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Issue 2108, May 15, 2008

Theatre

Bone in Her Teeth looks at comic side of cannibalism
Boiler-room voodoo incites honesty in I, Claudia
Face Value should focus on key strengths

Music Arts

Jeffrey Ryan returns to the radio for inspiration

Visual Arts

Stephen Waddell makes viewers into voyeurs

Comedy

Kids in the Hall keep their comedy fresh

Arts Notes

Maritime Museum walks the plank
CBC radio hearings may come to town
Vancouver Sculpture Biennale artworks up for discussion
BC Book Prizes: kids’ books winners

Arts Choices

The Producers
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra goes retro-Brit with Cool Britannia

Letters

Autism diagnosis can be a long and unfair process
Natural-health industry needs a dose of reality
CanWest’s heft falls on one side of political scale
Repetitive metaphor risks turning into a buzz-kill

News Features

B.C. scientists aim to unlock secrets of universe
Japanese cherry trees no longer facing axe
Gregor Robertson tightlipped on carbon tax

Straight Talk

Sam Sullivan willing to support Peter Ladner
Marty Zlotnik keeps mum on mayoral preference
City releases new EcoDensity proposals
Vancouver Community College says no cuts made to ESL programs
Burmese Canadians want conditional aid for cyclone victims
BCLA’s open letter to CanWest to withdraw lawsuit
Legal group says Colin Powell is "inadmissable to Canada"
Vancouver Art Gallery will be B.C. Place's neighbour

Straight Issues

Taser boss invokes Star Trek

Commentary

Burma suffers for its rulers
David Suzuki: polar bears walking on thin ice

Sports

B.C. Sports Hall of Fame to honour aboriginal achievement

Savage Love

The trials of keeping it open and honest

Health Features

A good egg is hard to find

Outside

Feel the breeze on the Kamloops greenway

Fashion Plate

Swimsuit designs for real women and supermodels

Restaurant Reviews

Angus An mixes it up for flavour’s sake at Gastropod

Uncorked

Wild Goose Winery a big winner this spring

Food of the Week

Chris Knight’s Road Grill

Drink of the Week

St. Peter’s Organic English Ale

Straight Goods

Seven food and dining events

Books

Finding Hope in Shadows in the Downtown Eastside

Movies Features

Steel Toes tackles racism in Canada
Harrison Ford regains his whip smarts
Osama Bin Laden takes high-risk tour

Movie Notes

Film internship program launched
A lion’s share of local films
Series examines docs and art

Movie Reviews

Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
Son of Rambow
My Blueberry Nights
Steel Toes
Bhoothnath
Speed Racer
A Previous Engagement

DVD Releases

New on DVD: Cinema16, The Flock, Still Life, National Treasure 2, Summer Rain

Music Features

Zach Condon gets global sonic inspiration
Coheed and Cambria tells tale of vengeance
Honesty colours Dallas Green’s self-examining Love
Eclectic Elephant Shell emerges from Tokyo Police Club’s pool
Variety adds spice to the fabulous life of Melanie C
Dead Meadow strips down for a druggy Old Growth
Dynamic Danish duo takes classical approach to folk
Diva drama all in the past for melancholy Nightwish
Ghost Bees do their best to prove twins are freaky

Local Motion

Lord Beginner builds a buzz

Concert Reviews

Kate Nash gives more than she gets
Still awesome to be punk for NOFX

Music Notes

Music BC gets out new music message
Legendary Mississippi Sheiks to get their due
Lawrence Anthony jazz benefit ready to roll

Music Choices

Instant Playlist - May 15 2008
Kate Maki
Gigantour
Crash Parallel
Clinic
Jully Black

Payback Time

Payback Time

Cartoons

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

Real Estate

Peak-oil spike reshapes the suburbs

Obituaries

His rambling now over, Dave Watson left us laughing

Astrology

Your horoscope for May 15 - 21, 2008

Blog - Politics

NDP whip insists caucus will vote against carbon tax
Can Stephen Harper learn anything from Vladimir Putin?
NDP's Carole James undermines Vancouver MLAs on carbon tax
Book contest for NDP MLAs who like carbon taxes
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy diagnosed with brain tumour

Blog - Movies

Sex and the City plus other HBO shows available on iTunes
Uwe Boll sounds off on George W. Bush at Postal screening
First Asian film festival to be held in Richmond
George Lucas: Indiana Jones 5 a possibility

Blog - Tech

Jet packs bring space-age future closer
Take a bite out of Vancouver’s Apple store from May 24

Tech

Digital stars converge on Vancouver for festival