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767: The Bestest of Edmonton 2010 Jun. 30, 2010

767: The Bestest of Edmonton 2010
Cover credit: Pete Nguyen

Film Reviews

Front

Queermonton
All ages 
Ted Kerr / ted@vueweekly.com

News Roundup
Throwing out the Charter 
CCLA looks into police actions during G20 protests
Samantha Power / samantha@vueweekly.com

News Roundup
We Said, They Said 
Samantha Power / samantha@vueweekly.com

Media Links
Industry leads consultations 
Steve Anderson / steve@democraticmedia.ca

Dyer Straight
Beginning of the end for the Euro 
Gwynne Dyer / gwynne@vueweekly.com

Time is ripe for urban farms 
Growing citizen and political support for city-dwelling farmers
Jenn Prosser / jenn@vueweekly.com

Zeit Geist
More voices 
Developing nations need to be heard
Michael Geist / mgeist@vueweekly.com

Issues
Watering down legislation 
Alberta is poised to create a deregulated water market
Ricardo Acuña / http://parklandinstitute.ca

News Roundup
Missing Voices at the Table 
The Enbridge pipeline is facing serious opposition
Samantha Power / samantha@vueweekly.com

Vuepoint
Democratic values 
"unprecedented, disproportionate and, at times, unconstitutional."
Samantha Power / samantha@vueweekly.com

Literary

Hop Scotch
Latin passages 
Josef Braun / josef@vueweekly.com

Arts

Prevue
Summer bard 
Festival features heroines, hubris
Mari Sasano / mari@vueweekly.com

Sterlings round-up 
Paul Blinov / paul@vueweekly.com

Revue
Exploring the paradoxical 
MC Escher remains removed from 20th century art traditions
Adam Waldron-Blain / adamwb@vueweekly.com

Hop Scotch
Latin passages 
Josef Braun / josef@vueweekly.com

Revue
Solid foundation 
There's a lot going on in Piranesi's architectural fantasies
Adam Waldron-Blain / adamwb@vueweekly.com

Revue
Growth of thought 
The Works offers some introspective surprises
Amy Fung / amy@vueweekly.com

Theatre

Sterlings round-up 
Paul Blinov / paul@vueweekly.com

Revue
Growth of thought 
The Works offers some introspective surprises
Amy Fung / amy@vueweekly.com

Dish

Veni, Vidi, Vino
Pinot’s properties 
Pinot Noir's characteristics will seduce you
Jenn Fulford / vino@vueweekly.com

Provenance
History of ketchup 
Pete Desrochers / desrochers@vueweekly.com

Profile
Sweet as sugar 
Belgian waffles causing a stir on the street
Mel Priestley / mel@vueweekly.com

Visual Art

Revue
Exploring the paradoxical 
MC Escher remains removed from 20th century art traditions
Adam Waldron-Blain / adamwb@vueweekly.com

Revue
Solid foundation 
There's a lot going on in Piranesi's architectural fantasies
Adam Waldron-Blain / adamwb@vueweekly.com

Revue
Growth of thought 
The Works offers some introspective surprises
Amy Fung / amy@vueweekly.com

Dish Review

Revue
Keep the Homefire burning 
Protein-centric West End restaurant is good prairie-style eating
L.S. Vors / vors@vueweekly.com

Film

DVD Detective
The politics of celebrity 
Politics and image collide in a pair of charged-up docs
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Revue
Going down to Memphis 
Mystery Train tracks three interwoven tales of the neglected city
Josef Braun / josef@vueweekly.com

Music

Prevue
Signaling a change 
New band is a rebirth for three ex-members of the Mae Shi
Mike Angus / mikeangus@vueweekly.com

Enter Sandor
Not just a boys’ club 
Women buy music instead of downloading
Steve Sandor

Revue
Back in the village 
Iron Maiden returns triumphantly
Eden Munro / eden@vueweekly.com

Prevue
Rough draft 
Scrapbooker arranges many influences
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Old Sounds
Talking Heads: Naked 
(Sire) Originally released: 1988
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com

Prevue
Everything is rosey 
Musician gets approval from Don Cherry
Mike Angus / mikeangus@vueweekly.com

Prevue
Songs in the key of life 
Daniel Moir eschews university for a life of music
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Music Notes

Music Notes
United Steel Workers of Montreal 
Fri, Jul 2 (7:30 pm)
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com

Music Notes
Daniel Wesley 
Fri, Jul 2 (8 pm)
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com

Music Notes
Tomasz Stańko Quartet 
Fri, Jul 2 (8 pm & 10 pm)
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com

Music Notes
Sled Island 
Jun 30 – Jul 3
Bryan Birtles / bryan@vueweekly.com

Bestest of Edmonton

Bestest hotel 
The Hotel Macdonald almost bit the dust
Mike Angus / mikeangus@vueweekly.com

Bestest theatre 
The long and rich history as the first theatre in Old Strathcona
Angela Johnston / angela@vueweekly.com

Bestest statue 
Chronic pain: Gretzky statue a constant reminder of the Great One's cultural legacy
Lewis Kelly / lewis@vueweekly.com

New Sounds

Expo 86 
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

20 Odd Years Volume One: Avant 
Paul Blinov / paul@vueweekly.com

Eastbound Platform 
Angela Johnston / angela@vueweekly.com

The Five Ghosts 
Joe Gurba / joe@vueweekly.com

Outlaster 

Yes We’ll Glow 
David Berry / david@vueweekly.com

Subatomic 
Jim Dean / jim@vueweekly.com