COVER STORY:

Welome to the new west
Todd Babiak doesn’t want to hear about your granny’s farm
By Matthew Halliday

Serial filler
Literature on the installment plan
By Matthew Halliday

NEWS:

Edmonton’s weighty problem
Animal activists call for retirement of zoo elephants
By Mark Wells

"Art Outdoors" open to interpretation
This painting has been brought to you by Pattison
By Mark Wells

Provincial foot-dragging puts firefighters at risk
News in Brief
By Mark Wells

Use what you already know
Active Citizen
By Myles Kitagawa

Rewind
By SEE Staff

OPINION:

Allegedly, I’m terrified
...and the mainstream media’s to blame
By Craig Elliot

Yo, butthead
Rant Acid
By SEE Reader

Our oldest allies
Letter
By SEE Reader

ON STAGE:

Cracking the Code
Is there a formula for Fringe success?
By Eva Marie Clarke

Film on the Fringe
Documentary truly behind the scenes
By Eva Marie Clarke

The Last Word
Should you look at the Fringe stars?
By Eva Marie Clarke

FOOD AND DRINK:

Where nobody knows your name
But you’re still glad you came
By Monte Krueger

Capsule restaurant reviews
By SEE Staff

ON SCREEN:

Great and not sensational
Road to Guantanamo fires outrage honestly
By Scott Lingley

Snake eyes
Only iHype will make a classic of Plane
By James Elford

Crossing the border
Franglais buddy cop movie not worth the trip
By Mike Hebert

Eat it up, kiddies
Film may worm its way into your heart
By Tom Murray

Fim Capsule Reviews
By SEE Writers

BLUES FESTIVAL:

Gray back in black
Legendary Louisiana blues man still coming on strong at 81
By Zoltan Varadi

Blowing hard
Mark Hummel mouths off about mouth harp
By James Elford

Living on heart and soul
Diunna Greenleaf is a true American blues survivor
By Tom Murray

Pickin’ it right
Music historian Fruteland Jackson guides SEE readers through the blues
By Tom Murray

The real deal
Eden Brent preserves boogie-woogie torch songs
By Mary Christa O’Keefe

Blues at a glance: Friday, Aug 25
By Adam Gaumont

Blues at a glance: Saturday, Aug 26
By Adam Gaumont

Blues at a glance: Sunday, Aug 27
By Adam Gaumont

MUSIC:

Temple of Isis
Will new breed of heavy hitters satisfy Tool’s stadium audiences?
By James Stewart

Blame it on that ridiculous bird
Woodpigeon builds a wonderful world
By Mary Christa O’Keefe

The gathering storm
Fractal Pattern points out the dark clouds
By Mary Christa O’Keefe

I can go for that
Retro cheese key to Hall & Oates performance
By Tom Murray

Reaching a higher ground
Stevie Wonder obtains creative freedom on Talking Book
By Lech Linkiel

Vive le Shraya
The FM Dial
By François Marchand

Andy Caldwell is making waves, surfs in to Halo
Remix
By Prosper Prodaniuk

Chad VanGaalen, Evangelicals vs. Fond of Tigers, The Format, Girl Talk, Supersystem
CD reviews
By SEE Staff

Days In The Life
Weekly spins
By Tom Murray

AT THE BACK:

Feeling Natural
Hangin’ in the buff is the natural way to go
By Josey Vogels