Stampede expansion may increase homelessness
by Amy Steele

Stampede under fire for horse deaths and other stories
by Amy Steele

City creating new comprehensive vision for downtown
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Choirboy defends himself from critic
By Shawn Dawson

God-Mart image was offensive
By M. Bellavie

Free your mind and return to the Westside
By Robert Clark

WEB WATCH

World of beards
by Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

A worthy but tainted message
Live 8’s plea to end poverty was hurt by some less-than-credible voices
By Stephen W. Smith

SCIENCE MATTERS

Canada’s big fat lie
Harmful pollutants are falling faster in the U.S.
By David Suzuki

BOOKS

Farmers, not hunters
Newfoundland’s misunderstood fishermen are memorialized by Morrissey
By Bryn Evans

Not quite a Stele performance
Calgarian Stuart Ian McKay’s debut book of poetry could dig deeper into history
By Jocelyn Grosse

BOOKENDS

WordFest whets the appetite
Bestselling author Joseph Boyden joins the lineup for this fall’s literary feast
by Bryn Evans

Dear diary…
Two different memoirs prove you can’t judge a book by its subject
both reviewed by Jason Lewis

MUSIC

The myth of the new violence
Uncut goes from two-piece laptop outfit to full-on four-piece rock band
By Jesse Locke

It takes a lot to kill this soul
De La Soul keeps performing and recording after 16 years of ups and downs
By Colin Smith

Come out and see what grandpa’ll do
Guitar hero Bo Diddley has bucked retirement to keep making the music he loves
By Ian Doig

The dreamy story of Wintersleep
East Coast shoegazers take away your cynicism and split your heart wide open
By Tara Lee Wittchen

Ability with the ambition to fuel it
Strada isn’t afraid to embrace the mainstream success that others eschew
By Jason Lewis

Life after the Big Sugar
Gordie Johnson’s heavier new band makes waves south of the border
By Rick Overwater

CD REVIEWS

Literary mag makes a fine compilation
CD Reviews:
Various Artists’ The Believer Music Issue & Various Artists’ Ultra. Weekend: Friday/Saturday
both reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski
The Bees’ Free the Bees
reviewed by Rob Faust
101ers’ Elgin Avenue Breakdown
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Dwight Yoakam’s Blame the Vain
reviewed by Mary Lynn Wardle
Latigo’s The Drifter
reviewed by Mary-Lynn Wardle
The High Dials’ War of the Wakening Phantoms
reviewed by Aubrey McInnis

VISUAL ARTS

Getting to the bottom of summer cocktails
From performers to politicians, local celebrities reveal their favourite girly drink drunks
By Roberta McDonald

Surviving Stampede
Ten days of bad food, copious booze and casual sex can be toxic to your health
By Wes LaFortune

Get your yahoos out
By Mary-Lynn Wardle

Gambling on the greater good
Charity casinos offer volunteers fun, food and a fishbowl view of gaming
By Lenore Hume

Dating is serious business
Services are answering the demand for convenient ways to get hooked up
By Roberta McDonald

Coming out of the broom closet
Calgary Wiccas and Pagans suggest new ways to spend your midsummer nights
By Kirsten Kosloski

Great fresh-air fare
Outdoor cooking doesn’t have to be limited to wieners and marshmallows
By Danyael Halprin

City rules about playing with fire
By Jeremy Klaszus

Bustin’ out the best for barbecue
These fine (and affordable) wines make for perfect grilling companions
By Kevin McLean

The very dangerous DJs
The Hifi Club’s C’est Dangereux want to make indi-rock kids bust a move
By Kirsten Kosloski

Decent exposure
All-ages promoters do it for bands and the kids
By Jesse Locke

THEATRE

Beware of the underdog
Mob Hit and Blacklist take on the big guys in this year’s Betty Awards rumble
By Martin Morrow

The ‘Breakfast Club’ creates a play
Diverse group of young people take a theatrical look at the effects of TV
By Katharine Lepora

FILM

Man-made disasters
Darwin’s Nightmare focuses on the human heart of Tanzania’s tragedy
By Mark Hamilton

Extreme nature
Humans could learn from Emperor penguins
By Jaime Frederick

This one’s no slam dunk
Martin Lawrence bounces his Rebound off the board
By Jason Armstrong

Frightening when wet
Jennifer Connelly finds her new digs are a real dive in Dark Water
By Jason Armstrong

VIDEO VULTURE

Lining up for the late show
The increasingly rare Midnight Movie phenomenon still lets audiences lose control
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

These long-lost westerns are a real find
Glenn Ford gets rough and tough in some terrific, underrated B-grade dusters
By Jason Lewis

The Man in Black
Johnny Cash film dispels myth, relives the music
By Rick Overwater