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Issue 2115, Jul 3, 2008

Arts Features

Playhouse Theatre Company first among equals at 2008 Jessie Awards

Theatre

Nudge, nudge, wink, wink -- welcome to Spamalot
Javanese shadow-play star hits local stage
Act 2 brings The Back Kitchen Release Party to life
Magic and music at heart of Meg Roe's Tempest
Spamalot? More like a karaoke Holy Grail

Dance

Kokoro Dance's Ghosts provides unforgettable opening
Take it Back's mashup gets the crowd whooping
Heartfelt paternal memories fuel Nine Points to Navigate

Visual Arts

Hold On gives you time to contemplate the working world

Comedy

Roman Danylo serves jokes with jam

Arts Notes

Trailer theft threatens Burnaby puppet company’s future
RBC Canadian Painting Competition announces semifinalists

Arts Choices

Chinatown Arts and Cultural Festival
Big-City Dance
Kokoro Dance

Letters

Grizzly hunt raises our readers' hackles
Education doesn't come from covering up for men
A gardener who plants smiles on passing faces

News Features

Activist blasts 2010 priorities after Trout Lake replacement shelved
Judges could be called to Frank Paul inquiry
UBC prof seeks NDP nod in Vancouver Centre

Straight Talk

Park board to seal fate of Queen Elizabeth Park trees
George Chow considering exit from city politics
June Critical Mass smashes record
Democracy watch: C-51 opens loophole debate
Official suggests new way to fix mountain-bike trails on Fromme
Police biker expert gets trial against organized-crime agency
Burnaby report questions TransLink analysis of peak oil
Some Coquitlam residents oppose sheltering homeless in their area
Cycling network may see improvements, but how quickly?
B.C. Lions president Bob Ackles dies aged 69 of a heart attack
B.C.’s health officer insists HPV vaccine Gardasil is safe
NPAers vote to cut down 70 trees at Queen Elizabeth Park
CanWest's stock price takes a beating
Vancouver agent offers guidance after B.C. model’s death
U.S. war resister living in B.C. given surprise deportation order

Straight Issues

Development as colonialism

Commentary

Terrorist gaffe puts John McCain on defensive, Barack Obama’s camp on attack
Trans-Canada cycling deaths stir reporter’s Manitoban ghosts
Last exit for the Holocene era
When too much nitrogen is a bad thing in Beijing

Sports

Canada is crying out for new sporting heroes

Savage Love

Virtual partners and golden showers

Health Features

Breast-feeding gets cold shoulder in B.C. hospitals
Elizabeth Pisani shines a light on sex, drugs, and HIV

Health Notes

Think of your waistline before choosing your takeouts

Outside

Naturalists engage summer ferry passengers

Travel Notes

Books to take you direct to Paris, China, and Timbuktu

Fashion Plate

Doll Me Up fashion show keeps it fun and flirty

Style Watch

Downtown Betty has skimboarding in the bag

Kool Thing

Nanna body suit by Nümph

Restaurant Reviews

Cooks put culture and survival on the table
Authentic and juicy Asian food at Blackberry Bistro

Uncorked

Going boldly into Okanagan where blends mix and mingle

Food of the Week

Epicurean Caffé Bistro

Straight Goods

Eight food & dining events

Books

Book picks to while away the waterside hours

Book Reviews

Love and madness in Atmospheric Disturbances
Madness, Betrayal and the Lash offers seafaring adventure
When You Are Engulfed in Flames has comic take on our weird world
James Bond revisits old formula in Devil May Care
The Voice reveals Thomas Quasthoff's humorous side

Movies Features

Ron Perlman exorcises demons in Hellboy
Local trainers keep stars like Harrison Ford in shape

Movie Reviews

Hancock
Wanted
The Promotion
Encounters at the End of the World
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Priceless
Brick Lane
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
Caregiver
J'entends plus la guitare

DVD Releases

New on DVD: The Tracey Fragments, Late Fragment, Little Chenier: A Cajun Story, The Ruins, Stop-Loss

Music Features

Kid Rock resurrected
Toughened-up Tilly and the Wall moves beyond twee
Straight white men and IKEA provide inspiration for Evalyn Parry
High-powered helps gives Matt Mays a boost on rocking Terminal Romance

Concert Reviews

Frog Eyes mixes zeal with genuine freakiness
Raising the temperature at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Cyndi Lauper dazzles in her show of many Colors
Vintage George Michael at his smoky best

Music Choices

George Michael
Joey Only and his Outlaw Band
Collective Soul

Cartoons

Straight Jab
Tar Paper Town
The Midnight Inquirer
Everyday Things
Arnould
Red Meat

Playlist

Instant Playlist - July 3 2008

Transportation

Honda Civic DX-G Coupe proves thrifty can also be lively

Blog - Sports

Canucks miss out on free-agent frenzy
Canucks must act fast to get back to winning ways
Goodbye Markus Naslund. Now what for the Canucks?
Vancouver Canadians turn to The Hitman to bodyslam tomorrow's action

Real Estate

B.C. homes take to the water

Techno Logic

Web community spins Protagonize's yarns

Astrology

Your horoscope for July 3 to 9, 2008

Blog - Politics

Former NDP health minister Dennis Cocke dies
Tom Hayden questions the "responsibility to protect"
A premier who cares about kids would speak about peak oil
Gregor Robertson names Raymond Louie as top adviser
Ellen Woodsworth will seek COPE council nomination

Blog - Movies

Sunday matinees: film festival and movie club
Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell to star as Holmes and Watson
Special presentation of the life story of a self-taught engineer
Male eye candy alert: Rahul Bose in Before the Rains
Could Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight appear in the next Hulk?
Mike Mignola happy as Hellboy II joins the comic-book wave
CBC uses Web as test for Bloody Immigrants
Aussie flick fave screens at Blackcomb drive-in