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Polyphonic Spree: Rock Soldiers of Peacenew
The band ditches robes for military fatigues and does battle-by-voices with Dubya on The Fragile Army.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Polyphonic Spree
Wailin' Jennys Wailin' in New Waysnew
The band is experimenting with everything from roots-rock rave-ups to covering songs by Gord Downie and Neil Young.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wailin' Jennys
Idealism Fades Away in 'Bottle Rocket Hearts'new
The Toronto grrrl-poet's first novel is brief, charming, and suggestive, but it lacks a shape.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-13-2007 |
Fiction
John Graham Says Native Chiefs Under FBI Spellnew
He hopes the Supreme Court of Canada stops his extradition to the U.S. on first-degree murder charges.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
07-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Literary Scandal of 2007new
One of Germany's best-known anti-Nazi novelists confesses to a stint in the SS, noting that onions are endlessly nested, bringing tears to those around them.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
'DMZ' Follow-up Even Darker Than Firstnew
America is split between a hair-trigger authoritarian government and the secessionist Free States Army, with the island of Manhattan the no man's land of the title.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-06-2007 |
Fiction
War is Hellnew
Moody's collection of three novellas speaks to war obliquely and directly all at once.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-06-2007 |
Fiction
The Finest Wheelchair-basketball Novel Out This Seasonnew
It's also one of the finest Canadian first novels I've read in ages.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-06-2007 |
Fiction
A Plan to Clean Up the 'Mess' in the Middle Eastnew
Dyer, long a believer in the extended cycles of history, argues that the will of Iraqis cannot be checked forever.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
Psychedelic Punk? That's Fucked Upnew
Things have been going deceptively well for the Toronto hardcore quintet, travelling the globe nonstop since the release of their raging debut, Hidden World.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
07-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fucked Up
Robin Williams: He's a Madman of the Clothnew
What better way to promote your religious-themed comedy than to get up the frock of America's Catholic League president?
The Georgia Straight |
Beth McArthur |
07-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ken Kwapis, License to Wed
Waiter, I Didn't Order This MSGnew
The current chain email says that people might be shocked to see that monosodium glutamate shows up in thousands of foods.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
07-06-2007 |
Food+Drink
Mobile Monopoly Old News to Canadiansnew
There's no doubt that the current troika of companies stopped competing with each other and settled into a comfortable and mutually profitable detente.
The Georgia Straight |
Dave Watson |
07-06-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Summer Cookbooksnew
Bites for the barbie, the baby, the boys, and you.
The Georgia Straight |
Angela Murrills |
07-06-2007 |
Books
Unearthing Cult Classicsnew
Thanks to archivist Kevin Howes, a little-known chapter of Jamaican Canadian music history is coming to light.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
07-06-2007 |
Music
