Xtra - Issue 503, Feb 05, 2004

XTRA@20
Did I say that?

story by Tanya Gulliver / Xtra has reported a lot of wacky things in its 20-year history.
EDITORIAL
Xtra’s free spirit

story by David Walberg / I once received a carefully handwritten letter from a clergyman in rural Saskatchewan.
PINK TRIANGLE DAY
Happy huh?

story by Julia Garro / When most queers think of important dates in the gay calendar, Pride is probably the first one that jumps to mind.
HIV/AIDS
Trends in dying

story by Ann Silversides / Newsflash: Canadians are still dying of HIV/AIDS.
SEXUAL HEALTH
Itching to move

story by Paul Henderson / After 23 years at the corner of Church and Wellesley, the Hassle Free Clinic will soon be getting some new digs.
COLOUR YOUR WORLD
The next fashion trend

story by Greg Kearney / I met up with my old friend, Plumba, for drinks last night.
VISUAL ART
Me, myself & eye

story by Andrew Harwood / "I love to watch people. I love to watch sex,” says Guntar Kravis.
GALLERY GOING
Warped & deft

story by Daryl Vocat / Chances are your grandmother never thought about gay porn when she wove rugs years ago — but Carl Stewart has.
ON SCREEN
To gay Paris

story by Lisa Lambert / If you could visit either the Gigi Paris or the An American In Paris Paris, which would you choose?
THEATRE REVIEW
Watery writing

story by Martin Roebuck / Regular Toronto theatregoers know what a production of a new Canadian play can mean: authorial changes up to and beyond opening night, idiosyncratic casting of local actors, a budget for set and costumes that’s less than you paid for a new DVD player on Boxing Day, all this seen from vinyl-covered seats in alternately stuffy or drafty heritage theatre buildings.
CD REVIEWS
Sunshine, lollipops & death

story by John Webster / On its fourth full album Talkie Walkie, French band Air has scrapped the prog-rock disaster that was 2001’s 10,000 Hz Legend for the femme pop of 1998’s lounge classic, Moon Safari.