Georgia Straight Issue 2106

May 1, 2008

Arts

Germaine Koh paints layers of identity

La Boheme breaks Vancouver hearts again

Spirited launch for Bill Reid Gallery

Luminous Edge juggles playful enigmas

Rich rhythms guide tabla master Zakir Hussain

No Exit’s cameras seek new angles on hell

explorASIAN festival

desiFEST

Shajarian’s vocal gift transcends language

Violinist Vladimir Spivakov

Mixed reception for Emily Carr overhaul

Masterful variations by Marie Chouinard

BC Book Prizes awarded

Apparition lacks suspense for genuine horror

Blogs

Mike Usinger's paean to Grand Theft Auto IV

Phil Collins announces his retirement

DOXA 2008 line-up announced

The Hollow Tree and the 2010 Olympics

Right-wing pundits, Jeremy Leggett, Bill Clinton, and peak oil

We are still struggling against the high waste tide

63 NGOs make collective plea for eastern Congo

Vancouver geeks celebrate growth of Ubuntu operating system

Paula Abdul slips up on American Idol

Top Shop: Oscar's Art Books Store's book club

BC Lions gobble up big Justin Sorenson in college draft

Candy corner: New and limited edition flavours

New Australia-Canada sci-fi series Stormworld

Instant Playlist - May 1 2008

Cambie resident's heartfelt letter to premier about Canada Line

Green hydro please, hold the greenwashing

Countdown to release of Grand Theft Auto IV

Music for statisticians to listen to

Rev. Jeremiah Wright gives thought-provoking speech to NAACP

Coal Harbour business district: weekend ghost town

Canucks need to go big and spend, or just stay home

Sarah Brightman was a Starship Trooper

Local film school students show their stuff

Oil production stalled, but will it mean higher prices?

Finally, it's official, CanWest signs deal to spin Olympics

City & Culture

Woodman, spare that tree! But as for him...

English Bay bistro moves to next level

“Geoff Plant made me do it”: George Chow

Climate change could fend off peak oil crisis

LSD inventor Albert Hofmann dies aged 102

Resident objects to cellphone towers in West End

Is Vancouver ready to renovate?

CanWest lawsuit defendant Briemberg wins peace award

Feel-good Habs create reluctant converts

David Suzuki: Bearing down on grizzlies

Harper’s broad-brush drug policy absurd

Olympic secrecy should alarm taxpayers

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Sprint

Vancouver immigration advisor charged with nine counts of fraud

Pranked by both scientists and researchers

Straight writers nominated for prizes

Food

Mother’s Day meals + the Spot Prawn Festival kicks off

Israel is about to swing open with surprises

Enjoy the jazzy pizzazz at Mango’s Japanese Kozara

Artisan SakeMaker

Get in the mood for oysters

Legacy

B.C. lags in Asian education

Phil Collins announces his retirement

Living

Dolce Vita snakeskin Bermuda sandals

Your horoscope for May 1 to 8, 2008

Togs designer transforms easy fabrics into sexy art

Bombshell drops girlie bargains with a bang

Should you be chicken of barnyard antibiotics?

Speaking of bondage...

Follow the scenic route to the Comox Valley

Studies show nice guys finish first

Hostels yield benefits for single travellers

Barefoot doctor's memoir of loyalty and sacrifice in China

Wolf Totem takes its place in China's history

Retracing the hidden steps of the Kurds

Ineke line’s evocative Evening Edged in Gold

Movies

Downey Jr finds redemption in Iron Man

Tashan

Christina Ricci back on track for Speed Racer

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Baby Mama

Robert Lantos uncovers Fugitive Pieces' lyric soul

Taxi to the Dark Side a trip to Bush-gang hell

Taxi to the Dark Side

Asia captures the eye on stage and screen

Projecting Change Festival gets green on-screen

Fugitive Pieces

Intelligence, One of Many, Bella, Crossing Jordan & P.S. I Love You

The Unforeseen

Made of Honor

Music

Vetiver inspired by the past

The Trucks get mileage from camouflaged losers

Dream Theater won’t pander to rock radio

Cadence Weapon’s Babies skillfully captures an era

Duran Duran rides new-wave nostalgia trip

Buck 65 salutes artistic and political rebels from 1950s

DeVotchKa keeps it diverse

CJBS jumps to the aid of a comrade

North West Metal Fest seeks heavy load

Shelby Lynne draws strength from the past

Gob

Take Does It Offend You, Yeah? at face value

Samarabalouf

Jaybirds and Red Chamber quartet ready to coexist

U.K. comes to feel the noise at the Cobalt

Joe Jackson

Hard Candy and hard body keeps Madonna flying high

Obscure Canadiana gets Stephen Malkmus semi-animated

Danko Jones

Danny Michel

VHS or Beta

Bluesy Jimmy Bowskill can’t believe his awesome luck

Raconteurs first among equals in Vancouver tour opener

News

Malaspina instructor laid off

Cost of Burrard Bridge project creeps higher

Chinese vote up for grabs in mayoral election

Tech

Plastic guns and a lot of running

Grand Theft Auto IV is the big prize for EA

Conflict: Denied Ops

Grand Theft Auto IV lives up to the hype