Fighting Taliban not enough
Activist groups want more emphasis on humanitarian aid
By Amy Steele

COVER

Boom gone bad?
Calgary’s supercharged economy is making life worse for many Calgarians
By Amy Steele

VIEWPOINT

Plan? What plan?
Legacy of lax strategizing and malicious cuts exacerbated by the boom
By Gillian Steward

LIFESTYLES

Good vibrations
A pinch of relaxation with Bowen therapy
By Tara MacKinnon

BOOKS

Celebrating Alberta playwrights
Playworks Inl, Remembrance Day poems, spaghetti and a pig roast
by Mark Hopkins

MUSIC

Boom, bust, echo
Cantos keeps jam space affordable
By Dennis Slater

Catchy tickles
Montreal’s Lovely Feathers take flight
By Roberta McDonald

Turning it down a notch
Woolly Leaves songwriter basks in a gentler fire
By Laura Glick

The light that guides you home
Jim Cuddy doesn’t want to talk about politics when he gets there
By Mary-Lynn Wardle

Honesty for the long-term
Justin Rutledge found his inspiration in country music
By Dennis Slater

Keep reaching for those Stars
Torquil Campbell gets a chance to show his true colours with Memphis
By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

Vintage couture and hip hop culture
Cat’s Eye is an unlikely venue that brings music to friends of fashion
By Peter Hemminger

Cold November reign
Calgary bands keep themselves busy with wintry weather ahead
By Alvy Singer

CD REVIEWS

Akron/Family capture their live show on wax
CD Reviews:
Akron/Family’s Meek Warrior
reviewed by Jesse Locke
Josef K’s Entomology
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
The Tragically Hip’s World Container
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Sandro Perri’s Sandro Perri Plays Polmo Polpo & Glissandro70’s s/t
both reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Steve Goodman’s Live at the Earl of Old Town & Various Artists’ My Old Man
both reviewed by Bruce Pollock

VISUAL ARTS

Pain in your left arm?
It’s just November’s exhibitions giving you an art attack
By Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

Drama geeks go pro
Playworks Ink – workshops and parties
By Jeff Kubik

Getting the audience’s goat
At 78, Edward Albee’s playwriting is as potent as ever
By Martin Morrow

Digging deep
TJ’s Resident Company of Artists set to debut with Show No. 1
By Jeff Kubik

Manic and intelligent
The Pajama Men strike again with In Fine Form
By Jeff Kubik

FILM

God bless America
Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen pulls no punches in brilliant farce
By Krista Goheen

Kiddie pool
Little Children fails to compel
By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

Pictures worth a thousand words
Manufactured Landscapes doesn’t have much to say
By Jason Lewis

Workshops and festivals
Local film scene offers plenty to do
By Jane McCullough

VIDEO VULTURE

Bela Lugosi’s diabolical devices
Some classic evil inventions from the Lugosi utility belt
By John Tebbutt

Vice Guide to Travel
A surprisingly twisted and informative DVD
By Keith Carman

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Getting the boot
They aren’t just for walking says fetishist
By Josey Vogels