Art director Kate O’Connor created this week’s cover with her favorite woodless graphite 6b pencil. She was charmed by the snake, a symbol of both the medical profession and the arbitrary shit-canning of a board game. She also muttered “Scalpelface” a lot.

May 4-10, 2006

Vol. 13, No. 49

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News

The skatepark cometh

Mike Fleury goes for a walk in the park.

By Michael Fleury
May 4, 2006
Shoptalk

Canadian pie

Megan Wennberg browses for business news.

By Megan Wennberg
May 4, 2006
Opinion

Major withdrawal

Editorial by Kyle Shaw

By Kyle Shaw
May 4, 2006
Opinion

Et tu, Brute?

May 4, 2006
Opinion

Letters to the Editor

May 6, 2006
Opinion

Don’t believe the hype

May 4, 2006
Opinion

Where the wind blows

May 4, 2006
Opinion

Head games

Lezlie Lowe checks out the latest trends in cognitive exercise.

By Lezlie Lowe
May 4, 2006
Opinion

Letters to the Editor

May 6, 2006
Healthcare

The trials of Dr. Horne

Did office politics end the promising career of a global pioneer in heart research?

By Stephen Kimber
May 4, 2006

Arts & Culture

Brick

Mark Palermo on important and self-important movies.

By Mark Palermo
May 4, 2006
Arts & Culture

Flight plan

Is the September 11 drama United 93 exploitation, or really good filmmaking? Jane Kansas books a seat to find out.

By Jane Kansas
May 4, 2006
Arts & Culture

Pawn shop blues - Page 2

By Stephanie Domet
May 4, 2006
Arts & Culture

On the waterfront

Reviews from the awesome theatre festival as plays open. Check back often.

By Kate Watson
May 4, 2006
Music

Dog Days of May

Chris McCluskey’s got the beats.

By Chris McCluskey
May 4, 2006
Music

INXceSsive

Once upon a time, Halifax-bound Aussie outfit INXS was awesome. This is not that time.

By Carsten Knox
May 4, 2006
Music

Lucky 13

Tara Thorne wants you to get your ass to Alderney Landing.

By Tara Thorne
May 4, 2006
Music

The full Nelson

In honour of this week’s Halifax show, Sandy MacDonald offers up a look at the 50-year career of Willie Nelson.

By Sandy MacDonald
May 4, 2006
Music

Tool time

With Pearl Jam and Tool both releasing records on the same day, Chuck Teed heads to a Monday midnight sale to see if, in the digital age, the fans will still represent.

By Chuck Teed
May 4, 2006
Comics

Wealth

By Ray Fenwick
May 4, 2006
Comics

At The Dump

May 4, 2006
Comics

Samples

May 4, 2006
Comics

Invisible

By Joey Comeau and Ray Fenwick
May 4, 2006

Restaurant Reviews

On the lamb

By Liz Feltham
May 4, 2006

Free Will Astrology

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

May 4, 2006
Savage Love

SAVAGE LOVE

May 4, 2006
Sports

Bilge and purge

Kayakers Zac Crouse and Kip Keen are setting out around Newfoundland to raise awareness about oil dumping off the Atlantic coast. Brent Sedo reports.

By Brent Sedo
May 4, 2006

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