COVER STORY:

It started like this
The complicated past and the delicious present: Three Days of Rain comes to Shadow Theatre
By Gilbert Bouchard

NEWS:

Government spin gets a check-up:
Dissecting the health consultation
By Mark Wells

Sex-trade workers remembered on International Women’s Day
News in Brief
By Mark Wells

Klein announces retirement, sex shop submits to law
Rewind
By Mark Wells

Green your neighbourhood park!
Active Citizen
By Kim Smith

OPINION:

Seeds of despair planted in India
Monsanto biotechnology crushes farmer’s hopes
By Vandana Shiva

The man we let down
Tragedy demands Edmontonians reflect on their values
By Fish Griwkowsky

Tips for a better
Rant Acid
By SEE Reader

IN PRINT:

At the speed of oil
A Thousand Barrels A Second offers accessible economic forecast
By Jay Smith

Atwood, Interrupted
re: reading
By Jay Smith

RESTAURANTS:

Bun-based bliss
Park yourself at the Garage for a better burger
By Monte Krueger

Capsule restaurant reviews
By SEE Staff

MUSIC:

Pattern for justice
Jordan Fauls connects law, music, and charity
By Amanda Ash

The Vancouver connection
The Winks want lawyers to rock out
By Amanda Ash

Placeless and timeless
The Shiftless Rounders sidestep geography and clocks
By Christa O’Keefe

Bust in show
Driven By Compassion raises cash and awareness to fight breast cancer
By Christa O’Keefe

Hungarian Rhapsody
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra follows Bartok’s gypsy trail
By Prosper Prodaniuk

Sidetrack derailed
But Rodney DeCroo’s live masterwork still on ’Track
By Tom Murray

King’s gambit
An instance of earnestness leads to success
By Lech Linkiel

Essential Selector
It’s about to go all Edmonton for Pete Tong
By Prosper Prodaniuk

The FM Dial
The weekly buzz, Colin Priestner vs. Dan Bern, Killbeat’s new podcast
By François Marchand

CD Reviews
Mogwai’s Beast, Curious Jack, and those happening City Streets
By SEE Staff

Days In The Life
Caribou’s DVD, Cheap Trick’s re-issue, Hank III’s country punk, and more
By Tom Murray

ON SCREEN:

What’s that feeling?
South African Oscar winner plumbs thug’s soft centre
By Tom Murray

Take a look at my film
Demme makes the best of old Young’s comfiest moments
By Tom Murray

Stop giving us cheese
Failure to Launch another reason we won’t leave home
By Mari Sasano

Lifestyles of the ordinary
Hong Sang-soo’s schlep Ulysses heads South Korean minifest
By Kevin Wilson

Depp charge
Libertine could be freer with the details
By Mike Hebert

Not too shaggy
Well-groomed Dog doesn’t crap on carpet
By Elizabeth Vail

Blender o’ blood
Don’t head for the eyed Hills
By James Elford

Capsule Film Reviews
by SEE Contributors

ON STAGE:

Stoking the furnace of Love
Ernest and Ernestine hilarious because it’s true
By Eva Marie Clarke

Not a note out of place
Don’t know La Bohème? Think Friends
By Gilbert Bouchard

Avast, ye rats of the rug!
Forsake the TV for adventures naughtycal, arrr
By Eva Marie Clarke

Zing went his strings
Curtain Raiser
By Eva Marie Clarke

VISUAL ARTS:

Ghosts and the machines
The devices of celebrated Canadian artist Jean-Pierre Gauthier
By Christa O’Keefe

AT THE BACK:

The Get Down get back up
By James Stewart

Sexier than a murderer
Canadian psych profs study lure of bad boys
By Josey Vogels