story
Liberal MLA shows nerve by bragging about autism

Blog - Movies

Big screen adaptation of The Hills would be "like a really long episode"
Vancouver queer movie lovers want more about the past
Sacha Baron Cohen's gayness sparks red alert, fucks Ben Affleck
Dine with stars from Corner Gas, Men in Trees, Stargate, X-Files
Canadian Television Fund launches Canadian TV newsletter