COVER:

Gagging on freedom
The end of American democracy: Lewis Lapham on the sham of liberty
By Scott Lingley

UP FRONT:

Rant Acid
By SEE Reader

The Idol classes
Something happened in the '90s, and our ears have been hurting ever since
By Fish Griwkowsky

VISUAL ARTS:

Keeping time
Dek: Andrea Lefebvre's temporal exhibitionist tendencies
By Christa O'Keefe

Route-ing for art
Dek: Vanity3's new show is in transit
By Christa O'KEEFE

MUSIC:

No trouble with troubadours
Kate Maki and friends tackle the loneliness of the long-distance singer-songwriter
By Christa O'Keefe

De-Flowered
Magneta Lane aren't just sitting pretty
By Christa O’Keefe

Wild Rose represents
Barnburners raise funds to ensure Albertan attendance at Alliance
By Tom Murray

Bird on the wire
Emm Gryner is new to Bluebird North, but experienced in independent spirit
By Cam Hayden

Tipz of the iceberg
Frosted party favourites generating a buzz
By François Marchand

Stompin' on cancer
Return of John Henry also marks Conners tribute/benefit
By Tom Murray

Warehouse of stories and songs
David Rea's education by blues greats led to a long and fantastic career of his own
By Cam Hayden

E-lympia 2005
Generation Next
By Marlon Wilson

Gig Guide
This edition: The Grassroot Deviation, Billy The Kid, and more tsunami telief
By François Marchand

SUPA OLD SKOOL
On the Classical Music Tip
By Prosper Prodaniuk

CD Reviews
By SEE Contributors

ON STAGE:

Sheer spirit in the guise of meat
Northern Light takes on the feisty cage match that is The Beard
By Eva Marie Clarke

Not about the "s" word
Celebrating its 30th year, Hosanna is about trying to make it work
By Eva Marie Clarke

Playing well together
Dek: Two works unveiled as Brian Webb's commitment to community continues
By Salena Kitteringham

Confounding universe
Speaking in Tongues speaks to our increasingly disconnected lives
By Gilbert A. Bouchard

Juliet and the Jets
The difficult continuity between Shakespeare and Sondheim
By Eva Marie Clarke

HOMO stands up splendidly
Comic's unraveling succeeds, on all levels
By Gilbert A. Bouchard

Curtain Raiser
The Return of Jane
By Eva Marie Clarke

ON SCREEN:

Defying simplicity
The Woodsman poses challenging questions about sex and normality
By Mari Sasano

Hooped
Basketball flick sticks to lame game plan
By Nathan Cuckow

Back to the future
What a relief: Company reunites men and their pants
By Mari Sasano

Use the force, Akira
Pre-Episode One Star Wars, as Metro presents fresh prints of Kurosawa
By Scott Lingley

It's all happening
Aptly named Hulot feature is great fun
By I. C. Drummond

Undaring Darin
Beyond the Sea serves ham and cheese, holds the wry
By Kevin Wilson

Elektra simplex
TV pilot accidentally winds up in theatres
By Kevin Wilson

Capsule Film Reviews by SEE Contributors

FASHION:

Give me an F!
And while you're at it, throw in some panties!
By Juliann Wilding

RESTAURANT:

Emperor Sushi
After more than 50 years, The Mikado still serves a mean fish
By Eva Marie Clarke

AT THE BACK:

All Meth-amped up
And nowhere to go but down
By Josey Vogels