Arts

Soft friends have urban, inclusive message

Fish on Fridays’ Gabe Thirlwall is growing her brood

By Lara Purvis

Arts

At the farm and on stage with Lyndell Montgomery

Bassist preps for solo performance at Westfest

By Lara Purvis

Ottawa

How to break up with me

Becoming friends with my ex wasn’t easy, but it was worth it

By Nicholas Little

Vancouver

2008 Heroes winners

Honouring our heroes

By Robin Perelle

Toronto

Lingering lesson

By Dainty Smith

Culture

Cocktail confessions: Community & bar gossip

By Shaun Proulx

Arts

Staying true: Cyndi Lauper

Tune in, step up, speak out

By Shane Percy

Arts

Trooping the colours

By Shane Percy

Culture

Gay author-accountant is finding his voice

David Richards’s first fiction explores the sensitive and the oblivious

By Marcus McCann

Toronto

Life on the outside

By Julia Gonsalves

Power

Murder music and boycotts

Is attacking musicians or boycotting the country the best way to stop homophobic violence in Jamaica

By Krishna Rau

Arts

Music reviews: Air & Cut Copy

Something old, something new

By Shane Percy

Arts

Hot track alert

By Shane Percy

Arts

Rufus receives second GLAAD award

Brothers and Sisters wins best TV drama

By Xtra.ca staff

Power

Jamaica boycott call sparks war of words

Debating how to fight homophobia and on-going attacks on gays and lesbians

By Krishna Rau

Culture

Cocktail confessions: News round-up

Supermodel to run

By Shaun Proulx

Arts

Queer musician with conviction

Pascale Goodrich-Black reflects on her Crooked Line

By Denise Sheppard

Culture

Vancouver Men’s Chorus tribute to Little Sister’s

Voices Carry tours BC

By Guy Babineau