Inside this issue you’ll find our InRetro Music Picks; a photo essay covering the case of the Salton Sea showcasing the photography of Sandi Wheaton; you’ll learn about the works of Mountain2Mountain and what they’re doing on the Streets of Afghanistan; we’ll follow up on what’s been happening on the issue of nuclear power – as well, we’ll explore the fashion of Maria Lucia Hohan — and so much more!  It is what it sounds like – a little bit of everything in retrospect!  Enjoy.

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This issue covers a lot of seasons… the season of labour and loss, the season of economic crisis vs. economic posterity and of course our beloved arts.

Explore the history behind Toronto’s Regent Park and ask yourself if what’s happening today will be best for the residents concerned as they roll with the plans being made for them.  And as Barack Obama prepares to begin his term in office, reflect on his words that marked the start.  But we can’t be serious all the time, now can we? Explore the idea of Political Satire — and are some really considering it a trusted news source?

What’s Inside:

> Toronto’s Regent Park: Justified make-over or just another social experiment?
> Barack Obama – Excerpts of Hope
> Political Satire – More than Funny?
> Windsor’s Fork in the Road
> Date Night by Design: A tribute to Canadian Fashion Designers
> That’s So Culinary
> Cora Cluett, In The Offing
> Parallels of Annie
> Singer/Songwriter Reviews: Jagger Cook, Point Blank
> And yes, Ontario Can Dance

Stop in as we talk about ‘Liberty and Jazz for All’ as we watch Quincy Jones accept the NEA Bandleader Jazz Masters Award for 2008.  If you don’t know the liberating story of Jazz, you’ll want to read this.  Also most of us are now paying block fees at least once a year when we visit our doctor.  Find out what you need to know to make sure you’re not being taken advantage of.  Poetics Retronized… Trombone player, Steve Ward, photos from this year’s Juno Awards and so much more!

> Jazz Whispers to the Mainstream
> Steve Ward: Shut Up and PLay
> Juno Award Recap – 2008
> Poetics Retronized
> Have Words Will Travel – Three daring Canadian authors take a whirlwind tour across Canada
> Block Fees: What Your Doctor May Not be Telling You
> Special from Kris McGuire: My Altered Perspective of Life

> Maude Barlow – She Told You Then, She’s Telling You Now
> Flicking Off the System Makers
> Singer/Songwriter Profile – Julie Ann Bertram
> Poetics Retronized
> Canadian Blood Services – A Case of Discrimination or Public Safety?
> Lock and Ring – The Story of the “Heart of Essex” Sweet Adeline’s