COVER STORY:

Rising From Below
Our Mercury get out of the basement aiming straight for your rebel heart
By François Marchand

NEWS:

Radar conspiracy and higher learning tumbles
News in Brief
By Mark Wells

Health care battle rekindled
Mass public protests could take wind out of Tory sails
By Mark Wells

Beyond gas mask activism
Active Citizen
By Kim Smith

First they came for the actors
Rewind
By Mark Wells

OPINION:

Jesus deserves it too
A call for equal-opportunity faith-based defamation
By Craig Elliott

Evidence of the short-penis abounds
Rant Acid
By SEE Reader

IN PRINT:

Caught in the gritty reality trap
On the Road to Nowhere delivers destination as promised
By Allison Kydd

re: reading
By Jay Smith

RESTAURANTS:

Post-colonial sub standard
Saigon Givral maximizes tube sandwhich
By Monte Krueger

Capsule restaurant reviews
By SEE Staff

MUSIC:

The Glass prism
Philip Glass treats Alberta to both sides of his musical spectrum
By Christa O’Keefe

Road test
controller.controller’s relentless touring pays off
By Christa O’Keefe

Rocket men
Something For Rockets to make you wear your space shoes
By James Stewart

He sang, she sang
Two nostalgia-touched songwriters hit the road together
By Christa O’Keefe

Choir for hire
Supa Old Skool
By Prosper Prodaniuk

Those damn dirty apes
The FM Dial
By François Marchand

Hungry like the Wolf
The mythical story behind a legendary blues album
By Lech Linkiel

Sleepers sell, Foley’s New Used Car
Deep Routes
By Cam Hayden

CD Reviews
By SEE contributors

Days In The Life
By Tom Murray

ON SCREEN:

Bulletproof labour
Oscar-winning doc walked line with besieged workers
By Tom Murray

Planting the ballet seed
Russian troupe inspired generation of dancers
By Celia Nicholls

Oscar: The Grouse
A Good Woman is a detour on the Wilde side
By Mari Sasano

Running Scared just plain bad
Wayne Kramer, you’re dead to me
By Shaun English

Tragic roundabout
Doogal attacked by charm suckers
By Tom Murray

A Date to hate
More yuck than yuks in romcom spoof
By Nathan Cuckow

Air Benji Banks
High-concept Spymate yields minimal delight
By Mike Hebert

Capsule Film Reviews
by SEE Contributors

ON STAGE:

Nicely, nicely done
Citadel’s Guys and Dolls a real bunch of characters
By Eva Marie Clarke

Tart and tangy Margherita
Somerville trills in Lemoine’s Velvet Shock
By Eva Marie Clarke

Johnny Guitar strums again
Curtain Raiser
By Eva Marie Clarke

VISUAL ARTS:

Poster child
Bob Proder’s art traces the evolution of Edmonton’s DIY music scene
By Christa O’Keefe

AT THE BACK:

Sexercise me
Fitness key to bedroom bliss
By Josey Vogels