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Issue 2114, Jun 26, 2008

Arts

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Theatre

Meg Roe makes directorial debut by tackling tough Tempest
King Lear mixes tenderness into the madness
Orphans' dark comedy finds a sweet spot
David Mackay sets relentlessly camp tone for Twelfth Night

Dance

Serge Bennathan comes full circle
Dancing on the Edge festival sees more outdoor works than ever

Music Arts

Pianist Rachel Iwaasa goes interplanetary

Arts Notes

The Cultch makes a splash for its 35th-anniversary season
Culture plan would boost public art, studios
Full list of Mayor’s Arts Awards
Nixon in vancouver
Guy Earle's hecklers may get the last laugh

Arts Choices

Ayden Gallery’s ultrahip BRAVE Art show
Surrey's Young Peoples Opera Society of B.C. presents Spirit Moon
Writer Mark Kurlansky's latest book, The Last Fish
Pandit Jasraj

Letters

Readers bare their feelings over nudity
Clean the city's streets by making poverty a crime
What in the world makes Gregor Robertson run?
Just one more letter about Bill C-51

News Features

B.C. Hydro won't go nuclear
Hunting for grizzly bears
Chip's Not Dead Yet attracts a big crowd
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell boosts foe of same-sex kids' books
RCMP clears itself on pepper-spray complaint

Straight Talk

Breast-milk brouhaha at Burnaby Hospital
Tim Louis to seek COPE council nomination
Cameraman may file police complaint
Dolphins, orcas, and whales perish by dozens at Vancouver Aquarium
UN trade expert targets WTO’s failure to deal with food crisis
Will New Westminster be the next city to ban pesticides?
Rafe Mair wins landmark case in Supreme Court of Canada
No One Is Illegal claims its website was hacked
Metro Vancouver says TransLink will not torpedo MFABC
Chlorinated tap water linked to birth defects

Straight Issues

Multiple ways to tax carbon
Accident kills cyclists on diabetes fundraising ride

Commentary

Dutch dishonour and the ghosts of Srebrenica
White-boy Gregor Robertson must avoid racial blunders
Time for revolution in Zimbabwe's streets
Let’s clear the air on carbon taxes

Sports

Early games almost irrelevant for B.C. Lions

Savage Love

Why should a lesbian have my boyfriend's child?

Health Features

Lyme disease sufferers claim experts miss the mark
Why more women don't breast-feed in Vancouver

Trigger Happy

Hothead Games keeps Penny Arcade’s comic cool
Penny Arcade's Precipice tantalizes with adventure

Travel Features

Fat-tire adventure kicks up Guatemala’s past

Style Features

Making heady scents of a world of perfume with Chandler Burr

Style Watch

Nathalie Trudelle turns Tyvek into sculptural creations

Kool Thing

Leather sandals

Dining Features

After the wedding, on to the feast

Restaurant Reviews

Surf the Reef for the Drive’s Caribbean vibe
Awesome food for Chow Times at Posh in Richmond

Uncorked

Find the right mood music to accompany your wine

Food of the Week

Celebrate City of Quebec's 400th anniversary with a serving of poutine

Drink of the Week

Australian sparkling Sémillon

Straight Goods

Eight food & dining events

Book Reviews

Following the Curve of Time captures West Coast voyages of risk and discovery
The Writing Class delivers a kooky and spooky whodunit

Movies Features

Storm gathers around Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Vancouver filmmakers honoured by mayor
It's a B.C. summer of stars and film shoots
Local film community mourns Oscar nominee William Vince

Movie Notes

Rouge forced to downsize
Screen legend Dev Anand mobbed on visit to Vancouver
Trio runs the Rio

Movie Reviews

My Brother Is an Only Child
Get Smart
The Alps
Flight of the Red Balloon
The Love Guru
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
WALL-E
Wanted

DVD Releases

New on DVD: City of Men, In Bruges, Drillbit Taylor, Mad Men: Season 1, Vantage Point

Music Features

Wynton Marsalis still pushing the boundaries
July Fourth Toilet is serious about its Balls
Michael Occhipinti jazzes up his Sicilian roots
Bass master Miroslav Vitous elevated his instrument
Cor Fuhler’s Corkestra serves sweet-and-sour sounds
Renaud Garcia-Fons draws on eclectic inspirations
The Constantines reject irony
Drive-By Truckers capture a raw, backwoods vibe
Italy’s Crookers bring the dirty dance beats
Psych-folk-pop Dodos love to get physical
Langhorne Slim stretches out on sophomore effort
Ray Bonneville exposes the secret lives of crows

Local Motion

Painted Birds not afraid of the dark

Concert Reviews

Snoop Dogg gets a West Coast party started
The best from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival so far

Music Notes

Astoria Hotel turfs out promoter M. Jordan
Pride Tiger’s payette moves on
Neko Case leaves Mint to sign with Anti- Records
Cates for the Cure showcases community side of city’s summer-music scene

Music Choices

Matthew Good
Jonathan Richman
Mark Knopfler

Payback Time

Some churning tones given to our lustrous 'hipster' writers

Cartoons

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

Playlist

Instant Playlist - June 26 2008

Straight.com

Media uploading - Terms of Use

Blog - Sports

Spain's triumph caps off weeks of attacking soccer at Euro 08

Real Estate

Oil prices could steer real-estate market

Obituaries

Astrology

Your horoscope for June 25 to July 3, 2008

Blog - Politics

Stop the presses: Mayor Malcolm Brodie worries about transit finances
Port Coquitlam mayor Scott Young's bio omits assault
The John Edwards standard and John McCain
Gordon Campbell's carbon tax and Brian Mulroney's GST
David Emerson huffs and puffs about democracy
John McCain stars in Madonna’s “Vogue” at the behest of Stephen Colbert
Frances Bula resigns from the Vancouver Sun

Blog - Movies

Bollywood exerts more influence over Hollywood
New websites for Out on Screen and NSI
Grahame Greene at SFU: on theatre, Hollywood, and stardom
Will Vancouver animator Jay White be nominated for an Oscar?
Costars lead Oscar calls for Heath Ledger in Dark Knight
Religious boycotts spur The Love Guru's flaccid box office performance
Seth Rogen comes up with a clean sting as the Green Hornet